David Bowie – Let's Dance Demo
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Parlophone – DBRSD 20181 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single
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Country: |
USA & Europe |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
Pop Rock |
Tracklist
| A | Let's Dance (Full Length Demo) | 7:34 | |
| B | Let's Dance (Live) | 4:34 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC
- Copyright © – Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC
- Copyright © – Parlophone Records Ltd.
- Licensed To – Parlophone Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – Mountain Studios
- Recorded At – Pacific Coliseum
- Mixed At – Le Crib Studios
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BI15031
- Published By – Jones Music America
- Published By – ARZO Publishing
- Published By – RZO Music Ltd.
- Mastered At – AIR Studios
- Designed At – Gas Associates
Credits
- Layout [2018] – Scott Minshall
- Mastered By – Ray Staff
Notes
Issued for Record Store Day 2018 with silver hype sticker on top left hand shrink wrap stating 'Record Store Day' (printed) followed by 'Exclusive' (embossed).
Title on the front cover: "Let's Dance".
Title on the spine: "Let's Dance Demo".
A side mixed at Le Crib Studios, November 2017. Recorded on 19th December, 1982 at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland.
℗ 2018 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd.
B side recorded live at Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 12th September, 1983.
Remaster ℗ 2015 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd.
© 2018 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC.
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd.
A Warner Music Group Company.
Made in the EU.
Heavyweight vinyl pressing, equivalent to a 180g pressing.
Title on the front cover: "Let's Dance".
Title on the spine: "Let's Dance Demo".
A side mixed at Le Crib Studios, November 2017. Recorded on 19th December, 1982 at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland.
℗ 2018 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd.
B side recorded live at Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 12th September, 1983.
Remaster ℗ 2015 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd.
© 2018 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC.
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd.
A Warner Music Group Company.
Made in the EU.
Heavyweight vinyl pressing, equivalent to a 180g pressing.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Sticker, text): 0 190295 689742
- Barcode (Sticker, scanned): 0190295689742
- Label Code: LC30419
- Rights Society: GEMA/MS
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): DBRSD 20181A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): DBRSD 20181B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 1): 0190295689742 BI15031-01 A1 +1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 1): 0190295689742 BI15031-01 B1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, 2̶ + mirrored, variant 2): 0190295689742 BI15031-01 A1 2̶ +
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 2): 0190295689742 BI15031-01 B1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 3): 0190295689742 BI15031-01 A1 II1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 3): 0190295689742 BI15031-01 B1
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Reviews
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It's a very good & intriguing demo, and very interesting that it was recorded in Switzerland with David Richards, and with a different band (except for Nile)--but in no way can it touch the final version--I really miss Omar's drum fills and overall feel, plus the background vocals. -
Drums, bass, guitar and Bowie. Result = something timeless.
As a lifelong fan of The Chic Organisation, I'm all in favour of this stripped back demo....or rather this raw version before they recorded it again with more 80s production layers. Yep, prefer it.
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I got to about 8 minutes once all the edits were stuck back together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSJgEAoGVrQ -
Oh my god, this sounds amazing and took me by total surprise! This is what RSD is all about! Better than the original version in my opinion. -
The richness and depth on this track is due to it apparently being cut on 200 gram virgin vinyl! A very heavy piece of vinyl, can only assume this is so. -
Edited 4 years agoRuntime is not a typo, it's really 7:34, I checked it. All the digital files you can buy and stream are only 5:18, so this RSD vinyl version is really something special. -
Edited 7 years agoThis reissue sounds better than all the recent Bowie reissues I've heard combined. What did they do here? This mix packs a punch. A very raw, energetic version of the classic 'Let's Dance.' Damn it sounds good. The drums are heavy as hell and really pack a punch. A very open and spacious sounding mix, with nice dynamics and balance. Nice separation and detail. This has to be cut from tape, the sound is just so powerful it's hard to believe otherwise. A real treat for Bowie fans. I really enjoy this demo version.
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