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David Bowie’s final artistic years of 2002 through 2016 are lovingly chronicled in a new box set, I Can’t Give Everything Away. The collection is set for release on September 12th, and pre-orders are ongoing.
I Can’t Give Everything Away will be available as a 13-CD, 18-piece vinyl and standard digital download/streaming box set. The release opens with the 2002 album, Heathens, which was the first album that Bowie worked on with producer Tony Visconti in 22 years. The pair worked on the record in upstate New York, reminiscent of their time spent making music in Berlin, Germany.
“There was no control room. The console was at one end of the studio, and the band was placed at the other end,” Visconti recalled in a press statement. The acoustics were quite live, and from my experience of making ‘Heroes’ at Hansa Studios in Berlin, in the huge Grand Hall (known as Meistersaal recording hall), I wanted to make these acoustics work for us.”
Bowie’s next album, 2003’s Reality, was written specifically for his touring band at the time. It’s the band that went on the road and recorded A Reality Tour, which is included in this box set for the first time re-sequenced to reflect set lists from shows in Dublin.
Ten years later, Bowie and Visconti reconnected to create The Next Day (2013), which was recorded in secret. “We vowed not to tell a soul that David and we were making a new album – and that even included our domestic partners,” Visconti remembered. “His two-fold purpose was to write and create without pressure from the outside, plus he wanted its release to be a complete surprise. It all worked out great, except when he was spotted a few times walking to and from The Magic Shop studio in Noho, Manhattan, raising quizzical eyebrows. I was stopped once by a fan who recognized me and asked, ‘Is David Bowie making a new album?’ I said, ‘Absolutely not!’ Later, when we had rough mixes of our efforts, I was walking around Manhattan with a big smile on my face. No one could possibly know that I was listening to new Bowie songs on my earbuds.”
For Bowie’s final album, ★ (BLACKSTAR), released January 8th (Bowie’s birthday) in 2016, the artist and producer worked with Donny McCaslin’s jazz quartet, with every one of the songs recorded in a single day each: “The first song for the album began with “’Tis a Pity She Was a Whore,” on 7th January. With a couple of rehearsals with David singing in the isolation booth, we were ready to go,” said Visconti. “Take one was perfect. We told Donny the take was fabulous. He thanked us and asked, ‘What’s the next song?’ I forgot that jazz musicians are one-take experts. This was not a normal thing for people who make Rock and Pop music. It usually takes many hours to get that great take. Just to play it safe, we asked for another take, and Donny complied.”
I Can’t Give Everything Away also includes No Plan EP, posthumously released on Bowie’s birthday in 2017, and compiles the original songs written for Bowie’s Off-Broadway play, Lazarus.
Exclusive to the collection is Montreaux Jazz Festival, recorded at the fest in July 2002 and includes every song except one from Bowie’s 1977 full-length, Low. Another exclusive is Re:Call 6, which boasts 41 tracks of non-album recordings, alternative versions, B-sides and soundtrack songs, including tracks never previously available on CD or vinyl.
In addition to all of the music, I Can’t Give Everything Away will arrive with an accompanying book, 128 pages in the CD box and 84 in the vinyl set, featuring previously unseen notes, drawings and handwritten lyrics from Bowie, as well as photos by Sukita (who took the set’s cover shot), Jimmy King, Frank W. Ockenfels 3, Markus Klinko, Mark ‘Blammo’ Adams and more, plus memorabilia, technical notes about the albums from co-producer Tony Visconti and design notes from Jonathan Barnbrook.
See the complete I Can’t Give Everything Away tracklist and artwork below. The first song from the set is “New Killer Star (Sessions @ AOL Liver Version, 23/09/03),” which is steaming below.
I Can’t Give Everything Away Box Set Artwork:
DAVID BOWIE 6. I CAN’T GIVE EVERYTHING AWAY (2002 – 2016) Tracklist:
LP Box Set:
84-page hardback book
Heathen (Remastered) (1LP)
Montreux Jazz Festival (4LP) (Previously unreleased)*
Reality (Remastered) (1LP)
A Reality Tour (Remastered & Re-sequenced) (3LP)
The Next Day (Remastered) (2LP)
The Next Day Extra (Remastered) (1LP)
★ (Blackstar) (1LP)
No Plan (1LP)
Re:Call 6 (Non-album singles, edits, single versions, b-sides and soundtrack music) (Remastered) (4LP)*
* Exclusive to I CAN’T GIVE EVERYTHING AWAY LP box
CD Box Set:
128-page hardback book
Heathen (Remastered) (1CD)
Montreux Jazz Festival (2CD) (Previously unreleased)*
Reality (Remastered) (1CD)
A Reality Tour (Remastered & Re-sequenced) (2CD)
The Next Day (Remastered) (1CD)
The Next Day Extra (Remastered) (1CD)
★ (Blackstar) (1CD)
No Plan (1CD)
Re:Call 6 (Non-album singles, edits, single versions, b-sides and soundtrack music) (Remastered) (3CD)*
*Exclusive to I CAN’T GIVE EVERYTHING AWAY CD box
DAVID BOWIE 6. I CAN’T GIVE EVERYTHING AWAY (2002 – 2016)
CD & DIGITAL TRACKLISTING
HEATHEN
01. Sunday
02. Cactus
03. Slip Away
04. Slow Burn
05. Afraid
06. Iʼve Been Waiting For You
07. I Would Be Your Slave
08. I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
09. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
10. Everyone Says ʻHiʼ
11. A Better Future
12. Heathen (The Rays)
MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL
CD1
01. Sunday
02. Life On Mars?
03. Ashes To Ashes
04. Cactus
05. Slip Away
06. China Girl
07. Starman
08. I Would Be Your Slave
09. Ive Been Waiting For You
10. Stay
11. Changes
12. Fashion
13. Fame
14. Im Afraid Of Americans
15. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
CD2
01. ‟Heroes”
02. Heathen (The Rays)
03. Everyone Says ‟Hi”
04. Hallo Spaceboy
05. Let’s Dance
06. Ziggy Stardust
07. Warszawa
08. Speed Of Life
09. Breaking Glass
10. What In The World
11. Sound And Vision
12. Art Decade
13. Always Crashing In The Same Car
14. Be My Wife
15. A New Career In A New Town
16. Subterraneans
REALITY
01. New Killer Star
02. Pablo Picasso
03. Never Get Old
04. The Loneliest Guy
05. Looking For Water
06. She’ll Drive The Big Car
07. Days
08. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
09. Try Some, Buy Some
10. Reality
11. Bring Me The Disco King
A REALITY TOUR
CD1
01. Rebel Rebel
02. New Killer Star
03. Reality
04. Fame
05. Cactus
06. Sister Midnight
07. Afraid
08. All The Young Dudes
09. Be My Wife
10. China Girl
11. The Loneliest Guy
12. The Man Who Sold The World
13. Fantastic Voyage
14. Hallo Spaceboy
15. Sunday
16. Under Pressure
17. Life On Mars?
18. Battle For Britain (The Letter)
CD2
01. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
02. Ashes To Ashes
03. The Motel
04. Loving The Alien
05. Breaking Glass
06. Never Get Old
07. Changes
08. I’m Afraid Of Americans
09. ‟Heroes”
10. Bring Me The Disco King
11. Slip Away
12. Heathen (The Rays)
13. Five Years
14. Hang On To Yourself
15. Ziggy Stardust
THE NEXT DAY
01. The Next Day
02. Dirty Boys
03. The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
04. Love Is Lost
05. Where Are We Now?
06. Valentine’s Day
07. If You Can See Me
08. I’d Rather Be High
09. Boss Of Me
10. Dancing Out In Space
11. How Does The Grass Grow?
12. (You Will) Set The World On Fire
13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
14. Heat
THE NEXT DAY EXTRA E.P.
01. Atomica
02. Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix By James Murphy For The DFA)
03. Plan
04. The Informer
05. I’d Rather Be High (Venetian Mix)
06. Like A Rocket Man
07. Born In A UFO
08. I’ll Take You There
09. God Bless The Girl
10. So She
★ (BLACKSTAR)
01. ★
02. ’Tis A Pity She Was A Whore
03. Lazarus
04. Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
05. Girl Loves Me
06. Dollar Days
07. I Can’t Give Everything Away
NO PLAN E.P.
01. Lazarus
02. No Plan
03. Killing A Little Time
04. When I Met You
RE:CALL 6
CD1
01. Slow Burn (Single Edit)
02. Wood Jackson
03. When The Boys Come Marching Home
04. Safe
05. Sunday (Moby Remix)
06. A Better Future (Remix By Air)
07. Slip Away (SACD Mix)
08. Slow Burn (SACD Mix)
09. I’ve Been Waiting For You (SACD Mix)
10. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone (SACD Mix)
11. A Better Future (SACD Mix)
12. Safe (SACD Mix)
13. Everyone Says ‘Hi’ (Radio Edit)
CD2
01. Sunday (Tony Visconti Mix)
02. Everyone Says ‘Hi’ (Metro Remix Radio Edit)
03. Heathen (The Rays) (Live In Berlin, 22/09/02)
04. Hop Frog — Lou Reed Featuring David Bowie
05. Saviour — Kristeen Young Featuring David Bowie
06. Isn’t It Evening (The Revolutionary) — Earl Slick Featuring David Bowie
07. Bring Me The Disco King (Loner Mix) — David Bowie Featuring Maynard James Keenan And John Frusciante (Taken From The Underworld Motion Picture Soundtrack)
08. New Killer Star (Radio Edit)
09. Love Missile F1-11
10. Fly
11. Queen Of All The Tarts (Overture)
12. Never Get Old (Single Edit)
13. Waterloo Sunset
14. Rebel Rebel (2003 Re-Record) (Taken From The Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle Motion Picture Soundtrack)
15. New Killer Star (Sessions @ AOL Live Version, 23/09/03)
CD3
01. Days (Live)
02. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone (Live)
03. Rebel Never Gets Old (Radio Mix)
04. (She Can) Do That — David Bowie With BT (Taken From The Stealth Motion Picture Soundtrack)
05. Life On Mars? (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05)
06. Wake Up (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05) — David Bowie With Arcade Fire
07. Five Years (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05) — David Bowie With Arcade Fire
08. Arnold Layne (Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 29/05/06) — David Gilmour Featuring David Bowie
09. Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix By James Murphy For The DFA Edit)
10. Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (2014 Version)
11. ’Tis A Pity She Was A Whore (2014 Version)
12. Lazarus (Radio Edit)
13. I Can’t Give Everything Away (Radio Edit)
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