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recorded twelve radio sessions for the

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between 1967 and 1972. Many of the tracks – but not all – were released on the ''

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'' 2-CD Set (2000). Some of the tracks missing from the first few sessions not included on ''Bowie at the Beeb'' 2-CD Set appear on later editions of ''

'' (1967) and ''

'' (1969). A few more tracks appear on ''

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''Bowie at the Beeb'' 4-LP Edition 016. However, many of the missing tracks from the ''Bowie at the Beeb'' 2-CD Set are only available on bootlegs and online. 'Hang Onto Yourself' from 11 Jan 1972 has,to date, not appeared in either master tape or bootleg form. This is because many of the original mastertapes are long gone, with sometimes only the broadcast tapes existing, meaning songs that were recorded but not originally broadcast, or only broadcast in edited form, are lost; or in at least one case, only a partial recording of a broadcast exists, with the broadcast tape no longer available. This article gives an overview of all the sessions, along with where they have received their official release. Unreleased , Missing There remains 1 good sound quality track not issued from BBC sessions ('White Light / White Heat' 23-05-72). Four session tracks from John Peel (11 Jan 1972) exist in poor quality off-air recordings and 1 (at-the-time) broadcast track from the same session is still missing ('Hang onto Yourself').

Top Gear: 18 December 1967

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was recorded on the 18 December 1967, soon after the release of his first album, ''David Bowie'' (1967). The session was recorded at Piccadilly Studios and arranged and performed by

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and his 16 piece orchestra with Bowie on vocals and playing guitar. The session was produced by

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Top Gear: 13 May 1968

Dave Lee Travis Show: 20 October 1969

The Sunday Show ive 5 February 1970

Sound Of The Seventies: 25 March 1970

In Concert ive 3 June 1971

"The date of this session has been widely misquoted as 5 June", writes Pegg "but BBC records and ''Bowie at the Beeb'' confirm 3 June is correct".Pegg, p. 631

Sound Of The Seventies: 21 September 1971

Sound Of The Seventies: 11 January 1972

Sound Of The Seventies: 18 January 1972

Sound Of The Seventies: 16 May 1972

Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show: 22 May 1972

Sound Of The Seventies: 23 May 1972

References

General

*O'Leary, Chris, ''Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76'', Zero Books, 2015 * Pegg, Nicholas, ''The Complete David Bowie'': Expanded and Updated Seventh Edition, Titan Books, 2016 * Complete overview o
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Specific

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