''Fame and Fashion'' is a compilation album by English musician

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, issued in 1984 by

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featuring songs recorded from 1969's ''

'' through 1980's '' Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps).'' It was released on LP, cassette, and CD formats. The subtitle "David Bowie's All-Time Greatest Hits" appears along with the title on LP and cassette labels, as well as on the CD face and inserts. After Bowie left RCA Records in the early 1980s, RCA, wishing to continue to capitalize on Bowie's immense popularity at the time, continued to release compilation albums without his permission or input. Soon after the release of this album and the reissue of his entire RCA album catalog on

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, Bowie reclaimed the rights to his recordings and his entire RCA catalog went out of print until Bowie struck a deal with

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to reissue his recordings, beginning in 1989. Nevertheless, the sound quality of ''Fame and Fashion'' has been questioned. In fact, it has been noted that on the LP's second side and the corresponding tracks on the CD, the original stereo channels are swapped. In addition, all the songs except "

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" were previously issued on the ''

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'' and ''

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'' compilation albums, and three, "Golden Years", "Fashion", and "Ashes to Ashes" appeared on the '' Golden Years'' compilation less than a year earlier. As this album, and the previous compilation ''Golden Years'' were issued without Bowie's authorization, neither album has been reissued in any form.

Track listing

All tracks written by

except where noted. Side one # "

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" (from ''David Bowie'', 1969) – 5:15 # "

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" (from ''

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'', 1971) – 3:33 # "

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" (from ''

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'', 1972) – 4:10 # "

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

" (from ''

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'', 1974) – 3:24 # "

Young Americans ''Young Americans'' is the ninth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 7March 1975 through RCA Records. The album marked a departure from the glam rock style of Bowie's previous albums, showcasing his interest in soul and ...

" (from ''

'', 1975) – 5:10 # " Fame" (Bowie,

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) (from ''Young Americans'') – 4:00 Side two # " Golden Years" (from ''

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'', 1976) – 4:03 # "

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" (from ''Station to Station'') – 5:29 # "

" (Bowie, Brian Eno) (from '' "Heroes"'', 1977) – 6:07 # " D.J." (Bowie, Eno, Alomar) (from '' Lodger'', 1979) – 3:59 # "

Fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion i ...

" (from ''Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)'', 1980) – 4:51 # " Ashes to Ashes" (from ''Scary Monsters'') – 4:21

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