''Five Years (1969–1973)'' is a box set by English singer-songwriter

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

, released in September 2015. The period of Bowie's career from 1969 to 1973 is summarised over twelve discs and thirteen

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. Exclusive to the box sets is ''Re:Call 1'', a new compilation of non-album singles, single versions and

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. The collection is the first in a series of box sets covering Bowie's entire career. It includes the albums ''

'' (more commonly known as ''Space Oddity''), '' The Man Who Sold the World'', ''

Hunky Dory ''Hunky Dory'' is the fourth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 17December 1971 through RCA Records. Following the release of his 1970 album, '' The Man Who Sold the World'', Bowie took time off from recording and tourin ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Aladdin Sane ''Aladdin Sane'' is the sixth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 20April 1973 through RCA Records. The follow-up to his breakthrough ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (1972), it was the fi ...

'' and the last

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album with Bowie ''

Pin Ups ''Pin Ups'' (also referred to as ''Pinups'' and ''Pin-Ups'') is the seventh studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 19October 1973 through RCA Records. Devised as a "stop-gap" album to appease his record label, it is a cove ...

''. The albums cover the five years of Bowie's rise to stardom, with the box set also including ''

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'', the soundtrack album of the last Ziggy Stardust show at the

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, and a 2003

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stereo remix of ''Ziggy Stardust'' (previously available on the 2003 SACD edition and 2012 vinyl-and-

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edition of the album). The box set comes with a companion book featuring rarely seen photos, recording essays from

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and Ken Scott, original press reviews and a short foreword by

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Track listing

All songs included are written by

, except where noted.

''David Bowie'' ( ''Space Oddity'', 2015 remaster)

''The Man Who Sold the World'' (2015 remaster)

''Hunky Dory'' (2015 remaster)

''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (2012 remaster)

''Aladdin Sane'' (2013 remaster)

''Pin Ups'' (2015 remaster)

''Live Santa Monica '72'' (2008 remaster)

* In the CD version of the album, all the tracks are contained on one disc.

''Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture Soundtrack ''(2003 remaster)

''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (2003 Ken Scott mix)

''Re:Call 1'' (remastered tracks)

Charts

References

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