Parlophone To Release A David Bowie ‘80s Box Set Loving The Alien Featuring Unreleased Music

A comprehensive new box set of David Bowie’s recordings from the ’80s entitled Loving The Alien is set to arrive October 21 via Parlophone. The 15xLP or 11xCD box set features a brand new production of 1987’s Never Let Me Down, produced by Mario McNulty, string arrangements by Nico Muhly, and a guest appearance from Laurie Anderson on “Shining Star (Makin’ My Love).”

The set will also include the unreleased live album, Serious Moonlight, along with the 3xLP live album, Glass Spider (Live Montreal ’87), also making its vinyl debut. Also part of the set is Re:Call 4, a collection of outtakes, rarities, B-sides, demos, and songs from the soundtracks for Labyrinth, Absolute Beginners, and When the Wind Blows.

Each box will have a book containing previously unpublished photos of Bowie , as well as historical press reviews and technical album notes from producers/engineers Nile Rodgers, Hugh Padgham, Mario McNulty, and Justin Shirley-Smith. The album cover art and full tracklist are below.

CD TRACKLISTING

LET’S DANCE

1.Modern Love
2.China Girl
3.Let’s Dance
4.Without You
5.Ricochet
6.Criminal World
7.Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
8.Shake It

SERIOUS MOONLIGHT (LIVE ’83)

CD1

1.Look Back In Anger
2.“Heroes”
3.What In The World
4.Golden Years
5.Fashion
6.Let’s Dance
7.Breaking Glass
8.Life On Mars?
9.Sorrow
10.Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
11.China Girl
11.Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
12.Rebel Rebel

CD2

1.White Light / White Heat
2.Station To Station
3.Cracked Actor
4.Ashes To Ashes
5.Space Oddity/Band Introduction
6.Young Americans
7.Fame
8.Modern Love

TONIGHT

1.Loving The Alien
2.Don’t Look Down
3.God Only Knows
4.Tonight
5.Neighborhood Threat
6.Blue Jean
7.Tumble And Twirl
8.I Keep Forgettin’
9.Dancing With The Big Boys

NEVER LET ME DOWN

1.Day-In Day-Out
2.Time Will Crawl
3.Beat Of Your Drum
4.Never Let Me Down
5.Zeroes
6.Glass Spider
7.Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)
8.New York’s In Love
9.’87 And Cry
10.Bang Bang

NEVER LET ME DOWN (2018)

1.Day-In Day-Out
2.Time Will Crawl
3.Beat Of Your Drum
4.Never Let Me Down
5.Zeroes
6.Glass Spider
7.Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (ft Laurie Anderson)
8.New York’s In Love
9.’87 And Cry
10.Bang Bang