An expansive new box set will chronicle David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust era. Dubbed Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!, the 5xCD/Blu-ray package is due out on June 14th through Parlophone Records (pre-order here).
Notably, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! contains 29 unreleased tracks, including early songwriting demos, outtakes, alternate versions, rehearsal recordings, and more. Among the featured tracks are alternate versions of “Lady Stardust” and The Who’s “I Can’t Explain,” as well as an unheard version of “Shadow Man.” As a preview, you can stream a demo version of “Ziggy Stardust” from 1971 below.
A companion Blu-ray collects the 2012 remaster of the original Ziggy Stardust album in 96kHz/24bit PCM stereo, plus the album and additional mixes from 2003 in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 as well as the singles, outtakes and alternative versions in 96kHz/24-bit PCM stereo. It also boasts Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth), a version of Ziggy Stardust which features an alternative running order and four songs that didn’t make the final album. (A standalone version of Waiting In The Sky is being released on Record Store Day.)
Rounding out the package are two books, including a 36-page reproduction of Bowie’s personal Ziggy Stardust-era notebooks. Pre-orders are now ongoing.
Editor’s Note: See where Ziggy Stardust ranks on Consequence’s list of the 100 greatest albums of all time.
David Bowie – Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! Tracklist:
Disc 1
01. So Long 60s (San Francisco Hotel recording) *
02. Hang On To Yourself (early demo) *
03. Lady Stardust (demo)
04. Ziggy Stardust (demo)
05. Star (Aka Stars) (demo) *
06. Soul Love (demo and DB spoken notes) *
07. Starman (demo 1 excerpt) *
08. Starman (demo 2) *
09. Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns version)
10. Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns version)
11. Loing For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version – rough mix) *
12. Haddon Hall Rehearsals Segue: Ziggy Stardust / Holy Holy / Soul Love *
13. Star (Aka Stars) (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
14. Sweet Head (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
Disc 2
Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel / Session recorded on 11th January, 1972 and broadcast on 28th January, 1972
01. Ziggy Stardust *
02. Queen Bitch *
03. Waiting For The Man *
03.Lady Stardust *
Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris / Session recorded on 18th January, 1972 and broadcast on 7th February, 1972
04. Hang On To Yourself
05. Ziggy Stardust
06. Queen Bitch
07. Waiting For The Man
08. Five Years
Old Grey Whistle Test Performance / Filmed on 7th February, 1972 and broadcast on 8th February, 1972 except ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ which was not broadcast until 1982
09. Oh! You Pretty Things (take 1)
10. Queen Bitch
11. Five Years
Disc 3
Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel / Session recorded on 16th May, 1972 and broadcast on 23rd May, 1972
01. White Light/White Heat
02. Moonage Daydream
03. Hang On To Yourself
04. Suffragette City
05. Ziggy Stardust
Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show / Session recorded on 22nd May, 1972 and broadcast from 5th – 9th June, 1972
06. Starman
07. Space Oddity
08. Changes
09. Oh! You Pretty Things
Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris / Session recorded on 23rd May, 1972 and broadcast On 19th June, 1972
10. Andy Warhol
11. Lady Stardust
12. White Light/White Heat
13. Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
Top Of The Pops Performance / Filmed on 5th July, 1972 and broadcast on 6th July, 1972
14. Starman
Disc 4
01. Round And Round
02. The Supermen (Ziggy session version)
03. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version)
04. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy session outtake)
05. Starman (original single mix)
06. John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version)
Recorded Live At The Music Hall, Boston / Recorded on 1st October, 1972
07. The Supermen
08. Changes
09. Life On Mars?
10. My Death *
11. John, I’m Only Dancing
Disc 5
01. Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version 2022 mix) *
02. Hang On To Yourself (early Ziggy session take) *
03. Star (take 5 alternative version) *
04. Lady Stardust (take 1 alternative version) *
05. Shadow Man (Ziggy session version) *
06. The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 Mix) *
07. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix) *
08. Round And Round (alternative mix)
09. It’s Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy session outtake) *
10. Looking For A Friend (Ziggy session version) *
11. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
12. Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
13. Starman (Top Of The Pops version 2022 mix)
14. John, I’m Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version) *
15. I Can’t Explain (Trident Studios version) *
Bonus Mix
16. Moonage Daydream (2003 instrumental mix)
* = Previously Unreleased
Blu Ray Audio
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Original album mix (96khz/24bit Stereo)
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars And Extras
2003 5.1 Mixes (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 – 96khz/24bit)
Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth)
Early Ziggy Stardust album tracklisting – December 1971 (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
The Singles
(96khz/24bit PCM stereo)