David Bowie

Over 50 years after David Bowie bade farewell to one of his most recognizable onstage personas, the show in which he did so is being reissued and restored.  Ziggy Stardust: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be reissued by Parlophone just one month after the exact anniversary of that landmark date at Hammersmith Odeon in London. Originally issued in truncated form in 1983, the program was remixed and restored in 2003; this updated presentation will feature two tracks finally added into the running order: a medley of "The Jean Genie" and The Beatles' "Love Me Do" plus "Round and Round," both featuring Jeff Beck on guitar. (The medley was released last year as part of the soundtrack to the Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream, while the other track is heard here for the first time anywhere; both tracks have been newly mixed by Tony Visconti.)  In addition to the revisited audio, a deluxe 2CD/Blu-ray package will include a 4K restoration of Pennebaker's documentary featuring 12 minutes of additional footage and a 5.1 surround mix by Visconti. The audio alone will be available on 2 CDs or 2 gold LPs.