Parlophone Records proudly announcesnbspDAVID BOWIEnbspDIVINE SYMMETRY, a fourCD, one bluray box set.
This collection celebrates the twelve months running up to the release of the albumnbspHUNKY DORYnbspin December 1971 via home demos, BBC radio sessions and live and studio recordings.DIVINE SYMMETRYnbspcontains 48 previously unreleased tracksdemos from the period, and new alternative mixes ofnbspHUNKY DORYnbsptracks by original coproducer Ken Scott.Two books accompanynbspDIVINE SYMMETRY, a 100page hardback book featuring exclusive memorabilia and photos alongside a 60page replica composite of Bowiersquos notebooks from the era featuring handwritten lyrics, costume drawings, recording notes and set lists.
The sleeve notes have been written for the release by Bowie expert Tris Penna,nbspalong with contributions fromnbspHUNKY DORYnbspcoproducer Ken Scott, lifelong Bowie friends Geoff MacCormack and George Underwood, singer Dana Gillespie, guitaristnbspMark Pritchett,nbspFriars Aylesbury promoter David Stopps, publisher Bob Grace and photographer Louanne Richards.lsquoKOOKSrsquo,nbsprecorded by Bowie and guitarist Mick Ronson for the BBCrsquosnbspSounds Of The 70snbsppresented by Bob Harris is available now for download and streaming single.
It was recorded at Kensington House, Shepherds Bush, London, Studio T1 for BBC Radio on 21st September, 1971 and broadcast on 4th October, 1971.
1971 was a pivotal year for Bowie.
He signed a record deal with RCA, he met Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop while in New York,nbspbecame a father andnbsppennednbspthe songnbsplsquoKOOKSrsquonbspas a show of paternal pride,nbspplayed livenbspfor the first time thatnbspJunenbspwithnbspMick Ronson, Woody Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder, the band that would later benbspchristened thenbspSpiders From Marsnbspand recorded the classic albumnbspHUNKY DORY.
This collection celebrates the twelve months running up to the release of the albumnbspHUNKY DORYnbspin December 1971 via home demos, BBC radio sessions and live and studio recordings.DIVINE SYMMETRYnbspcontains 48 previously unreleased tracksdemos from the period, and new alternative mixes ofnbspHUNKY DORYnbsptracks by original coproducer Ken Scott.Two books accompanynbspDIVINE SYMMETRY, a 100page hardback book featuring exclusive memorabilia and photos alongside a 60page replica composite of Bowiersquos notebooks from the era featuring handwritten lyrics, costume drawings, recording notes and set lists.
The sleeve notes have been written for the release by Bowie expert Tris Penna,nbspalong with contributions fromnbspHUNKY DORYnbspcoproducer Ken Scott, lifelong Bowie friends Geoff MacCormack and George Underwood, singer Dana Gillespie, guitaristnbspMark Pritchett,nbspFriars Aylesbury promoter David Stopps, publisher Bob Grace and photographer Louanne Richards.lsquoKOOKSrsquo,nbsprecorded by Bowie and guitarist Mick Ronson for the BBCrsquosnbspSounds Of The 70snbsppresented by Bob Harris is available now for download and streaming single.
It was recorded at Kensington House, Shepherds Bush, London, Studio T1 for BBC Radio on 21st September, 1971 and broadcast on 4th October, 1971.
1971 was a pivotal year for Bowie.
He signed a record deal with RCA, he met Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop while in New York,nbspbecame a father andnbsppennednbspthe songnbsplsquoKOOKSrsquonbspas a show of paternal pride,nbspplayed livenbspfor the first time thatnbspJunenbspwithnbspMick Ronson, Woody Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder, the band that would later benbspchristened thenbspSpiders From Marsnbspand recorded the classic albumnbspHUNKY DORY.






