Win David Bowie's Deluxe Debut!

2:43 PM GMT 22/01/2010

ONCE DISMISSED AS the camp ravings of a wonky-toothed Anthony Newley wannabe, David Bowie's first album - released on the Decca-connected Deram label - is now recognised for its strengths: theatrical songs and sweeping arrangements capturing a lesser-known Bowie persona that prefigured his folk-rock and glam reinventions.

It was 1967. Elsewhere, psychedelia was happening, but Bowie was out of step in a way it's taken rock fans over 40 years to fully appreciate (there's a very good Will Hodgkinson article about it here). Lukewarm contemporary reaction to his painstakingly-crafted West-End pop narratives cast Bowie into a slump, but by obliging him to rethink his approach from top-to-bottom, in a way it set the tone for what was to follow: the "chameleonic" transformations of Bowie cliché, the flight from anything that might be mistaken for a definition of the "real" David Jones.

2010's Deluxe edition presents both the original mono and stereo mixes while Disc Two includes such rarities as the non-album b-sides The London Boys and The Gospel According To Tony Day, plus 12 unreleased tracks, including Bowie's first ever BBC session, commercially unreleased until now.

You can sample its wares below...

Love You Til Tuesday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5dCcO7Q5sY

Sell Me A Coat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UcPgcjDRDw

Rubber Band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DakPPBqPok

Let Me Sleep Beside You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUH6vae0mec

Ching A Ling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih2OmajWfNE

When I Live My Dream: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QiEna_1L1E

COMPETITION

We've got five copies to give away. To be in with a chance of one, mail us at Editor@mojo4music.com (subject: Bowie Competition) with the correct answer to the following question. Which of the following was NOT an early Bowie incarnation...

a) The Konrads
b) The Manish Boys
c) Ziggy Topes & The Turds

Don't forget to include your name, contact details, and a postal address, and get your entry in by February 4.

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I Can't Help Thinking About My Terms & Conditions

• No prizes can be traded or exchanged for a cash alternative
• Closing date for this competition is February 4, 2010
• All entrants are responsible for including correct contact details
• The judges' decision is final and no negotiation or debate will be entered into.
• All winners will be notified by email.
• This competition is open to all UK readers, except employees and associates of Bauer and their families.

Posted by Danny_Eccleston at 2:43 PM GMT 22/01/2010

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