![]() ![]() Mixed by: David Richards and David Bowie (studio recordings), uncredited (live recordings) Produced by: David Bowie and Brian Eno (original recordings), Aisha Cohen and Nigel Reeve (reissue)Įngineered by: David Richards (studio recordings), Roy Clark and Tom Miho (live recordings) #Tyler the creator vinyl iso Mastered by: Cicely Balston at Alchemy Mastering at AIRįor Record Store Day 2022, Parlophone released two archival David Bowie EPs: the Toy E.P. ("You've Got It Made With All The Toys") CD or 10" featuring more Toy material that you probably don't need (especially since the main box set is already overkill), and the Brilliant Adventure EP on CD and 33rpm 12" vinyl. I picked up the latter (but not on RSD, because I knew there'd be abundant overstock and I couldn't be bothered to wake up early), which features four tracks surrounding 1995's high-concept 1:Outside. "Johnny Downloader," an early version of "I'm Afraid Of Americans" recorded with Brian Eno during the 1994 Outside sessions, features alternate lyrics and more skeletal production than the Earthling version it's interesting, though as expected sounds a bit rough and unfinished. It sounds thicker and arguably more cohesive than the album mix on the original CD, though that's probably a mastering thing and the overall differences are slight.įollowing that is an "alternate single mix" of "I Have Not Been To Oxford Town," which was never actually released as a single (I assume this is an alternate mix originally meant for a proposed single release, though the liner notes don't explain). ![]() Live renditions of "A Small Plot Of Land" and Jacques Brel's "My Death," recorded with pianist Mike Garson at a fundraiser during the September 1995 Shakespeare Festival in Manhattan, are perhaps the most valuable tracks here. Bowie and Garson are both in top formmeasured and dynamic as alwaysthough there's so much spectacular Bowie material that I'm not sure these recordings are particularly essential. The 12" vinyl of Brilliant Adventure EP, mastered by Cicely Balston at Alchemy Mastering at AIR and pressed at Optimal, sounds decent, if a bit thick and compressed. The disc is quiet, and the direct-to-board foldover jacket has a nice gloss coating on the front. Still, the printed inner sleeve doesn't provide any context about these tracks (just credits), and for the $21.99 retail price, this EP feels like a rip-off.
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