Bowie at the Beeb

Bowie at the Beeb is a compilation album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, first released in 2000. Originally, it came in a three-CD set, the third, bonus CD being a live recording made on at the Portland BBC Radio Theatre, part of his Mini Tour. Later editions contain only the first two CDs.

Releases

The first pressing mistakenly included the second (disc 2, track 13) version of the song "Ziggy Stardust" twice on disc two, missing the first (disc 2, track 5) version. EMI declined to issue corrected replacement discs to customers, instead mailing out one-song CDs of the first version.

This compilation also features a previously unreleased song, "Looking for a Friend" (disc 1, track 15), which John Peel said would be released as a single by Arnold Corns. The single was later cancelled.

The live tracks recorded in June 2000, included in this set on the bonus disc, were re-mastered and re-released in 2021 in the box set Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001), and was also expanded to include the full live set list on 2 CDs; the original release was a single disc and represented an edited recording of the show.

Track listing

Personnel

Track numbers below refer to the Japanese CD version of this album, which contains an exclusive track.

• David Bowie – vocals, guitar, keyboard
• The Tony Visconti Orchestra:
• Herbie Flowers – bass
• Barry Morgan – drums
• John McLaughlin – guitar
• Alan Hawkshaw – keyboards
• Tony Visconti – backing vocals
• Steve Peregrin Took – backing vocals
• Junior's Eyes:
• Mick Wayne – guitar
• Tim Renwick – rhythm guitar
• John "Honk" Lodge – bass
• John Cambridge – drums
• The Tony Visconti Trio aka The Hype:
• Tony Visconti – bass
• Mick Ronson – guitar
• John Cambridge – drums
• David Bowie and friends:
• David Bowie – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Mick Ronson – guitar, vocal
• Trevor Bolder – bass
• Mick Woodmansey – drums
• Mark Carr-Pritchard – guitar
• George Underwood – vocal
• Dana Gillespie – vocal
• Geoffrey Alexander – vocal
• David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars (disc 2, tracks 4–20):
• David Bowie – vocals, guitar
• Mick Ronson – guitar, vocal
• Trevor Bolder – bass
• Woody Woodmansey – drums
• Disc 3, 27 June 2000:
• David Bowie – Vocals
• Earl Slick – guitar
• Mark Plati - Guitar & Bass
• Gail Ann Dorsey - Bass, Guitar & Vocals
• Sterling Campbell - Drums
• Mike Garson - Piano & Keyboards
• Holly Palmer - Backing vocals & Percussion
• Emm Gryner - Backing vocals & Keyboard

Additional personnel

• Nicky Graham – piano on disc 2, tracks 9–20

Production personnel

• Bernie Andrews – producer, disc 1 tracks 1–4, 13
• Pete Ritzema – engineer, disc 1 tracks 1–6, producer disc 2 tracks 9–13
• Alan Harris – engineer, disc 1 tracks 1–4
• Paul Williams – recording producer, disc 1 tracks 5–6
• Jeff Griffin – recording producer, disc 1 tracks 7–12, 14–18, disc 2 tracks 4–8, 18–20
• Tony Wilson – sound balance, disc 1 tracks 7–12
• Chris Lycett – assistant, disc 1 tracks 7–12, sound balance disc 1 tracks 14–18, disc 2 tracks 4–8, 18–20
• Nick Gomm – engineer, disc 1 track 13, disc 2 tracks 9–13
• John Etchells – assistant, disc 1 tracks 14–18, disc 2 tracks 4–8, 18–20
• John F. Muir – recording producer, disc 2 tracks 1–3
• John White – engineer, disc 2 tracks 1–3
• Bill Aitken – engineer, disc 2 tracks 1–3
• Roger Pusey – producer disc 2 tracks 14–17

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes