🎼 Aladdin Sane – 2CD Album: May 2003

Issued as a 30th Anniversary 2CD Edition, this remastered release of Aladdin Sane revisits Bowie’s 1973 classic with upgraded sound and a second disc of single mixes, live recordings, and rarities that frame the album in its original early‑Seventies performance context.

Released in Europe on May 26 2003 by EMI, this edition presents the original 1973 studio album on Disc 1 and a curated selection of studio and live bonus material on Disc 2, including previously unreleased tracks and recordings drawn from Bowie’s 1972 US tour.

🔘 Personnel

• David Bowie – producer (2‑1, 2‑2, 2‑4), co‑producer (2‑1, 2‑3), arranger (2‑3)

• Ken Scott – producer (2‑1, 2‑3), engineer (2‑3), mixer (2‑3)

• Mike Moran – engineer (2‑3), recorded by (2‑5 to 2‑8), recording engineer (2‑9)

• Grover Hesley – mixer (2‑9)

• Linda Lewis – appears courtesy of Reprise Records

• Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC – copyright owner

• EMI Records Ltd. – exclusive licensee / compilation copyright owner

🔘 Key Highlights

• 30th Anniversary 2CD remastered edition of Aladdin Sane

• Original 1973 album on Disc 1, recorded in London, New York and Nashville

• Disc 2 collects single mixes, live recordings, and rarities from 1972 performances

• Includes two tracks marked as “Previously Unreleased”

🔘 The Story

This 30th Anniversary edition of Aladdin Sane presents the album as both a definitive studio statement and a live‑era document. Disc 1 preserves the original 1973 running order, recorded in 1972 at Trident Studio in London and RCA Studios in New York and Nashville, capturing Bowie at a pivotal moment in his early‑Seventies evolution.

Disc 2 reframes that material through alternate versions and live performances. Single mixes such as “The Jean Genie (Original Single Mix)” and “Time (Single Edit)” sit alongside “John, I’m Only Dancing (Sax Version)” and the studio recording of “All The Young Dudes,” extending the album’s reach into Bowie’s wider early‑Seventies output.

Live recordings from Boston, Santa Monica and Cleveland in 1972 add a performance dimension, with “Changes,” “The Supermen,” “Life On Mars?,” “John, I’m Only Dancing,” “The Jean Genie” and “Drive‑In Saturday” captured on stage. Two tracks, “Life On Mars? (Live)” and “Drive‑In Saturday (Live),” are explicitly marked as “Previously Unreleased,” underscoring the archival value of this edition.

The release is anchored by detailed publishing and copyright credits, reflecting the involvement of Tintoretto Music, EMI Music Publishing, Chrysalis, Carlin and ABKCO across different territories, and confirming the 2003 digital remaster and compilation copyrights held by Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC and EMI Records Ltd.

Label: EMI – 7243 5 83120 2 7 / EMI – 5 83120 2

Format: CD Album (2 CD, Remastered, 30th Anniversary 2CD Edition)

Released: May 2003

🔘 Track List – CD

Disc 1

1‑1 “Watch That Man”

1‑2 “Aladdin Sane (1913‑1938‑197?)”

1‑3 “Drive‑In Saturday”

1‑4 “Panic In Detroit”

1‑5 “Cracked Actor”

1‑6 “Time”

1‑7 “The Prettiest Star”

1‑8 “Let’s Spend The Night Together” — Written‑By Jagger/Richards*

1‑9 “The Jean Genie”

1‑10 “Lady Grinning Soul”

Disc 2

2‑1 “John, I’m Only Dancing (Sax Version)” — Producer: David Bowie, Ken Scott

2‑2 “The Jean Genie (Original Single Mix)” — Producer: David Bowie

2‑3 “Time (Single Edit)” — Arranged By: David Bowie, Mick Ronson; Engineer: Ken Scott, Mike Moran (7); Mixed By: Ken Scott, Mick Ronson; Producer: David Bowie, Ken Scott

2‑4 “All The Young Dudes” — Producer: David Bowie

2‑5 “Changes (Live)” — Recorded By: Mike Moran (7)

2‑6 “The Supermen (Live)” — Recorded By: Mike Moran (7)

2‑7 “Life On Mars? (Live)” — Recorded By: Mike Moran (7)

2‑8 “John, I’m Only Dancing (Live)” — Recorded By: Mike Moran (7)

2‑9 “The Jean Genie (Live)” — Engineer [Recording Engineer]: Mike Moran (7); Mixed By: Grover Hesley*

2‑10 “Drive‑In Saturday (Live)”

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🔘 Bonus Tracks / Expanded Editions

Disc 2 functions as an expanded disc, collecting single mixes, studio versions and live recordings from 1972.

Tracks 2‑7 and 2‑10 are marked as “Previously Unreleased” in this edition.

🔘 Variants

• EMI – 7243 5 83120 2 7 / EMI – 5 83120 2 — Europe.

• EMI – TOCP‑67199‑200 — Japan.

• EMI – TOCP‑67199‑200 — Japan — Promo.

• EMI – 7243 583012 2 9 / EMI – 7243 5830122 9 / EMI – 583 0122 — UK.

• EMI – none — UK — CDr, Album, Promo.

• Virgin – 7243‑583012‑2‑9 / EMI – 7243 583012 2 9 — US

🔘 Chart Performance

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🔘 Context & Notes

• Tracks 1‑1 to 1‑10 recorded in 1972 at Trident Studio, London and RCA Studios, New York and Nashville

• Tracks 2‑5 to 2‑8 recorded live at the Music Hall, Boston, 1/10/72

• Track 2‑9 recorded live at the Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, 20/10/72 by The Wally Heider facility; taken from the forthcoming CD David Bowie – Live in Santa Monica ’72

• Track 2‑10 recorded live at the Public Hall, Cleveland, 25/11/72

• Screen grabs from Russell Harty Plus Pop and Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture are used in the packaging artwork

• Publishing splits differ between North America and Rest of World as specified for tracks 1‑1 to 1‑10 and 2‑1 to 2‑10

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🔘 Glam Flashback

A sharp‑edged snapshot of Bowie’s 1973 brilliance, reframed three decades later with the roar of the ’72 stage still echoing around it.

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