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Review: 'Heroes' is the David Bowie song even people who aren't fans of David Bowie love. It is also the title of the 12th studio album from the British maverick and one of his most successful. It comes from his famous 70s Berlin period and was written in West Berlin with collaborator Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti. Most of the tunes were crafted in the studio, on the spot, with Bowie adding his lyrics later. It was a commercial hit that peaked at number three on the UK albums chart and features one half of conventional rock tunes and one half of more instrumental tracks.

Review: This recording of the Philadelphia Orchestra performing Sergei Prokofiev's 1936 story and orchestral score Peter and the Wolf was recorded in 1977 and was originally released in 1978. The role of the narrator on the recording was initially offered to both Peter Ustinov and Alec Guinness who both turned it down, before David Bowie agreed to take on the role, supposedly as a Christmas present to his son. On the B-side is another equally as charming piece of recent classical history, Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra as narrated by Hugh Downs.

Review: Everyone has their favourite Bowie, of course, but Ziggy Stardust has a special place for all and sundry as it marks a noticeable shift in Bowie's sound from Hunky Dory into the fabulous, glam rock 70s era. The classics are so iconic it's almost surreal to consider them in the context of their original presentation on this album, but from 'Starman' to 'Suffragette City' there's no end to the songwriting rock n' roll perfection Bowie achieved here. There's not much more that needs to be said about such an important record, but this newly half-speed remastered version is not to be sniffed at for those who like to hear the music with the best possible fidelity.

Review: Heroes Just For One Day is a superb document of just how extraordinary David Bowie was in the live arena. In 1990 he was taking new paths to rejuvenate his creativity and before he embarked on it fully he headed out on his 1990 Sound+Vision Tour which was to be one final goodbye to many of his most famous back catalogue hits. It's a superb swan song that was captured in all its glory and is now presented here on multicoloured marble vinyl. As far as greatest hits go, it's as great as they get.

Review: This is one of the very many classic David Bowie broadcasts out there. It was recorded on his Hours tour to support his 21st studio album of the same name, and was the last he did for the EMI sub-label. It was the first full album to be made available by a major artist for full internet download, a full two weeks before the physical release. The album makes use of many instruments and took Bowie away from electronica. Guitarist Page Hamilton played in the tour as did Mark Plati on lead and rhythm guitars, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass guitar, Sterling Campbell on drums, and Mike Garson on keyboards. This set was recorded in December 1999 at the London Astoria for FM broadcast.

Review: To mark a sombre five years since the world lost music genius David Bowie, this new compilation has been put together by a journalist from Jazz Magazine. On it he has selected some of contemporary jazz scene's best talents to pay tribute to the legendary artist with a selection of new and original tunes. The mood is gentle and soothing throughout with names like Keren Ann, The Puppini Sisters, Mike Garson, Bojan Z, Delta Saxophone Quartet Jen Chapen and Rosetta Trio, Caecilie Norby, Franck Wolf, Yelloworld and Eric Le Lann all contributing.

Review: In 1977, two kings of pop went head to head, appearing simultaneously in Cleveland, Ohio at both their Dinah Shore Show and Agora Ballroom shows respectively. Being made up entirely of Iggy's songs, this album's earlier incarnations appeared under various names - including 'Sister Midnight', 'Raw Power' and 'Suck On This!' - and were naturally credited to Iggy Pop only. Now, Reel To Reel name the Bowie version properly, and deliver it on both vinyl and cassette. Bowie's extra rock n' roll harmonies and duetting flair know no bounds here, bringing out Pop's voice in an extra-thunderous wall of sound.

Review: Tin Machine II was first released by Victory Music in 1991. It was the second and last studio long player from Tin Machine and was followed by a tour. Once it was done, the band's legendary frontman David Bowie went back to his solo career and never looked back. Over the years, the album has take on cult status with Uncut magazine once calling it "extraordinary" and placing it in their list of 50 Great Lost Albums. It is a must-have record with plenty of pure-Bowie moments such as 'baby Universal' and singles like 'You Belong In Rock N Roll,' which did well in the charts at the time.

Review: This live recording captures Bowie at the end of his Isolar II world tour, wrapping things up at the NHK Hall in Tokyo in mid-December with a set bursting with classics from some of his most iconic records. Backed by the mighty Adrian Bellew on guitar, George Murray on bass and Dennis Davis on drums, the set list for this album is a goldmine for fans of Bowie's Berlin period with Brian Eno. There are plenty of other classics to savour too, making this another essential document for completists of one of the all-time greatest musicians to ever walk this Earth.

Review: In October 1996, Neil and Pegi Young's Bridge School Benefit concert series was 10 years old and to make the occasion there was a super star studded line up. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, Billy Idol, Patti Smith, Pete Townshend, Bonnie Raitt and Cowboy Junkies all played, as did a certain David Bowie. They all played acoustic sets taken from the David Bowie back catalogue and an impromptu version of the Coasters' 'I'm A Hog For You Baby' also feature to a great reception. For the first time ever this is now all featured on vinyl.

Review: Bowie headed out on the worldwide Glass Spider in support of his album Never Let Me Down in May 1987, joined by legendary guitarist Peter Frampton. He show was ambitious even by his own high standards, with theatrical overtones and choreography based around its theme of 'Rock stars vs Reality' and although it was criticised at the time as overblown and pretentious, it's since become recognised as influential. With a mix of current and classic tunes, this album catches Bowie In full concert flow.

Review: For a performer as tireless as Bowie, there is of course a seemingly endless archive of iconic performances to be pored over and revived for the fans. This double pack looks back at some of his most iconic TV studio performances, spanning the 70s, 80s and 90s and some of his biggest hits. As well as golden classics like 'Fame', 'Life On Mars?' and 'Ashes To Ashes', there are also special collaborations with Iggy Pop on 'Funtime' and 'Sister Midnight', and with Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias on 'The Man Who Sold The World' and 'Boys Keep Swinging'. A beautifully presented, thoughtfully curated collection of performances from one of the all-time greats.

Review: Limited yellow LP edition of the starman's famed concert appearance at the Convention Center Arena in Dallas, 1978, as part of his 'Isolar II' tour. Following a digipak-only release in 2019, it deserves the gatefold: a famous YouTube clip captures the performance in lo-fi quality - with bowie donning a casual green tee and spangly silver trousers - but this version is restored straight from the engineer's unclipped soundboard, bringing you a perfectly sync-uppable version in all its high-quality glory.

Review: Given his never ending influence and enduring legacy it is hard to believe it has now been 50 years since David Bowie put out his celebrated Hunky Dory album. The occasion is marked with this special edition on a limited picture disc with new insert and a poster. Frankly, the music still speaks for itself and doesn't need fluffing up, as it remains one of Bowie's most admired works. The first single on the album, 'Changes', had very little success upon the time of release but eventually grew into one of his most iconic singles. Other big moments like 'Life On Mars?' still sound great, too. This one lands a day before what would have been Bowie's 75th birthday, and is a fitting tribute.

Review: David Bowie's seminal 1972 album, chronicling the rise and fall of his lightning-quiffed alter-ago Ziggy Stardust, celebrates its 50th Anniversary on the day of its release. Not one but two new versions of the album hit the horizon, pitted side by side. One comes in the form of a half-speed remaster, and the other in the form of a picture disc.

Review: 1995 saw the unlikely pairing of David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails playing together in a live setting, as part of the latter's 'Self Destruct Touring Cycle' - this arm being the Dissonance tour. Bowie was celebrating his then-latest album 'Outside', while NIN were still reeling from the roaring fallout success of 'The Downward Spiral'. This new 180-gram LP version consists of a picture disc with fitting spiky red lettering, straddling the typographic connotations of both Ziggy Stardust and Trent Rezor. The recordings themselves are remastered and greatly-enhanced versions of the original KLLT-FM and Syndicated radio broadcasts, documenting two live appearances at the Riverport (MO) and Shoreline (CA) Amphitheatres. Be sure not to skimp on timeless restylings of 'Hallo Spaceboy' and 'Hurt', each artist lending strange charisma to each other's masterworks.

Review: The late, great David Bowie's reputation only seems to grow and his legacy improve as the year following his death pass by. Buddha of Suburbia was his 19th album all the way back in 1993. It's one of his more rough around the edges affairs and was a soundtrack for Hanif Kureishi's exemplary dramatisation of his book. It finds Bowie exploring all sorts of sounds that go right back to his roots in partnership with Erdal Kizilcay with David Richards. 'South Horizon' is a dinner jazz cut, 'Strangers When We Meet' is classic Bowie pop and these are just two of the highlights.

Review: David Bowie's legacy lives on years after his death - that is if it hasn't even grown since the great artist's sad passing. This unique live album was recorded in 1990 at the Milton Keynes Bowl and saw the cute singer performing songs on his Sound+Vision tour. This gig was the first leg of his return to Europe so found him full of energy and vitality and turning in superb tunes like 'Rebel Rebel', 'Ashes to Ashes' and 'Life on Mars'. All of this was in front of a massive 60,000-plus crowd and it still makes for spine-tingling listening all the years later.

Review: What can really be said about David Bowie that hasn't already been said about David Bowie? Throwing caution to the wind, let's try this: The Man Who Fell To Earth wasn't just a musical titan and visionary. He belonged to a small club of artists who could never be satisfied simply releasing good music. Nor was the fact they influenced generation after generation reason to rest on laurels.

Instead, along with the likes of Bjork and Massive Attack, Bowie created entire worlds for his work to exist in. Places we step into through portals and lose ourselves exploring. Records, movies, artwork, fashion, videos, books, these different mediums combine to offer a universe waiting to be found. Transition: On Air 1967-1971, a series of radio appearances, offers an extended opportunity to spend time in the formative days of that galaxy-building.

Review: It almost (almost) feels pointless to pitch why you should buy Moonage Daydream. After all, David Bowie was one of the 20th Century's best selling and most influential artists. And that legacy continued through the early-21st, when he represented an increasingly rare breed of visionary artist capable of building entire worlds. He straddled mainstream popularity and experimentalism with ease. So, you're probably going to pick up a copy of this on sight and spec alone.
Nevertheless, some context may help. 'Moonage Daydream' is, of course, the title of one of Bowie's most enigmatic and defining tracks, which would go on to form the basis for the concept album The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. Now it's also the name of a new documentary about the life and times, and incredible work, of the man in question. In terms of soundtrack, that translates as two discs of rare and iconic material, from 'The Jean Genie/Love Me Do/The Jean Genie' medley (recorded at the final date of the Ziggy tour in 1973), to alternative mixes of tracks like 'Modern Love'.

Review: The more distance there is from Bowie's passing, the more his legacy seems to grow - not that it was ever in doubt in the first place. The creative maverick and musical chameleon had more different chapters than War & Peace and Like Some Cat From Japan captures one of them, namely his West Berlin period in the mid-70s. It spawned his cult Low and Heroes album and saw him work often as a prouder and musical director for Iggy Pop, before heading out on a frankly unbelievable 78 date tour across four continents over the course of the year. The final show was in Japan and was broadcast live across much of the world. This is a selection of the best cuts from that gig.

Review: "I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring," David Bowie famously quipped at his 50th Birthday concert in Madison Square Garden. That was 1997, and sadly we can now look back at the years between then and now as the last the icon would enjoy, although given the pantheons of unreleased material, music and other, we still have more than his legacy alone to learn from. He certainly kept his word, then, not least by opting to work with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, a band that found inspiration in myriad styles and sounds, from Human League to Pink Floyd, carving out a 'industrial electronic rock' niche for themselves. In addition to tours and one-off shows, recordings of their collaborations are remarkable, generating fresh wholes from the enormous sums of these parts.