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Review: The legend of the late great David Bowie will always live on, particularly with spectral releases like this still appearing on the regular. Rock 'n' Roll Star! vharts Bowie's journey to Ziggy Stardust across no fewer than six CDs and a blue-ray disc that include early home demos, radio sessions and live performances, session recordings, outtakes and alternate versions of tunes from his The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust record. Unreleased gems on the album include an alternate rendition of 'Lady Stardust,' an unheard version of the cherished 'Shadow Man,' and an upbeat interpretation of The Who's 'I Can't Explain.' Interestingly, Bowie later slowed down and covered this for the PIN-UPS album.

Review: A yawning chasm has been left in rock music by the untimely departure of David Robert Jones, making documents such as this one all the more poignant and powerful, all the more so for it recording the last tour he embarked on. Here, with a crack selection of musicians including longterm sidemen Mike Garson and Earl Slick, he essayed classics like 'Life On Mars', '80s tunes like a beautifully rearranged 'Loving The Alien' and newer material 'Reality' itself with enough charisma and style to fuel fifty live shows. There'll never be a star that burns brighter than Bowie, and he's on scintillating form here.

Review: A new, exhaustive four disc collection of rarities and demos from Bowie's Hunky Dory era, providing a plethora of alternative takes on his early 70s flaxen haired initial heyday. A mixture of originals, alternative versions and covers, this is hippie Bowie in full lo-fi glory, sure to be lapped up by his still-growing legion of fans.

Review: Bowie collectors and indeed anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of what was going on in the boy from Brixton's world during the early 70s, will be lapping up this massive collection of rarities and demos. There's everything from radio session material to new mixes of 'Queen Bitch', 'Song For Bob Dylan' and even a verision of 'Bombers' with Andy Warhol on its intro. There's enough here to keep the Bowie obsessive in your life happy for months.