Prior to his death, David Bowie prepared a number of posthumous releases for the coming years. Late last week brought word of a new box set, Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), which includes an unreleased album called The Gouster. Now, full details of the box set’s contents have been announced.
Available beginning September 23rd through Parlophone, the 12-CD, 13-LP packages boasts Re:Call 2, a new compilation of singles and non-album b-sides, in addition to remastered versions of Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, David Live, and Live Nassau Coliseum ’76.
Most notably, however, is the presence of The Gouster. Recorded amid his “plastic soul”-era in 1974, Bowie embraced elements of funk, R&B, and soul music while working in the studio. The result was a seven-track effort that began with a re-recorded version of “John, I’m Only Dancing” and also included tracks such as “Young Americans”, “Somebody Up There Likes Me”, and “Can You Hear Me?”. While The Gouster never saw release, several albums tracks were reconfigured and released on 1975’s Young Americans.
Who Can I Be Now? is rounded out by a hardcover photo book along with new liner notes from some of Bowie’s closest collaborators, specifically producer Tony Visconti (who has overseen remastering the original tapes) and Harry Maslin.
Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976) Tracklist:
Diamond Dogs – Side 1
01. Future Legend
02. Diamond Dogs
03. Sweet Thing
04. Candidate
05. Sweet Thing (Reprise)
06. Rebel Rebel
Diamond Dogs – Side 2
01. Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me
02. We Are The Dead
03. 1984
04. Big Brother
05. Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family
David Live (Original Mix) – Side 1
01. 1984
02. Rebel Rebel
03. Moonage Daydream
04. Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (reprise)
David Live (Original Mix) – Side 2
01. Changes
02. Suffragette City
03. Aladdin Sane
04. All The Young Dudes
05. Cracked Actor
David Live (Original Mix) – Side 3
01. Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me
02. Watch That Man
03. Knock On Wood
04. Diamond Dogs
David Live (Original Mix)- Side 4
01. Big Brother
02. The Width Of A Circle
03. The Jean Genie
04. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide
David Live (2005 Mix) – Side 1
01. 1984
02. Rebel Rebel
03. Moonage Daydream
04. Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (reprise)
David Live (2005 Mix) – Side 2
01. Changes
02. Suffragette City
03. Aladdin Sane
04. All The Young Dudes
David Live (2005 Mix) – Side 3
01. Cracked Actor
02. Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me
03. Watch That Man
04. Knock On Wood
David Live (2005 Mix) – Side 4
01. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
02. Space Oddity
03. Diamond Dogs
David Live (2005 Mix) – Side 5
01. Panic In Detroit
02. Big Brother
03. Time
David Live (2005 Mix) – Side 6
01. The Width Of A Circle
02. The Jean Genie
03. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide
The Gouster – Side 1
01. John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)
02. Somebody Up There Likes Me
03. It’s Gonna Be Me
The Gouster – Side 2
01. Who Can I Be Now?
02. Can You Hear Me
03. Young Americans
04. Right
Young Americans – Side 1
01. Young Americans
02. Win
03. Fascination
04. Right
Young Americans – Side 2
01. Somebody Up There Likes Me
02. Across The Universe
03. Can You Hear Me
04. Fame
Station to Station (2010 Harry Maslin Mix) – Side 1
01. Station To Station
02. Golden Years
03. Word On A Wing
Station to Station (2010 Harry Maslin Mix) – Side 2
01. TVC 15
02. Stay
03. Wild Is The Wind
Live Nassau Coliseum ’76 – Side 1
01. Station To Station
02. Suffragette City
03. Fame
04. Word On A Wing
Live Nassau Coliseum ’76 – Side 2
01. Stay
02. Waiting For The Man
03. Queen Bitch
Live Nassau Coliseum ’76 – Side 3
01. Life On Mars?
02. Five Years
03. Panic In Detroit
04. Changes
05. TVC 15
Live Nassau Coliseum ’76 – Side 4
01. Diamond Dogs
02. Rebel Rebel
03. The Jean Genie
Re:Call 2 – Side 1
01. Rebel Rebel (original single mix)
02. Diamond Dogs (Australian single edit)
03. Rebel Rebel (U.S. single version)
04. Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me (live – promotional single edit)
05. Panic In Detroit (live)
06. Young Americans (original single edit)
Re:Call 2 – Side 2
01. Fame (original single edit)
02. Golden Years (original single version)
03. Station To Station (original single edit)
04. TVC 15 (original single edit)
05. Stay (original single edit)
06. Word On A Wing (original single edit)
07. John, I’m Only Dancing (Again) (1975) (single version)
