Without further ado, here’s my archival piece as originally submitted to my editor at “Goldmine” (I’ve only made a few tiny tweeks): As for the music, it’s a brilliant retrospective of Bowie’s formative years, and I get into in detail in the original “Goldmine” review. I have yet to hear the vinyl version of this set (it’s in the mail!), but I have faith in Rhino, which has long released excellent quality records. This concert is not part of the vinyl set, which would have probably added two more vinyl slabs to the already big four-disc box set. It includes references to some of the glitches that had to be corrected after release as well as a paragraph about a third CD featuring a 2000 BBC concert that came as bonus disc with the initial release, marketed as a limited edition held together by a slipcase cover.

Now, 16 years later, Rhino has amended what Virgin Records failed to deliver.īelow you will find my original review of the compilation where I explore the quality of music the Bowie-curated compilation featured. I wrote about it after receiving a preview copy of the set for review in “Goldmine Magazine.” The renaissance of vinyl records was a few years away. It was originally planned for release in 2000 when Virgin Records put out a CD version of it. The great vinyl reissue company Rhino Records released it last Friday as a four-disc set. Released for the first time on vinyl, Bowie at the Beeb, is a compilation featuring a comprehensive overview of David Bowie’s BBC radio appearances during his early years, and it has been long overdue.

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