Ten unreleased tracks by David Bowie are set to be shared with the public, recorded in the early part of his career when he was known as Davie Jones.
David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings has been billed by the singer’s label as “the most complete collection of tracks recorded by a nascent David Bowie” with his then-producer Shel Talmy.
The collection includes contributions from guitarist Jimmy Page, who would go on to form Led Zeppelin, and pianist Nicky Hopkins, who also worked with the Beatles, The Who and The Rolling Stones.
One of the unheard singles, I Want Your Love, was uploaded to streaming services on Wednesday ahead of the release of the full collection on 18 September.
Other previously unheard songs set to be released include Cupid, Leave Her to Me, You Gotta Tell Her, Certain Woman, Today, I Live in Dreams and I Do Believe I Love You.
Some singles from this period of Bowie’s career have previously been made available – including Can’t Help Thinking About Me and Do Anything You Say.
Other tracks set to be included in the new compilation are titled You’ve Got A Habit Of Leaving and Baby Loves That Way.
Writing in the sleeve notes that accompany the album, music historian Alec Palao said: “David Bowie the artist is a book of chapters, the turn of each page delivering something completely different and unexpected from the last.
“Each fascinating phase in his career should be considered complementary. This collection, a primary chapter if not the very earliest instalment in David’s musical journey, deserves legitimate consideration.”
Producer Sheldon Talmy, who died in 2024, is best known for his hits You Really Got Me with the Kinks and My Generation by The Who.
He and Bowie first met while frequenting London’s Denmark Street, which was the centre of the British music industry of the time.
The Soho street was where songwriters sold their songs to the big music publishers at the time.
US ex-pat Talmy signed Bowie and the Manish Boys in December 1964, but the singer had already moved on and formed Davie Jones & The Lower Third.
The majority of the recordings Bowie made with Talmy featured The Lower Third or were solo demos.
The year after those songs were recorded, the singer changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of the Monkees.
He enjoyed his career breakthrough in 1969 with Space Oddity, before developing his Ziggy Stardust alter-ego in 1972, and went on to become one of the most successful and influential stars in music history.
By BBC
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