Two new Bowie reissues!

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"David Bowie to Reissue His 70s Lows

James Gregory reports:
While David Bowie's studio output has afforded him a long career as one of rock's most influential and beloved icons, it's a sad fact that his live albums have never offered much in the way of...well, anything. Routinely dismissed as lifeless tour souvenirs, 1974's David Live and 1978's Stage will soon be up for re-evaluation, as the double live sets are being prepped for deluxe reissues by EMI.

The albums will see a British release on February 21, while a U.S. arrival is currently slated for March 1. Both albums will be 2xCD affairs, with remixed audio and two bonus tracks each. Stage will also be presented in a new running order that preserves the setlist from the original source gig. New liner notes are also included in both releases, written by frequent Bowie producer Tony Visconti (who helmed such classics as The Man Who Sold The World and Scary Monsters, as well as 2003's solid Reality). Both albums will also see DVD-Audio versions released on the same day, which feature multiple audio mixes and a photo gallery.

While no Live at Leeds or anything, both records are of some historical interest, as they capture Bowie during two of his boldest stylistic transformations. David Live was recorded during the Diamond Dogs tour, which saw Bowie morph from space-ace glitter-rocker to white-boy soul-crooner (which manifested itself in his next album, 1975's Young Americans). Likewise, Stage offers another defining portrait, as Bowie supported the first two albums of his experimental Berlin trilogy, Low (which sits proudly at No. 1 on Pitchfork's list of the best albums of the 70s), and its follow-up Heroes.

In other Bowie news, the soundtrack to the upcoming Wes Anderson film The Life Aquatic was released this week, and features seven classic Bowie songs among its 20-track running order. Two of the songs are presented in their original versions, while five have been given the cover treatment by Brazillian actor (and sometime pop star) Seu Jorge, who appears in the film as the guitar-strumming character Pele. In a press release, Anderson spoke about Jorge's renditions.

"Bowie licensed the songs to us, and as we went along, we sent the recordings to him and he seemed to really like Jorge's versions. I never was certain if they were completely accurate translations, but I became convinced that Pele's words-- and, unquestionably, his beautiful performance-- captured the spirit of Bowie and of the film. He's just a great performer."

Anderson once again asked longtime collaborator (and Devo founder) Mark Mothersbaugh to compose the film's original score, which is featured on the soundtrack alongside tunes by Iggy & the Stooges, the Zombies, Scott Walker, and Joan Baez."