Conversation Piece
Album by David Bowie
"Conversation Piece" is a box set by David Bowie that includes a collection of home demos, BBC radio sessions, and studio recordings from 1968-1969, showcasing his transition from folk to rock music. The release provides insight into Bowie's creative process during the period leading up to his breakthrough with "Space Oddity."
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Disc 1
- 1.April’s Tooth of Gold2:29
- 2.The Reverend Raymond Brown (Attends the Garden Fête on Thatchwick Green)2:17
- 3.When I’m Five3:17
- 4.Mother Grey3:00
- 5.In the Heat of the Morning2:59
- 6.Goodbye 3d (Threepenny) Joe3:19
- 7.Love All Around2:49
- 8.London Bye, Ta‐Ta3:30
- 9.Angel Angel Grubby Face (version 1)2:31
- 10.Angel Angel Grubby Face (version 2)2:37
- 11.Animal Farm2:22
- 12.Space Oddity (solo demo fragment)2:39
- 13.Space Oddity (version 1)4:02
- 14.Space Oddity (version 2)5:01
- 15.Space Oddity (version 3)5:09
- 16.Lover to the Dawn3:51
- 17.Ching‐A‐Ling2:58
- 18.An Occasional Dream2:50
- 19.Let Me Sleep Beside You2:54
- 20.Life Is a Circus4:50
- 21.Conversation Piece3:49
- 22.Jerusalem4:20
- 23.Hole in the Ground3:29
Disc 2
- 2.Space Oddity5:28
- 3.Janine3:53
- 4.An Occasional Dream3:18
- 5.Conversation Piece3:31
- 6.Ching‐A‐Ling3:35
- 7.I’m Not Quite (aka Letter to Hermione)4:04
- 8.Lover to the Dawn5:01
- 9.Love Song4:08
- 10.When I’m Five3:13
- 11.Life Is a Circus5:33
Disc 3
- 3.In the Heat of the Morning (Decca mono version)2:52
- 4.London Bye, Ta‐Ta (Decca alternative version)2:36
- 5.In the Heat of the Morning (BBC Top Gear radio session with the Tony Visconti Orchestra, recorded 13th May, 1968)3:01
- 6.London Bye, Ta‐Ta (BBC Top Gear radio session with the Tony Visconti Orchestra, recorded 13th May, 1968)2:37
- 7.Karma Man (BBC Top Gear radio session with the Tony Visconti Orchestra, recorded 13th May, 1968)3:07
- 8.When I’m Five (BBC Top Gear radio session with the Tony Visconti Orchestra, recorded 13th May, 1968)3:14
- 9.Silly Boy Blue (BBC Top Gear radio session with the Tony Visconti Orchestra, recorded 13th May, 1968)4:32
- 10.Ching‐A‐Ling (BBC Top Gear radio session with the Tony Visconti Orchestra, recorded 13th May, 1968)2:51
- 11.Space Oddity (Morgan Studios version – alternative take)4:22
- 12.Space Oddity (U.K. single edit)4:42
- 13.Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (single B‐side – mono mix)4:54
- 14.Janine (mono mix)3:22
- 15.Conversation Piece3:07
- 16.Let Me Sleep Beside You (BBC Dave Lee Travis Show radio session, recorded 20th October, 1969)3:20
- 17.Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (BBC Dave Lee Travis Show radio session, recorded 20th October, 1969)4:04
- 18.Janine (BBC Dave Lee Travis Show radio session, recorded 20th October, 1969)3:03
Disc 4
- 4.Space Oddity5:16
- 5.Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (inc. Don’t Sit Down)6:53
- 6.Letter to Hermione2:36
- 7.Cygnet Committee9:34
- 8.Janine3:23
- 9.An Occasional Dream3:02
- 10.Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud4:51
- 11.God Knows I’m Good3:21
- 12.Memory of a Free Festival7:13
- 13.Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (single B‐side stereo mix)4:59
- 14.Letter to Hermione (early mix)2:33
- 15.Janine (early mix)3:24
- 16.An Occasional Dream (early mix)2:56
- 17.Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola (full length version)5:06
Disc 5
- 5.Space Oddity5:20
- 6.Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed6:19
- 7.Letter to Hermione2:33
- 8.Cygnet Committee9:37
- 9.Janine3:21
- 10.An Occasional Dream2:57
- 11.Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud4:50
- 12.Conversation Piece3:11
- 13.God Knows I’m Good3:17
- 14.Memory of a Free Festival7:20
- 15.Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (single version)4:54
- 16.Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola5:19













