The details.

Format, pressing and tracklist.

About the album.

Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) is a career-spanning rock compilation, first released by Parlophone in November 2016 as the first Bowie collection issued after his death. This double vinyl edition gathers 20 singles across four sides, running from ‘Space Oddity’ in 1969 through to ‘Lazarus’ from Blackstar.

The sequencing moves freely between eras rather than running chronologically. Glam rock staples from the Ziggy Stardust period, including ‘Starman’ and ‘The Jean Genie’, sit alongside the plastic soul of ‘Fame’ and ‘Golden Years’, the Berlin era of ‘Sound and Vision’ and ‘“Heroes”’, and the 1980s pop of ‘Let’s Dance’ and ‘China Girl’.

Two duets feature: ‘Under Pressure’ with Queen and ‘Dancing in the Street’ with Mick Jagger. The UK and European vinyl edition also includes ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’, which is absent from the US pressing.

A highlight for collectors is a 2016 mix of ‘Life On Mars?’ by Ken Scott, the song’s original producer, unreleased before this compilation.

On its original vinyl release, Legacy reached number one on the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart. This Parlophone reissue presents the set in a gatefold sleeve.

For the full album experience, the studio records behind these singles, from Hunky Dory and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars to Low and Blackstar, are the natural next step.

Tracklist.

Side A

  1. Let’s Dance
  2. Ashes To Ashes
  3. Under Pressure
  4. Life On Mars? (2016 Mix)
  5. Changes

Side B

  1. Oh! You Pretty Things
  2. The Man Who Sold The World
  3. Space Oddity
  4. Starman
  5. Ziggy Stardust

Side C

  1. The Jean Genie
  2. Rebel Rebel
  3. Golden Years
  4. Dancing In The Street
  5. China Girl

Side D

  1. Fame
  2. Sound And Vision
  3. ‘Heroes’
  4. Where Are We Now?
  5. Lazarus
Pressing details.
Format
2LP
Vinyl colour

Black

Label
Parlophone
Barcode

5054197631887

Catalogue number
5419763188
Original release
11 November 2016
Care and packaging.

All records are handled minimally and shipped factory sealed to preserve condition. Orders are packed in purpose-built LP mailers and dispatched within one to two business days.