Platinum Collection

I have always loved 'The Platinum Collection', it's so well put together showcasing Bowie's unique talent & artistry capturing perfectly his body of work over the period of 1969-87 with all the obvious classic stuff, plus with some lesser well known and interesting gems thrown in. Needless to say this three disc set is stacked full of gems, and thankfully no 'Dancing In The Street', but wouldn't it be great to have a fresh new remaster? I think it deserves one. Disc 1 & 2 (his 70s period) in particular need one because they only have a 1997 & 98 remaster on them, but they all could do with one.

It's Bowie! All the hits on this, and more besides! Satisfy your Bowie needs with this. Great sounds. Good value for money. Great collection.

My wife loves it

I've been wanting to get into David Bowie for years. The constant re-releases, remasters and box-sets have always kept the prices up on his albums. So, I never personally bothered and always looked else where. But now with the 1999 remasters being so cheap, I thought I'd finally bite the bullet. I bought this triple disc collection to determine which era of David Bowie I enjoyed the most. I personally acquired this album on the marketplace for barely a fiver. It's made of three discs, all of which cover a different period. The first album is the glam stuff, you know the one. That Ziggy guy and those spider things. The second disc covers the post glam era, mainly soul and funk influenced music. The third disc is Bowie in full pretentious cheesy 80s mode. My favourite of the three discs is by far the first. The early 70s rock really agrees with me and this is a really fantastic disc. It has all the big songs another person could want and it sounds really good. I enjoyed the second disc. It is a fair change in style but it's also got some cracking tunes. I wouldn't say it was as fun but it's still definitely a good collection. The third disc is where it gets a bit iffy with me. I really enjoyed the songs from Scary Monsters but a lot of really cheesy 80s stuff does nothing for me. I really don't want to hear Let's Dance ever again. I've grown up hearing that song and I still hate it. I can see people like me getting a lot of value from this collection but I can't imagine it'd be of any worth to actual David Bowie fans, as I'd assume they own the actual albums already. That is unless they want all the single edits that are on the third disc. With that said, I got a great compilation for a fiver and it's got more than enough to do me. I got what I wanted out of the album and now I own a big chunk of the guy's back catalogue.

I have never been a big fan but have liked some of his singles. I saw this album on ofer and decided what the hell it's pretty cheap. My life has been full of bad decisions and buying this album was definitely not one of them! I cannot believe that I only thought of him as a "so so" artiste. On my MP3 player nearly all the tracks have so much depth and are so enjoyable. Why did I waste so much time not appreciating his music before? This will remain a mystery to me,but hey I can always listen to these tacks now. If in doubt buy............ I said buy, you will not regret it

I already had The Singles Double CD Collection, released in 93. A great compilation however it didn’t include a couple of my favourite Bowie tunes such as Up The Hill Backwards, Cat People (Putting Out Fire) and Loving The Alien. This collection is a beautifully packaged, 3 disc collection which includes these tunes, all the tracks from The Singles Collection and B sides. A more comprehensive Singles Collection from the Great Man!

Excellent value 3 Disc compilation covering most of Bowie's Hits with the majority being original compositions. Plus some cover and Live versions. and collaborations with other artists., "Disc 1" covers 1969-1974. "Disc 2" covers 1974-1979. "Disc 3" covers 1980-1987., As with many of these "Compilation Sets". The Record company has decided to save money by not including any "Background information" other than the "Date of Track publication" .Otherwise an excellent Set for anyone interested in Bowie.

All the greats are on here,, a superb album, I can`t stop playing it at home and in the car. Sound quality varies a little, some of the tracks sound a bit "digitised" which I suppose they are, but its quite pronounced. I never realised before that there are some great bass lines in some Bowie tunes, as a bass player myself. Buy this album, its a lot of music for your money !

Triplo CD che comprende brani di David Bowie dal 1969 al 1987. I primi due CD, usciti separatamente nella seconda metà degli anni ‘90, comprendono la produzione dell’artista dal 1969 al 1979. Il primo (Best of David Bowie 1969/1974) parte dal primo successo “Space Oddity” del 1969 e arriva a “Rebel rebel” del 1974. Nei venti brani vi sono quasi tutti i singoli di successo di quei 5 anni, tratti dai 7 album usciti nel periodo, con in più brani usciti solo su singolo come “John I’m only dancing” (purtroppo non l’originale del 1972, ma la “sax version” del 1973) e la b-side “Velvet Goldmine”. I grandi successi come “Space oddity”, “Starman”, “Rebel rebel”, “Life on Mars?” ci sono tutti. Il secondo CD (Best of David Bowie 1974/1979), costituito da diciotto canzoni, riparte dal 1974 (“Diamond dogs” e “1984”) e arriva al 1979, con i singoli estratti da “Lodger”. Anche qua ci sono i brani di successo di quel quinquennio (“Heroes” in versione singolo, “Young americans, “Fame”, ecc), tratti dai 5 album del periodo, con in più “Knock on wood”, tratto dal live del 1974 “David live”, mentre nessun estratto dal live del 1978 “Stage”; presente ancora una nuova (e lunga) versione di “John, I’m only dancing” pubblicata nel 1979. Più interessante è il terzo CD (Best of David Bowie 1980/1987) che ripercorre il Bowie anni ’80 (uscì in versione singolo CD solo successivamente, nel 2007, con allegato un DVD con i migliori video degli anni ’80 dell’artista). In esso sono contenuti diciannove pezzi, con i brani usciti come singoli negli anni ’80 (non tutti per questione di spazio) tratti dai 4 album pubblicati nella decade, con in più altre canzoni tratte da colonne sonore (“Cat people”, versione 1982, “This is not America” “Absolute beginners”, “Underground”, “When the wild blows”) e persino un brano dall’opera teatrale “Baal” del 1982; vi sono inoltre i pezzi usciti solo su singolo “Alabama song” (del 1980) e la celeberrima “Under pressure” (del 1981, con i Queen). In sostanza un’ottima raccolta del periodo (secondo me) migliore di David Bowie; poi arriveranno le sperimentazioni degli anni ’90 e i successivi anni 2000, i cui brani trainanti sono contenuti in altre raccolte, uscite quasi tutte dopo la morte dell’artista. Questa è comunque la più completa relativa agli anni ’70 e ’80.

Arrived quickly. A great cd with all the best Davida Bowie songs.

Excelente CD

tres bonne nusique

Un gran colección de temas de David Bowie,y a un precio espectacular