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David Bowie's 1974 album "Diamond Dogs" will be reissued in expanded form June 15 via Virgin. The new edition will feature a second disc of rare tracks and demos, including the 2003 re-recording of the album's hit single, "Rebel Rebel," which appeared on the "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" soundtrack.The 30th anniversary edition will be housed in a gatefold replica of the controversial album art, which featured Bowie transformed as a dog. "Diamond Dogs" was inspired by George Orwell's "1984" and found Bowie working without his backing band, the Spiders From Mars. The group's final recording, "1984/Dodo," kicks off the new editions' second disc.
Other rarities earmarked for the album include a rare U.S. single edit of "Rebel Rebel," a stand-alone version of "Dodo" that was intended as a duet with Lulu, a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Growin' Up" with Ron Wood on lead guitar, the non-album cut "Alternative Candidate" and a K-tel edit of "Diamond Dogs."
As previously reported, Columbia will on March 23 release expanded reissues of the '90s Bowie albums "Outside," "Earthling" and "Hours." The artist's ongoing A Reality tour resumes March 29 in Philadelphia.
(Billboard)
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