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jonesnatalyPosted at 2016-01-05 08:37:12(434 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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I think "David Bowie Is" is one of the essentials... Plus, David Buckley's "Strange Fascination" - it was the first ever Bowie book for me.
Oh, and don't forget "Live in New York"! It's just pictures, but I've always loved 'em!

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badvokPosted at 2016-01-05 23:08:03(434 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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I got a nifty little book as a xmas present. It's called rebel rebel by Chris O'Leary

It catalogs Bowie's songs from 1964 to 1976. Only had a flick through it but seems to go into great detail. Where, when, who, how & why


http://www.zero-books.net/books/rebel-rebel

https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/about/

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resonantDonatedPosted at 2016-02-22 20:51:44(427 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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Wow that is quite the awesome set!

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stuartreedPosted at 2016-02-23 18:40:47(427 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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My favourite books are

Alias David Bowie by Peter & Leni Gillman

In my opinion this is the best biog covering up to the mid 80s (published in 1987) & until recently you could pick it up for a few quid

see
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alias-David-Bowie-Peter-Gillman/dp/0340402903/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1455958658&sr=1-1&keywords=david+bowie+gillman


The other highly recommended book for me is

David Bowie: An Illustrated Record by Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray

see
http://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Bowie-Illustrated-Murray-Charles/dp/0380779668/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1455958867&sr=1-2&keywords=david+bowie+carr


Unfortunately both are now hard to come by & expensive

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LofricDonatedPosted at 2016-02-27 05:44:32(426 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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I really enjoyed Rebel Rebel and his blog is great.

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rendalPosted at 2016-02-28 05:08:19(426 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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For me there's only 2 "Must Have" :
-The Complete DB" by Nicholas Pegg (I've found mine for 1,5 euros on used condition): no pictures, just infos (700 pages !) about all the songs, the albums, the tours, the films, etc... All the infos are valuable and it's a lot of fun too (Pegg has his own opinion about the songs and albums...)
-"Any Day Now" by Kevin Cann, a day to day from 1947 to 1974 with a lots of pictures, infos (I'm still waiting for "Golden Years" by Griffin wich must be a day to day from 1970 to 1980)

Then you can add
- a biography ("Starman" is my favorite, "but "Strange Fascination" is great too), but they have all the same problem : the life of DB is telling in depth until the mid 80's, then the last 20 years are usually set aside really quickly...I'm sure the next years will see the realese of more "definitive bio"
-a book of photographs ("A life in pictures" is great, the book about Duffy is pretty good too. I don't have the money to buy the Genesis books about Sukita and McCormack photographs and I can wait to see the Shapiro books) but they are pretty expensive
-"David Bowie Is..." (sorry, I'm french and I don't know how to translate "Catalogue de l'exposition" in English) : it's expensive but worth it for the pictures and the texts (especially the parts about the England from early 60's and the work of Bowie)
-"Low" by Seabrook : a little book about the album
-"Bowie In Berlin" who tells the story of Bowie (and Iggy) in facts from Los Angeles 1974 till New York 1979



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stuartreedPosted at 2016-06-07 20:05:27(412 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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A little something here for a short time only - some posted before some not


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Edited by Jan Erik. No links to commercial releases is allowed.

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KiwikidPosted at 2016-06-08 06:00:56(412 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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The Bowie Bible as some like to call it

Nicholas Pegg "The Complete David Bowie" is a must and being upgraded is being reissued Oct this year, the last edition was 2006 so should be a great upgrade (I've pre-ordered on a NZ online store, so you should be able to be find local supplier)

*Album by Album Paolo Hewitt is up to date concludes with The Next Day an interesting read about and story to each Album

*Kevin Cann  "David Bowie A Chronology" mine takes you up to Let's Dance (just unpacked box of books packed away in '84 so may be later pressings dating further into the future)


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zanePosted at 2016-06-08 18:05:03(411 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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I have the last edition from 2011 but I also plan to buy the new one ;)

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KiwikidPosted at 2016-06-09 10:10:22(411 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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for me 10 years hopefully upgraded quite abit

but David Bowie Black have 1980 updated '84 updated '88
 seen an 2013 and thought this will be an almighty update and upgrade
 and was just a '88 reprint :(


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minou5Posted at 2016-06-15 01:06:44(411 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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Bowie in Berlin by Thomas Jerome Seabrook is so good.
http://jawbonepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/3.jpg

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KiwikidPosted at 2016-12-21 05:28:43(383 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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The Complete David Bowie by Nicholas Pegg

finally my copy is here

plenty upgraded on my old but that was a 2006 and can't find it

New is as up to date as the October release date of Lazarus cast recording

800 page

those who have earlier edition treat yourself think it's worth updating

those who have never had one better get yourself a copy if you want a very good reference book


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AndyBarPosted at 2016-12-22 00:33:48(383 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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The Golden Years: David Bowie by Roger Griffin is a Bowie fans dream :D


And he choked on a corned beef sandwich
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FlipMartianPosted at 2016-12-27 09:21:09(383 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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I enjoyed The Pitt Report when I read it (which was quite a few years ago). Understanding that its written from a certain point of view, its still an interesting glimpse into the early years when Bowie was ultimately far less sure of what he wanted to do - and ultimately how his wings spread and he grew into the person that needed to go in a different direction.

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beebPosted at 2016-12-29 05:56:33(382 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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I'm partial to "Bowie: Loving the Alien" by Christopher Sandford.

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KiwikidPosted at 2017-01-11 04:12:57(381 wks ago) (Bowie General / Bowie Books)


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Just had arrive Bowie by Steve Schapiro
photographer Low & Station to Station era  

Black & silver striped clothes drawing the Kabbalah
if you got legacy 2 disc cd left inside picture with green background
Who Can I Be Now? box set Front
different Magazines covers
photos from the sessions including some candid  
Cher Show, Man Who Fell to Earth  candids
Some Would of seen, to some maybe new

not much text  approx 75 photos mostly almost, full page or double spread

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