Early On (1964–1966)
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| Compilation album by David Bowie | |||||
| Released | 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | 1964-1966 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 41:51 | ||||
| Label | Rhino | ||||
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Early On (1964–1966) is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 1991. It is notable because of it being the first and only attempt to compile a comprehensive collection of all of Bowie's pre-Deram material and encompasses multiple labels including Vocallion, Parlophone, and Pye. Tracks three and four are alternate versions to the official singles, while "Do Anything You Say" is also a different mix to the normal single. There are also five unreleased songs included that came from Shel Talmy's collection. Talmy produced Bowie's second and third single. A cassette version was released, however this omitted "Lize Jane", "Louie, Louie Go Home", and "Good Morning Girl".[1]
Background
Bowie began his recording career as Davie Jones, a variation of his birth name, David Robert Jones. His first single (tracks 1-2) was recorded with The King Bees. The B-side was also released by Paul Revere and the Raiders as "Louie, Go Home" in 1964.
Bowie switched to The Manish Boys for his second single (tracks 3-4). In February 1965, he switched again to The Lower Third (tracks 5-13). For his third single, he also changed his name to Davy Jones. To avoid confusion with The Monkees band member, he adopted the name David Bowie before his fourth single.
A financial dispute ended his relationship with The Lower Third on 28 January 1966. For his fifth single (tracks 14-15), he teamed up with The Buzz, who were uncredited on the release. Dissatisfied with the band's performance on tour, they were replaced with session musicians on Bowie's sixth single (tracks 16-17).
Track listing
All songs written by David Bowie except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Liza Jane" (recorded May 1964; A-side single released 5 Jun 1964) | Leslie Conn | 2:18 |
| 2. | "Louie, Louie Go Home" (B-side single released 5 Jun 1964) | Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere | 2:12 |
| 3. | "I Pity the Fool" (recorded 15 Jan 1965; A-side single released 5 Mar 1965) | Deadric Malone | 2:09 |
| 4. | "Take My Tip" (B-side single released 5 Mar 1965) | David Bowie | 2:15 |
| 5. | "That's Where My Heart Is" (demo recorded May-Jul 1965[2]) | Bowie | 2:28 |
| 6. | "I Want My Baby Back" (demo recorded May-Jul 1965) | Bowie | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Bars of the County Jail" (demo recorded May-Jul 1965) | Bowie | 2:07 |
| 8. | "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" (recorded Jul 1965; A-side single released 20 Aug 1965) | Bowie | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Baby Loves That Way" (B-side single released 20 Aug 1965) | Bowie | 3:02 |
| 10. | "I'll Follow You" (recorded Jun-Jul 1965) | Bowie | 2:02 |
| 11. | "Glad I've Got Nobody" (recorded Jun-Jul 1965) | Bowie | 2:31 |
| 12. | "Can't Help Thinking About Me" (recorded 10 Dec 1965; A-side single released 14 Jan 1966) | Bowie | 2:47 |
| 13. | "And I Say to Myself" (recorded Dec 1965; B-side single released 14 Jan 1966) | Bowie | 2:29 |
| 14. | "Do Anything You Say (1966)" (recorded 7 Mar 1966; A-side single released 1 Apr 1966) | Bowie | 2:31 |
| 15. | "Good Morning Girl" (recorded Mar 1966; B-side single released 1 Apr 1966) | Bowie | 2:14 |
| 16. | "I Dig Everything (1966)" (recorded 5 Jul 1966; A-side single released Aug 1966) | Bowie | 2:44 |
| 17. | "I'm Not Losing Sleep (1966)" (B-side single released Aug 1966) | Bowie | 2:52 |
Record Labels: Vocalion Pop (tracks 1-2); Parlophone (tracks 3-4, 8-9); Pye Records (tracks 12-17).
