Golden Years (album)

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Golden Years is a 1983 compilation album by David Bowie issued by RCA Records. After 11 years with RCA Records, Bowie left the label and signed with EMI Records, releasing his highly successful album Let's Dance in 1983. Wishing to capitalize on Bowie's and the new album's popularity, RCA issued Golden Years, a compilation of previously released Bowie tracks. The cover art featured a recent photo of Bowie, giving a false first impression the album was an all-new release. All the tracks on this album were performed live by Bowie during his 1983 Serious Moonlight tour. Of the album's nine tracks, four had appeared in previous David Bowie compilations albums released by RCA Records: "Golden Years" was included in Changesonebowie (1976) and "Fashion", "Ashes to Ashes", and "Wild Is the Wind" were included in Changestwobowie (1981). However, Golden Years used the original album versions of "Fashion" and "Ashes to Ashes" rather than the shorter single edits as included in Changestwobowie. Eight...

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