Fashions Box Set: 1982

A 10×7" Glam Career Retrospective

Released as a limited 10×7" box set in the UK on December 3, 1982, on RCA Records (catalogue: BOW 100), David Bowie’s Fashions was a career-spanning retrospective curated from Space Oddity to Scary Monsters. Featuring 20 tracks — including classics “Space Oddity,” “Changes,” “Ziggy Stardust,” “Rebel Rebel,” “Golden Years,” and “Ashes To Ashes” — each single in its own picture sleeve, with a booklet (The New Singles No. 955). No chart entry (collectors’ item). A stunning RCA-era Bowie celebration.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: RCA Records.

Format: 10× Vinyl 7", 45 RPM, Single, Box Set, Limited Edition.

Full Track Listing (10 singles)

Single 1

A. Space Oddity

B. Changes / Velvet Goldmine

Single 2

A. Life On Mars?

B. The Man Who Sold The World

Single 3

A. The Jean Genie

B. Ziggy Stardust

Single 4

A. Rebel Rebel

B. Queen Bitch

Single 5

A. Sound And Vision

B. A New Career In A New Town

Single 6

A. Drive-In Saturday

B. Round And Round

Single 7

A. Sorrow

B. Amsterdam

Single 8

A. Golden Years

B. Can You Hear Me?

Single 9

A. Boys Keep Swinging

B. Fantastic Voyage

Single 10

A. Ashes To Ashes

B. Move On

10×7" Box Set – RCA BOW 100 – UK – 3 Dec 1982

Production and Context

Compiled from Bowie’s RCA catalogue 1969–1980. Booklet: The New Singles No. 955. Last major Bowie RCA release before EMI/Parlophone era.

Singles Released and Chart Performance

No new chart entry (retrospective box set).

Legacy and Collectibility

Fashions is Bowie’s iconic 10×7" RCA-era retrospective. Original 1982 box sets (complete with booklet) fetch £95–£250+ on eBay/Discogs. Verify catalogue BOW 100. This box is a must-have for Bowie collectors.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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