Manhattan '99's

Storytellers Sister. Released worldwide as a digital EP on September 20, 2024, David Bowie’s Live From The Manhattan Center ’99 celebrates the 25th anniversary of “Thursday’s Child” — the lead single from 'hours..'. Captured August 21, 1999, just two days before the VH1 Storytellers filming in the same building (different studio), these three tracks were recorded for BBC’s Top Of The Pops but never broadcast. Featuring “Thursday’s Child,” “Survive,” and “The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell,” it’s a rare glimpse of Bowie in intimate ’99 form.

Release Details

Label: Parlophone (digital).

Format: Digital EP (streaming/download).

Full Track Listing

1. Thursday’s Child (Live From The Manhattan Center ’99)

2. Survive (Live From The Manhattan Center ’99)

3. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Live From The Manhattan Center ’99)

Reissues & Global Variants

No physical release. Digital-only worldwide.

Production and Context

Recorded August 21, 1999 at Manhattan Center, New York for BBC Top Of The Pops (unaired). Same building as VH1 Storytellers (August 23). Part of the 'hours'... 25th anniversary celebrations.

Singles Released and Chart Performance

No chart entry (digital EP).

Legacy and Collectibility

Live From The Manhattan Center ’99 is a holy grail of unreleased Bowie — three pristine ’99 performances finally surfaced. Digital-only, Streams on Spotify/Apple Music preserve the intimate magic. This EP is a must-have for 'hours'... and late-’90s Bowie collectors.

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Sources

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

Official Press Release:

David Bowie's Live Manhattan E.P. dropped on September 20, 2024, celebrating the 25th anniversary of "Thursday’s Child," the lead single from 'hours...'. To mark the occasion, Parlophone released the LIVE FROM THE MANHATTAN CENTER ’99 DIGITAL EP, featuring three unreleased tracks recorded for the U.K. TV show Top Of The Pops but never aired. These songs were captured on August 21, just two days before VH1 Storytellers was filmed in the same building, though in a different studio. If it's already the 20th in your area, you might be streaming the EP now. Tracks include "Thursday’s Child," "Survive," and "The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell."