The Width Of A Circle Single Vinyl & Digital: 2020

Bowie's 1970 Vault & BBC Sessions

Released in the UK on April 17, 2020, by Parlophone Records (catalogue: DB 2020 001), David Bowie’s The Width Of A Circle a two-CD companion piece to the 2020 reissue of The Man Who Sold The World (restored as Metrobolist).

The set celebrates the 50th anniversary of the original 1970 album with 21 previously unreleased or rare tracks, including BBC sessions, TV play music, non-album singles, and fresh 2020 remixes by Tony Visconti.

The title comes from the opening track of the original album.

The release also included a limited 10" vinyl single and high-resolution (96kHz/24bit) digital EP featuring four newly remixed non-album singles.

Track Listing

10" Single & 96/24 Digital EP (exclusive to official Bowie store)

Side 1

1. The Prettiest Star (2020 Mix)

2. London Bye, Ta-Ta (2020 Mix)

Side 2

1. Memory Of A Free Festival (2020 Mix)

2. Holy Holy (2020 Mix)

Legacy

The Width Of A Circle is a definitive deep dive into Bowie’s 1970 recordings — bridging the psychedelic folk of Tyrannosaurus Rex to the electric glam of *Hunky Dory*. The 2020 remixes and unreleased tracks make this a must-have for Bowie completists.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including davidbowie.com, Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia and BBC Official Charts Company

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