David Bowie - Best Of K-tel ⭐ Official

Unlike previous hits collections, this set covers everything from "Space Oddity" (1969) to "Boys Keep Swinging" (1979) in roughly chronological order. It even features tracks from albums often overlooked by other compilations, such as The Man Who Sold the World .

To fit 16 songs onto one disc, many tracks were significantly edited. For example, the K-Tel edit of "Diamond Dogs" removes the "Future Legend" intro and cuts nearly two minutes of the song. David Bowie - Best of K-Tel

“K-Tel at least gave fans their money's worth... tracking the artist's career as he moved from the sci-chedelic "Space Oddity" to the aggrieved observer of "Boys Keep Swinging."” AllMusic Tracklist (1980 K-Tel Edition) Unlike previous hits collections, this set covers everything

For many fans in the early '80s, this record was their first introduction to Bowie's diverse eras, from glam rock to the "Berlin Trilogy". For example, the K-Tel edit of "Diamond Dogs"

Opinions vary from nostalgia for its curation to frustration over its technical flaws.

“This was the only K-Tel artist compilation that might appeal to me... it's lacking most of my absolute peak favorites, but this was still a very strong selection.” Post-Punk Monk · 3 years ago

Interestingly, for serious collectors, these specific "obscure Bowie edits" became a selling point because they appeared nowhere else at the time. Community Perspectives