A collection of ten unreleased recordings by David Bowie from the 1960s will become available for purchase and streaming beginning this week. The tracks were discovered by music historian and archivist Alec Palao, who found them while examining old records belonging to Shel Talmy, Bowie’s first professional producer. Five of the songs come from a 12-inch acetate recording made in 1965 that Talmy had preserved among his archives of work with other notable artists including The Kinks, The Who, and Manfred Mann. An additional five previously unreleased tracks were located following Palao’s initial discovery.
The material showcases Bowie during his teenage years when he performed as Davie Jones at London clubs while pursuing his musical ambitions. Palao characterized the recordings as “visceral” and “raw” representations of the artist’s voice. The new album, titled The Shel Talmy Recordings, will be released by Parlophone, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, with royalties directed to Bowie’s estate. Six tracks from the collection will be released on vinyl format, recognizing Bowie’s enduring popularity in that medium.
Dana Gillespie, an early collaborator and close friend of Bowie’s who later worked with him on his “Ziggy Stardust” album, offered perspective on the significance of the recordings. She described the tracks as experimental efforts in which Bowie was “trying to find his voice,” noting they differ stylistically from his later work. A limited edition vinyl version will be sold through Record Store Day and HMV retail locations. Palao emphasized that while the recordings may not contain obvious foreshadowing of Bowie’s eventual artistic direction, they represent important historical documents of London’s musical landscape in the 1960s.
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