The Deram Anthology 1966–1968

The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 1997. It collects together most of the material Bowie recorded for Deram Records that has been previously released in some form, including the 1967 debut album in its entirety (tracks 5-18), in chronological order. Tracks 24-27 were mixed/recorded in 1969 after Bowie was dropped from Deram Records and were for the promotional video "Love You Till Tuesday", made to sell Bowie to a new label. Thus Deram originally had nothing to do with these tracks.

The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
Compilation album by David Bowie
Released	9 June 1997
Recorded	1966-1969
Genre	Pop, folk
Length	74:06
Label	Deram
David Bowie chronology
Earthling (1997) The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 (1997) The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 (1997)
David Bowie compilation chronology
BBC Sessions 1969–1972 (Sampler) (1996) The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 (1997) The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Pitchfork	5.4/10[3]
Select	[4]

Originally this was planned to be a two-disc release featuring several previously unreleased tracks, but Bowie vetoed the inclusion of such material.[5] Reportedly the tracks Bowie vetoed included songs called "Pussy Cat", "Back to Where You've Never Been", "Funny Smile", "Bunny Thing", a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Waiting for the Man" and German-language versions of "Love You 'Till Tuesday" and "When I Live My Dream" (the last three have been widely bootlegged).[6] A reel to reel copy taken directly from the master tapes exists of the songs "Funny Smile", "Bunny Thing", and "Pussy Cat" and is owned by a previous employee of Decca Records who worked for the company at the time the tracks were recorded. In 2019 these recordings have been put up for auction by Omega Auctions.

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie.

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Rubber Band" (single version)	1966 single	2:05
2.	"The London Boys"	B-side of "Rubber Band"	3:22
3.	"The Laughing Gnome"	1967 single	3:03
4.	"The Gospel According to Tony Day"	B-side of "The Laughing Gnome"	2:50
5.	"Uncle Arthur"	David Bowie	2:09
6.	"Sell Me a Coat"	David Bowie	3:01
7.	"Rubber Band"	David Bowie	2:19
8.	"Love You till Tuesday"	David Bowie	3:11
9.	"There Is a Happy Land"	David Bowie	3:14
10.	"We Are Hungry Men"	David Bowie	2:59
11.	"When I Live My Dream"	David Bowie	3:24
12.	"Little Bombardier"	David Bowie	3:27
13.	"Silly Boy Blue"	David Bowie	3:53
14.	"Come and Buy My Toys"	David Bowie	2:10
15.	"Join the Gang"	David Bowie	2:19
16.	"She's Got Medals"	David Bowie	2:25
17.	"Maid of Bond Street"	David Bowie	1:45
18.	"Please Mr. Gravedigger"	David Bowie	2:40
19.	"Love You till Tuesday" (single version)	1967 single	3:01
20.	"Did You Ever Have a Dream"	B-side of "Love You till Tuesday"	2:08
21.	"Karma Man"	The World of David Bowie	3:05
22.	"Let Me Sleep Beside You"	The World of David Bowie	3:27
23.	"In the Heat of the Morning"	The World of David Bowie	2:58
24.	"Ching-A-Ling"	Previously unreleased	2:04
25.	"Sell Me a Coat" (single version)	1967 single	2:53
26.	"When I Live My Dream"	Previously unreleased	3:52
27.	"Space Oddity" (original version, Demo version recorded in February 1969 for the "Love You Till Tuesday" video)	Previously unreleased	3:46

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
3. "David Bowie: The Deram Anthology". Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. Phelan, Dan (September 1997). "David Bowie: The Deram Anthology". Select: 103. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
5. Teenage Wildlife discography entry for The Deram Anthology, retrieved 19 July 2007
6. Bassman's David bowie Page discography entry for The Deram Anthology Archived 22 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 19 July 2007