Cale/Bowie collaboration

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I read somewhere that they spent a few days in the studio together some time in the late seventies and recorded two tracks. True? If so, did they get an official release? Are they worth tracking down?

― Jonathan Z. (Joanthan Z.), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)

You can hear them in Realaudio on this page:

http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/drongo/45/music.html

Scroll down -- they're called "Velvet Couch" and "Piano La"

No official release, and they're not tremendously interesting.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks. That's quite a page.

― Jonathan Z. (Joanthan Z.), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

a pity that Bowie couldn't have helped out on Cale's Island records like Eno did -- i like Cale's production track record (just like his contributions to the 2VUs), but Eno got the nod for Bowie's holy triptych (and even some writing credits) -- Cale was a nice airbrusher of others ideas as producer, just like Eno, but i think Eno and Bowie used more ideas more often (and maybe by that stage Cale wasn't in any mood to be further 'used' ?)

maybe orchestrations & arrangements didn't pack the commercial clout of the sound effects and 'studio-as-instrument' bonie-o-schemes. imho, despite those three Island 'rock' albums i think Cale backed the wrong horse with his acoustic career, given the promise of the early collabs on the rock stuff.

― george gosset (gegoss), Thursday, 12 February 2004 04:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you discussing John or J.J. Cale, here? I think John...

― jim wentworth (wench), Thursday, 12 February 2004 05:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Are those links not working for anyone else?

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 12 February 2004 06:25 (twenty-two years ago)

yup, didn't work for me either. a shame, since there's quite a few things i'd like to hear! :(

― willem (willem), Thursday, 12 February 2004 07:15 (twenty-two years ago)

hold on, go here then:

http://www.illustrated-db-discography.nl/

and Jump to section ... (in up right corner) Real Audio

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 12 February 2004 07:31 (twenty-two years ago)

The two Cale collaborations aren't there, but lots of other good ones.

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 12 February 2004 07:33 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.davidbowie.se/img/bootlegs7/84/34.gif

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 12 February 2004 07:34 (twenty-two years ago)

around 500 copies released in 1984 by F1 Records

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 12 February 2004 07:36 (twenty-two years ago)

i've browsed that (terrific) site quite a few times but never ever saw the link to a realaudio page...! thanks A.

500 copies, probably going for ridiculous prices at eBay (not at the moment, i checked :)

― willem (willem), Thursday, 12 February 2004 07:53 (twenty-two years ago)

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