Ten previously unreleased David Bowie tracks from his 1965 Davie Jones era are now available to stream and buy, issued on a new posthumous album via Warner’s Parlophone.
Alec Palao, a music historian, uncovered five unreleased songs recorded by David Bowie under his birth name Davie Jones in 1965, later acquiring five additional tracks. From Friday, the ten songs, along with demos and remastered material, will be available to purchase and stream as part of a posthumous album titled The Shel Talmy Recordings.
The recordings, sourced from producer Shel Talmy’s 1965 acetate collection, have been licensed by Palao and Talmy Enterprises to Warner Music Group, which will release the album through its Parlophone subsidiary. Six of the tracks will be issued on limited‑edition vinyl for Record Store Day and HMV outlets, while royalties are to be paid to Bowie’s estate.
Palao described the tracks as “the most visceral, raw you’ll ever hear the man,” and early collaborator Dana Gillespie said the songs show Bowie “trying to find his voice.” The reporting provides limited detail beyond these statements and the release logistics.