David Bowie - Alternate Candidate (Demo) [2004 Remastered Version]

By the end of the 1980s, the rights to Bowie's pre-1983 catalogue reverted to Bowie and his former management company. Rykodisc had approached Bowie in 1988 to re-release albums on CD and Bowie agreed, and thus the Rykodisc remasters were released onto the world throughout 1990 to 1992. These included new remasters for every album from his first self-titled to Scary Monsters and also included two compilation albums. However, the Rykodisc remasters are most well known for the inclusion of bonus tracks that Bowie choose himself. Some of these bonus tracks are just your regular run-of-the-mill B-side or a non-album single - but the real neat and gritty lay in the unreleased tracks that haven't been released since! I sought after some of these deep cuts and decided to upload them myself as uploads of these tracks were from 10 years ago at this point and most of these tracks haven't seen a reissue since!
This is NOT a demo for the "Candidate" found on the final album, this is a completely different track that only shares a couple lines and its title along with it. Bowie recorded a track with the same title, It was recorded during the first several days of January 1974 and appears both as a Rykodisc bonus track but also a bonus track on the 30th Anniversary edition of "Diamond Dogs" which is where I got this remaster from.

[@Martine1love]

Still remains fantastic even after all these years. I wish radios would play all these wonderful albums.

[@stevencarter87]

One of my very favourite Bowie tunes! Should of been released 😪

[@alejandramori679]

It's his best

[@alangraffin750]

Yes, it should HAVE been released. Mike Garson’s piano work is fantastic.

[@jamesdeanlovespunk]

@alejandramori679 It IS his best. My absolute favourite. And 30 years or so after I bought the Rykodisc CD at a second-hand shop in Notting Hill, it's still ever-present in my life.

[@LauraGonzalez-fq5pk]

superb outtake, wishing for a Diamond Dogs mega box set.

[@andyacker991]

Superb sleazy poetry. Reminds me of those 3 AM strolls from Bourbon Street to the Marigny. "Because a cock ain't a cock on a a 12 inch screen, so I'll pretend I'm walking home". 1974 was a very good year.

[@jamesdeanlovespunk]

Wow to your comment in its own right. Thank you!

[@NormBa]

very Burroughs sleazy

[@miksmith41]

Dirty, Dark, Growly, Immortal. RIP great genius and polymath. Masterpiece :)

[@beckjuly100]

Oh David..❤

[@albertotamburini9908]

Simlply wow!

[@OldWB1]

Yes.

[@ldweisberg]

I echo other comments - one of my favorites!

[@fabriziogoina365]

Love this one

[@btt1859]

I love it!

[@user-qs1tf1fi1j]

Unbelievable catchy tune from diamond dogs sessions he simply a master musician rip

[@LudovicoWaylonBurns]

Why is this version of the song not on Spotify?

[@NikitaKaritsky]

Does anyone know who's playing guitar on this demo?

[@donaldronson1387]

David played lead on this just like he did for the vast majority of the Diamond Dogs album.

[@NikitaKaritsky]

@@donaldronson1387 thanks :) I didn't realize he was lead guitar on diamond dogs!