The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 is an album by David Bowie, released by EMI in 1997. The US release of the album was pulled from the stores because of a large number of inaccuracies in the credits and liner notes. This album was also included as the first disc of the compilation The Platinum Collection (2005).
There are three uncredited rarities included on the album. They are: 'John, I'm Only Dancing' (Sax version) - recorded during the sessions for the 'Aladdin Sane' album; 'The Prettiest Star' (Single version) - the original 1970 single release that features Marc Bolan on lead guitar; and 'All The Young Dudes' (Studio version) - the original Bowie studio version from 1973.
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