Parlophone Records has released an alternate version of David Bowie's "Lady Stardust" from an upcoming Box Set. David Bowie Rock 'N' Roll Star!, a 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set, is scheduled for release on June 14.

Parlophone Records has released an alternate version of David Bowie's "Lady Stardust" from an upcoming Box Set.

David Bowie Rock 'N' Roll Star!, a 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set, is scheduled for release on June 14. It explores Bowie's journey through the creation of Ziggy Stardust, and the recording of the iconic The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars album.

The hitherto unknown "Lady Stardust (Alternative Version - Take 1)" took its original producer by surprise.

Producer Ken Scott recalls, "This was a shock when I first heard it. I pulled up the faders and suddenly, what the hell? I had no recollection of it being like that originally, but I guess it was just a guide vocal. But it sounds great, is really interesting and brings a totally different feeling to the song."

The band line-up for "Lady Stardust (Alternative Version - Take 1)" is Bowie on vocals, Mick Ronson on piano, Trevor Bolder on bass and Woody Woodmansey on drums.

Scott singles out Ronson for praise, saying, "Ronno on piano is very good indeed. The Trident Studio piano was just amazing, a Bechstein grand from around 1850 and I think the hammers had been treated with varnish or something - it was the best rock and roll piano in the whole world."

Other unreleased highlights on Rock 'N' Roll Star! include an unheard version of the deep-cut classic "Shadow Man" and an up-tempo take on The Who's "I Can't Explain," which Bowie would later slow down and cover for the Pin-Ups album.

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King Princess recently released a cover of Steely Dan's Can's Buy A Thrill track "Dirty Work." King Princess recorded the cover version of "Dirty Work" for the third season of "Hacks."

King Princess recently released a cover of Steely Dan's Can's Buy A Thrill track "Dirty Work."

Can's Buy A Thrill was Steely Dan's debut album, which arrived in 1972.

King Princess recorded the cover version of "Dirty Work" for the third season of "Hacks," which premiered on Max on Thursday with two new episodes. The cover is featured at the end of the second episode, "Better Late."

"'Hacks' is hilarious and so is my good bud, Hannah Einbinder," King Princess shared in a statement, via Consequence. "She asked me to sing 'Dirty Work' and it was a no brainer. Everyone should watch this show, it's tremendously iconic."

King Princess co-produced the cover version with Robert Linvill and Slimdan.

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David Gilmour has announced a six-night residency at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall this October in support of his fifth solo album Luck And Strange, which is due out on September 6th via Sony.

David Gilmour has announced a six-night residency at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall this October in support of his fifth solo album Luck And Strange, which is due out on September 6th via Sony.

The residency, from October 9 through October 15, will mark the Pink Floyd guitarist's first live shows in eight years. His last public live performance as a solo artist was at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016 during a residency in support of his 2015 record, Rattle That Lock.

Luck And Strange features a surprise appearance from the late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright that was recorded in 2007 at a jam in a barn at David's house. The new album was recorded in both Brighton and London over a five-month period and has been produced by Gilmour and Charlie Andrew, who has previously worked with ALT-J and Marika Hackman.

Gilmour recently released a new video for the first single from Luck And Strange, "The Piper's Call."

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