David Bowie : Rare

VELVET GOLDMINE

YOU STROKE ME LIKE THE RAIN

SNAKE IT, TAKE IT

PANTHER PRINCESS,

YOU MUST STAY

VELVET GOLDMINE

NAKED ON YOUR CHAIN

I'll BE YOUR 

KING VOLCANO

RIGHT FOR YOU

AGAIN AND AGAIN...

 Rare

 (often referred to as Bowie Rare)

 is a compilation album 

by the

 English musician

 David Bowie

released by

 RCA Records

 in 

December 1982. 

The artist's relations 

with the company 

were at a low 

Bowie had recorded 

his last music for 

RCA Records 

with the Baal EP, 

and had been annoyed 

by the release 

of a 

five-year-old duet

 with 

Bing Crosby 

("Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy") 

as a single

 without his consultation. 

Bowie informed RCA

 he was unhappy

 with the

 Rare compilation, 

and would sign 

with 

EMI Records 

for his next album. 

All tracks on

 Rare 

were being issued 

for the first time

 on LP and cassette.

The compilation 

contained rarities 

recorded between 

1969 and 1980. 

RCA did not issue

 Rare 

in the United States; 

nor was the album 

reissued on CD

 along with most of 

Bowie's other

 RCA albums

 in 1984.

On the 

UK Albums Chart, 

where it remained

 for eleven weeks,

 the album peaked

 at number 34

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