Ten Unreleased David Bowie Tracks from 1965 to Be Released on Posthumous Album
On Friday, 18 September 2026, a set of ten previously unreleased tracks by David Bowie, recorded in 1965 under the name Davie Jones, will be released. Music historian Alec Palao discovered these songs, which include five from a 12-inch acetate belonging to Bowie's first producer, Shel Talmy, along with other artists' works. An additional five tracks were later uncovered. This compilation, titled The Shel Talmy Recordings, will feature six songs available on vinyl for Record Store Day and HMV. The album is licensed through Warner Music Group, with royalties directed to Bowie's estate. Palao characterized the tracks as "visceral" and "pure rock 'n' roll." Bowie passed away in 2016 and was recognized as the best-selling vinyl artist of the 21st century in 2022.
Key facts
- Ten previously unreleased David Bowie songs from 1965 will be available to buy and stream from Friday, 18 September 2026.
- The tracks were discovered by music historian and archivist Alec Palao a decade ago in a collection of old records, filed under Bowie's birth name Davie Jones.
- Five songs were found on a 12-inch acetate in the collection of Bowie's first professional producer, Shel Talmy.
- The new posthumous album is titled The Shel Talmy Recordings and includes demos and remastered songs.
- Six of the unreleased tracks will be available on vinyl, with a limited edition sold at Record Store Day and HMV outlets.
- The album is licensed to Warner Music Group by Palao and Talmy Enterprises Incorporated and will be released by Warner's subsidiary Parlophone, with royalties paid to Bowie's estate.
- In 2022, Bowie's estate sold the publishing rights to decades of his work to Warner Music Group.
- Early collaborator Dana Gillespie met Bowie at the Marquee Club in London when he was 17 and recalled him playing her 'I Pity The Fool' at the Gioconda café in Denmark Street.
Entities
Artists
- David Bowie
- Davie Jones
- Alec Palao
- Shel Talmy
- Dana Gillespie
Institutions
- Warner Music Group
- Parlophone
- Talmy Enterprises Incorporated
- Record Store Day
- HMV
- Music Week
- BBC
- The Kinks
- The Who
- Manfred Mann
- The Easybeats
- Marquee Club
- Gioconda
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Bromley
- Denmark Street