The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974

The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
Compilation album by David Bowie
Released	7 October 1997 (1997-10-07)
Recorded	1969–1974
Genre	Rock, glam rock
Length	77:34
Label	EMI
Producer	Various
David Bowie chronology
The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 (1997) The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 (1997) Earthling in the City (1997)
David Bowie compilation chronology
The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 (1997) The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 (1997) The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.9/10[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Uncut	[6]

The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released by EMI in 1997. The US release of the album was pulled from the stores because of multiple inaccuracies in the credits and liner notes. It was re-released by EMI-CAPITOL Entertainment Properties the following year (1998) in the US as part of the essential collection, with a new cover and corrected information as a limited edition.^[7][8] This album was also included as the first disc of the compilation The Platinum Collection (2005/2006).

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" (Marc Bolan stereo 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.