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Unheard Bowie Tapes Unearthed From Philly Estate Find
Max Chester bought old reels at a Montgomery County foreclosure that include an early version of Bowie's Fame and a Springsteen cover recorded at Sigma Sound Studios. The tapes feature Luther Vandross and Carlos Alomar, reveal Bowie's proto style, and may be donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of a repatriation effort with Warner Music and Bowie's estate.
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David Bowie
Max Chester
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Brewerytown Records
Philly
Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
Sigma Sound
Chester
Billy Paul
Ebonys
Richard Grant
London
the Telegraph
Bailey Street
Brendan McGeehan
Elm Street
Conshohocken
Ron Aikens
Ochester
MFSB
Sigma House
O’jays
Harold Melvin
The
Blue Notes
McGeehan
the Flares
Carlos Alomar
Toby Seay
Drexel University Audio Archives
Sigma Sound Studios
Seay
Springsteen
Saint
New York
John Lennon
Alomar
Lennon
Sigma
Aaron Levinson
Max
Levinson
Range Recording
Ardmore
Warner Music Group
Warner Chappell Publishing
Chester and Levinson
Victoria and Albert Museum
V&a
Tony Visconti
North 12Th Street