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The Rykodisc Bowie releases have the bonus tracks, but the EMI/Virgin reissues from 1999 have improved audio quality. The bass/drums are a bit punchier and the guitars/vocals are crisper, and audio is less thinly spread in general. I'm pretty sure that Bowie himself said that the 1990 Rykodisc of ZIGGY was too thin/weak sounding.
Anyway, either release would ultimately be a worthy investment... DO NOT however choose the 30th Anniversary double disc reissues of any of the albums. They have hideous artificial sounding audio, and not only are the Left/Right channels REVERSED on the ZIGGY release, but certain sounds and cues are MISSING from the mix. It's just generally fucked up.
In summary... Rykodisc reissues from 1990 have nice bonus tracks, and EMI/VIRGIN reissues from 1999 (while album only) have the best standard CD audio.
Best albums IMO...
HUNKY DORY
LOW
ZIGGY STARDUST
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