It's a shame the current masterings are awful, those RCA LP's and CDs are worth seeking out. Although my 80's RCA Cd of Ziggy has a bit of tape drop out, I'll take that over bright and harsh anyday.
Yep, the RCA recordings sound good. When the LP`s were re-issued in gatefold sleeves I bought them all faithfully on the day of release. They went all the way up to and including `Scary Monsters` with their re-issues both on CD and LP. When I went into my local record store to complete my collection with `Scary Monsters` I was informed that it wouldn`t be coming out on LP. To say I was not amused would have been an understatement! Who on earth made the decision to release them all on vinyl except for the last one? Out of order!
Sorry, just needed to get that out.
By the way, they are all worth buying up to 1980. `Ziggy` and `Aladdin Sane` are my favourites.
Just a quick mention about Tin Machine. I can remember driving listening to the radio one evening when the first Tin Machine album was about to be released. The DJ or radio presenter as I call them nowadays played a track and he got such a fantastic reaction from people phoning the radio station that he played the same track a second time within about ten or fifteen minutes of playing it the first time. I thought we were about to witness the second coming of Bowie but it obviously didn`t turn out that way. Got the first album on tape somewhere. Must dig it out and give it a listen.
It`s a dream it`s out of reach