The third massive David Bowie box set covering his career in chronological order is out this weekend.
A New Career in Town (1977-1982) is available as an 11-CD box set or a 14-LP vinyl set. Both packages include the four studio albums he released during that time, Tony Visconti's new mix of 1979's Lodger, and ReCall 3, a compilation of singles and B-sides released during that era.
Guitarist Adrian Belew's first stint with Bowie came during this era, as he appears on Lodger and 1978's live double album Stage. (They teamed up again in 1990 for the Sound + Vision tour.) Belew says that Bowie would sometimes call him "the young Kentuckian" when he joined the 1978 band.
Adrian Belew on joining David Bowie's band in 1978. OC:
"I just happened to fall into his realm at the right time when he needed somebody who could go wild on guitar. He told me one time 'I want you to be my Keith Richards to my Mick Jagger.' And you know, I sort of thought, well, okay then, I'm just going to go for that. And it worked out beautifully."
He also says Bowie was always encouraging him on stage and in the studio. "He would just say, 'Do what you want, and I'll tell you what I love'... He was really excited about what the people around him played, so he was super supportive."