The period from 1969 to 1987 is summarised over three discs. The first disc is the same as the compilation The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974, which was released in 1997, and the second disc is the same as the 1998 compilation The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979.
This collection comprises three discs, with the first and second mirroring two separate compilations: "The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974" (1997) and "The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979" (1998).