Side One
1 Space Oddity,
5:14
2 Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly
Dazed, 6:10
3 Don’t Sit Down, 0:39
4 Letter To Hermoine, 2:30
5 Cygnet Committee, 9:30
Side Two
6 Janine,
3:19
7 An Occasional Dream, 2:56
8 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud, 4:47
9 God Knows I’m Good, 3:16
10 Memory Of A Free Festival, 7:07
Bonus Tracks
(on RYKO/EMI re-release 1990, RYKO/RALP
0131-2 - 2LP)
11 Conversation Piece (1970 B Side Of
Prettiest Star), 3:05
12 Memory Of A Free Festival, Part I
(1970 Single Version), 3:59
13 Memory Of A Free Festival, Part
II (1970 Single Version), 3:31
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Recorded: Trident Studios, Soho,
London, UK
(20 June 1969 – mid October
1969)
Musicians: David Bowie, vocals, guitar,
stylophone, kalimba, electric chord organ
Keith Christmas, guitar
Mick Wayne, guitar
Tim Renwick, guitar, flutes,
recorders
Tony Visconti, bass, flutes,
recorders
Herbie Flowers, bass
John ‘Honk’ Lodge, bass
John Cambridge, drums
Terry Cox, drums
Rick Wakeman, mellotron, electric
harpsichord
Paul Buckmaster, cello
Benny Marshall and friends,
harmonica
Producer: Tony Visconti, (Space Oddity
– Gus Dudgeon)
Released: 14 November 1969
Re-released: November
1972 as Space Oddity, RCA LSP 4813 – LP
(without Don’t Sit Down)
Label: Philips SBL 7912
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On hearing a new LP called 'David
Bowie'. someone remarked: 'Well it's very nice, but do you
think he's a lasting talent?'
The answer is Yes. Not just on
the strength of his album but merely because 'Space
Oddity' is not the be all and end all of his talents, and
because David Bowie has been around writing some very good songs for the
past four years. Unheralded, and to a great extent, unnoticed, except by
the Bowie believers and devotes.
This album then is David Bowie
NOW. As he has always been. David is a very social writer. Ho does not
exactly make blatant social comments, but rather frightening atmosphere we
all live in as a back-drop to his songs.
'David Bowie' took six months
to write. 'This has been a good writing period for me and I'm very pleased
with the outcome. I just hope everyone else is too' says Bowie.
The album is out at the
beginning of next month. On it David has arranged all the tracks, and is
helped along in some almost semi-classical sounds by Juniors' Eyes.
The atmosphere of the
album IS rather doomy and un-nerving, but Bowie's point comes across like a
latter-day Dylan. It is an album a lot of people are going to except a lot
from. I don't think they'll be disappointed.
DISC & MUSIC ECHO
25 October 1969
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