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David Bowie (commonly known as Space Oddity) [a] is the second studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in the United Kingdom on 14 November 1969 through Mercury affiliate Philips Records. Financed by Mercury on the strength of "Space Oddity", the album was recorded from June to October 1969 at Trident Studios in ...
"Space Oddity" 1969 UK single "Space Oddity" was released as a 7-inch (18 cm) single on 11 July 1969, with "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" as the B-side, by Philips in the UK and Mercury in the US. [42] [43] In some territories, the single's sleeve included a photograph of Bowie playing an acoustic guitar, a rarity for singles at the time. [41]
In July 1969, Bowie performed at the Maltese Music Festival while his father became sick and later died. The feel of the song was meant to show Bowie's feelings after his father's death. [4] The song also seems to be about social structure, as the girl in the song is very wealthy compared to the narrator.
"Cygnet Committee" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie and recorded in 1969 for his second eponymous album (released in the U.S. as Man of Words, Man of Music and re-released in 1972 as Space Oddity).
A Dutch compilation featuring "Space Oddity" performed on the Swiss TV show "Hits A Go Go" on 2 November 1969 [31] 40 Jaar Top 40: 1969–1970: Various artists A Dutch compilation featuring the live performance of "Space Oddity" at the Ivor Novello Awards on 10 May 1970 [31] The Nomi Song: 2005 Klaus Nomi
"Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" is a song written by David Bowie, first recorded in June 1969 [1] and released as a B-side to his single "Space Oddity". Bowie then rerecorded the song for his second eponymous album (released in the U.S. as Man of Words, Man of Music by Mercury and reissued by RCA in 1972 as Space Oddity).
Conversation Piece is a box set by English musician David Bowie, released in November 2019, which contains five CDs featuring recordings made in 1968–1969.The box set includes home demos and BBC sessions, as well as two mixes of the 1969 album Space Oddity: the original 1969 stereo mix, and a new 2019 mix produced by Tony Visconti specifically for the set.
"Space Oddity" David Bowie, 1969: 5:15: 3. "Starman" The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972: 4:18: 4. "Ziggy Stardust" The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972: 3:16: 5. "John, I'm Only Dancing" (Sax version) Non-album single, released in 1973; the original version released the previous ...