Product description
As part of the ongoing celebrations marking 50 years since David Bowieβs first hit, βSpace Oddityβ, and following the recent collections βSpying Through A Keyholeβ box set featuring four singles and the βClareville Groveβ Demos with three more singles, Parlophone is releasing a further set of recordings from Bowieβs archive known as The βMercuryβ Demos. The βMercuryβ Demos include 10 early Bowie recordings captured live in one take to a Revox reel-to-reel tape machine in Davidβs flat in the spring of 1969, with accompaniment from John βHutchβ Hutchinson on guitar and harmonica. The version of βSpace Oddityβ from the Demos, originally released with edits on the βSound & Visionβ boxset, is presented here in its true context for the first time. The other nine recordings on the album are all previously unreleased. In addition to Bowie originals, the session also includes the Roger Bunn composition βLife Is A Circusβ, which features as an earlier demo version on the βClareville Groveβ Demos set, and the Lesley Duncan composition βLove Songβ, later recorded by Elton John for his βTumbleweed Connectionβ album. Davidβs own βConversation Pieceβ is announced as βa new songβ and Janine features a short 19 second section sung to the melody of The Beatlesβ βHey Judeβ. The βMercuryβ Demos set comes in a replica of the original tape box and features one LP, a print, two photo contact sheets and sleeve notes by Mark Adams.
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General
Item no. | 445883 |
Musical Genre | Alternative/Indie |
Media - Format 1-3 | LP |
Product topic | Bands |
Band | David Bowie |
Product type | LP |
Release date | 28/06/2019 |
LP 1
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1.Space Oddity
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2.Janine
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3.An Occasional Dream
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4.Conversation Piece
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5.Ching-a-Ling
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6.Iβm Not Quite (aka Letter To Hermione)
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7.Lover To The Dawn
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8.Love Song
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9.When Iβm Five
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10.Life Is A Circus