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David Bowie

1969 Folk Rock Psychedelic Rock

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Tracklist

A1 Space Oddity 5:13
A2.1 Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed 6:09
A2.2 Don’t Sit Down 0:39
A3 Letter To Hermione 2:30
A4 Cygnet Committee 9:22
B1 Janine 3:22
B2 An Occasional Dream 2:54
B3 The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud 4:46
B4 God Knows I’m Good 3:17
B5 Memory Of A Free Festival 7:06

Musicians

David BowieArranged By, Design Concept, Vocals, Twelve-String Guitar, Stylophone, Kalimba, Organ (Rosedal Electric Chord), Written-By
Tony ViscontiArranged By, Bass, Flute, Recorder, Producer
Herbie FlowersBass
HonkBass
Paul BuckmasterCello, Arranged By
John CambridgeDrums
Terry CoxDrums
Tim RenwickFlute, Recorder, Guitar
Keith ChristmasGuitar
Mick WayneGuitar
Benny Marshall And FriendsHarmonica
Rick WakemanMellotron, Electric Harpsichord

Production

Gus DudgeonProducer

Also credited. Cover (Back): George Underwood. Cover (Front): Vernon Dewhurst. Design Concept: Calvin Mark Lee. Engineer: Barry Sheffield, Ken Scott, Malcolm Toft.

Release notes

Issued on black Philips labels with silver print in an illustrated gatefold cover with lyrics inside.

℗1969
SBL 7912 on sleeve, SBL.7912 on labels.

Inner gatefold notes: “Front cover by Vernon Dewhurst based on ‘CTA 25 Neg’ by Victor Vasarely....’The Depth of the Circle’ Back cover by George Underwood.

Track A2.2 is not listed on either sleeve or centre label. This ‘hidden track’ was edited out of the 1969 US Mercury edition of “” and subsequent RCA reissues of “Space Oddity”.

This has the wide Philips logo on the labels and is the first pressing. This version mistakenly lists all publishing to Essex Music Intl. Ltd.
See for the edition issued in 1970 with the thin Philips logo that lists 7 tracks to Copyright Control.