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Gotta Start Somewhere...
Davie Jones with The King Bees
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Liza Jane / Louie, Louie Go Home Conn (2:15) / Revere (?) Vocalion V-9221, 6/64 The Thin One's first recording |
David Bowie with The Lower Third
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Can't Help Thinking About Me / And I Say To Myself Bowie (2:45) / Bowie (2:30) Warner Bros 5815, 3/66 First US single |
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The Laughing Gnome¹ / Gospel According To Tony Day¹ Bowie (3:00) / Bowie (2:50) London 20079, 4/67 |
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Rubber Band / There Is A Happy Land Bowie (2:15) / Bowie (3:11) Deram 45-85009, 6/67 |
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David Bowie |
| Deram DES-18003 | |
| 8/67 [UK: 6/67] | |
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 Side One | ||
| Uncle Arthur | Bowie | 2:07 |
| Sell Me A Coat | Bowie | 2:58 |
| Rubber Band | Bowie | 2:17 |
| Love You Till Tuesday | Bowie | 3:09 |
| There Is A Happy Land | Bowie | 3:11 |
| When I Live My Dream | Bowie | 3:22 |
| Side Two | ||
| Little Bombardier | Bowie | 3:24 |
| Silly Boy Blue | Bowie | 3:48 |
| Come And Buy My Toys | Bowie | 2:07 |
| Join The Gang | Bowie | 2:17 |
| She's Got Medals | Bowie | 2:23 |
| Please Mr Gravedigger | Bowie | 2:35 |
Note: The US version deleted We Are Hungry Men and Maid of Bond Street
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Love You Till Tuesday² / Did You Ever Have A Dream¹ Bowie (3:00) / Bowie (2:08) Deram 85016, 9/67 |
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Space Oddity³ / Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud² Bowie (3:26) / Bowie (3:20) Mercury 72949, 7/11/69 T20 Released to coincide with Apollo 11 . . . |
Note: Read more about the song here: David Bowie's Space Oddity is 50 years old but it still holds a cutting message 
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Man Of Words Man Of Music |
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| 11/69 [UK: 11/69] | |
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| Side One | ||
| Space Oddity† | Bowie | 5:15 |
| Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed | Bowie | 6:55 |
| Letter To Hermione | Bowie | 2:28 |
| Cygnet Committee | Bowie | 9:33 |
| Side Two | ||
| Janine | Bowie | 3:18 |
| An Occasional Dream | Bowie | 2:51 |
| The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud† | Bowie | 4:45 |
| God Knows I'm Good | Bowie | 3:13 |
| Memory Of A Free Festival | Bowie | 7:05 |
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Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 1)¹ / Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 2)¹ Bowie (3:17) / Bowie (2:20) Mercury 73075, 6/70 Totally different recording than the album version |
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The Man Who Sold The World |
| Mercury SR-61325 | |
| 11/4/70 [UK: 4/71] | |
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| Side One | ||
| The Width Of A Circle | Bowie | 8:07 |
| All The Madmen | Bowie | 5:38 |
| Black Country Rock | Bowie | 3:33 |
| After All | Bowie | 3:52 |
| Side Two | ||
| Running Gun Blues | Bowie | 3:12 |
| Saviour Machine | Bowie | 4:27 |
| She Shook Me Cold | Bowie | 4:13 |
| The Man Who Sold The World | Bowie | 3:58 |
| The Supermen | Bowie | 3:39 |
Note: See this Wiki section to learn more about the US and UK covers.
The album was to be called Metrobolist, but Mercury changed the title without consulting David. 2021 reissue has corrected that.
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All The Madmen³ / Janine Bowie (3:14) / Bowie (3:23) Mercury 73173, 12/70 |
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Holy Holy / Black Country Rock Bowie (2:23) / Bowie (3:36) Mercury 6052 049 [UK], 1/71 |
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Moonage Daydream / Hang On To Yourself Bowie (3:54) / Bowie (2:53) B&C CB-149 [UK], 4/71 as by The Arnold Corns (see below for more info) |
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Hunky Dory |
| RCA LSP-4623 | |
| 11/71 RS500 [UK: 12/71] | |
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| Side One | ||
| Changes | Bowie | 3:33 |
| Oh! You Pretty Things | Bowie | 3:12 |
| Eight Line Poem | Bowie | 2:53 |
| Life On Mars? | Bowie | 3:48 |
| Kooks | Bowie | 2:49 |
| Quicksand | Bowie | 5:03 |
| Side Two | ||
| Fill Your Heart | Rose-Williams | 3:07 |
| Andy Warhol | Bowie | 3:53 |
| Song For Bob Dylan | Bowie | 4:12 |
| Queen Bitch | Bowie | 3:13 |
| The Bewlay Brothers | Bowie | 5:21 |
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Changes³ / Andy Warhol³ Bowie (2:32) / Bowie (3:03) RCA Victor 74-0605, 12/71 BB |
| Bowie's UK Chart #s Several Bowie albums were reissued in 1973 after the success of Ziggy. Man Of Words Man Of Music T20 The Man Who Sold The World UK Hunky Dory T20 |
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| An Alien Alien? For most people, David Bowie's career started with his persona as Ziggy Stardust. Ziggy [an amalgamation of Vince Taylor (The Playboys), The Legendary Stardust Cowboy (psycobilly singer) and Kansai Yamamoto (costume designer)], is a bisexual alien rock star spreading the word about politics, drugs and sex. Like Tommy, Ziggy is destroyed by the fans he creates. A real family guy. And a consistantly top-rated album. Ziggy was one of the first "glam" records, with two of the songs (Moonage Daydream and Hang On To Yourself) originating from a side project of Bowie's (released as by The Arnold Corns in May, 1971 in the UK). |
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars |
| RCA Victor LSP-4702 | |
| 6/6/72 BB RS500 [UK: 6/72] T20 | |
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| Side One | ||
| Five Years | Bowie | 4:42 |
| Soul Love | Bowie | 3:34 |
| Moonage Daydream | Bowie | 4:40 |
| Starman | Bowie | 4:10 |
| It Ain't Easy | Davies | 2:58 |
| Side Two | ||
| Lady Stardust | Bowie | 3:22 |
| Star | Bowie | 2:47 |
| Hang On To Yourself | Bowie | 2:40 |
| Ziggy Stardust | Bowie | 3:13 |
| Suffragette City | Bowie | 3:25 |
| Rock 'N' Roll Suicide | Bowie | 2:58 |
Note: #93 was the high point on the first pass—during its "lifetime," Ziggy reached #21
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9/22/72: Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH Ziggy Tour |
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David was many characters during his career (Ziggy, The Thin White Duke). The Thin One passed 2016. |
Links!
Official David Bowie Web site