David Bowie (Space Oddity)

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David Bowie’s “Real” Debut: Remastered 180g Vinyl LP of 1969’sDavid Bowie AKA Space OddityMarks Beginning of Icon’s Constant Creative Reinvention

Originally titledDavid Bowie,then subsequentlyMan of Words, Man of Music,the album that became widely known asSpace Odditywas reissued under that name again in 1972, peaking at #16 onBillboard‘s Albums chart and #5 in the UK. Produced byTony Visconti(except for the title track, produced byGus Dudgeon), the album represents a giant leap forward in Bowie’s songwriting and is the first truly essentialBowiealbum.

Equally notable for its collaborators, including session playersHerbie Flowers,Tim Renwick,Terry Cox,andRick Wakeman,Space Odditypays homage to the influences of the then-burgeoning London artistic scene and delves into psychedelic folk-rock, and prog. Its genre-defying template created a blueprint of the musician who would become, over the next decade, one of the world’s most innovative and inimitable artists.

“As was the case with Miles Davis in jazz, Bowie has come not just to represent his innovations but to symbolize modern rock as an idiom in which literacy, art, fashion, style, sexual exploration and social commentary can be rolled into one.” – Rolling Stone

1. Space Oddity
2. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
3. Letter To Hermione
4. Cygnet Committee
5. Janine
6. An Occasional Dream
7. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
8. God Knows I’m Good
9. Memory Of A Free Festival