Karma Man (BBC radio session, “Top Gear”: recorded 13.5.68, broadcast 26.5.68, Piccadilly 1 Studio, 201 Piccadilly, London)
~ Recording by David Bowie
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.6 | Karma Man | 3:03 | David Bowie | A Second Face | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rainbow Records, Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | RLP 499091, TAB 71 |
| 1.6 | Karma Man | ?:?? | David Bowie | A Second Face | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | TAB 71 |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 3:00 | David Bowie | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 (fixed CD2 pressing, limited edition 3 CD box set) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”), BBC Music | 7087 6 15778 2 2, 7243 5 28958 2 3, 7243 528630 2 0, 7243 528631 2 9 |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 3:00 | David Bowie | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 (ミレニアム限定発売 corrupt CD2: track 5 = track 13) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), 東芝EMI 株式会社 (record company, do not use as release label - check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007-06-29) | TOCP-65631 (7243 528630 2 0), TOCP-65632 (7243 528631 2 9), TOCP-65633 (7243 5 28958 2 3) |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 3:00 | David Bowie | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 (fixed CD2 pressing, track 4 ≠ track 12) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 3:00 | David Bowie | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 (CD2 mispressing, track 4 = track 12) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation | BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 28629 2 4, 7243 528629 2 4, 7243 528629 2 4 (7243 528630 2 0), 7243 528629 2 4 (7243 528631 2 0) | |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 3:00 | David Bowie | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 (corrupt CD2, track 4 = track 12) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 28629 2 4, 7243 5 28958 2 3, 7243 528629 2 4, 7243 528629 2 4 (7243 528630 2 0), 7243 528629 2 4 (7243 528631 2 0) |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 3:00 | David Bowie | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 (Matrix: EMI UDEN) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 28958 2 3, 7243 528629 2 4 |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 3:00 | David Bowie | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| 東芝EMI 株式会社 (record company, do not use as release label - check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007-06-29) | TOCP-65666, TOCP-65667 |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 3:00 | David Bowie | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | |
| 1.3 | Karma Man | 2:59 | David Bowie & The Tony Visconti Orchestra | Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) | 0825646095285, DBBBCLP6872 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Alan Harris (British engineer and producer) (on 1968-05-13) Pete Ritzema (engineer) (on 1968-05-13) |
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| producer: | Bernie Andrews (BBC producer) (on 1968-05-13) |
| bass: | Herbie Flowers (on 1968-05-13) |
| drums (drum set): | Barry Morgan (English drummer) (on 1968-05-13) |
| guitar: | David Bowie (on 1968-05-13) John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1968-05-13) |
| keyboard: | Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.) (on 1968-05-13) |
| background vocals: | Steve Peregrine Took (on 1968-05-13) Tony Visconti (on 1968-05-13) |
| vocals: | David Bowie (on 1968-05-13) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1968) |
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| recorded at: | BBC 201 Piccadilly, Studio 1 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-13) |
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| recording of: | Karma Man (on 1968-05-13: live) |
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Related works
Karma Man
| lyricist and composer: | David Bowie |
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| publisher: | Essex Music International, Inc. Westminster Music Ltd. |
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