Conversation Piece

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Record label: Parlophone UK
℗ «2019 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company»

Annotation last modified on 2020-01-09 12:10 UTC.

Tracklist

▶Digital Media 1: Home Demos
▶Digital Media 2: The ‘Mercury’ Demos
▼Digital Media 3: Conversation Pieces
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1In the Heat of the Morning (Decca mono version)
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Tony Visconti (on 1968-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Andy White (Scottish drummer) (on 1968-03-12)
guitar:
David Bowie (on 1968-03-12) and Mick Wayne (on 1968-03-12)
Hammond organ:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.) (on 1968-03-12)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1968-03-12)
arranger:
Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 2 in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-03-12)
recording of:
In the Heat of the Morning (on 1968-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
42:52
2London Bye, Ta‐Ta (Decca alternative version)
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Tony Visconti (on 1968-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Andy White (Scottish drummer) (on 1968-03-12)
guitar:
David Bowie (on 1968-03-12) and Mick Wayne (on 1968-03-12)
Hammond organ:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.) (on 1968-03-12)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1968-03-12)
arranger:
Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 2 in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-03-12)
recording of:
London Bye Ta‐Ta (on 1968-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd. and TRO-Essex Music International, Inc.
32:36
3In the Heat of the Morning (John Peel – Top Gear, recorded 13.5.68)
engineer:
Alan Harris (British engineer and producer) and Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
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) and 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) and Tony Visconti (on 1968-05-13)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1968)
recorded at:
BBC 201 Piccadilly, Studio 1 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-13)
recording of:
In the Heat of the Morning (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
33:01
4London Bye, Ta‐Ta (John Peel – Top Gear, recorded 13.5.68)
engineer:
Alan Harris (British engineer and producer) (on 1968-05-13) and Pete Ritzema (engineer) (on 1968-05-13)
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) and 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) and Tony Visconti (on 1968-05-13)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1968)
recorded at:
BBC 201 Piccadilly, Studio 1 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-13)
recording of:
London Bye Ta‐Ta (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd. and TRO-Essex Music International, Inc.
32:37
5Karma Man (John Peel – Top Gear, recorded 13.5.68)
engineer:
Alan Harris (British engineer and producer) and Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
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) and 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) and Tony Visconti (on 1968-05-13)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1968)
recorded at:
BBC 201 Piccadilly, Studio 1 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-13)
recording of:
Karma Man (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
23:07
6When I’m Five (John Peel – Top Gear, recorded 13.5.68)
engineer:
Alan Harris (British engineer and producer) and Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
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) and 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) and Tony Visconti (on 1968-05-13)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1968)
recorded at:
BBC 201 Piccadilly, Studio 1 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-13)
recording of:
When I’m Five (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO), TRO Essex Music Ltd., Westminster Music Ltd. and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
23:14
7Silly Boy Blue (John Peel – Top Gear, recorded 13.5.68)
engineer:
Alan Harris (British engineer and producer) and Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
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) and 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) and Tony Visconti (on 1968-05-13)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1968)
recorded at:
BBC 201 Piccadilly, Studio 1 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-13)
recording of:
Silly Boy Blue (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Campbell Connelly France, Embassy Music Corporation, Hollis Music, Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd. and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
34:32
8Ching‐A‐ling (mono)
engineer:
Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Tony Visconti (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Chris Karan (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27)
guitar:
David Bowie (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27), Hermione Farthingale (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27)
vocals:
David Bowie (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27), Hermione Farthingale (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27)
arranger:
Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-10-24, on 1968-11-27)
recording of:
Ching‐A‐Ling (from 1968-10-24 until 1968-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO), TRO Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music Ltd., Westminster Music Ltd. and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
22:51
9Space Oddity (Morgan Studios, alternative take)
producer:
Jonathan Weston (producer)
bass:
Dave Clague (on 1969-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Tat Meager (on 1969-02-02)
Dubreq Stylophone [Stylophone]:
David Bowie (on 1969-02-02)
flute, Hammond organ and mellotron:
Colin Wood (on 1969-02-02)
guitar:
David Bowie (on 1969-02-02) and John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson (guitarist) (on 1969-02-02)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1969-02-02) and John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson (guitarist) (on 1969-02-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-02)
recording of:
Space Oddity (on 1969-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
lyrics quoted on:
Terrence Loves You
34:22
10Space Oddity (UK mono single edit)
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
arranger:
David Bowie and Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2015)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-06)
recording of:
Space Oddity (in 1969-06)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
lyrics quoted on:
Terrence Loves You
4.54:42
11Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (mono, single B‐side)
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
arranger:
David Bowie and Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2015)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-20)
recording of:
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (on 1969-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd. and TRO Essex Music International, Inc.
44:54
12Janine (mono version)
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2015)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-07)
recording of:
Janine (in 1969-07)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
43:22
13Conversation Piece (mono version)
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues) (in 1969-09)
drums (drum set):
John Cambridge (in 1969-09)
guitar:
David Bowie (in 1969-09) and Mick Wayne (in 1969-09)
vocals:
David Bowie (in 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1970, in 2015)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-09)
recording of:
Conversation Piece (in 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Design Music Ltd., EMHA, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4.53:07
14Let Me Sleep Beside You (BBC Radio session D.L.T. Show)
engineer:
Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Paul Williams (British composer, producer and pianist)
bass:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues) (on 1969-10-20)
drums (drum set):
John Cambridge (on 1969-10-20)
guitar:
David Bowie (on 1969-10-20), Tim Renwick (on 1969-10-20) and Mick Wayne (on 1969-10-20)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1969-10-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-20)
recording of:
Let Me Sleep Beside You (on 1969-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., Onward Music Ltd. and TRO Essex Music International, Inc.
53:20
15Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (BBC Radio session D.L.T. Show)
engineer:
Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Paul Williams (British composer, producer and pianist)
bass:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues) (on 1969-10-20)
drums (drum set):
John Cambridge (on 1969-10-20)
guitar:
David Bowie (on 1969-10-20), Tim Renwick (on 1969-10-20) and Mick Wayne (on 1969-10-20)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1969-10-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-20)
recording of:
Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (on 1969-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
44:04
16Janine (BBC Radio session D.L.T. Show)
engineer:
Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Paul Williams (British composer, producer and pianist)
bass:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues) (on 1969-10-20)
drums (drum set):
John Cambridge (on 1969-10-20)
guitar:
David Bowie (on 1969-10-20), Tim Renwick (on 1969-10-20) and Mick Wayne (on 1969-10-20)
vocals:
David Bowie (on 1969-10-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-20)
recording of:
Janine (on 1969-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
53:03
▶Digital Media 4: 1969 Stereo Mixes
▶Digital Media 5: 2019 Mixes