Space Oddity (40th anniversary edition)

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 33 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1: The Original Album
#TitleRatingLength
1Space Oddity
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass:
Herbie Flowers (in 1969-06)
drums (drum set):
Terry Cox (UK rock drummer) (in 1969-06)
guitar and other instruments:
David Bowie (in 1969-06)
piano:
Rick Wakeman (in 1969-06)
vocals:
David Bowie (in 1969-06)
arranger:
David Bowie and Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-06)
music videos:
Space Oddity (1973, Bowie with red hair & acoustic guitar) by David Bowie and Space Oddity (1969, Bowie with round glasses & cap) by David Bowie
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 42), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 53) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 189)
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
4.45:17
2Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
compilation of:
Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed by David Bowie and (Don’t Sit Down) by David Bowie
recording of:
Don’t Sit Down (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Éditer à Paris, Onward Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Tintoretto Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部
recording of:
Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
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
3.656:53
3Letter to Hermione
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
recording of:
Letter to Hermione (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Mainman Saag (New York), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.52:36
4Cygnet Committee
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
12 string guitar:
Keith Christmas
bass guitar:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues)
drums (drum set):
John Cambridge
guitar [lead guitar]:
Mick Wayne
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tim Renwick
harpsichord [electric harpsichord]:
Rick Wakeman
vocals:
David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
recording of:
Cygnet Committee (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
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
version of:
Lover to the Dawn (precursor to “Cygnet Committee”)
4.49:35
5Janine
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
recording of:
Janine (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
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
2.83:25
6An Occasional Dream
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
recording of:
An Occasional Dream (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
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
3.63:02
7Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
12 string guitar:
David Bowie
bass guitar:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Cambridge
vocals:
David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
recording of:
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd. and TRO Essex Music International, Inc.
3.54:52
8God Knows I’m Good
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
vocals:
David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
recording of:
God Knows I’m Good (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
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
3.23:21
9Memory of a Free Festival
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Malcolm Toft
producer:
Tony Visconti
background vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1969-07 until 1969-09), David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09), Bob Harris (whispering radio broadcaster) (from 1969-07 until 1969-09) and Tony Woollcott (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
vocals:
David Bowie (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
arranger:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
recording of:
Memory of a Free Festival (from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
47:10
CD 2: The Bonus Material
#TitleRatingLength
1Space Oddity (demo)5:14
2An Occasional Dream (demo)
recording of:
An Occasional Dream
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
2:53
3Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (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 2019)
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.
44:58
4Let Me Sleep Beside You (BBC radio session)44:49
5Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (BBC radio session)
recording of:
Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
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
6Janine (BBC radio session)
recorded at:
Dave Lee Travis Show (1969-10-26)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-20)
live 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
43:05
7London, Bye, Ta‐Ta (stereo version)22:37
8The Prettiest Star (stereo version)
producer:
Tony Visconti
guitar:
Marc Bolan (in 1970-01)
edit of:
The Prettiest Star (original Marc Bolan mono version) by David Bowie
recording of:
The Prettiest Star (in 1970-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
53:15
9Conversation Piece (stereo version)53:08
10Memory of a Free Festival, Part 1 (single A‐side)4:02
11Memory of a Free Festival, Part 2 (single B‐side)3:34
12Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (alternate album mix)4:48
13Memory of a Free Festival (alternate album mix)9:25
14London, Bye, Ta‐Ta (alternate stereo mix)22:37
15Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola (full length stereo version)25:16

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2009)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
licensed to:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6917279 [info]