The Man Who Sold The World (Remastered) David Bowie

• 1 The Width Of A Circle 08:11
• 2 All The Madmen 05:43
• 3 Black Country Rock 03:37
• 4 After All 04:00
• 5 Running Gun Blues 03:15
• 6 Saviour Machine 04:30
• 7 She Shook Me Cold 04:17
• 8 The Man Who Sold The World 04:01
• 9 The Supermen 03:41
• Total Runtime 41:15

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By 1970 David Bowie was already hinting at his talent as a master pop manipulator. 'Space Oddity,' released in 1969, showed a performer with a keen sense of cultural detail (we had just put a man on the moon), but „The Man Who Sold The World“ signaled Bowie's full entry into the rock domain. The album's eclectic pop stylings proved Bowie to be not only a watchful observer, but also a hip modifier of pop music trends.

„The Man Who Sold The World“ is a gritty tour through late '60s rockisms. The folky title track is wary and sensitive, while the bombastic 'The Supermen' mixes crushing drums and Allman Brothers-esque guitar chimes. 'All The Madmen' is Bowie at his vulnerable, evocative best, and 'Black Country Rock' stomps along with the best of the White Boy Blues contingent. While it did not yet approach the space-age sci-fi atmosphere of Bowie's future releases, „The Man Who Sold The World“ reaffirmed the themes introduced with 'Space Oddity' and served as the launching pad for one of rock's most enigmatic and durable performers.

„Even though it contained no hits, The Man Who Sold the World, for most intents and purposes, is the beginning of David Bowie's classic period. Working with guitarist Mick Ronson and producer Tony Visconti for the first time, Bowie developed a tight, twisted heavy guitar rock that appears simple on the surface but sounds more gnarled upon each listen. The mix is off-center, with the fuzz-bass dominating the compressed, razor-thin guitars and Bowie's strangled, affected voice. The sound of The Man Who Sold the World is odd, but the music is bizarre itself, with Bowie's bizarre, paranoid futuristic tales melded to Ronson's riffing and the band's relentless attack. Musically, there isn't much innovation on The Man Who Sold the World -- it is almost all hard blues-rock or psychedelic folk-rock -- but there's an unsettling edge to the band's performance, which makes the record one of Bowie's best albums.“ (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

'...A robust set that spins with dizzying disorientation....Bowie's armoury was being hastily assembled, though it was never deployed with such thrilling abandon again.' (Mojo)

'...a weird and supernatural tone....uniformly excellent....Bowie's music offers an experience that is as intriguing as it is chilling...' (Rolling Stone)

David Bowie, vocals, guitars, Stylophone, organ, saxophone
Mick Ronson, guitars, backing vocals
Tony Visconti, bass, piano, guitar, recorder, producer, backing vocals
Mick Woodmansey, drums, percussion
Ralph Mace, Moog modular synthesizer

Recorded 18 April – 22 May 1970 at Trident Studios in London and Advision Studios in West London
Engineered by Ken Scott
Produced by Tony Visconti

Digitally remastered

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