David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) (Remastered) David Bowie

• 1 Space Oddity 05:16
• 2 Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed 06:52
• 3 Letter To Hermione 02:36
• 4 Cygnet Committee 09:39
• 5 Janine 03:25
• 6 An Occasional Dream 03:00
• 7 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud 04:53
• 8 God Knows I'm Good 03:22
• 9 Memory Of A Free Festival 07:10
• Total Runtime 46:13

Info zu David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) (Remastered)

„Space Oddity“ was the first record on which David Bowie looked and sounded like the Bowie whom the world has come to know. One glance at the spooky, androgynous face that adorns the record was enough to signal that the Anthony Newley-influenced, light-pop singer who sang the novelty number "The Laughing Gnome" a few years earlier was a thing of the past. Leaving behind the mannered, English music hall-isms of his initial recordings, Bowie roughened up the sound, creating a ragged, eclectic mix of folk and rock tinged with electronic sounds. The record yielded his first American hit, and began the singer's soon-to-be meteoric rise to international rock icon-hood.

The title track, a sci-fi mini-epic, is an enduring classic in which Bowie squeezes every bit of drama from both his dour low range and the soaring upper reaches of his voice. Even after decades of continued airplay, "Space Oddity" is surprising for its intricate arrangement, nifty guitar playing, and palpable sense of interplanetary estrangement. Other fine and lesser-known musical moments include the sublimely subdued "Letter to Hermione," and the sprawling and strange "Memory of a Free Festival."

„Originally released as Man of Words/Man of Music, Space Oddity was David Bowie's first successful reinvention of himself. Abandoning both the mod and Anthony Newley fascinations that marked his earlier recordings, Bowie delves into a lightly psychedelic folk-rock, exemplified by the album's soaring title track. Bowie actually attempts a variety of styles on Space Oddity, as if he were trying to find the ones that suited him best. As such, the record isn't very cohesive, but it is charming, especially in light of his later records. Nevertheless, only "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" and "Memory of a Free Festival" rank as Bowie classics, and even those lack the hooks or purpose of "Space Oddity.“ (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

David Bowie, vocals, guitars, Stylophone, organ
Rick Wakeman, Mellotron, electric harpsichord, keyboards
Tim Renwick, electric guitar
Keith Christmas, acoustic guitar
Mick Wayne, guitar
Tony Visconti, bass, flute, recorder
Herbie Flowers, bass
Terry Cox, drums
Benny Marshall and friends, harmonica
Paul Buckmaster, cello

Recorded June–September 1969 at Trident Studios, London
Produced by Tony Visconti, Gus Dudgeon on "Space Oddity"

Digitally remastered

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