Bowie, David - Clareville Grove Demos

NY 7" ENKELTÆSKE SÆT PÅ WB 2019

3 X 7" SINGLER

Efter den seneste meddelelse om Spying Through A Keyhole er Parlophone indstillet til yderligere at fejre 50-året for David Bowies første hit, Space Oddity, med et 7" vinylsinglesæt med seks hjemmedemoer, hvoraf fire er tidligere ikke-udgivne optagelser. Dette sæt dokumenterer yderligere de tidligste stadier af Davids rejse og sangskriver.

Optaget tidligt i 1969 i Davids lejlighed i Clareville Grove, London, viser denne live-til-bånd-demo-session, hvor David optræder som en duo med John 'Hutch' Hutchinson efter slutningen af Feathers-trioen, som indeholdt Davids daværende kæreste Hermione Farthingale.

Fotografiet på boksens front og printet indeni er af Bowies daværende manager, Ken Pitt, og blev taget i Clareville Grove-lejligheden, som David delte med Hermione. Hans militærklip skyldtes den meget korte optræden, han havde i filmen The Virgin Soldiers.

Som med Spying Through A Keyhole vinyl-singlebox-sættet præsenteres designet af hvert enkelt label for at afspejle den måde, David sendte mange af sine demoer til udgivere og pladeselskaber, med hans egne håndskrevne sangtitler på EMIDISC acetat-labels. Selve singlerne er alle mono og spiller ved 45 rpm.

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Tracklist

• Single 1
• Side A
  • Space Oddity
  • Now featuring the final lyrics, this version of the demo first appeared on the long deleted Space Oddity 40th Anniversary 2 CD release, and is now making its debut on vinyl. It predates the 2nd February Morgan Studios recording that featured in the Love You Till Tuesday television film.
• Side B
  • Lover To The Dawn
  • This song aimed at a former lover would eventually morph into Cygnet Committee recorded for the David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) album later in the year.
  • Single 2
• Side A
  • Ching-a-Ling
  • Previously recorded in October 1968 by the trio Turquoise featuring David, Hermione and Tony Hill (who became Feathers when Hutch replaced Hill). David and Hutch continued to perform the song as a duo following Hermione’s departure.
• Side B
  • An Occasional Dream
  • Slightly different lyrically to the later album version, this version of the demo also first appeared on the deleted Space Oddity 40th Anniversary release.
  • Single 3
• Side A
  • Let Me Sleep Beside You
  • A studio version was first recorded in September 1967 but remained unreleased until The World Of David Bowie album in 1970. The song was later recorded in session for the BBC in October 1969 and was a song David clearly believed in, recording it once more for the unreleased Toy album 30 years later. That version finally saw the light of day on the Nothing Has Changed 3 CD set in 2014.
• Side B
  • Life Is A Circus
  • A cover of an obscure song written by Roger Bunn recorded by vocal/instrumental quartet Djinn. Vocals are shared Simon and Garfunkel style by David and Hutch.