“5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Lift Off…”
In the very same week that David Bowie achieved his first ever #1 US single with Fame (September 20th, 1975), RCA issued the Space Oddity EP which would go on to be his first UK #1.
The 3-track EP was released forty years ago today (September 26th, 1975), and that’s the 1975 sheet music and press advert in our montage, along with the new 40th Anniversary Picture Disc.
Though the original 1969 Philips issue furnished Bowie with his first top five hit in the UK, it was the 1975 reissue that gave him his first #1 UK single.
As we mentioned previously, we’re marking this fact with the release of a Space Oddity 40th Anniversary T-shirt/Pic Disc bundle to be released next Friday, October 2nd.
These Tees are produced in particularly limited quantities and you can pre-order yours here now.
Here are the track details:
A-Side
Space Oddity (UK single edit)
(David Bowie)
Produced by Gus Dudgeon and arranged by David Bowie and Paul Buckmaster
AA-Side
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (single B-side with spoken introduction)
(David Bowie)
Produced by Gus Dudgeon and arranged by David Bowie and Paul Buckmaster
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