The World of David Bowie

The World of David Bowie
The World of David Bowie
Compilation album by David Bowie
Released	6 March 1970
Recorded	1966–1968
Genre	Rock, folk rock
Length	41:23
Label	Decca
Producer	Mike Vernon; Tony Visconti;
David Bowie chronology

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The World of David Bowie is a compilation album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 6 March 1970 by Decca Records as part of their The World of... series following Bowie's success with the "Space Oddity" single. It primarily consists of material he recorded in 1967 for Decca subsidiary Deram, including all but four tracks from his debut album David Bowie, as well as three previously unreleased songs — "Karma Man", "Let Me Sleep Beside You" and "In the Heat of the Morning" — and the 1966 B-side "The London Boys". The tracklisting was approved by Bowie himself, while the sleeve photo was provided by David Bebbington.^[2] The album was reissued in April 1973 with a Ziggy Stardust-era sleeve photo.^[3]

Track listing

All songs were written by David Bowie. Tracks 1, 3, and 6 on side two were previously unreleased.

Side one

"Uncle Arthur" – 2:07
"Love You till Tuesday" – 3:09
"There Is a Happy Land" – 3:11
"Little Bombardier" – 3:24
"Sell Me a Coat" – 2:58
"Silly Boy Blue" – 3:48
"The London Boys" – 3:20

Side two

"Karma Man" – 2:58
"Rubber Band" – 2:17
"Let Me Sleep Beside You" – 3:24
"Come and Buy My Toys" – 2:07
"She's Got Medals" – 2:23
"In the Heat of the Morning" – 2:55
"When I Live My Dream" – 3:22

Personnel

David Bowie – vocals, guitar
John McLaughlin – guitar (on Side 2, Tracks 1 and 3)
Herbie Flowers – bass
Tony Visconti – bass, background vocals
Barry Morgan or Andy White – drums
Steve Peregrin-Took – pixiephone
unidentified strings

References

^ Henderson, Alex. "The World of David Bowie – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Croydon, Surrey: Adelita. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-9552017-7-6.
^ Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. p. 500. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.

External links

The World of David Bowie at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Henderson, Alex. "The World of David Bowie – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[2] Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Croydon, Surrey: Adelita. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-9552017-7-6.

[3] Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. p. 500. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.

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