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Posted by Epoisses on 2007-01-29 04:39:43 +0000

Bowie Immersion #3: "Man Who Sold The World" (1970)

<img src ="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/TheManWhoSoldtheWorld.jpg">

I realized that I should be posting relevant info, too. So, to backtrack:

-'s/t' was released June 1, 1967, on Deram Records.
-'Space Oddity' was released on November 4th, 1969, on Phillips/Mercury. The album peaked at #17 UK and #16 US, with the 'Space Oddity' single charting in 1969/1975 UK (#5/#1) and 1973 US (#15).

so, having said that:

-'Man Who Sold The World' was released on November 4th, 1970 in the US and in April 1971 in the UK. The album charted #26 on the UK pop charts in 1972 and crawled up to #105 in the US in 1973.

Let me know if there's anything else I should be posting weekly.

Link is <a href ="http://www.sendspace.com/file/fo81wx"> here. </a>
Posted by jbcardinale on 2007-01-29 18:46:25 +0000
To celebrate Bowie immersion, I'm going to play Bowie records at Q on Wednesday. I don't have Aladdin Sane (bullocks!) and I still can't find Lodger, does anyone have these records? Pin Ups don't count.
Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-01-29 19:26:29 +0000
I have Ziggy Stardust.
Posted by Chopper on 2007-01-30 14:30:08 +0000
Now we get into some interesting stuff. "The Man who Sold the World" is the first time we learn about Bowie as a person and not just an artist. "All the Madmen" and arguably "Width of a Circle" deal with schizophrenia, a family infliction on his mother's side.

Bowie had an aunt who suffered depression and schizophrenia, underwent all sorts of shock treatment and died in her 30's. His mother's 2 other sisters suffered from schizophrenia as well - one was even given a lobotomy.

Bowie's half brother was institutionalized with the family "condition" and eventually killed himself.

Bowie always feared that he would be inflicted, thus the need for his alter-egos.

Anyway, this album is terrific and Bowie truly set himself apart from those of his day.

Posted by Epoisses on 2007-01-30 18:19:26 +0000
Lots of Piccirilli-esque bass runs.
Posted by MF DU on 2007-01-30 18:25:37 +0000
<img src="http://www.movieposterclassics.com/images/BigJaws2.jpg">

That guy from "Teeth of The Sea" Part 2
Posted by mr. mister on 2007-02-01 13:47:14 +0000
I really like this album. It stands out in the Bowie collection in that it is kinda heavy. Lots of rock. Black Country Rock is a great song. Super stoner songs about evil computers that want to be ignored because their bored with their absolute control, who couldn't like it?
Posted by jbcardinale on 2007-02-01 15:57:33 +0000
<img src = "http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/376571057_9831677e34_m.jpg">

Heard @ Q.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-02-01 16:17:37 +0000
A collector's wet dream. Musically so-so.
Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-02-09 20:55:30 +0000
Somehow I missed this one last week, so I'm sorry if this is a little belated. This one, as well, is great. So looks like we have a threepeat of worthy albums. Nice to hear him wave the freak flag a bit, which I think is kinda missing on "Hunky Dory." But now that I've heard this one, it's obvious the loud rock/guitar bombast of "Man Who.." plus the histrionics of "Hunky" equal Ziggy. At parts this sounds like Cream's "Disraeli Gears" which isn't a huge suprise cuz Mr. Jones is nothing more than a xeroxer of whatever's popular at the time. Somehow managed to avoid hearing the non-Nirvana version of the cover track up until today: the old one's vastly superior.
Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-02-09 20:56:08 +0000
Going to Pic's bachelor party in a month or so. I might not make it back.
Posted by Rory_Stark on 2007-02-11 05:33:53 +0000
I'm reading this post while shit downloads.
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