David Bowie
David Bowie
2150 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 2823685 |
| Excel File Row | 238 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:04:27 |
| Pressing Year | 1969 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Philips |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | SBL 7912 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | 852146 1Y//2* 1 1 3 ("Gatefold" "Philips Black-white text"Space Oddity" "Mother 1 Stamper 1") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | 852146 2Y//2 1 1 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
The album, unfortunately often confused with his eponymous '67 debut, is universally recognised today as "Space Oddity", named after its most famous track. This song, a true masterpiece orchestrated by producer Gus Dudgeon (not by Tony Visconti, who initially found it too "novelty" for Bowie), was strategically released by Philips to coincide with the Apollo 11 moon landing. This timing was no accident; the BBC, recognising the track's futuristic atmosphere, used the song as background music during its television coverage of the historic event. Although Bowie himself didn't want the piece to be perceived solely as a "space song", its immediate and overwhelming success was undeniable, catapulting it into the collective consciousness and forever linking it inextricably to that epoch-making historical moment. Philips, shrewdly, capitalised on this association, transforming a brilliant insight into a cultural icon that defined his artistic path.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Space Oddity (5:13)
- A2.1 - Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed (6:09)
- A2.2 - Don't Sit Down (0:39)
- A3 - Letter To Hermione (2:30)
- A4 - Cygnet Committee (9:22)
- B1 - Janine (3:22)
- B2 - An Occasional Dream (2:54)
- B3 - The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (4:46)
- B4 - God Knows I'm Good (3:17)
- B5 - Memory Of A Free Festival (7:06)
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