This Autumn sees the release of three special David Bowie 7" singles to celebrate a brace of 40th anniversaries and the opening of 'David Bowie is' at the Groninger Museum, Groningen in The Netherlands.
The Netherlands exhibition will also be getting an exclusive limited edition blue vinyl release of 'Man Of Words/Man Of Music' which is the US version of David's 1969 album 'David Bowie' aka 'Space Oddity'.
The 'David Bowie is' exhibition opened in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 2013 and has subsequently travelled the world drawing its 1,000,000th visitor in Paris. The exhibition is currently wowing audiences in Melbourne, Australia and comes back to Europe to the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands on 11th December 2015 to run until 13th March 2016. More details at www.davidbowie-groningen.nl
SPACE ODDITY 7" PICTURE DISC FOR THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF DAVID'S FIRST EVER #1 SINGLE IN THE UK
Release date October 2nd.
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
Both sides stereo
A Side image from the David Bowie Archive
AA Side photo by Vernon Dewhurst
GOLDEN YEARS 40th ANNIVERSARY 7" PICTURE DISC
Release date November 13th
A-Side
Golden Years (Single Version)
(David Bowie)
Produced by David Bowie & Harry Maslin
AA-Side
Station To Station (Single Edit)
(David Bowie)
Produced by David Bowie & Harry Maslin
Both the A & AA side features photos by Steve Schapiro, the AA side is a previously unseen shot.
AMSTERDAM 7" ORANGE VINYL EXCLUSIVE TO THE NETHERLANDS 'DAVID BOWIE IS' EXHIBITION
Release date December 15th for the exhibition opening at the Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands.
A-Side (45 r.p.m.)
Amsterdam
(Jacques Brel/English lyrics: Mort Shuman)
Produced by Ken Scott & David Bowie
B-Side (33 1/3 r.p.m.)
My Death (Live)
(Jacques Brel/Eric Blau/Mort Shuman)
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall 28th September, 1972
Front cover photo is a previously unseen shot by Brian Ward.
Reverse cover photo is a live shot from Carnegie Hall, 28th September, 1972 by David Gahr.
MAN OF WORDS/MAN OF MUSIC BLUE VINYL LP EXCLUSIVE TO THE NETHERLANDS DAVID BOWIE IS' EXHIBITION
Release date December 11th for the exhibition opening at the Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands.
All are released on Parlophone Records.
SPACE ODDITY 7" PICTURE DISC FOR THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF DAVID'S FIRST EVER #1 SINGLE IN THE UK
Release date October 2nd
GOLDEN YEARS 40th ANNIVERSARY 7" PICTURE DISC
Release date November 13th
AMSTERDAM 7" ORANGE VINYL EXCLUSIVE TO THE NETHERLANDS 'DAVID BOWIE IS' EXHIBITION
Release date December 11th
MAN OF WORDS/MAN OF MUSIC BLUE VINYL LP EXCLUSIVE TO THE NETHERLANDS DAVID BOWIE IS' EXHIBITION
Release date December 11th