Hunky Dory (2015

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His contract with music publisher Essex had expired and his new manager Tony Defries was facing prior contractual challenges.

Defries then paid off Bowie's debts to Mercury through Gem Productions, and the label surrendered its copyright on David Bowie (1969) and The Man Who Sold the World. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic describes it as "a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class". This one was also plain white but without a liner and I think must be meant to represent the original RCA one, however it does not have the RCA records print on it.

Pegg and Doggett believe the song highlights Bowie's struggle with identity, from his real name David Jones, to his stage name David Bowie and, very shortly, to Ziggy Stardust. Further mixing sessions were carried out between 21 and 26 July to compile a promotional album for Gem Productions. Defries told RCA that they "had nothing since the fifties" but they could "own the seventies" if they hired Bowie.

According to Cann, initial UK pressings were laminated, which enhanced the colour to create a "superior finish"; these pressings are now collector's items. Oh You Pretty Things" has great piano and an irresistable chorus, and "Kooks" is almost unbearably sweet (that's a compliment), especially the line ".

A.5E AIV M (side 1), and APRS-5948-3E A7B (side 2), but I am not sure if this record is from 72 or 76. It was described by Bowie at the time as "how some see BD", and its title is a parody of Dylan's 1962 tribute to folk singer Woody Guthrie, " Song to Woody".

Parlophone’s decision to apply a glossy sheen to the album’s front jacket also makes it easier to appreciate the grain and hand-tinting of the Marlene Dietrich-inspired cover photo. but Hunky Dory is solid from beginning to end, thanks to the fine musicians, Bowie's excellent songwriting, and the artist's now-mature sense of performance.Following the success of the single, Defries sought to extricate Bowie from his contract with Mercury, [2] [3] which was set to expire in June 1971. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman, noted session musician and member of the Strawbs, [3] plays piano on the album; [19] he previously played Mellotron on David Bowie (1969). Immediately before the vocal take, Bowie told Scott, "Don't listen to the words, they don't mean anything.

Already owning Hunky Dory on vinyl and knowing that picture discs do not provide the best sound quality this picture disc was purchased for display as a collectors item and particularly for the poster. Pegg notes that there was a song from 1957 by American doo-wop band the Guytones also titled "Hunky Dory" that may also have played a part. As a co-producer Bowie took an active interest in the album's sound and arrangements, an about-face from his generally hands-off attitude during the Man Who Sold the World sessions. Although Bowie normally waited to name his albums until the last possible moment, the title "Hunky Dory" was announced at the John Peel session.Similarly, Michael Gallucci of Ultimate Classic Rock contended that Hunky Dory is "where Bowie starts to become Bowie", featuring lyrical and stylistic themes he would replicate on future releases. Hunky Dory' is the fourth studio album by David Bowie, originally released on 17 December 1971 by RCA Records. That said, the Parlophone reissue sounds truer to the original than the EMI edition’s rather odd EQ, which seems to spotlight upper-register instruments and bury some midrange information when played back on the two very different audio systems I used for critical auditioning. and the chugging, life-affirming 'Changes', which went on to become one of Bowie's all-time signature songs.