- hard rock, glam rock, rock, psychedelic rock
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Mercury Records
The Man Who Sold the World is the third studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released through Mercury Records in the United States on 4 November 1970 and in the United Kingdom on 8 April 1971. Produced by Tony Visconti and recorded in London from April to May 1970, the album features the first appearances on a Bowie record of future Spiders from Mars members Mick Ronson and Mick Woodmansey.
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Character
Grave, character-led, open-ended and bleak.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- New Musical Express8/10
- Pitchfork8.5/10
- Q3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Spin4/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10
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Tracks
- A1The Width of a Circle8:09
- A2All the Madmen5:41
- A3Black Country Rock3:36
- A4After All3:55
- B1Running Gun Blues3:15
- B2Saviour Machine4:29
- B3She Shook Me Cold4:17
- B4The Man Who Sold the World3:60
- B5The Supermen3:42
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- David Bowie
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Released
- November 4, 1970
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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