- rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, art rock
- 46 min
- 10 tracks
- Mercury Records
David Bowie is the second studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released in the United Kingdom on 14 November 1969 through Mercury affiliate Philips Records. Financed by Mercury on the strength of the success of the single, "Space Oddity", the album was recorded from June to October 1969 at Trident Studios in London.
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Character-led, spare, grave and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Classic Rock8/10 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography6/10
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork6.7/10
- PopMatters8/10 ★
- Record Collector3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide2/10
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Tracks
- 1Space Oddity5:16
- 2Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed6:12
- 3(Don’t Sit Down)0:44
- 4Letter to Hermione2:37
- 5Cygnet Committee9:36
- 6Janine3:25
- 7An Occasional Dream3:01
- 8Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud4:52
- 9God Knows I’m Good3:22
- 10Memory of a Free Festival7:11
10 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- David Bowie
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Released
- 1969
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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