David Bowie - David Bowie aka Space Oddity (1969) [Full Album]

David Bowie (commonly known as Space Oddity) is the second studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in the United Kingdom on 14 November 1969 through Mercury affiliate Philips Records. Financed by Mercury on the strength of "Space Oddity", the album was recorded from June to October 1969 at Trident Studios in London. Gus Dudgeon produced "Space Oddity", while Tony Visconti produced the rest of the album. It featured an array of collaborators, including Herbie Flowers, Rick Wakeman, Terry Cox and the band Junior's Eyes.

Departing from the music hall style of Bowie's 1967 self-titled debut, David Bowie contains folk rock and psychedelic rock songs, with lyrical themes influenced by events happening in Bowie's life at the time, including former relationships and festivals he attended. "Space Oddity", a tale about a fictional astronaut, was released as a single in July 1969 and became Bowie's first commercial hit, reaching the UK top five.

The album was a commercial failure due to a lack of promotion, despite receiving some positive reviews from music critics. For its release in the United States, Mercury retitled the album Man of Words/Man of Music and used different artwork. RCA Records reissued the album under the title of Space Oddity following Bowie's commercial breakthrough with Ziggy Stardust in 1972, using a contemporary photo of Bowie as the artwork. The reissue charted in both the UK and the US.

Tracklist:
00:00 Space Oddity
05:16 Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
12:10 Letter To Hermione
14:47 Cygnet Committee
24:25 Janine
27:48 An Occasional Dream
30:51 Wide Eyed Boy From Freecloud
35:42 God Knows I'm Good
39:04 Memory of a Free Festival

Personnel
Album credits per the 2009 reissue liner notes and biographer Nicholas Pegg.
David Bowie – vocals, acoustic guitar, stylophone ("Space Oddity"), chord organ ("Memory of a Free Festival"), kalimba
Tim Renwick – electric guitar, flute, recorder
Keith Christmas – acoustic guitar
Mick Wayne – guitar
Rick Wakeman – Mellotron, electric harpsichord
Tony Visconti – bass guitar, flute, recorder
Herbie Flowers – bass guitar
John "Honk" Lodge – bass guitar
John Cambridge – drums
Terry Cox – drums
Benny Marshall and friends – harmonica, backing vocals ("Memory of a Free Festival")
Paul Buckmaster – cello