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Over on the MAINMAN website: Podcast episode #33 is now available...
You can listen to the thirty-third podcast now - in this episode TONY DEFRIES tells the story behind the writing and recording of 'Oh You Pretty Things' - of both PETER NOONE and DAVID BOWIE versions.
Each week they will release a new episode in their podcast series featuring behind the scenes stories from those who lived and breathed this incredibly evocative period in rock history and the website will be home to a continually expanding collection of fascinating memorabilia from the MainMan vaults - much of it never seen before.
The MainMan group of companies was a first of its kind rights management organisation formed by entrepreneur and impresario Tony Defries in 1972, that supported and helped to develop the careers of various artistes including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Mott The Hoople, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Dana Gillespie, Amanda Lear, Wayne/Jayne County, John Cougar Mellencamp and many others.
MainMan official social media accounts: Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube Channel | Instagram
Memories of MICK RONSON, who sadly passed away 28 years ago on this day in 1993.
At today's OMEGA AUCTIONS 'Music Memorabilia' auction, the following DAVID BOWIE items were up for grabs...
Some of the highlights and hammer price included the following:
Lot 378: Aladdin Sane poster - sold for £240 GBP.
Lot 408: David Bowie 5 tickets, 1976 and 1978 tickets - sold for £190 GBP.
Lot 409: David Bowie / George Underwood 1972 Ziggy Stardust skin transfers - sold for £85 GBP.
Lot 410: David Bowie 6 fan taken photos from Empire Theatre, Edinburgh 6th January 1973 - sold for £160 GBP.
Lot 412: David Bowie / Philippe Auliac 1/1 signed print - sold for £650 GBP.
Lot 413: David Bowie owned and signed 'Ground Control to Major Tom' Bowie 2003 Takamine acoustic/electric guitar - sold for £20,000 GBP.
Lot 414: David Bowie Stage album RCA promotional poster - sold for £80 GBP.
Lot 415: David Bowie 'Friends' fan club magazines / two folders - sold for £30 GBP.
Lot 415a: Brighton Dome 19th November 1969 concert poster, Edgar Broughton Band, Strawbs, David Bowie, Steamhammer, Heaven, Jeff Dexter, Success - sold for £500 GBP.
Lot 415b: David Bowie gig poster, Leeds University 2nd June 1973 (cancelled and rearranged) - sold for £2,200 GBP.
To view all the Bowie memorabilia items that were on offer, visit the omegaauctions.co.uk website.
• On this day, 29 years ago, DAVID BOWIE and IMAN were married having a private civil wedding ceremony at Lausanne registry office, Switzerland in 1992...
• On this day, 43 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA during his 1978 World Tour...
• On this day, 45 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at UKK Hall in Helsinki, Finland during his 1976 World Tour. He arrived via train and went to a press conference held at Hotel Hesperia. After the concert, it was reported that David partied at a nightclub with Iggy Pop and Marc Bolan...
• On this day, 55 years ago, DAVID BOWIE & THE BUZZ performed at the Marquee Club, Soho, London, England in 1966...
• On this day, 55 years ago, DAVIE JONES & THE MANISH BOYS perform at Bletchley, England in 1965. This is David's last ever performance with this band...
• Happy Birthday to TONY VISCONTI wishing you all the very best!...
DAVID BOWIE graces the front cover of RECORD COLLECTOR magazine for their May issue (518).
Inside, is a fourteen-page feature on 'Bowie becoming The Man Who Sold The World', as told by Tony Visconti, Woody Woodmansey, Rick Wakeman and Ken Scott.
For more details, visit the recordcollectormag.com website.
Update: The article, 'A long, long time ago', written by Daryl Easlea, utilises new interviews with Tony Visconti, Woody Woodmansey, John Cambridge, Rick Wakeman and Ken Scott, which explores the period in Bowie's life that culminated in the UK release of the album.
The magazine also features several rare photographs from the period, along with a two-page 'select discography' from 1970 - May 1971. There are a few questionable values put on several releases, along with one that is way-off! I think they missed a zero off!
There is also a full-page advertisement for the forthcoming release The Width Of A Circle out next month on 28th May.
The exhibition ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME - BOWIE / MACCORMACK 1973-76 reopens next month at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.
The exhibition will now run from 18th May through to 23rd January 2022.
The photographs will be complemented by a short film never seen before in the UK, shot by Bowie on their trip to Moscow in 1973, music videos of Bowie and MacCormack on stage together, film excerpts and music in the galleries.
Note: Tickets are on sale NOW for dates up to 20th June.
Address: Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1EE
Opening Times:
Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-5pm
Closed Mondays (except Bank Holidays)
For more details, ticket booking and information, please visit brightonmuseums.org.uk website.
Check out today's ITV News report from itv.com news website.
• On this day, 26 years ago, DAVID BOWIE's first solo art exhibition 'David Bowie: New Afro/Pagan And Work 1975-1995' opened at Kate Chertavian Fine Art at The Gallery, Cork Street, Mayfair, London in 1995...
• On this day, 6 years ago, DAVID BOWIE releases 'Changes'/'Eight Line Poem' 7" picture disc, 'Kingdom Come' Side by Side clear vinyl 7" disc and David Bowie 1966 white vinyl for Record Store Day 2015...
Check out the latest episode of 'Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware', in this episode 22, Martyn talks with producer TONY VISCONTI.
Martyn says: Of all the people I wanted to interview for this podcast, Tony Visconti was my number one choice. He has produced 12 of my top 20 all-time favourite albums, and he is simply one of the greatest producers of all time.
Bowie, Bolan, Sparks, Paul McCartney, The Move, Iggy Pop, Kaiser Chiefs, Thin Lizzy, Holy Holy, Morrissey, Prefab Sprout, Angelique Kidjo... the list goes on and on...
The man is a stone-cold, one of a kind, musical hero - my career would probably never have happened without his music.
Ladies and Gentlemen, kneel and pay homage to Anthony Visconti... there can be only one...
You can listen in at anchor.fm
Over on the MAINMAN website: Podcast episode #32 is now available...
You can listen to the thirty-second podcast now - in this episode TREVOR BOLDER talks about working with DAVID BOWIE.
Each week they will release a new episode in their podcast series featuring behind the scenes stories from those who lived and breathed this incredibly evocative period in rock history and the website will be home to a continually expanding collection of fascinating memorabilia from the MainMan vaults - much of it never seen before.
The MainMan group of companies was a first of its kind rights management organisation formed by entrepreneur and impresario Tony Defries in 1972, that supported and helped to develop the careers of various artistes including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Mott The Hoople, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Dana Gillespie, Amanda Lear, Wayne/Jayne County, John Cougar Mellencamp and many others.
MainMan official social media accounts: Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube Channel | Instagram
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
Last week saw the 50th anniversary of the original UK release of The Man Who Sold The World, David Bowie's landmark entry into the 1970s. The album began the collaboration with guitarist Mick Ronson that would continue with such Bowie classics as Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane.
The 2020 re-release of The Man Who Sold The World restored the album's intended title Metrobolist, while featuring a new mix by original producer Tony Visconti. Taking its name from the album's opening track, which was named after a painting by Bowie's friend George Underwood, the new two-CD set The Width Of A Circle acts as a complementary piece to that album. Its 21 tracks feature non-album singles, a BBC In Concert session, music for a TV play and further Visconti remixes wrapping up David's recordings from 1970 and revealing the first sonic steps toward Hunky Dory.
Also released on 28th May is a picture disc version of The Man Who Sold The World album, featuring the striking black and white imagery of the 1972 reissue.
DAVID BOWIE - THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE
CD 1:
THE SUNDAY SHOW INTRODUCED BY JOHN PEEL
Recorded on 5th February, 1970 and broadcast on 8th February, 1970
Amsterdam*
God Knows I'm Good*
Buzz The Fuzz
Karma Man
London Bye, Ta-Ta
An Occasional Dream
The Width Of A Circle*
Janine
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed*
Fill Your Heart
The Prettiest Star
Cygnet Committee*
Memory Of A Free Festival*
Performed by David Bowie and The Tony Visconti Trio (a.k.a. Hype)
CD 2:
THE LOOKING GLASS MURDERS AKA PIERROT IN TURQUOISE:
When I Live My Dream
Columbine
The Mirror
Threepenny Pierrot
When I Live My Dream (Reprise)
SINGLES
The Prettiest Star (Alternative Mix)
Single mix released on 6th March, 1970 on Mercury Records MF 1135. This is the unreleased alternative mix created for promotion in the US market.
London Bye, Ta-Ta*
Originally recorded and rejected as the follow up single to 'Space Oddity'. This mono mix was finally released on the Sound + Vision box set in 1989.
London Bye, Ta-Ta (1970 Stereo Mix)*
This stereo mix of the above remained unreleased until the reformatted reissue of the Sound + Vision box set in 2003, replacing the mono mix.
Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version Part 1)*
Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version Part 2)*
The re-recorded electric version of the closing track from the David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) album released as a single on Mercury Records 6052 026 on 26th June 1970.
Holy Holy*
This non-album single A side, backed by the album version of 'Black Country Rock' from The Man Who Sold The World album, was released on Mercury Records 6052 049 on 15th January, 1971.
SOUNDS OF THE 70s: ANDY FERRIS SHOW
Recorded on 25th March, 1970 and broadcast on the 6th April, 1970
Waiting For The Man
The Width Of A Circle
The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud*
The Supermen (Bowie At The Beeb vinyl only)*
Performed by David Bowie and Hype.
2020 MIXES
The Prettiest Star (2020 Mix)
London Bye, Ta-Ta (2020 Mix)
Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version - 2020 Mix)
All The Madmen (Single Edit 2020 Mix)
Holy Holy (2020 Mix)
(*denotes previously released)
THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE 10" SINGLE and 96/24 digital E.P.
Available only from the official David Bowie store.
Side 1:
1. The Prettiest Star (2020 Mix)
2. London Bye, Ta-Ta (2020 Mix)
Side 2:
1. Memory Of A Free Festival (2020 Mix)
2. Holy Holy (2020 Mix)
From davidbowie.com
You can pre-order The Width Of A Circle 2-CD set and The Man Who Sold The World picture disc album.
Check out the latest DAVID BOWIE - ALBUMTOALBUM podcast, it's well worth listening to.
Episode 20: The 198More Show with Nick Pegg - (Part 2) discusses the many great things Bowie did between 1980 - 1990.
Join us for this 90-minute epic as we continue our mid 80s odyssey through the hectic schedule of D. Bowie, who is dressed in a frightwig and tights hurtling around labyrinths, or smoother than a filtered Turkish gasper, suave and Soho-sexy for Absolute Beginners.
We get to grips with the music from both movies, debate Bowie's astonishing work rate, enjoy his Iggy Pop impersonation, tell you all you ever wanted to know about the Italian evergreen 'Volare' and Pegg shares some fruity opinions on Chris de Burgh and the Thompson Twins.
We're very happy with this one and I hope you like it too! STAY TOONED: Next up - Live Aid and beyond. Join the gang, share the love.
You can listen in here at audioboom.com
For those of you who use FACEBOOK - check out the private DAVID BOWIE Wonderworld Group.
A group for David Bowie fans worldwide.
If you're a David Bowie junkie... or a David Bowie geek... or David Bowie is stuck inside your head seven days a week... then this is the place for you.
Feel free to join and add yourself. You never know what might get posted...
PETER FRAMPTON has paid tribute to his good friend DAVID BOWIE with the Peter Frampton Band version of 'Loving The Alien'.
Peter Frampton's new full band instrumental recording is featured on his 2021 album Frampton Forgets The Words, which is released later this month on 23rd April
Check out the various DAVID BOWIE items available at OMEGA AUCTIONS in their 'Music Memorabilia' (Day 1) and 'Rare and Collectable Vinyl Records' (Day 2) auction which takes place on 27th / 28th April.
Highlights include:
Lot 409 - DAVID BOWIE GEORGE UNDERWOOD SKIN TRANSFERS.
Lot 410 - DAVID BOWIE ZIGGY FAN TAKEN STAGE PHOTOGRAPHS.
Lot 412 - DAVID BOWIE - PHILIPPE AULIAC LARGE FORMAT 1/1 SIGNED PRINT.
Lot 413 - DAVID BOWIE OWNED AND USED SIGNED TAKAMINE ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR.
Visit omegaauctions.co.uk for more details and information.
Five years after DAVID BOWIE's passing, we are trying to gather fans' personal stories of 'THE DAY BOWIE DIED' and publish them all together in one book.
Where and how did you hear the news, how was it for you, how were the days that followed and to what extent has Bowie still played a part in your life over the last five years? - so your story from 'that day'.
If you are interested in contributing your story to the book, please email it to
We are looking for 100 stories and closing date for submissions is 16th April 2021.
ALL proceeds will be donated to the Bowie Bandstand Restoration Appeal in Beckenham.
From Bowieproject2021
• DAVID BOWIE - THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE 2-CD set featuring 21 unreleased tracks, released on 28th May - more details
• THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD picture disc LP, released on 28th May - more details
• DAVID BOWIE - THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE four track 10" vinyl with 2020 mixes, released on 28th May - only available via the official David Bowie Store.
Exhibition ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME BOWIE / MACCORMACK 1973-76 at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, England BN1 1EE. Reopens 18th May 2021 runs till 23rd January 2022. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm. Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays. Tickets are on sale now for dates until 20th June 2021- more details
New book BY THE WALL: The Story of Hansa Studios Berlin by Par Wickholm, Frederick Emden and Michael Ilbert, hardcover, 256-pages, published on 4th March -
more details
2018 softback edition of DAVID BOWIE WORLD 7" RECORDS DISCOGRAPHY 1964 - 1981 book by MARSHALL JARMAN and RETO STÖCKLIN visit marmot-publishing.com for more details.
Exclusive DAVID BOWIE lino-cut print available to PURCHASE - don't hang around, these are ALL the remaining original left-over stock from 37 years ago, once they've gone, they've gone!
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