Album artwork for The Mercury Demos (With John 'Hutch' Hutchinson) by David Bowie

As part of the ongoing celebrations marking 50 years since David Bowie’s first hit, Space Oddity, and following the recent Spying Through A Keyhole and Clareville Grove Demos collections, The “Mercury" Demos are 10 early Bowie recordings captured live in one take to a Revox reel to reel tape machine in David’s flat in spring 1969, with accompaniment from John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson on guitar and vocals.

The version of Space Oddity from the Demos, originally released with edits on the Sound and Vision boxset, is presented here in its true context for the first time. The other nine recordings on the album are all previously unreleased. In addition to Bowie originals, the session also includes the Roger Bunn composition Life Is A Circus (which features in an earlier demo version on the Clareville Grove Demos set) and the Lesley Duncan composition Love Song later recorded by Elton John for his Tumbleweed Connection album. David’s own Conversation Piece is announced as ‘a new song’ and Janine features a short nineteen second section sung to the melody of The Beatles’ Hey Jude.

The ‘’Mercury" Demos set comes in a replica of the original tape box and will feature 1 LP, a print, two photo contact sheets and sleeve notes by Mark Adams. The labels of the LP feature the same EMIDISC acetate styling as Spying Through A Keyhole and Clareville Grove Demos with the song titles in David’s own handwriting.

David Bowie

The Mercury Demos (With John 'Hutch' Hutchinson)

Parlophone
Album artwork for The Mercury Demos (With John 'Hutch' Hutchinson) by David Bowie
LP

$69.99

Includes a print, two photo contact sheets and sleeve notes by Mark Adams.

Black
Released 06/28/2019Catalog Number

A 596369

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David Bowie

The Mercury Demos (With John 'Hutch' Hutchinson)

Parlophone
Album artwork for The Mercury Demos (With John 'Hutch' Hutchinson) by David Bowie
LP

$69.99

Includes a print, two photo contact sheets and sleeve notes by Mark Adams.

Black
Released 06/28/2019Catalog Number

A 596369

Learn more

As part of the ongoing celebrations marking 50 years since David Bowie’s first hit, Space Oddity, and following the recent Spying Through A Keyhole and Clareville Grove Demos collections, The “Mercury" Demos are 10 early Bowie recordings captured live in one take to a Revox reel to reel tape machine in David’s flat in spring 1969, with accompaniment from John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson on guitar and vocals.

The version of Space Oddity from the Demos, originally released with edits on the Sound and Vision boxset, is presented here in its true context for the first time. The other nine recordings on the album are all previously unreleased. In addition to Bowie originals, the session also includes the Roger Bunn composition Life Is A Circus (which features in an earlier demo version on the Clareville Grove Demos set) and the Lesley Duncan composition Love Song later recorded by Elton John for his Tumbleweed Connection album. David’s own Conversation Piece is announced as ‘a new song’ and Janine features a short nineteen second section sung to the melody of The Beatles’ Hey Jude.

The ‘’Mercury" Demos set comes in a replica of the original tape box and will feature 1 LP, a print, two photo contact sheets and sleeve notes by Mark Adams. The labels of the LP feature the same EMIDISC acetate styling as Spying Through A Keyhole and Clareville Grove Demos with the song titles in David’s own handwriting.