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4 x 7" VINYL SINGLES BOX SET OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED* DAVID BOWIE RECORDINGS INCLUDING THE EARLIEST KNOWN VERSIONS OF SPACE ODDITY<br/><br/>The title 'Spying Through A Keyhole' is a lyric taken from the previously unknown song, Love All Around, and though most of the other titles are known, these versions have never been officially released until late last year (see footnote). Most of the recordings are solo vocal and acoustic home demo performances, unless otherwise stated.<br/> <br/>The photography that adorns the box front and the print inside is by Ray Stevenson and was taken in Tony Visconti's flat in the summer of 1968.<br/>The design of each single label is presented to reflect the way David sent many of his demos to publishers and record companies, featuring his own handwritten song titles on EMIDISC acetate labels. The singles themselves are all mono and play at 45 r.p.m.

Following on from Spying Through A Keyhole we continue to mark 50 years since David Bowie's <br/>first hit, 'Space Oddity'.<br/><br/>In early 1969 at his flat in Clareville Grove, London, David Bowie with John 'Hutch' Hutchinson <br/>continued to demo 'Space Oddity' and other tracks. <br/><br/>This live demo tape session is set for release as a 7" vinyl singles box set of six home demos, four of which are previously unreleased recordings.<br/><br/>As with the Spying Through A Keyhole vinyl singles box set, the design of each single label is <br/>presented to reflect the way David sent many of his demos to publishers and record companies, <br/>featuring his own handwritten song titles on EMIDISC acetate labels with cover and print photos by David's then manager Ken Pitt taken in the Clareville Grove flat. <br/><br/>The singles themselves are all mono and play at 45 r.p.m.