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David Bowie LP/CD: "Hunky Dory"

Sleeve and track listing

  1. Changes (3:37)
  2. Oh! You Pretty Things (3:12)
  3. Eight Line Poem (2:55)
  4. Life On Mars? (3:54)
  5. Kooks (2:53)
  6. Quicksand (5:08)
  7. Fill Your Heart (3:07)
  8. Andy Warhol (3:56)
  9. Song For Bob Dylan (4:12)
  10. Queen Bitch (3:18)
  11. The Bewlay Brothers (5:27)
  12. Bombers (2:41)
  13. The Supermen (alternate version) (2:43)
  14. Quicksand (demo) (4:46)
  15. The Bewlay Brothers (alternate version) (5:20)

Review

Bowie's second album with Mick is an altogether better product than its predecessor. Recorded with the soon-to-be Spiders, this can be down to Mick's arrangements and his playing. Fast and furious when need be, he is also laid back and restrained when required.

Not a hit at first, it achieved major success when Ziggy Stardust gave Bowie his long-awaited commercial breakthough. Along with Ziggy, an essential purchase for fans of classic 70's rock.