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Didn't know what time it was, the lights were low I leaned back on my radio Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll 'Lotta soul,' he said Then the loud sound did seem to fade Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase That wasn't no DJ, that was hazy.
“Love all around”
To celebrate today’s 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s 1969 album, Space Oddity, long-time Bowie producer/collaborator Tony Visconti has remixed the title track in 360 Reality Audio music format, a new 3D audio from Sony . With 360 Reality Audio.
Keep reading for the full press release and watch Tony Visconti talking about the project here on YouTube.
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DAVID BOWIE ‘SPACE ODDITY’ 360 REALITY AUDIO
A VERY SPECIAL NEW MIX BY TONY VISCONTI RELEASED TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ‘DAVID BOWIE’ ALBUM.
FIRST DAVID BOWIE RELEASE IN SONY’S NEW IMMERSIVE 360 REALITY AUDIO FORMAT
CONVERSATION PIECE 5-CD/DIGITAL BOX SET FEATURING 12 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS TO BE RELEASED 15 NOVEMBER
14th November 2019 – Fifty years ago today David Bowie released his self-titled album, which featured his first trans-Atlantic hit ‘SPACE ODDITY’.
To celebrate this milestone, long-time Bowie producer/collaborator Tony Visconti has remixed the track in 360 Reality Audio music format, a new 3D audio from Sony . With 360 Reality Audio, the listener experiences the vocals and instruments placed within a spherical space, creating an immersive sound that closely mimics the omni-directional soundscape of a live musical performance.
Tony Visconti describes this new version of the track as “When I first heard Sony 360 I was quite amazed, in the headphones it was remarkable how you could hear things behind you and above you. I think it will be a treat to hear things you thought you knew very well, it will bring out hidden detail. You might have heard Space Oddity 200 times, when you hear this I guarantee you will listen another 200 times. It’s a new way of hearing the song.” The new immersive mix will be available via Amazon HD using Amazon Echo Studio, and via Deezer and TIDAL using headphones, more news to follow.
This nascent period of Bowie’s career has been curated into five-CD boxset ‘CONVERSATION PIECE’ which is released on 15th November and features a dozen unheard songs as well as alternate takes, radio sessions, new mixes and demos.
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ABOUT DAVID BOWIE - SPACE ODDITY
Over the past 50 years Space Oddity has been on a journey as endless as that of its main character, Major Tom. Originally written and demoed in November 1968, the song has gone through many guises from appearing in the filmed for television special Love You Til Tuesday in an earlier incarnation with John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson, to being recorded in Italian ('Ragazzo solo, Ragazza sola”), winning an Ivor Novello Special Award for Originality in May 1970. The song was Bowie’s first hit on both sides of the Atlantic (#5 in the U.K. in 1969, #1 in the U.K. in 1975 and #15 in the U.S. in 1973), and in 2013 became the first music video shot in space, when performed by Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station. Major Tom remained a motif for Bowie throughout his career, revisiting the character in the songs 'Ashes to Ashes', 'Hallo Spaceboy' and in the music video for '★”.
ABOUT DAVID BOWIE CONVERSATION PIECE
5 CD AND DIGITAL BOX SET RELEASED ON 15TH NOVEMBER 2019
Parlophone Records’ DAVID BOWIE CONVERSATION PIECE is a five-CD box set and digital equivalent tracking David’s early development throughout 1968 and 1969, via his home demos, BBC radio sessions, studio recordings with guitarist John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson and the experimental music and mime group, Feathers. The collection also celebrates the 50th anniversaries of the release of the ‘Space Oddity’ single and David’s second album, David Bowie (aka Space Oddity).
DAVID BOWIE CONVERSATION PIECE contains twelve previously unreleased tracks/demos from the period as well as a brand new mix of the Space Oddity (aka David Bowie) album by long-time Bowie producer/collaborator Tony Visconti.
The stunning 120 page hardback book accompanying the box features exclusive memorabilia from the personal collection of David’s former manager, the late Ken Pitt, as well as from the David Bowie Archive®, and includes photos by Ray Stevenson, Vernon Dewhurst, David Bebbington, Ken Pitt, Alec Byrne, Tony Visconti and Jojanneke Claasen.
The sleeve notes have been written for the release by Bowie experts Mark Adams, Tris Penna and Kevin Cann along with contributions from David’s lifelong friend George Underwood, Tony Visconti, Vernon Dewhurst, Dana Gillespie and John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson.
The 2019 mix of the Space Oddity album will also be released separately and individually on CD, standard digital, 96/24 digital and vinyl.
The various vinyl configurations will be randomly distributed worldwide with a mixture of hand-numbered labels; numbers 1 to 1969 on silver vinyl numbers and 1970 to 2019 on gold vinyl, with the remainder being black vinyl.
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Five years after the passing of David Bowie, his music continues to resonate with long-term fans and a new generation on streaming services.
As Warner Music’s catalogue division Rhino continues its David Bowie campaign in 2021, Music Week has spoken to director of catalogue marketing Stuart Wheeley about the enduring appeal of the iconic artist. The label will be marking further anniversaries for Bowie in the months ahead.
According to Music Week research based on Official Charts Company data, David Bowie sold 282,300 albums in the UK in 2020 across classic catalogue, reissues on vinyl and CD, and new releases targeted at the fanbase.
A coloured vinyl 45th anniversary edition of Station To Station is the latest Bowie album to make a chart impact. The 1976 LP is chasing a Top 20 finish this week.
David Bowie’s posthumous collection Legacy led the way in 2020 with sales last year of 109,359 (85,230 from streams and 19,087 physical copies). It was at No.35 in the year's overall album sales. Legacy has sales to date of 587,824 (including 272,733 from streams) and is helping to drive DSP consumption for Bowie, who has 15,632,767 monthly Spotify listeners.
Legacy returned to the Top 20 earlier this month as the BBC marked the fifth anniversary of David Bowie’s death with a simulcast tribute on BBC Radio 6 Music and Radio 4.
As well as physical sales for new Bowie product, such as the retitled edition of The Man Who Sold The World, his classic albums are performing consistently well on DSPs.
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The biggest-selling David Bowie studio album last year was The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972), which moved 23,725 copies (13,470 from streams and 9,372 physical). It has post-1994 OCC sales of 680,150.
Hunky Dory (1971) was the second biggest studio album of 2020 for Bowie, with sales of 14,561 (and post-1994 sales of 519,094). Let’s Dance (1983) – co-produced by Bowie and Nile Rodgers – racked up 8,353 sales last year and has a post-1994 tally of 147,655.
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Here, Stuart Wheeley opens up about Rhino’s catalogue campaign for David Bowie…
David Bowie's Legacy collection returned the Top 20 around the fifth anniversary of his death, does that underline the enduring appeal of his songs?
“Yes absolutely. David and his music are still so culturally relevant, and these moments are important vehicles for us to drive consumption. For this particular anniversary, we released two brand new ’90s unreleased recordings, Mother and Tryin To Get To Heaven (John Lennon and Bob Dylan covers), both to streaming platforms, and as part of limited edition 7” single. Engaging the fans while working with DSPs to support the anniversary is crucial, but with new music we were also able to take tracks to radio, and build upon the media coverage to maximise the reach.”
We are very fortunate to have a great relationship with David Bowie’s estate, and a fantastic A&R team who continue to create quality products
Stuart Wheeley
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How significant was Bowie's streaming performance in 2020? How will you build on the streaming growth for his music?
“As soon as we went into lockdown last year, we implemented a number of streaming strategies, including delivering streaming-only products to keep the fanbase engaged. We saw a solid year-on-year growth last year, but we are planning this year to top that.
“As part of the birthday campaign this year, we released David’s catalogue to TikTok for the first time. This is one of the many ways we are looking to reach a younger, but ultimately new audience. Giving people an easy entry point to his catalogue is key. Contextualising his music, and telling those amazing stories via multiple platforms and mediums, is one of the many initiatives we will be continuing to work on.”
What are the further plans for David Bowie’s catalogue?
“We are very fortunate to have a great relationship with his estate, and a fantastic A&R team who continue to create quality products that are always well received. The six Brilliant Live Adventures albums, in particular, have been part of a new style of campaign for us; releasing one strictly limited edition album per month for six months as D2C-only exclusives. It’s a great way to deliver something unique and interesting to a specific community within his huge fanbase.
“It’s certainly going to be another busy year this year as we celebrate a number of key anniversaries on the way towards what would have been David’s 75th birthday in 12 months’ time.”
PHOTO CREDIT: Jimmy King/David Bowie Estate
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