David Bowie – Space Oddity

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Label:	RCA Victor – LSP-4813
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country:	UK
Released:	Dec 1972
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock

Tracklist

A1	Space Oddity Arranged By – David Bowie, Paul Buckmaster Producer – Gus Dudgeon	5:13
A2	Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed	6:09
A3	Letter To Hermione	2:30
A4	Cygnet Committee	9:22
B1	Janine	3:22
B2	An Occasional Dream	2:54
B3	The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud	4:46
B4	God Knows I'm Good	3:17
B5	Memory Of A Free Festival	7:06

Companies, etc.

Record Company – RCA Ltd.
Manufactured By – RCA Ltd.
Published By – Essex Music International
Published By – Titanic Music
Published By – Chrysalis Music
Printed By – Robert Stace

Credits

Arranged By – David Bowie, Tony Visconti (tracks: A2 to B5)
Bass – Herbie Flowers, Honk (3), Tony Visconti
Cello – Paul Buckmaster
Composed By – David Bowie
Drums – John Cambridge, Terry Cox
Engineer – Barry Sheffield, Ken Scott, Malcolm Toft
Flute, Recorder – Tim Renwick, Tony Visconti
Guitar – Keith Christmas, Mick Wayne, Tim Renwick
Harmonica – Benny Marshall And Friends
Mellotron, Electric Harpsichord – Rick Wakeman
Photography By [Uncredited] – Mick Rock
Producer – Tony Visconti (tracks: A2 to B5)
Vocals, Twelve-String Guitar, Stylophone, Kalimba, Organ [Rosedal Electric Chord] – David Bowie

Notes

Reissue by RCA of David Bowie, non laminated card sleeve with a new design; Printed in England by Robert Stace.
Note that this reissue drops track A2.2 'Don't Sit Down' that appears on the original 1969 release.
"Previously released on Philips Records SBL 7912" in front bottom right corner - text is on one line only, other issues have it split onto two lines.
Orange labels are semi-glossy, headers read: Side1Stereo and Side2Stereo and have four lines of text in white at the bottom in a semi-circle.
Matrix variations start at BPRS 4501 1E / BPRS 4502-1E, subsequent issues may have MainMan replacing Titanic Music in the credits and a MainMan logo on back cover.
Inner sleeve with lyrics printed in blue and pink, LSP-4813, Printed in England, also crediting Titanic Music.
Some copies, issued with a 21"x24" poster of the cover shot, also had a black & white peelable sticker stating: David Bowie Poster Enclosed.
Front, back cover, inners and poster features uncredited photography by Mick Rock.

A1, B3, B5: Essex Music International
A2 to A4, B1, B2, B4: Titanic Music/ Chrysalis

The variations shown on this listing included both different stampers from the same lacquer cut as well as different lacquer cuts from the source tape. The first number & letter combination after the matrix number (eg BPRS 4502- 1E, 2E etc) indicates the sequence of cuts (1,2,3) and whether they were cut at RCA or not (eg E). It follows that each cut may sound different from others.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): BPRS 4501
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BPRS 4502
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1, stamped): BPRS 4501 1E
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1, stamped): BPRS 4502-1E
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2, etched): BPRS 4502-2E (Side 1)
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2, stamped [(Side 2) A6] etched): BPRS 4502-1E (Side 2) A6
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3, etched): BPRS 4501-2E A1 H
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3, stamped [A4 A K] etched): BPRS 4502-1E A4 A K
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4, stamped [A1I] etched): BPRS 4501-1E A1I
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4, stamped [A1M] etched): BPRS 4502-1E A1M
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5, etched): BPRS 4501-2E A2AAAH
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5, etched): BPRS 4502-3E (LSP 4813) W AIC
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 6, etched): BPRS 4501 A 4E (LSP 4813)
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 6, etched): BPRS 4502 B 4E (LSP 4813)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 7, etched): BPRS 4501-2E A2 J
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 7, stamped [A5I] etched): BPRS 4502-1E A5I
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 8, etched): A/BPRS 4501-2E A2AS
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 8, etched): BPRS 4502-2E A1AX Bilbo
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 9, stamped [A1V] etched): BPRS 4501-1E A1V
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 9, stamped [A1AD] etched): BPRS 4502-1E A1AD
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 10, etched): BPRS 4501-2E A2 W
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 10, stamped [A5 M] etched): BPRS 4502-1E A5 M
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 11, stamped, "LSP x 4813 A3" etched): BPRS 4501 1E LSP x 4813 A3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 11, stamped, "LSP xxx 4813 3 A3" etched): BPRS 4502-1E LSP xxx 4813 3 A3
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 12, stamped [A1B] etched): BPRS 4501 1E A1B
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 12, stamped [A1 G] etched): BPRS 4502-1E A1 G