David Bowie, Hunky Dory, 1971 on RCA Victor

Bowie's fourth full-length studio LP and one of my all-time favorites. This followed The Man Who Sold the World but all these early Bowie albums are so great they sound to me like they have just always existed. It can be hard to find decent early pressings of these but there have been many great reissues, including this one from a digital remastering done in 2015. Bowie is joined here by Mick Ronson, Woody Woodmansey, Trevor Bolder, and Rick Wakeman on piano. Purportedly Wakeman was asked […]

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"Life on Mars?" is a song by the English musician #DavidBowie, first released on his 1971 album #HunkyDory. Conceived as a parody of #FrankSinatra's 1969 song "My Way", "Life on Mars?" was recorded on 6 August 1971 at #TridentStudios in London, and was co-produced by Bowie and #KenScott. The track features piano by the keyboardist #RickWakeman and a string arrangement by the guitarist #MickRonson. "Life on Mars?" is primarily a #glamRock ballad.
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David Bowie - Life On Mars? (Original Ending) [Official Video] [4K]

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“Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you”

~ Lou Reed - Perfect Day
inspired by his first love

Producers: Mick Ronson (strings arrangement) & David Bowie (keyboards)

#PerfectDay #LouReed #DavidBowie #MickRonson #Music

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Lou Reed - Perfect Day (Official Audio)

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The Beeb 6's Riley & Coe

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On this day in 1993, the great Mick Ronson died.
#MickRonson

Remembering Mick Ronson , who died 29th April 1993

"I go to the venue, put on my make-up, play my guitar, take my make-up off and go home "

#MickRonson #photooftheday #DavidBowie

MICK RONSON
Slaughter On 10th Avenue
1974 Canada pressing

Another one I unearthed from the boxes in my basement, and another I forgot I had.

A glam rock record from Bowie’s guitarist in The Spiders From Mars, with orchestral arrangements; mixed with originals, covers and instrumentals. It’s the same lush sounding arrangements deployed on the early 70s Bowie albums.

The true gem here is “Only After Dark”, Ronson’s best known song about evening behaviours and desires.
There’s also a cool Bruce Springsteen cover of “Growing Up And I’m Fine”, a very obscure choice at the time by a then little-known artist from New Jersey.

Fun record.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #glam #glamrock #mickronson #1970s #70s #70smusic

"Walk on the Wild Side" is a song by American #rock musician #LouReed from his second solo album, #Transformer (1972). It was produced by #DavidBowie and #MickRonson and released as a #doubleAside with "#PerfectDay". Known as a #counterculture anthem, the song received heavy radio play and became Reed's biggest hit and #signatureSong. The single peaked at No. 16 on the #Billboard #Hot100 singles chart in early 1973. The song's lyrics describe various individuals.
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Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (Lyrics)

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Future-Musicologist:
We have collected all the pieces of the One True Mick Ronson guitar.

Intervviewer:
And ..?

Future-Musicologist:
We reconstructed the Mary Rose and the other ships of Henry VIII's armada.

#MickRonson

"Walk on the Wild Side" is a song by American #rock musician #LouReed from his second solo album, #Transformer (1972). It was produced by #DavidBowie and #MickRonson and released as a #doubleAside with "#PerfectDay". Known as a #counterculture anthem, the song received heavy radio play and became Reed's biggest hit and #signatureSong. The song's lyrics describe various individuals and their journeys to #NewYorkCity. Specifically.
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Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (Official Audio)

Official Audio for ”Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou ReedListen to Lou Reed: https://loureed.lnk.to/listenYDWatch more videos by Lou Reed: https://loureed.lnk.t...

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