David BowieAbsolute Beginners

Label:

EMI America – B-8308

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo , Specialty Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Stage & Screen

Style:

Theme

Tracklist

A Absolute Beginners (Edited Version) 5:35
B Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix) 5:35

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByCapitol Records, Inc.
  • Record CompanyCapitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗David Bowie
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Licensed ToVirgin Records Ltd.
  • Pressed BySpecialty Records Corporation
  • Mastered AtSheffield Lab Matrix
  • Mastered AtCapitol Mastering
  • Published ByJones Music

Credits

  • Backing VocalsJanet Armstrong
  • Baritone SaxophoneGordon Murphy
  • BassMatthew Seligman
  • DrumsNeil Conti
  • GuitarKevin Armstrong
  • KeyboardsSteve Nieve
  • Keyboards [Extra]Rick Wakeman
  • Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Swoosh]Eddy Schreyer
  • PercussionLuis Jardim
  • ProducerDavid Bowie
  • Saxophone [Solo]Don Weller
  • Tenor SaxophoneWillie Garnett
  • VocalsDavid Bowie

Notes

Title track from the original motion picture Various - Absolute Beginners - The Musical (Songs From The Original Motion Picture) Soundtrack.
Issued with picture sleeve.

U.S. single pressed at Capitol Mastering -- all denoted in the runouts.

SIDE A: (Album version can be heard on the soundtrack "Absolute Beginners" SV-17182)
SIDE B: Dub Mix, issued as a non-album track.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A; label): X502233
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B; label): X502234
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A; etched (α ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamps); variant 1): B-8308-5-45-X502233 Z-3 α R-15400-Z3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL △11691 1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B; etched (α ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamps); variant 1): B-8308-5-45-X502234 Z-3 α R-15401-Z3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL △11691-X 1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A; etched (α ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamps); variant 2): AL-SP S-45-B-8308-S-45-X502233 Z-4 R-15400-Z4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL △11691 a-1 SM I - I
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B; etched (α ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamps); variant 2): AL-SP △11691-X AL-SP B-8308-S-45-X502234 Z-4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL R-15401-Z4 O-I I-I
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A; etched (α ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamps); variant 3): AL-SP S-45-B-8308S̶-̶4̶5̶-X502233 Z-4 α R-15400-Z4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL [swoosh] △ 11691 0-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B; etched (α ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamps); variant 3): AL-SP △11691-X A̶L̶-̶S̶P̶S-45-B-8308S̶-̶4̶5̶ - X502234 Z-4 α R-15401-Z4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL [swoosh] 0-1SM1-1 1̶-̶1̶
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts, etched): SP
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other Versions (5 of 54)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
Absolute Beginners (Full Length Version) (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single) Virgin 008 386 1986
Recently Edited
Absolute Beginners (12", 45 RPM, Stereo) Virgin VINX 110 Italy 1986
Recently Edited
Absolute Beginners (Full Length Version) (12", 45 RPM, Single, Gatefold) Virgin VSG 838-12, VSG. 838-12 UK 1986
Absolute Beginners (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) Virgin 107 937, 107 937-100 Europe 1986
Recently Edited
Absolute Beginners (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) Virgin 008387, 008 387 1986

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