David BowieSpace Oddity

Label:

Mercury – 72949

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A Space Oddity 3:26
B Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud 3:20

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyMercury Records
  • Record CompanyMercury Record Productions, Inc.
  • Published ByTro-Andover Music, Inc.
  • Pressed ByMercury Record Manufacturing Company

Credits

  • Arranged ByPaul Buckmaster
  • ProducerGus Dudgeon
  • Written-ByD. Bowie*

Notes

1969 original US pressing. Both sides are edited mono versions, the b-side unique to this release. The a-side omits the last verse, the b-side omits the first verse. The a-side edit later appeared on Space Oddity, Moonage Daydream, Life On Mars?, It Ain't Easy, again in mono.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Pressing Plant ID (In runouts): MR
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): 1-44218
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): 1-44219
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side A runout stamped, MR etched): 44218 1 MR
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side B runout stamped, MR etched): 44219 2 MR
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side A runout stamped, -I-I MR etched): 44218 1 -I-I MR
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side B runout stamped, -I-I etched): 44219 1 -I-I MR
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side A runout stamped, -I-I MR etched): 44218 1 -I-I MR
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side B runout stamped, I-I MR etched): 44219 3 I-I MR
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side A runout stamped, -I-I MR etched): 44218 2 -I-I MR
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side B runout stamped, I-I MR etched): 44219 3 I-I MR

Other Versions (5 of 40)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
Space Oddity (7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Large Centre) Philips BF 1801, 304 201 BF UK 1969
Recently Edited
Space Oddity (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) Philips 704 201 BW Netherlands 1969
New Submission
Space Oddity (7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono) Mercury DJ-156, 72949 US 1969
Recently Edited
Space Oddity (7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono) Philips 704 201 BW 1969
New Submission
Space Oddity (7", Promo, Styrene, Mono) Mercury DJ-133, 72949 US 1969

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  • prezervation's avatar
    prezervation
    Is this record made out of styrene or vinyl? I know Mercury released records made out of styrene back then like Smile (6) - Earth

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