The details.

Format, pressing and tracklist.

About the album.

The Man Who Sold The World is David Bowie's third studio album, recorded in 1970 at Trident and Advision Studios in London and originally released in November 1970. Produced by Tony Visconti, who also plays bass, guitar and piano, it pairs Bowie with guitarist Mick Ronson and drummer Mick Woodmansey, the core of what would become the Spiders From Mars, alongside Ralph Mace on Moog synthesiser. Heavier and more guitar-driven than his earlier work, it moves through hard rock, proto-metal and glam, with lyrics circling madness, isolation and power. It's widely regarded as the beginning of Bowie's classic period.

This is the 2021 picture disc reissue (Parlophone), released for Record Store Day on 28 May 2021 to mark the album's 50th anniversary, using the black-and-white Ziggy-era imagery of the 1972 reissue rather than the original 1970/71 artwork. It uses the 2015 remaster and was pressed by Optimal Media in Germany.

Tracklist.

Side A:

  1. The Widt
  2. h Of A Circle
  3. All The Madmen
  4. Black Country Rock
  5. After All

Side B:

  1. Running Gun Blues
  2. Saviour Machine
  3. She Shook Me Cold
  4. The Man Who Sold The World
  5. The Supermen
Pressing details.
Format
1LP
Sleeve

Standard sleeve

Vinyl colour

Picture Disc

Label
Parlophone
Catalogue number
9029513293
Condition
Brand new (factory sealed)
Care and packaging.

All records are handled minimally and shipped factory sealed to preserve condition. Orders are packed in purpose-built LP mailers and dispatched within one to two business days.

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