David Bowie Glastonbury Festival 1971 Acoustic The Supermen

The Glastonbury Festival was not always what it is now. In 1971 the organisers lost so much money a few of the up and coming acts organised a benefit LP which was later sold to repay the festival debts. One of those tracks was an acoustic number donated by a young Mr. David Bowie and here it is with a few old pictures of the man himself from www.kamikaziggy.com. This video was also aired on NME TV Awards 2008.

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[TusOjosNegros]

This is not a live version (perhaps live in the studio).

[eclipse1501]

Where does it say live anywhere?? This was an acoustic take, take a minute to read up

[deepindercheema]

It is not Acoustic. It's Electric and its by the Spiders of Mars.

[eclipse1501]

Its been commonly referred to as the acoustic version for decades now and for obvious reasons. Leave spliting hairs to our younger viewers.

[karrot101]

Anyone got the real story of this, was it re-recorded for the Glastonbury album because it's not live is it. not unless the man who sold the world cloned himself.

[eclipse1501]

yes this simple acoustic version was recorded by Bowie and donated to the Glastonbury Revelations LP, the profits of which went to the organisers to pay for the Glastonbury 71 concert which lost them a fortune (unlike todays Glastonbury) It was not recorded "live" but this refers to the quick acoustic take.

[alice9w9]

Thanks for posting this version! "The Man Who Sold The World" is one of my all-time favorites.

[MalquiLans]

Hi. Of course, Mick did lots of back vocals live & on radio sessions. Santa Monica bootlegs were good, but now we have the new Limited Editions to refer to if we choose...

Mick, as a guitarist: The Moonage Daydream solo was & will always be, for me, absolutely out of this world!

TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME

[aledw]

Trident, I miss you...

[deepindercheema]

This was recorded in 1972 at Trident, not 1971 somewhere else like Pilton Farm. The album set whence it came came out about autumn 1972 judging by the ads in International Times. Supermen was donated as Bowie was keen to help with the fund and to be bang up to date and yet be different from the RCA release to give the album a commercial edge as stated by Barry (who signed the inside of Album sleeve) Bombers was indeed part of the solo set in 1971. It was broadcast on radio Geronimo Showreel.

[Groblinfull]

strange mad celebration

[Groblinfull]

This is amazing



[rocktenniscat]

Among other things, the late great Mick Ronson was a great singer to have accompany you....

[departments2006]

Isn't this on the 'No More sleeping with Ken Pitt' bootleg?

[bonniebardowski]

fantastic

[Droyd21]

In fact, thank you for referring to this as acoustic, if it wasn't, i would not have found this great version ! ;)

[SandozSaxonWilliams]

ps: why is it not live but on the album?

legal or tech troubles I presume...

pps maybe the best version!

[SandozSaxonWilliams]

it's partly acoustic you corrective fucks

& very acoustic compared to the album version & was submitted to the Glastonbury Soundtrack album if I remember correctly

and if I'm wrong...please don't bother me- I maybe making love to a beautiful woman!