Waiting in the Sky (Before the Starman Came to Earth) (RSD 2024)
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RECORD STORE DAY 2024 RELEASE - SATURDAY 20/04/2024
LP - Limited to 4000 Copies
This Record Store Day item will be available to purchase in store on Saturday 20th April from 8am and will be available online on Monday 22nd April from 8pm.
Strictly one per customer / no pre-orders.
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The tracklisting for Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth)Â runs differently from the Ziggy Stardust album and features four songs that didnât make the final album.Â
On Side 1, in the place of âStarmanâ, one of the last three tracks recorded for the album in February 1972, is âRound and Roundâ, a Chuck Berry cover. The track was finally released on a single as the B-side to âDrive-In Saturdayâ on 6th April, 1973. Initially, closing Side 1 of the album was Bowie's version of Jacques Brelâs âAmsterdamâ, which would later appear as the B-side of âSorrowâ on 12th October, 1973.Â
Side 2 of the 15th December, 1971 tracklisting features two long-time non-LP fan favourites, âHoly Holyâ and âVelvet Goldmineâ. The former is a re-recording with The Spiders of Davidâs 1971 single. Again, this version of the track had to wait several years before surfacing as the B-side of âDiamond Dogsâ  on 14th June, 1974.   Â
The cover of Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth) features a photo of David taken at an early Ziggy Stardust period session by Brian Ward, and the two sides of the inner bags are the fronts of the two Trident Studios tape boxes. The albumâs title comes from the lyrics of âStarmanâ, which, along with âRock âNâ Roll Suicideâ and âSuffragette Cityâ, had not yet been recorded when this variation of the album was compiled.
Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth)Â was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original Trident Studios master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed vinyl cut was by engineer John Webber at AIR Studios, London.
Track List
Side 1
Five Years
Soul Love
Moonage Daydream
Round And Round
Amsterdam
Side 2
Hang On To Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Velvet Goldmine
Holy Holy
Star
Lady Stardust
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Product Info
RECORD STORE DAY 2024 RELEASE - SATURDAY 20/04/2024
LP - Limited to 4000 Copies
This Record Store Day item will be available to purchase in store on Saturday 20th April from 8am and will be available online on Monday 22nd April from 8pm.
Strictly one per customer / no pre-orders.
More Info
The tracklisting for Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth)Â runs differently from the Ziggy Stardust album and features four songs that didnât make the final album.Â
On Side 1, in the place of âStarmanâ, one of the last three tracks recorded for the album in February 1972, is âRound and Roundâ, a Chuck Berry cover. The track was finally released on a single as the B-side to âDrive-In Saturdayâ on 6th April, 1973. Initially, closing Side 1 of the album was Bowie's version of Jacques Brelâs âAmsterdamâ, which would later appear as the B-side of âSorrowâ on 12th October, 1973.Â
Side 2 of the 15th December, 1971 tracklisting features two long-time non-LP fan favourites, âHoly Holyâ and âVelvet Goldmineâ. The former is a re-recording with The Spiders of Davidâs 1971 single. Again, this version of the track had to wait several years before surfacing as the B-side of âDiamond Dogsâ  on 14th June, 1974.   Â
The cover of Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth) features a photo of David taken at an early Ziggy Stardust period session by Brian Ward, and the two sides of the inner bags are the fronts of the two Trident Studios tape boxes. The albumâs title comes from the lyrics of âStarmanâ, which, along with âRock âNâ Roll Suicideâ and âSuffragette Cityâ, had not yet been recorded when this variation of the album was compiled.
Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth)Â was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original Trident Studios master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed vinyl cut was by engineer John Webber at AIR Studios, London.
Track List
Side 1
Five Years
Soul Love
Moonage Daydream
Round And Round
Amsterdam
Side 2
Hang On To Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Velvet Goldmine
Holy Holy
Star
Lady Stardust
