David Bowie ( 1967 album ) - wikipedia David Bowie ( 1967 album ) David Bowie Studio album by David Bowie Released 1 June 1967 ( 1967 - 06 - 01 ) Recorded 14 November 1966 -- 25 February 1967 Studio Decca Studios, London Genre Baroque pop music hall Length 37 : 07 Label Deram Producer Mike Vernon David Bowie chronology David Bowie ( 1967 ) David Bowie ( 1969 ) David Bowie 1969 Singles from David Bowie `` Rubber Band '' Released : 2 December 1966 `` Love You till Tuesday '' Released : 14 July 1967 David Bowie is the self - titled debut studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 1 June 1967, on Deram Records, the same week as the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band... Its content bears little overt resemblance to the type of music that later made him famous, such as the folk rock of `` Space Oddity '' or the glam rock of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. NME critics Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have said, `` a listener strictly accustomed to David Bowie in his assorted ' 70s guises would probably find this debut album either shocking or else simply quaint '', while biographer David Buckley describes its status in the Bowie discography as `` the vinyl equivalent of the madwoman in the attic ''. Contents 1 Influences 2 Style and themes 3 Singles 4 Release and response 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 References 8 External links Influences David Bowie 's influences at this stage of his career included the theatrical tunes of Anthony Newley, music hall numbers by acts like Tommy Steele, some of the more whimsical and ' British ' material by Ray Davies of the Kinks, Syd Barrett 's slightly cracked nursery rhymes for the early Pink Floyd, and the Edwardian flam shared by such contemporary songs as the Beatles ' `` Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite ! '' The desire of Bowie 's then - manager, Ken Pitt, for his charge to become an ' all - round entertainer ' rather than a ' rock star ' has also been cited as impacting the songwriter 's style at this time, which virtually eschewed any rock ' n ' roll trappings. Bowie himself said that his debut album `` seemed to have its roots all over the place, in rock and vaudeville and music hall. I did n't know if I was Max Miller or Elvis Presley ''. Style and themes The album was solely written by Bowie, who also arranged with Dek Fearnley, having reportedly taught themselves the craft using the Observer Book of Music. `` Rubber Band '' was a marching tune that employed tuba as the lead instrument. `` Little Bombardier '' and `` Maid of Bond Street '' were in waltz time, and also made extensive use of brass and strings. `` Love You till Tuesday '' and `` Come and Buy My Toys '' were among the few songs on the album with a lead ( acoustic ) guitar, the former heavily augmented by strings. `` Join the Gang '' was a rare excursion into contemporary youth culture, an acerbic observation of peer pressure and drug use, which included sitar in its instrumentation as well as a musical quotation of The Spencer Davis Group 's recent hit `` Gimme Some Lovin '. '' The final track, `` Please Mr. Gravedigger '', was `` a macabre duet for voice and sound effects '', and has been described as `` one of pop 's genuinely crazy moments ''. Despite the album 's incongruity in the Bowie catalogue, some commentators have discerned embryonic themes that inform the artist 's more mature work. `` We Are Hungry Men '' is told by a self - styled `` messiah '' whose persona would reappear in different forms in the songs `` Cygnet Committee '' ( from the album Space Oddity ), `` Saviour Machine '' ( from The Man Who Sold the World ) and `` Oh ! You Pretty Things '' ( from Hunky Dory ), as well as in the protagonist of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The track also explicitly referenced subjects like abortion, infanticide and cannibalism. `` There Is a Happy Land '' was an early manifestation of Bowie 's vision of children as a race apart from their elders, a theme revisited on The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust. `` She 's Got Medals '' was a gender - bending tale with gay and lesbian connotations that predated the ' dress cover ' of The Man Who Sold the World and the bisexual / androgynous character of Ziggy Stardust. Singles Prior to releasing the album, Deram issued two singles with the same personnel, `` Rubber Band '' b / w `` London Boys '', in December 1966, and `` The Laughing Gnome '' b / w `` The Gospel According to Tony Day '', in April 1967. `` Rubber Band '' was a different recording to the album track. `` London Boys '' has been lauded as Bowie 's first mini-masterpiece, a melancholy observation of the London Mod scene of the time. `` The Laughing Gnome '' was a novelty record featuring high - pitched vocals but the varispeed technique used to create this effect would serve Bowie in more serious fashion on many future songs including `` After All '', `` The Bewlay Brothers '', `` Fame '' and `` Scream Like a Baby ''. The song became a hit when reissued in 1973, in the wake of Bowie 's commercial breakthrough The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Despite it being radically different from his material at the time, the single made No. 6 in the UK charts. A re-recorded version of `` Love You till Tuesday '' b / w `` Did You Ever Have a Dream '' was released as a single in July 1967. Release and response Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Blender The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Rolling Stone The Rolling Stone Album Guide David Bowie was released in the UK, in both mono and stereo, on 1 June 1967. It was issued in the US in August 1967, minus `` We Are Hungry Men '' and `` Maid of Bond Street ''. The album - only reaching 125 in the UK album charts - and its associated singles were all commercial failures at the time, and Bowie did not release another record until 1969 's David Bowie, two years later. The album 's failure cost Bowie his record contract with Deram Records, who dropped him in April 1968. Bowie then made a video called `` Love You till Tuesday '' in 1969 to sell himself to a new label. The video recycled many songs from the debut album as well as the then newly written `` Space Oddity ''. Many recycled songs in the video saw new orchestral arrangements and added vocals from friend John ' Hutch ' Hutchinson and ( at the time ) girlfriend Hermione Farthingale, whom with Bowie formed the folk - rock trio Feathers. All three appear in the `` Sell Me A Coat '' portion of the video. The video saw an official public release in 1984. The songs from the debut album and its singles, plus later Deram works, have been recycled in a multitude of compilation albums, including The World of David Bowie ( 1970 ), Images 1966 -- 1967 ( 1973 ), Another Face ( 1981 ), Rock Reflections ( 1990 ), and The Deram Anthology 1966 -- 1968 ( 1997 ). The album itself was reissued by Deram on CD in 1988. The booklet reprints the original press release by Kenneth Pitt and a new ( 1988 ) essay by John Tracy. In addition, the rear sleeve notes the different versions included. These are `` Rubber Band '' ( Version 2 ), `` When I Live My Dream '' ( Version 1 ) and `` Please Mr. Gravedigger '' ( Version 2 ). In 2010, the album was released in a deluxe edition by Deram in the UK and Universal Music world - wide. This features both stereo and mono mixes of the album, together with previously unreleased stereo mixes of songs not originally included and, for the first time as an official release, the first BBC radio session. ( Top Gear, 18 December 1967 ) Track listing All tracks written by David Bowie. Side one No. Title Length 1. `` Uncle Arthur '' 2 : 07 2. `` Sell Me a Coat '' 2 : 58 3. `` Rubber Band '' 2 : 17 4. `` Love You till Tuesday '' 3 : 09 5. `` There Is a Happy Land '' 3 : 11 6. `` We Are Hungry Men '' 2 : 59 7. `` When I Live My Dream '' 3 : 22 Side two No. Title Length 8. `` Little Bombardier '' 3 : 23 9. `` Silly Boy Blue '' 4 : 36 10. `` Come and Buy My Toys '' 2 : 07 11. `` Join the Gang '' 2 : 17 12. `` She 's Got Medals '' 2 : 23 13. `` Maid of Bond Street '' 1 : 43 14. `` Please Mr. Gravedigger '' 2 : 35 Total length : 37 : 07 Bonus tracks on 2010 deluxe edition No. Title Length 15. `` Rubber Band '' ( Mono single A-side ) 2 : 01 16. `` The London Boys '' ( Mono single B - side ) 3 : 19 17. `` The Laughing Gnome '' ( Mono single A-side ) 2 : 56 18. `` The Gospel According to Tony Day '' ( Mono single B - side ) 2 : 46 19. `` Love You till Tuesday '' ( Mono single A-side ) 2 : 59 20. `` Did You Ever Have a Dream '' ( Mono single B - side ) 2 : 06 21. `` When I Live My Dream '' ( Mono single master ) 3 : 49 22. `` Let Me Sleep Beside You '' ( Mono single master ) 3 : 24 23. `` Karma Man '' ( Mono Decca master ) 3 : 03 24. `` London Bye Ta -- Ta '' ( Mono Decca master ; Previously unreleased ) 2 : 36 25. `` In the Heat of the Morning '' ( Mono Decca master ) 2 : 44 26. `` The Laughing Gnome '' ( New stereo mix ; Previously unreleased ) 2 : 59 27. `` The Gospel According to Tony Day '' ( New stereo mix ; Previously unreleased ) 2 : 49 28. `` Did You Ever Have a Dream '' ( New stereo mix ; Previously unreleased ) 2 : 05 29. `` Let Me Sleep Beside You '' ( Stereo single version ; Previously unreleased ) 3 : 20 30. `` Karma Man '' ( New stereo version ; Previously unreleased ) 3 : 03 31. `` In the Heat of the Morning '' ( Stereo mix ) 2 : 58 32. `` When I 'm Five '' 3 : 05 33. `` Ching - a-Ling '' ( Full - length stereo mix ; Previously unreleased ) 2 : 48 34. `` Sell Me a Coat '' ( 1969 Re-recorded version ) 2 : 58 35. `` Love You till Tuesday '' ( BBC version ; Previously unreleased ) 2 : 56 36. `` When I Live My Dream '' ( BBC version ; Previously unreleased ) 3 : 33 37. `` Little Bombardier '' ( BBC version ; Previously unreleased ) 3 : 25 38. `` Silly Boy Blue '' ( BBC version ; Previously unreleased ) 3 : 22 39. `` In the Heat of the Morning '' ( BBC version ; Previously unreleased ) 4 : 16 Personnel David Bowie -- vocals, guitar, saxophone, arrangement Big Jim Sullivan -- banjo, sitar, guitar Derek Boyes -- organ Dek Fearnley -- bass guitar, orchestral arrangements John Eager -- drums Technical Mike Vernon -- producer Gus Dudgeon -- engineer References Jump up ^ Egan, Sean. `` David Bowie -- David Bowie ''. BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2015. ^ Jump up to : Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray ( 1981 ). Bowie : An Illustrated Record : pp. 21 -- 25 ^ Jump up to : David Buckley ( 1999 ). Strange Fascination -- David Bowie : The Definitive Story : pp. 35 -- 45 Jump up ^ Nicholas Pegg ( 2000 ). The Complete David Bowie : p. 253 Jump up ^ Andy Neill ( 2007 ). `` The First Album '', MOJO 60 Years of Bowie : p. 15 Jump up ^ Kris Needs ( 1983 ). Bowie : A Celebration : p. 15 Jump up ^ Dave Thompson. `` David Bowie -- David Bowie Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 28. Jump up ^ `` David Bowie -- Blender ''. Blender. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2009. Jump up ^ Larkin, Colin ( 2011 ). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music ( 5th concise ed. ). Omnibus Press. Jump up ^ `` David Bowie : David Bowie ''. Archived from the original on 29 May 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2017. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 97 -- 98. Jump up ^ Pegg 2011, pp. 456 -- 457. External links David Bowie at Discogs ( list of releases ) Complete overview of all releases of David Bowie on vinyl at the IdbD David Bowie Discography Songs Awards and nominations Filmography Tours Studio albums David Bowie ( 1967 ) David Bowie ( 1969 ) The Man Who Sold the World Hunky Dory The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Aladdin Sane Pin Ups Diamond Dogs Young Americans Station to Station Low `` Heroes '' Lodger Scary Monsters ( and Super Creeps ) Let 's Dance Tonight Never Let Me Down Black Tie White Noise Outside Earthling Hours Heathen Reality The Next Day Blackstar With Tin Machine Tin Machine Tin Machine II Tin Machine Live : Oy Vey, Baby Live albums David Live Stage Ziggy Stardust : The Motion Picture LiveAndWell.com Live EP ( Live at Fashion Rocks ) Live Santa Monica ' 72 VH1 Storytellers A Reality Tour Live Nassau Coliseum ' 76 Cracked Actor ( Live Los Angeles ' 74 ) Welcome To The Blackout ( Live London ' 78 ) Soundtracks Christiane F. Love You till Tuesday Labyrinth The Buddha of Suburbia Lazarus EPs Baal Earthling in the City Live EP ( Live at Fashion Rocks ) The Next Day Extra No Plan Compilations The World of David Bowie Images 1966 -- 1967 Changesonebowie The Best of Bowie Changestwobowie Rare Golden Years Fame and Fashion Changesbowie Early On ( 1964 -- 1966 ) The Singles Collection RarestOneBowie The Deram Anthology 1966 -- 1968 The Best of David Bowie 1969 / 1974 The Best of David Bowie 1974 / 1979 BBC Sessions 1969 -- 1972 Bowie at the Beeb All Saints Best of Bowie Club Bowie The Collection The Best of David Bowie 1980 / 1987 iSelect Nothing Has Changed Legacy Box sets Sound + Vision Bowie Box Set The Platinum Collection Five Years ( 1969 -- 1973 ) Who Can I Be Now ? ( 1974 -- 1976 ) A New Career in a New Town ( 1977 -- 1982 ) Concert videos Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Serious Moonlight Glass Spider A Reality Tour VH1 Storytellers Promotional films Love You till Tuesday Jazzin ' for Blue Jean Bowie -- The Video Collection Black Tie White Noise Best of Bowie Tours Ziggy Stardust Tour Diamond Dogs Tour Isolar Isolar II Serious Moonlight Tour Glass Spider Tour Tin Machine Tour Sound + Vision Tour It 's My Life Tour Outside Tour Outside Summer Festivals Tour Earthling Tour Hours Tour Mini Tour Heathen Tour A Reality Tour Related Iman ( wife ) Angie Bowie ( first wife ) Duncan Jones ( son ) Berlin Trilogy Major Tom The Thin White Duke Jareth Omikron : The Nomad Soul Symphony No. 1 `` Low '' Symphony No. 4 `` Heroes '' `` Bowie '' The Sovereign David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev 's Peter and the Wolf Toy We Were So Turned On : A Tribute to David Bowie The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions Heteropoda davidbowie Lazarus Death Art collection David Bowie Is Part One Part Two Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Bowie_(1967_album)&oldid=833123373 '' Categories : 1967 debut albums Albums produced by Mike Vernon ( record producer ) Baroque pop albums David Bowie albums Deram Records albums Universal Deluxe Editions Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Use British English from January 2014 Use dmy dates from January 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego Italiano עברית ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Русский Slovenčina Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 29 March 2018, at 19 : 49. 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Question: when was david bowie's first album released
Answer: 1 June 1967