The Man Who Sold The World Vinyl Cover

The album s original uk version which arrived in british stores five months after the american release.

The man who sold the world vinyl cover.

The man who sold the world is the third studio album by english musician david bowie it was originally released by mercury records in the united states on 4 november 1970 and in the united kingdom on 10 april 1971 with different artwork. When the album was first reissued in the u s. In 1972 another cover featuring a black and white photo of bowie onstage replaced the cartoon. The reissue will also feature images from keith macmillan who shot the images of bowie in a dress that adorned the cover of the man who sold the world.

The man who sold the world is the third studio album by david bowie the album was bowie s first with the nucleus of what would become the spiders from mars the backing band made famous bythe rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from marsin 1972. David bowie s 1970 album the man who sold the world has been remixed by original producer tony visconti and is to be reissued on cd and vinyl as metrobolist. 50th anniversary reissue vinyl and cd stereo remix. Features the controversial dress cover for usa release in a different cartoon cover see david bowie the man who sold the world this is the first issue with the misspelt tonny visconti on the labels.

Metrobolist will be reissued on 180g black vinyl while 2 020 limited edition handwritten numbered copies will be distributed randomly on white vinyl 1 1970 and gold vinyl 1971 2020. The album was bowie s first of the 1970s and marked the beginning of david s three year collaboration with mick ronson. Label mercury records rejected.