Conversation Piece

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Box Set
CD, Compilation, Remastered, Mono
CD, Compilation, Remastered, Mono
CD, Compilation, Remastered, Mono
CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
CD, Album, Stereo, 2019 Mix

Annotation last modified on 2019-12-04 17:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Home Demos
2▼CD: The ‘Mercury’ Demos
#TitleRatingLength
1Space Oddity
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
Space Oddity (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
45:28
2Janine
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
Janine (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
33:54
3An Occasional Dream
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
An Occasional Dream (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
43:19
4Conversation Piece
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
Conversation Piece (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Design Music Ltd., EMHA, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
53:32
5Ching‐A‐Ling
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
Ching‐A‐Ling (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO), TRO Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music Ltd., Westminster Music Ltd. and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
33:35
6I’m Not Quite (aka Letter to Hermione)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
Letter to Hermione (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Mainman Saag (New York), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
54:04
7Lover to the Dawn
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
Lover to the Dawn (precursor to “Cygnet Committee”) (in 1969)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
25:02
8Love Song
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
cover recording of:
Love Song (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Lesley Duncan
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Concord Music GmbH, Concord Songs Limited, New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sunshine Music (Tomandl & Janisch OG (Vienna)), Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP) (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
34:09
9When I’m Five
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
When I’m Five (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO), TRO Essex Music Ltd., Westminster Music Ltd. and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
33:14
10Life Is a Circus
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1969) and John Hutchinson (guitarist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
recording of:
Life Is a Circus (in 1969)
writer:
Roger Bunn
publisher:
Bunnoven Publishing
25:34
3▶CD: Conversation Pieces
4▶CD: 1969 Stereo Mixes – The Original David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) Album
5▶CD: 2019 Mixes – The Space Oddity Album

Credits

Release

photography:David Bebbington (photographer)
Alec Byrne (photographer)
Jojanneke Claasen
Vernon Dewhurst
Harry Goodwin
Kenneth Pitt
Rainer Schelling
Ray Stevenson (UK photographer)
Tony Visconti
liner notes:Mark Adams (designer, photographer, involved with BowieNet)
Tris Penna
producer:Aisha Cohen
Nigel Reeve
mastering:Peter Mew (senior sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
Tristram Penna
Ray Staff (British mastering engineer)
design:Scott Minshall (in 2019)
copyrighted (©) by:Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2019)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2019)
licensed to:Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company)
produced for:Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)
mastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
AIR Studio 2 (mixing/mastering studio of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14398980 [info]
ASIN:UK: B07XBZRXFK [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/david-bowie/conversation-piece.p/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005120006 [info]