Space Oddity is the second studio album by David Bowie. Originally released as a self-titled album in the UK and as Man of Words/Man of Music in the US in 1969, it was later renamed to Space Oddity with the album's reissue in 1972 following the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
Regarding its mix of folk, balladry and prog rock, NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have said, "Some of it belonged in '67 and some of it in '72, but in 1969 it all s...
Space Oddity is the second studio album by David Bowie. Originally released as a self-titled album in the UK and as Man of Words/Man of Music in the US in 1969, it was later renamed to Space Oddity with the album's reissue in 1972 following the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
Regarding its mix of folk, balladry and prog rock, NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have said, "Some of it belonged in '67 and some of it in '72, but in 1969 it all seemed vastly incongruous. Basically, David Bowie can be viewed in retrospect as all that Bowie had been and a little of what he would become, all jumbled up and fighting for control..." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
