I MUST OF DIED ALONE
A LONG, LONG TIME AGO
WHO KNOWS ?
NOT ME
WE NEVER LOST CONTROL..
The Man Who Sold the World
is the
third
studio album
by the
English
musician
originally released
through
Mercury Records
in the
United States
on
November,4th 1970
and in
the United Kingdom
on
April,10th 1971.
Produced by
Tony Visconti
and recorded in
London
from
April to May 1970,
the album
features the
first appearances
on a Bowie record
of future
Spiders from Mars
members
Mick Ronson
and
Mick Woodmansey.
Following the
largely acoustic
and folk rock sound
of
David Bowie
(1969),
The Man Who Sold the World
marked a shift
toward hard rock,
with elements of
blues rock.
The lyrics are
darker than his
previous releases,
exploring themes
of insanity,
religion,
technology
and war.
None of its songs
were released
as singles;
some tracks
appeared as
B-sides
between 1970
and 1973.
Originally titled
Metrobolist,
a play on the film
Metropolis (1927),
the title was changed
at the last minute
by Mercury
without Bowie's
consultation.
The album was
released with
different
cover artwork
(See Below)
in the US
and
the UK.
For the
US release,
the artwork was
a cartoon-like drawing
by Michael J. Weller
of a cowboy
in front of
an asylum.
The UK cover
by Keith MacMillan
features Bowie
wearing a
Michael Fish-designed
blue dress.
A 1972 reissue
by RCA Records
featured a
black-and-white picture
of Bowie's
then-current
character
Ziggy Stardust;
reissues
since 1990
have revived
the original
UK artwork.
The Man Who Sold the World
was originally
better received
by music critics
in the US
than in the UK.
Nevertheless,
it was a
commercial failure
in both countries;
the 1972 reissue
managed to chart
in both the US
and the UK.
Retrospectively,
the album has been
praised by critics
for the
band's performance
and the
unsettling nature
of its music
and lyrics,
being considered
by many
to be the start
of Bowie's
"classic period".
It has since been reissued
multiple times
and was
* Remixed in 2020,
under its original title
Metrobolist,
for its
50th anniversary.
Included This
Mix To Enjoy !!
https://mega.nz/folder/6uYjTZgY#e4f1IF3YaUXv5ggVeZ0T7A
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