David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” 7" Gets 50th Anniversary Reissue

Madison Bloom
His 1969 hit is getting re-released with new mixes by producer Tony Visconti

David Bowie released his first hit “Space Oddity” as a single on July 11, 1969. Now, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the song, Parlophone will release a special double 7" single of of the track, featuring brand new mixes from legendary producer and long-time Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti. It is available on July 12.

The single, which was cut from the original analog master tape, features “Space Oddity” on Side A, and “Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud” on Side B. The second disk contains Visconti’s mixes of both songs. Both disks will come in a boxed set, which includes a double-sided poster featuring an original “Space Oddity” print advertisement and a photo of Bowie shot by Ray Stevenson. The package will also contain an information card and print featuring an image of Bowie taken by Jojanneke Claassen.

“Space Oddity” is the title track of David Bowie’s second album. It was inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s groundbreaking sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey, and was eventually adopted as the unofficial theme of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission that launched five days after the single’s release.

Parlophone recenly announced THE ‘MERCURY’ DEMOS, a collection of 10 one-take recordings that Bowie made with John “Hutch” Hutchinson on guitars and vocals.

Read Pitchfork’s Longform feature “Anthems for the Moon: David Bowie’s Sci-Fi Explorations.”

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Originally Appeared on Pitchfork