David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World
Tracklist
| A1 | The Width Of A Circle | 8:07 | |
| A2 | All The Men | 5:38 | |
| A3 | Black Country Rock | 3:33 | |
| A4 | After All | 3:52 | |
| B1 | Running Gun Blues | 3:12 | |
| B2 | Saviour Machine | 4:27 | |
| B3 | She Shook Me Cold | 4:13 | |
| B4 | The Man Who Sold The World | 3:58 | |
| B5 | The Supermen | 3:39 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Mercury Record Corporation
- Manufactured By – Mercury Record Productions, Inc.
- Distributed By – Mercury Record Productions, Inc.
- Recorded At – Trident Studios
- Recorded At – Advision Studios
- Remixed At – Trident Studios
- Pressed By – Philips Recording Company, Inc.
Credits
- Drums – Mick Woodmansey
- Electric Bass, Piano, Guitar – Tony Visconti
- Engineer – Ken*
- Executive-Producer – Robin McBride
- Guitar – Mick Ronson
- Guitar, Vocals – David Bowie
- Producer – Tony Visconti
- Synthesizer [Moog] – Ralph Mace
- Written-By – David Bowie
Notes
This release has stamped matrix numbers in the dead wax. All other versions with this cover are counterfeits (with etched matrix numbers) and should not be listed here.
"PR/P.R." in the runouts, and a 2.75" pressing ring denotes a Philips Recording Company, Inc. pressing.
This US release is the first release on LP of The Man Who Sold the World. It was only released in two countries - US and Japan (SFX-7345) - with this original cover. The building in the background is the Cane Hill Hospital where David Bowie's half-brother Terry was a patient.
The album was released in a further three countries on the Mercury label - (David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World) in a large circular fold-out cover and the United Kingdom and Australia with a picture of David reclining in a dress. This latter cover is the one used on contemporary releases.
The US Mercury album was counterfeited (see David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World) and the widely distributed counterfeit.
The following visual indicators can be used to confirm an original US Mercury LP:
• The matrices in the runout (the space between the label and the grooves) are machine stamped (the counterfeits are hand etched).
• The space between the final lyric line of The Supermen and the cartoon bubble "Oh By Jingo" on the back cover is approximately the height of a line of text, while on the counterfeits the space is notably wider.
There are other differences, though these can be more easily seen and described in a side-by-side comparison.
SR 61325 on covers & spine, SR-61325 on labels.
Runouts are stamped except '1-11, 1-1, +, PR, P.R.' are etched.
"PR/P.R." in the runouts, and a 2.75" pressing ring denotes a Philips Recording Company, Inc. pressing.
This US release is the first release on LP of The Man Who Sold the World. It was only released in two countries - US and Japan (SFX-7345) - with this original cover. The building in the background is the Cane Hill Hospital where David Bowie's half-brother Terry was a patient.
The album was released in a further three countries on the Mercury label - (David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World) in a large circular fold-out cover and the United Kingdom and Australia with a picture of David reclining in a dress. This latter cover is the one used on contemporary releases.
The US Mercury album was counterfeited (see David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World) and the widely distributed counterfeit.
The following visual indicators can be used to confirm an original US Mercury LP:
• The matrices in the runout (the space between the label and the grooves) are machine stamped (the counterfeits are hand etched).
• The space between the final lyric line of The Supermen and the cartoon bubble "Oh By Jingo" on the back cover is approximately the height of a line of text, while on the counterfeits the space is notably wider.
There are other differences, though these can be more easily seen and described in a side-by-side comparison.
SR 61325 on covers & spine, SR-61325 on labels.
Runouts are stamped except '1-11, 1-1, +, PR, P.R.' are etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: PRS
- Pressing Plant ID (In runouts): PR, P.R.
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): SR 61325-A- M2 1-11 + PR
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): SR 61325-B- M1 1-1 P.R.
Other Versions (5 of 279)
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The Man Who Sold The World (LP, Album, Promo) | Mercury | SR-61325 | US | 1970 | ||
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The Man Who Sold The World (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo) | Mercury | MC8 61325, MC8-61325, 61325 | US | 1970 | ||
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The Man Who Sold The World (LP, Album, Misprint) | Mercury | 6338 041 | UK | 1971 | ||
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The Man Who Sold The World (LP, Album) | Mercury | 6338 041D | 1971 | |||
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The Man Who Sold The World (LP, Album) | Mercury | 6338 041 | Australia | 1971 |
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Reviews
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Please beware when buying this record off eBay. A majority of the listings don’t even specify that it’s the bootleg version or not. -
So happy to have found a legit copy of this. Was not expecting the amount of bass some of the tracks had. This is Bowies heaviest album in my opinion. -
While the drums are a bit weak and buried in the mix, the bass is freaking insane on this original stamped Mercury pressing and the moog and guitar is heard note by note. "She Shook Me Cold" sounds like an entirely different song here, especially the instrumental break, which is straight up bass to the face. The downfall with this pressing is The Supermen, which sounds very bad, muddy sound, and difficult to find without IGD. Like others are saying, please make sure that the seller is selling the real thing and not a bootleg if you're looking for this pressing. -
Edited 10 months agoThis is a great sounding version of the album! Tony Visconti's bass dominates as usual, but it does actually work in the context of the overall sound. My copy has a little more clarity at the top end of the mix than the (also very good) RCA Dynaflex copy I have.
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The easiest way to tell real vs fake is if “All The Men” is missing “all the same as”. The hand written matrix copy I have skips those key words. Pretty poor edit for whatever reason. I also have a legit machine stamped copy that contains the complete song. For that reason alone I would argue there is a real and there is a fake. Just listen to your copy and follow the lyrics.
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Edited 3 years agoI worked at a record store and discussing this back in the day. The distributors version of the story is that this is a legit version that was hurried to market. Not having the masters available at the time, they used a crap vinyl version as the source. Tens of thousands of these hit the market. There is some evidence of this out there in the interwebs if you look. Crap sounding, yes. Counterfeit, maybe not.
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wanted to report that I have a copy of David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
Label:
Mercury - SR-61325
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stamped Matrix Numbers, OH BY JINGO back cover
does not comply with the measurements as indicated for the original. the disc has printed matrices, the inner envelope shows the indication made in england, I bought this sealed disc in 1989 -
If your copy (in your collection or for sale) does not have STAMPED matrixes, it is a bootleg. Make sure you ask before buying one under this listing. -
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To quote Roczilla, "OH BY JINGO"!!! Why oh why are people STILL listing their bootleg copy of this album on this page?!?!? And not only that, these sellers are asking for ridiculous prices too for what is essentially a fake!
Sellers please do your research before listing your "copy" and buyers, for the love of god, never purchase a copy on here without first asking for detailed information and also photos to confirm the information.
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