Practically written out of his discography, Bowie's debut album is a dated by always inventive set of '60s english pop with theatrical overtones, belying Bowie's fascination with the stage and his then manager Kenneth Pitt's desire to have Bowie appeal to as wide an audience as possible, the all-round entertainer. beneath the whimsy and romance are tales of transexuals, suspected paedophiles and homicidal gravediggers. Well worth shedding preconceptions for...
This mono mix has never seen a CD release. The most notable differences in the mono mix are apparent on the first and last tracks: the handclaps at the start of Uncle Arthur don't begin until the vocal comes in, but they're in from the start of the stereo version; and the sound effects are different on Please Mr Gravedigger. Some tracks definitely benefit from the punchier mono sound.