“And I can't see the water, For the tears in my eyes”
You've possibly noticed by now that 14th November marked the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s 1969 album, David Bowie (aka Space Oddity).
As you also probably know, Tony Visconti's 2019 mix of the album has been released on streaming services in celebration.
His extended liner notes also feature on Apple Music, from where this excerpt regarding his memories of Conversation Piece, which never made the original cut of the album.
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Conversation Piece (2019 Mix)
“This was really hard to leave off [the original vinyl]. That was a tragedy. We had three very long tracks ‘Cygnet Committee’ ate up the space of three songs and on vinyl, you only had 20 minutes before you hit the out groove. If you went over the 20-minute mark, you would get one dB lower, for every minute over.
This is a very, very sad song. Only years later, I realised that the person in the song who tells the story jumped off a bridge and drowned. That made me make a more sad mix. I was in a space like, ‘This has got to come off with a lot of gravity in the mix,’ even though it’s kind of bouncy. There’s a way of mixing a bouncy song a little sadder. Not make it so bright. It’s one of my favourite, favourite songs. I loved playing it live.”
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Listen now on Apple Music
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