I have a high quality turntable, which is properly aligned, other records play fine, but this one has a LOT of noise. The album ranked number 16 and number 23 in the 1998 and 2000 editions of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums, respectively. I can still read the words 'corporation 1971, RCA records, New York, NY, printed in USA' under the UK print. You Pretty Things", "Eight Line Poem", "Kooks", "Queen Bitch" and "Andy Warhol" had been recorded; the mixes of "Eight Line Poem" and "Kooks" on the promotional album differed from the final versions on Hunky Dory. I really need to turn up the volume at the start of the record and then by the time life of mars plays I need to turn it down as it peaks really high with some distortion and muffling.

To summarize, it's a nice collectible souvenir, but for practical high quality playback, I'll stick to the CD.Bowie's vocals – recorded in one take – are delivered passionately during the chorus and almost nasally in the verses.

After Bolder was hired, the trio grouped at Haddon to rehearse some of Bowie's new material, such as the song " Andy Warhol". He mentions "the girl with the mousy hair", whose identity commentators have debated, [b] [41] and who according to Greene "goes to the movies as an escape from life".

The lyrics focus on the compulsive nature of artistic reinvention and distancing oneself from the rock mainstream. Following the success of the single, Defries sought to extricate Bowie from his contract with Mercury, [2] [3] which was set to expire in June 1971.

Hunky Dory is solid from beginning to end, thanks to the fine musicians, Bowie's excellent songwriting, and the artist's now-mature sense of performance. I was never quite sure what real position Terry had in my life, whether Terry was a real person or whether I was actually referring to another part of me, and I think 'Bewlay Brothers' was really about that.In 2015, Ultimate Classic Rock included it in their list of the 100 best rock albums from the 1970s.

According to Pegg, photos of Bowie posing "as a sphinx and in a lotus position" were taken – one was released as part of the 1990 Space Oddity reissue – but the idea was ultimately abandoned.Upon release, Hunky Dory and its lead single "Changes" received little promotion from RCA who were wary that Bowie would transform his image shortly. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Bowie and the future Spiders officially started work on the new album at Trident Studios in London on 8 June 1971. Album credits per the Hunky Dory liner notes and biographer Nicholas Pegg, [3] [115] except where noted. and the chugging, life-affirming 'Changes', which went on to become one of Bowie's all-time signature songs.