Release in april 1971 featuring a different cover a photo of bowie wearing a man dress which david s u s.
The man who sold the world vinyl cover.
Label mercury records rejected.
The man who sold the world got its u k.
Metrobolist will be reissued on 180g black vinyl while 2 020 limited edition handwritten numbered copies will be distributed randomly on white vinyl 1 1970 and gold vinyl 1971 2020.
The uk front cover featured a photograph of bowie wearing a man s dress the album was reissued by rca records in 1972 featuring black and white pictures.
In 1972 another cover featuring a black and white photo of bowie onstage replaced the cartoon.
David bowie s 1970 album the man who sold the world has been remixed by original producer tony visconti and is to be reissued on cd and vinyl as metrobolist.
The man who sold the world is the third studio album by david bowie the album was bowie s first with the nucleus of what would become the spiders from mars the backing band made famous bythe rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from marsin 1972.
The album was bowie s first of the 1970s and marked the beginning of david s three year collaboration with mick ronson.
The man who sold the world is the third studio album by english musician david bowie it was originally released by mercury records in the united states on 4 november 1970 and in the united kingdom on 10 april 1971 with different artwork.
The album s original uk version which arrived in british stores five months after the american release.
The reissue will also feature images from keith macmillan who shot the images of bowie in a dress that adorned the cover of the man who sold the world.