DAVID BOWIE - Drive-In Saturday IMPOSSIBLE RARE 1973 DUTCH TEST PRESS 45
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Description
DAVID BOWIE - Drive-In Saturday IMPOSSIBLE RARE 1973 DUTCH TEST PRESS 45
Genre
Rock
Style
British Invasion
Record Size
7"
Duration
Single
Special Attributes
1st Edition
Test Pressing
Speed
45 RPM
Impossible rare original 1973 Dutch test pressing of this classic early David Bowie 45 !!! See pictures.
Pressed in the small city of Heemstede, where record companies Bovema / Inelco (RCA etc.) were residing, at the pressing plant of Cruquius N.V..
Heavily influenced by 1950s doo-wop, "Drive-In Saturday" describes how the inhabitants of a post-apocalyptic world in the future (Bowie once said the year was 2033) have forgotten how to reproduce, and need to watch old porn films to see how it's done. The narrative has been cited as an example of Bowie's "futuristic nostalgia", where the story is told from the perspective of an inhabitant of the future looking back in time. Its composition was inspired by strange lights amidst the barren landscape between Seattle, Washington, and Phoenix, Arizona, as seen from a train at night on Bowie's 1972 US tour. The music featured Bowie's synthesizer and saxophone, while the lyrics name-checked Mick Jagger ("When people stared in Jagger's eyes and scored"), the model Twiggy ("She'd sigh like Twig the wonder kid"), and Carl Jung ("Jung the foreman prayed at work").
B-side: "Round and round". Superb stuff !!! Both sides play the commercially released version of this 45.
ESSENTIAL AND UNIQUE ITEM FOR ANY BOWIE / GLAM ROCK FAN OR COLLECTOR !!!
Label: none. Matrix numbers are 74-16321 A and 74-16321 B. Condition record/cover: ex / - (comes in blank sleeve with handwritten artist name and titles). VERY VERY RARE !!!
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