David Bowie's first demo track discovered in old bread basket
Bowie, 16, was singing I Never Dreamed on tape, which was turned down by music firmLong before Aladdin Insane or Ziggy Stardust, a skinny 16-year-old with ambitions to be a saxophonist agreed to do lead vocals on a demo track, in a small studio in south London. Now the only known recording of the resulting session, with David Bowie singing I Never Dreamed with his first band, The Konrads, has resurfaced in an old bread basket, and is expected to fetch £10,000 at auction.The record company evi...
Guardian Music — Bowie, 16, was singing I Never Dreamed on tape, which was turned down by music firmLong before Aladdin Insane or Ziggy Stardust, a skinny 16-year-old with ambitions to be... more info
Stereogum — The first demo that David Bowie ever recorded has been found in an old bread basket and will be up for auction later this year. It was long-speculated to have been lost c... more info
The Quietus — A demo featuring David Bowie, aged 16, singing I Never Dreamed on tape has been discovered in an old bread basket and is now up for auction more info
Chorus.fm — A rare David Bowie demo has been discovered and will go up for auction: Hadfield recalls ‘Our agent, Eric Easton, who also managed The Rolling Stones, asked us to do a ... more info
Sky News — The earliest-known David Bowie recording is expected to fetch £10,000 at auction after his former bandmate found it in a bread basket. more info