David Bowie’s 12th UK single, ‘Memory Of A Free Festival’, was released in Europe on 12 June 1970.
The song had appeared on Bowie’s second album, but was re-recorded and split over both sides of the 7″ disc.
The re-recording took place on 21, 22, and 23 March, and 2 and 3 April, with mixing sessions following on 4, 14, and 15 April 1970.
Bowie promoted the single with appearances on the UK television show Six-O-One, and on the Dutch programme Eddy, Ready, Go!. Despite these efforts, however, it was not a commercial success.
Last updated: 29 March 2023
Also on this day...
- 1990: Live: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville
- 1983: Live: Ullevi, Gothenburg
- 1978: Live: Forest National, Brussels
- 1974: Travel: New York to Montreal
- 1973: Live: Central Theatre, Chatham
- 1972: Travel: New York to London
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London
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