On 13 October 1972 David Bowie and Mick Ronson mixed ‘The Jean Genie’ .
The session took place at RCA Studios in Nashville. They also mixed four songs from their live show in Boston earlier in the month: ‘John I’m Only Dancing’, ‘Changes’, ‘The Supermen’, and ‘Life On Mars?’.
At this time Bowie and his MainMan management team were considering releasing a live album, which never came to pass.
All but from ‘Life On Mars?’ were eventually released on the 1989 box set Sound + Vision, while all four live tracks were included on the 30th anniversary edition of Aladdin Sane in 2003.
Last updated: 1 May 2023
Also on this day...
- 1995: Live: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas
- 1987: Live: Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles
- 1974: Live: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee
- 1974: Recording: Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
- 1969: Live: Colston Hall, Bristol
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Putney Ballroom, London
- 1964: The Manish Boys meet TV producer Barry Langford
- 1962: David Bowie watches Little Richard live
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