Space Oddoty

~ Recording by The London Symphony Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Space Oddity?:??The London Symphony OrchestraClassic Rock - The Second MovementThe London Symphony Orchestra feat. The Royal Choral SocietyAlbum
K‐tel (international budget record label)NE1039
1.6Space Oddity5:36The London Symphony OrchestraClassic Rock 2 - The Second MovementThe London Symphony OrchestraAlbum
Bellaphon (lowercase bellaphon imprint, label code LC 01421)290-07-102
1.6Space Oddity5:39London Symphony OrchestraClassic Rock 2 - The Second MovementThe London Symphony OrchestraAlbum
  • -1986
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 6002
1.6Space Oddoty?:??The London Symphony OrchestraClassic Rock 2: The Second MovementThe London Symphony OrchestraAlbum
  • -1988
Soundwings104.3062-1
2.6Space Oddity5:39London Symphony OrchestraClassic Rock ClassicsLondon Symphony OrchestraAlbum
Star DirectSDCD 001
1.15Space Oddity (2023 remaster)5:39London Symphony Orchestra feat. The Royal Choral SocietyClassic Rock RenaissanceLondon Symphony OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2023-03-31
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)
2.3Space Oddity5:39London Symphony Orchestra featuring The Royal Choral SocietyClassic Rock RenaissanceLondon Symphony OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2023-03-31
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)BMGCAT579TCD

Relationships

engineer:John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1978-05-26, on 1978-06-13)
producer:Jeff Jarratt (producer)
Don Reedman (producer)
orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra (on 1978-05-26, on 1978-06-13)
conductor:Andrew Pryce Jackman (on 1978-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2023)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-05-26, on 1978-06-13)
recording of:Space Oddity (on 1978-05-26: cover)

Space Oddity

lyricist and composer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:Onward Music Ltd.
TRO Essex Music International, Inc.
Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc.
Westminster Music Ltd.
later parody versions:A Message From Home
Mine Oddity
Tebowie
later translated versions:Odisea espacial (Azucarillo Kings version)
later versions:Bill Oddity
Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola
Space Oddity (version in Portuguese)
Un homme a disparu dans le ciel
lyrics quoted in:Terrence Loves You