David Bowie - The Width Of A Circle

Released 28th May 2021.

This week sees the 50thanniversary of theoriginal U.K. release ofThe Man Who Sold The WorldDavidBowies landmark entry into the 1970s. The album not only began the collaboration with guitarist Mick Ronson that would continue with such Bowie classics asHunky Dory,Ziggy StardustandAladdin Sane, it kicked off a10-year run of indispensable albums stretchingthrough 1980sScary Monsters.

The 2020 re-release of TheMan Who Sold The Worldrestored the albums intended titleMetrobolist,while featuring a new mix by original producer TonyVisconti.Taking its namefrom the albums opening track, which was named after a painting by Bowiesfriend George Underwood, thenew two-CD setThe Width Of A Circleacts as a complementary piece to that album. Its 21 tracks feature non-albumsingles, a BBC In Concert l session, music for a TV play and further Viscontiremixeswrapping up Davids recordings from 1970 and revea