Rubber Band (song)
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- This article deals with the David Bowie song. For the eponymous disco hit, see The TrammpsThe TrammpsThe Trammps were an American disco band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. The band's first major success was with their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". The first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973...
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Rubber Band was a single by David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
. The single was released in 1966, and marked the start of Bowie’s recording contract with Deram
Deram Records
Deram Records was a subsidiary record label established in 1966 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. At this time U.K. Decca was a completely different company than the Decca label in the United States, which was then owned by MCA Inc. Deram recordings were also distributed in the U.S. through...
which would include his first album, 1967’s David Bowie
David Bowie (album)
-Bonus tracks :# "Rubber Band" – Mono Single A-side # "The London Boys" – Mono Single B-side # "The Laughing Gnome" – Mono Single A-side # "The Gospel According To Tony Day" – Mono Single B-side...
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It was part of the three-track audition tape Bowie’s new manager Kenneth Pitt used to persuade the label to sign him. The track itself shows Bowie’s infatuation at the time with Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley
Anthony George Newley was an English actor, singer and songwriter. He enjoyed success as a performer in such diverse fields as rock and roll and stage and screen acting.-Early life:...
. Despite some good notices in the music press, the single was a flop, once more failing to break into the UK charts.
The track was later re-recorded for Bowie’s debut album. The B-side, “The London Boys”, was belatedly issued as a single in 1975.
Track listing
All songs written by David Bowie.- "Rubber Band" - 2:05
- "The London Boys” – 3:20
The US release had "There is a Happy Land" as the B-side.
Production credits
- ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
s:- Mike VernonMike Vernon (producer)Mike Vernon is an English record producer. He produced albums for British blues artists and groups during the late 1960s, working with the Bluesbreakers, David Bowie, Duster Bennett, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John Mayall, Christine McVie and...
- Mike Vernon
- MusicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s:- David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
: Vocals, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Derek Boyes: OrganOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
- Dek Fearnley: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- John Eager: DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
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- David Bowie
Other releases
- In 1969 Bowie performed it in his promo film Love You Till Tuesday.
- It was also released as the B-side of the Spanish reissue of "The Laughing GnomeThe Laughing Gnome"The Laughing Gnome" is a song by David Bowie. A pastiche of songs by one of Bowie's early influences, Anthony Newley, it was originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967, the track consisted of the singer meeting and conversing with the creature of the title, whose sped-up...
" in 1973. - It also appeared on the following compilations:
- The World of David BowieThe World of David BowieThe World of David Bowie is an album by David Bowie, released in 1970. It contains material from his first album David Bowie, as well as previously unreleased songs.-Side 1:#Uncle Arthur #Love You Till Tuesday...
(1970) - Images 1966-1967Images 1966-1967Images 1966–1967 is a compilation album by the British pop singer David Bowie. It comprises his first long player release as a solo artist for Decca Records, titled David Bowie, released in 1967, and various singles and B-sides recorded for Decca during 1966 and 1967...
(1973) - Coccinelle Varietes (France 1973)
- El Rey Del Gay Power (Spain 1973)
- 20 Bowie Classics (Australia 1979)
- Another Face (1981)
- Historia De La Musica Rock (Spanish 1981)
- Love You Till TuesdayLove You Till Tuesday (album)Love You till Tuesday was a compilation of material by David Bowie, issued as a companion to the belated video release of Bowie's 1969 promotional film Love You till Tuesday....
(1984) - The Collection (1985)
- The Gospel According to David Bowie (Germany 1993)
- London Boy (1996)
- The Deram Anthology (1997) (Single and album version)
- The World of David Bowie