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The name is a pun on A Lad Insane. An early alternate title was Aladdin Vein or Vain, a pun on A Laden Vein, which highlights the song's pervasive drug undertones. An early, instrumental recording of this song, called (probably by the bootleggers) ''A Lad In Vain'', was released on the Bootleg Album ''Naked & Wired''.


LIVE VERSIONS

  • A live version from the 1974 tour was released on '' David Live ''. This version was also released on ''Rock Concert''. Another live version from the same tour was released on ''A Portrait in Flesh''.



OTHER RELEASES

It appeared on several compilations:
  • ''The Best of David Bowie'' (Japan 1974)

  • ''Chameleon'' (Australia/New Zealand (1979)

  • '' Changestwobowie '' (1981). Although the version of "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)" is the same as that found on the '' Aladdin Sane '' album, it is actually listed in some liner notes as "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)/On Broadway" with the credits for " On Broadway " being assigned to Weil, Mann, Leiber and Stoller.

  • '' The Best Of 1969/1974 '' (1997)



COVER VERSIONS

  • Toni Basil - ''Live at the Roxy''

  • Ebn Ozn - Renamed "Homicidal Schizophrenic: A Lad Insane" on ''Telecommunication Breakdown'' in 1995

  • Whorgasm - ''Smothered''