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''The Man Who Sold the World'' is an album by '' critics Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have said of ''The Man Who Sold the World'', "this is where the story ''really'' starts". Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). ''Bowie: An Illustrated Record'': pp.37-38 PRODUCTION AND STYLE The album was written and rehearsed at Bowie's home in Haddon Hall, ''.David Buckley (1999). Op Cit: pp.99-105 Much of the album had a distinct Heavy Metal edge that stands it apart from Bowie's other releases, and has been compared to contemporary acts such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath . The record also provided some unusual musical detours, such as the Title Track' s use of Latin sounds to hold the melody. The sonic heaviness of the album was matched by the subject matter, which included insanity (" All The Madmen "), children with powers beyond their parents' understanding (" After All "), gun-toting assassins and Vietnam War commentary (" Running Gun Blues "), omniscient computers (" Saviour Machine ") and Lovecraftian Elder Gods (" The Supermen "). The album has also been seen as reflecting the influence of such figures as Aleister Crowley , Franz Kafka and Friedrich Nietzsche . COVER The UK cover of the first release of ''The Man Who Sold the World'', on which Bowie is seen reclining in what he called a "man's dress", was an early indication of his interest in exploiting his used a black-and-white picture of Ziggy Stardust on the sleeve. The 1990 Rykodisc reissue reinstated the original UK "dress" cover, which also appeared on the 1999 EMI remaster. SINGLES None of the songs were released to the public as singles at the time, though a promo version of "All the Madmen" was issued in the U.S. in 1971. The same song appeared in Eastern Europe in 1973, as did "'', performed by Jordis Unga . RELEASE AND AFTERMATH ''The Man Who Sold the World'' was generally more successful commercially and critically in the US than in the UK on its original release in 1970-71. '' Rolling Stone '' called it "uniformly excellent", while '' Melody Maker '' and '' NME '' found it "surprisingly excellent" and "rather hysterical", respectively. Sales were not high enough to dent the charts in either country at the time, however it made #26 in the UK and #105 in the US following its rerelease on 25 November 1972 , in the wake of Bowie's commercial breakthrough ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars''. The album has been cited as influencing the Goth Rock , Darkwave and Science Fiction elements of work by artists such as Siouxsie & The Banshees , The Cure , Gary Numan , John Foxx and Nine Inch Nails . TRACK LISTING All songs written by David Bowie . # " The Width Of A Circle " – 8:05 # " All The Madmen " – 5:38 # " Black Country Rock " – 3:32 # " After All " – 3:51 # " Running Gun Blues " – 3:11 # " Saviour Machine " – 4:25 # " She Shook Me Cold " – 4:13 # " The Man Who Sold The World " – 3:55 # " The Supermen " – 3:38 CD RELEASES ''The Man Who Sold the World'' was first released on CD by RCA in 1984. The German (RCA PD84654, for the European Market) and Japanese (RCA PCD1-4816, for the U.S. market) masters were sourced from different tapes and are not identical for each region. The album was reissued by Rykodisc (RCD 10132) / EMI (CDP 79 1837 2) on January 30 , 1990 with an extended track listing including a 1972 rerecording of " Holy Holy ", incorrectly described in the liner notes as the original 1970 single version. Bowie vetoed inclusion of the earlier recording, which is available only on the Bootleg Album ''Changesthreeandahalf''. Rykodisc later released this album in the AU20 series (RCD 80132) with 20-bit Digitally Remastered sound. Bonus tracks (1990 Rykodisc) # " Lightning Frightening " (Previously unreleased) – 3:38 # " Holy Holy " (1972 rerecording of A-side from 1970 non-LP single) – 2:20 # " Moonage Daydream " (1971 Arnold Corns version) – 3:52 # " Hang On To Yourself " (1971 Arnold Corns version) – 2:51 In 1999, the album was reissued again by Virgin/EMI (7243 521901 0 2), without the bonus tracks but with 24-bit digitally remastered sound. The Japanese mini LP (EMI TOCP-70142) replicates the cover and texture of the original Mercury LP. PERSONNEL
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