It’s fitting that Hunky Dory opens with the classic single “Changes”: the record is much more diverse musically than the albums that preceded (I think–I’m not familiar with The Man Who Sold The World, but it doesn’t seem to have the significance of either Space Oddity or Hunky Dory).
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Record #116: David Bowie – Space Oddity (1969)
Space Oddity is not David Bowie’s first album, but it is the first Bowie album anyone cares about.
Its title track, with its tragic astronaut and hand clap coda is still well known, and is still the first song anyone thinks of when they think of Bowie. This album would be notable even if just for its single, but the amazing thing is that the rest of the album doesn’t dwell in its shadow.