DAVID BOWIE 1967: REVIEWS

 

DISC & MUSIC ECHO
June 10th, 1967

DAVID BOWIE (Deram): Uncle Arthur; Sell Me A Coat; Rubber Band; Love You Till Tuesday; There Is A Happy Land, We Are Hungry Men; When I Live My Dream; Little Bombardier; Silly Boy Blue; Come And Buy My Toys; Join The Gang; She's Got Medals; Maid Of Bond Street; Please Mr Gravedigger. A remarkable creative debut album by a 19-year-old Londoner who wrote all the 14 tracks and sings them with a sufficiently fresh interpretation to make quite a noise on the scene if he gets the breaks and the right singles.

Here is a new talent that deserves attention for though David Bowie has no great voice, he can project words with a cheeky "side" that is endearing yet not precious.

"Love You Till Tuesday" is a bright song with a fascinating lyric; "Uncle Arthur" is exeellent; "Please Mr Gravedigger" is eerie, original; and a lot of his other work is full of abstract fascination.

Try David Bowie. He's something new . . . .