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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Tue, 15 Jan 1974 12:00:22 +0000

David Bowie’s final session producing The Astronettes took place on 15 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. The sessions took place in December 1973 and January 1974 at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings were released in 1995 on the album People From Bad

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Fri, 11 Jan 1974 12:00:16 +0000

David Bowie continued producing an album by The Astronettes on 11 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. This was the last of three consecutive days of recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings, which continued until 15 January 1974, were released in

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Thu, 10 Jan 1974 12:00:14 +0000

David Bowie continued producing an album by The Astronettes on 10 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. This was the second of three consecutive days of recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings, which continued until 15 January 1974, were released in

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Wed, 09 Jan 1974 12:00:10 +0000

David Bowie continued producing an album by The Astronettes on 9 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. This was the first of three consecutive days of recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings, which continued until 15 January 1974, were released in

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Sun, 06 Jan 1974 12:00:28 +0000

David Bowie continued producing an album by The Astronettes on 6 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. This was the last of five consecutive days of recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings, which continued until 15 January 1974, were released in

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Sat, 05 Jan 1974 12:00:23 +0000

David Bowie continued producing an album by The Astronettes on 5 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. This was the fourth of five consecutive days of recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings, which continued until 15 January 1974, were released in

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Fri, 04 Jan 1974 12:00:20 +0000

David Bowie continued producing an album by The Astronettes on 4 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. This was the third of five consecutive days of recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings, which continued until 15 January 1974, were released in

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Thu, 03 Jan 1974 12:00:15 +0000

David Bowie continued producing an album by The Astronettes on 3 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. This was the second of five consecutive days of recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings, which continued until 15 January 1974, were released in

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Wed, 02 Jan 1974 12:00:31 +0000

David Bowie continued producing an album by The Astronettes on 2 January 1974. The Astronettes – Ava Cherry, Jason Guess, and Geoff MacCormack – were a trio of singers who had backed Bowie during the recent television special The 1980 Floor Show. Bowie was also in a relationship with Cherry at this time. This was the first of five consecutive days of recording sessions at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London. The backing musicians were guitarist Mark Pritchett, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboard player Mike Garson, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The Astronettes recordings, which continued until 15 January 1974, were released in

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Recording: The Astronettes

Joe — Sun, 30 Dec 1973 12:00:51 +0000

David Bowie’s final recording session of 1973 was producing The Astronettes on 30 December 1973. At Olympic Sound Studios they worked on a recording of the Beach Boys’ ‘God Only Knows’, which Bowie would cover on his 1984 album Tonight. This arrangement was by Tony Visconti, with whom Bowie had recently resumed work. The Astronettes sessions continued until 15 January 1974, but were shelved until 1995 when they were released on the album People From Bad Homes.

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