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Arnold Corns was a band formed by David Bowie in 1971. The name was inspired by the Pink Floyd song "Arnold Layne".

This was one of Bowie’s side projects and something of a dry run for Ziggy Stardust
. The band was formed in Dulwich College and Bowie agreed to write for them. At the same time he also agreed to write for the 19 year old dress designer Freddie Buretti (aka Rudi Valentino). Bowie came up with the idea of combining Buretti and Arnold Corns, and with the help of Mick Ronson, Mick Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder, a revised version of Arnold Corns was created during the spring of 1971. Bowie was writing material that would later become Hunky Dory
, as well as songs earmarked for Buretti. Burretti as the frontman was a total fabrication, and his contributions were simply lost alongside Bowie's.

The band’s first single was "Moonage Daydream"/"Hang Onto Yourself", released on B&C records on 7 May 1971 and a stunning flop. Both these songs later reappeared on Ziggy Stardust
in new versions. The Arnold Corns versions appeared as bonus tracks on the Rykodisc CD rerelease of The Man Who Sold the World
.

A second single "Looking for a Friend"/"Man in the Middle" was planned but scrapped (it was released by Krazy Kat in 1984).

Band members

David Bowie: Vocals, guitar
Freddie Buretti: Vocals
Mick Ronson: guitar
Mark Carr Prichard: guitar
Trevor Bolder: Bass
Mick Woodmansey: Drums

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