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"Memory of a Free Festival" was a single by David Bowie. The track had originally been recorded as a 7:07 opus for the Space Oddity
album, but at the behest of Mercury Records was re-recorded, the label believing the track had a better chance of success as a single than "The Prettiest Star".

Bowie and Tony Visconti roughly split the track in half, re-recording it so both halves could function as individual songs. The re-recorded version marked the studio debut of Spider-to-be Mick Ronson and Mick Woodmansey on guitar.

The single was a disaster on release in America in June 1970, with only a few hundred copies selling. It was also issued in the UK, but was similarly unsuccessful.

Track listing

# "Memory of a Free Festival Part 1" (Bowie) – 3:59 # "Memory of a Free Festival Part 2" (Bowie) – 3:31

Production credits

Producers:
* Tony Visconti

Musicians:
* David Bowie: vocals, guitar
* Mick Ronson: guitar
* Tony Visconti: bass
* Mick Woodmansey: drums

Other versions

The album version of the song was later sampled for Dario G’s 1998 UK hit "Summertime".
E-Zee Possee released a version of the song called "The Sun Machine" on single.
Mercury Rev recorded Part 2 of the song as "The Sun Machine" for the tribute album "Crash Course for the Ravers - A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie" in 1996.

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