Object of the Day

David Bowie's "Space Oddity"

January 2

Happy National Science Fiction Day! Released in 1969, David Bowie's "Space Oddity" was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film 2001.

Space Oddity; Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

Description (Brief)
David Bowie. side 1: Space Oddity; side 2: Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud (Mercury 72949)
45 rpm
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
recording artist; composer
Bowie, David
manufacturer
Mercury
date made
1969
Credit Line
The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music
Physical Description
vinyl (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7 in; 17.78 cm
Object Name
sound recording