David Bowie Let's Spend The Night Together - Lady Grinning Soul (1973 France) estimated value € 20,00.
Label: RCA Victor – 41125
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Recorded at: December 14–24, 1972 (additional work in January 1973).
Recorded date: Trident Studios in St Anne's Court, Soho, London.
Released: 1973
Country: France
"Let's Spend the Night Together" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. David Bowie recorded a glam rock version for his Aladdin Sane album, released in April 1973. It was also issued as a single by RCA Records in the US, Japan, Brazil, New Zealand, and Europe including the Netherlands, Italy, France, Greece, and Sweden. It was a Dutch Top 40 hit, peaking at number 19.
Tracklist
Side A – Let's Spend The Night Together – 3:01
Written-By – M. Jagger, K. Richard
Side B – Lady Grinning Soul – 3:42
Written-By – David Bowie
Description
Media & Sleeve Condition
Media: Very Good (VG)
Sleeve: Very Good (VG)
Ring wear: Yes
All seams perfect: Yes
Picture sleeve near mint: No
Creases/folds: Yes
Stamps or writing: No
Bowie's rendition featured pulsating synthesiser effects. The singer added his own words as part of the finale:
They said we were too young
Our kind of love was no fun
But our love comes from above
Let's make ... love
Author Nicholas Pegg describes the recording as "faster and raunchier" than the Stones' performance with "a fresh, futuristic sheen", while NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray considered Bowie to have performed "the unprecedented feat of beating the Stones on one of their own songs", remarking on the track's "polymorphous perversity" and "furious, coked-up drive". However, Rolling Stone's contemporary review found the Bowie version "campy, butch, brittle and unsatisfying".
Key Details
Album: It is the eighth track on the album Aladdin Sane (1973).
Musicians: The recording features The Spiders from Mars: Mick Ronson (guitar/vocals), Trevor Bolder (bass), and Mick Woodmansey (drums). It is highly distinguished by the avant-garde piano playing of Mike Garson.
Production: The track was co-produced by David Bowie and Ken Scott.
Style: Bowie's version is significantly faster and more "glam-rock" than the Rolling Stones' original, featuring synthesizers and a frantic, high-energy arrangement.
Release: While not a lead single in the UK or US, it was released as a single in some territories, such as Japan and Europe, in July 1973.