The first demonstration track of David Bowie discovered in a bread basket

Long before Aladdin Insane or Ziggy Stardust a skinny 16-year-old with the ambition of being saxophonist, agreed to do choruses on a demonstration track, in a small studio in South London. Now, the only known recording of the resulting session, with David Bowie singing I Never Dreamed with his first band, The Konrads, has resurfaced in an old bread basket, and is expected to reach 10,000 ponds (48 489 Dh

The record company obviously failed to recognize the potential of the voice that was to become one of the most famous of the twentieth century.The Konrads did not win the show. much desired hearing with Decca, although the record company gave them a trial later in the year – and refused – shortly before Bowie left the band due to artistic differences

Hadfield, who was slightly older than the other Konrads, who was both their drummer and their manager, found him on his way home, hiding in an old breadbasket that had belonged to his grandson. father with a host of other documents including booking forms, photographs, promotional sketches, letters and notes in an attic above the garage. , who continued to make a career in the music industry, recalled that Konrad's agent, Eric Easton, who also led another young obscure band called the Rolling Stones, asked them to do a demo , so he booked a session at RG Jones.

Bowie, then David Jones, before he's changing his name to avoid confusion with teen idol Monkees Davy Jones, and some other band members, including Alan Dodds who became a curate, wrote a few songs for the session

Hadfield remembers: "We had decided to make some guitar instruments and an original song.I have chosen I do not want to do anything. I never dreamed because it was the loudest, the other two were a little weak, I also decided that David was the best person to sing it and give the correct interpretation. So is the very first recording of David Jones who sang 55 years ago.

"There is no other recording of the demo featuring David as a leader. Decca initially refused us, but when they finally gave us an audition later in the year, singer Roger Ferris was the lead vocal and David sang harmonies.

Bowie died of cancer in January 2016, two days after his release 69th anniversary of his 25th studio album, Blackstar .

The Auction of his Personal Collection , which included works by Frank Auerbach and Damien Hirst, reported 33 million pounds to Sotheby's more than twice the pre-sale estimate.

Hadfield's souvenirs will be sold by Omega Auctions, at Newton-le-Willows on Merseyside, in September, The auctioneer Paul Fairweather called the band "quite unique and of great historical interest, being the first studio recording of the year." a beginner musician who would become a super star. "