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David Bowie's first known studio recording as the lead singer is expected to sell for at least $ 13,000 when it will be auctioned later this year. The band, featuring a 16-year-old Bowie – who still carries his birth name, David Jones – as the lead singer of his first group The Konrads, is part of a collection of memorabilia sold by the band. former drummer David Hadfield. He found the tape in a "trash bin", according to the BBC, during a move into the 1990s and kept his existence quiet until the auction list was released today. .
The recording – listen to a brief excerpt below – is a typical beat song of the time, with Bowie's voice almost comically elevated. He was the saxophonist of the group at the time
"Our agent, Eric Easton, who also directed The Rolling Stones, asked us to do a demo to try to make us an auction at Decca [Records] ", remembers Hadfield. in the Omega Auctions list. "So early in 1963, I booked in the small studio RGJones in Morden.In preparation for the demo David and our guitarist Neville Wills wrote 2/3 songs.We decided to make some guitar instruments and an original song. "I chose" I Never Dreamed "because it was the loudest, the other two were a little weak! I also decided that David was the best Nobody to sing it and give the right interpretation.This is the very first recording of David Jones (Bowie) who sang 55 years ago! There is no other recording putting David in. Decca first let us down, but when they finally gave us an auction later this year, singer Roger Ferris was the lead vocal and David sang supportive harmonies. " 19659002] With the band, the collection includes "letters, bills, reservation forms Bowie has left
Auctioneer Paul Fairweather said, "For Bowie, it's really a meaningful recording, completely unique and of great historical interest, being the first recording in the studio.
The recording and accompanying material will be auctioned in September
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