This day in music history.

July 11, 1969, The eventually titled 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie was released. It was originally released as David Bowie (in the UK) and Man of Words / Man of Music (in the US), before it was rereleased in 1972 under the title Space Oddity. Not only did this album have Rick Wakeman on keyboards it also contained one of DLAKs favorite Bowie songs - 'Memory Of A Free Festival'. This track is also noteworthy because both Mick (Ronno) Ronson and Woody Woodmansey played on it. Mick, Woody and Trevor Bolder would later be know as the Spiders. The album would peak on the charts at #16 in the US and #17 in the UK. The title track can still be heard 5000 times a day on FM radio.