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David Bowie's First Demo, From 1963, Found In Bread Basket

The recording, a single recorded by one of Bowie's earliest projects The Konrads, was discovered after 55 years by a former bandmate and will go to auction in September.
David Bowie, photographed on March 3, 1965 — two years after the future legend recorded a demo for Decca Records with The Konrads.

The earliest recording of singing has been unearthed after 55 years in... the bread basket of a former bandmate from one of his earliest projects, The Konrads, according to

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