The Prettiest Star

~ Song

Annotation

The original recording was made in 1970-01, with Marc Bolan on guitar and was release on a mono single.
Later, a stereo mix was created from it.
Then even later, for Aladin Sane (stereo) album, a new version with Mick Ronson on guitar recorded in 1972-12, was released.

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-30 10:34 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist and composer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/118237 [info]
Wikidata:Q1620156 [info]

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1970-01The Prettiest Star (Marc Bolan stereo version)David Bowie3:15
1970-01The Prettiest Star (original Marc Bolan mono version)David Bowie3:11
1970-02-05The Prettiest Star (broadcast 1970-02-08 “The Sunday Show”, BBC Radio One)liveDavid Bowie2:42
1970-02-05The Prettiest StarliveDavid Bowie2:41
1970-02-05The Prettiest StarliveDavid Bowie2:40
1970-02-05The Prettiest Star (broadcast 1970-02-08 “The Sunday Show”, BBC Radio One)liveDavid Bowie2:39
1970-02-05The Prettiest Star (live, 1970-02-05: The Sunday Show, BBC Paris Studio, Lower Regent Street, London, England)liveDavid Bowie & The Tony Visconti Trio?:??
1970-02-05The Prettiest Star (BBC live session)liveDavid Bowie3:18
1972-12The Prettiest Star (Mick Ronson album version)David Bowie3:31
1973-05-18The Prettiest StarliveDavid Bowie & Spiders From Mars2:46
Prettiest StarcoverSimon Turner2:45
The Prettiest StarcoverTwinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star3:59
The Prettiest StarcoverSimon Turner2:42
The Prettiest StarDavid Bowie3:09
The Prettiest StarDavid Bowie?:??
The Prettiest StarcoverUke-Hunt2:50
The Prettiest StarcoverHEC3:15
The Prettiest StarcoverPaul Roland3:27
The Prettiest StarcoverIan McCulloch3:01
The Prettiest Star (apparently shortened Marc Bolan mono version)David Bowie2:51
The Prettiest StarDavid Bowie3:31
The Prettiest StarDavid Bowie3:15
The Prettiest StarcoverSally Timms and Jon Langford3:15
The Prettiest Star (2020 mix)David Bowie3:34
The Prettiest Star (alternative mix)David Bowie3:11
The Prettiest Star [4-73]David Bowie3:31