Skylarking returns with a selection of music chosen and introduced by David Bowie. Among the items taken from his office for the recently opened V&A exhibition on his work was a paper titled “Memo for radio show – list of favourite records”. So with a bit of fancy editing of old clips featuring him talking about his choices and the full list of the records he loved most, we present Memo For Radio Show mix – we hope you dig this Skylarking groove.
The Hollywood Argyles – Sho Know a Lot About Love
Alan Freed & His Rock ‘n’ Roll Band – Right Now, Right Now
Little Richard – True Fine Mama
The Beatles – Across The Universe
Roxy Music – Mother of Pearl
Legendary Stardust Cowboy – I Took a Trip On a Gemini Spaceship
Jeff Beck – Becks Bolero
Ronnie Spector – Try Some Buy Some
The Walker Brothers – The Electrician
Miles Davis – Someday My Prince Will Come
Charles Mingus – Ecclusiastics
Edgar Froese – Epsilon In Malaysian Pale pt.2
Richard Strauss – Four Last Songs (excerpt)
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (excerpt)
Sonic Youth – Tom Violence