A demo of David Bowie singing his hit song Starman has been sold for £51,000 after gathering dust in a loft for nearly 50 years. A demo of David Bowie singing his hit song Starman has been sold for £51,000 after gathering dust in a loft for nearly 50 years. David Bowie Starman demo goes under the hammer for £51,000In the 1971 recording, thought to be the first demo of the pop classic, Bowie can be heard telling his guitarist Mick Ronson that he has not finished singing the song when he tries to end the demo. A demo of David Bowie’s Starman has been sold at auction (Omega Auctions/PA)Bowie was yet to make his name and Hutchinson, then a teenager and aspiring musician, was unimpressed by what he heard. The demo, which had a £10,000 estimate, also contains recordings of Bowie songs Moonage Daydream and Hang Onto Yourself.

Source: Irish Independent March 12, 2019 23:37 UTC