デヴィッド・ボウイさんのインスタグラム写真 - (デヴィッド・ボウイInstagram)「DAILY BOWIE THING – Day 43 “If we can sparkle he may land tonight…” * As you can see, today is #BowieSheetMusicSunday. The red and orange examples were published in the UK, while the black one was produced for Australia. Released on Friday 28th April 1972, The Bowie/Ken Scott-produced Starman 45 eventually reached #10 on the UK singles chart on the weekend of 29th July. As with Space Oddity in 1969, Starman was a slow burner but appearances on Lift Off and Top Of The Pops secured the single’s success, not to mention Bowie’s future as a globe-straddling superstar. As the record started a similarly slow descent from the chart, it was overtaken by Mott The Hoople’s Bowie-penned All The Young Dudes on its way to #3, their biggest hit in the UK. Sheet music was a big deal back then, with its own separate chart. Mott’s All The Young Dudes sheet music in the UK had a very similar design to the Australian Starman sheet music. @therealmickrock, a man whose words and images were very important in the early development of Bowie’s publicity machine, photographed and designed the Australian Starman and the UK All The Young Dudes sheets. A few of the early Bowie single sheet music examples were printed in two or three different colours, it’s unclear if this was a marketing ploy, but considering how important sheet music sales were, it probably was. The image on the UK sheets was taken by Brian Ward and similar shots from the same session were used for variations of the Starman sleeve and advertising campaigns around the globe. #DailyBowieThing #BowieSheetMusicSunday #BowieStarman」12月14日 3時31分