I Dig Everything
| "I Dig Everything" | ||||
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| Single by David Bowie | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Not Losing Sleep" | |||
| Released | 19 August 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 5 July 1966 | |||
| Studio | Pye, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Pye 7N 17157 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Hatch | |||
| David Bowie singles chronology | ||||
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"I Dig Everything" is a single by David Bowie.
Released in 1966, the track was originally demoed with Bowie's touring band, The Buzz,[1] but Tony Hatch was unhappy with their efforts, and replaced them with session players. The song was performed in 1966-67 as a rewritten version by 1-2-3 (later Clouds), which David heard played at The Marquee club in early 1967.[2] The single was another commercial failure, and was Bowie's last recording on Pye. Stronger efforts were made both lyrically and musically with their impact heightened by a characteristic Tony Hatch production. These songs figured heavily in Bowie's live set, and while sales were still negligible, a recognisable style was emerging in his music.
The song was re-recorded 34 years later for Bowie's unreleased album Toy.
Track listing
Written by David Bowie.
- "I Dig Everything" - 2:45
- "I'm Not Losing Sleep" – 2:52
Production credits
- Producers:
- Musicians:
- David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar
- Other credits unknown
Other releases
- It was released as the B-side of the Spanish picture sleeve reissue of "Can't Help Thinking About Me" in 1972.
- Pye also released the single with a picture sleeve in Spain September 1972, but this version had "I Dig Everything" as the B-side.
- It also appeared on the following compilations
- Don't Be Fooled by the Name
- The Collection (1985)
- 1966 (1988)
- Introspective (1990)
- Early On (1964-1966) (1991)
- I Dig Everything EP (1999)
Cover versions
- Generation X, on disc two of Gen X Anthology
References
- ^ Discogs - David Bowie & The Buzz - members & discography
- ^ Mojo magazine Nov 1994 article "1-2-3 and the Birth of Prog", interview with David Bowie
Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5
