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The Arnold Corns

12+ albums
david bowieglam rocksinger-songwriterpop rockglam

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Arnold Corns was a band formed by David Bowie in 1971. The name was inspired by the Pink Floyd song "Arnold Layne". This was one of Bowie’s side projects and something of a dry run for Ziggy Stardust. The band was formed in Dulwich College and Bowie agreed to write for them. At the same time he also agreed to write for the 19 year old dress designer Freddie Burretti (aka Rudi Valentino). Bowie came up with the idea of combining Burretti and Arnold Corns, and with the help of Mick Ronson, Mick Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder, a revised version of Arnold Corns was created during the spring of 1971. Bowie was writing material that would later become Hunky Dory, as well as songs earmarked for Burretti. Burretti as the frontman was a total fabrication, and his contributions were simply lost alongside Bowie's. The band’s first single was "Moonage Daydream"/"Hang on to Yourself", released on B&C Records on 7 May 1971 and a stunning flop. Both these songs later reappeared on Ziggy Stardust in new versions. The Arnold Corns versions appeared as bonus tracks on the Rykodisc CD rerelease of The Man Who Sold the World. A second single "Looking for a Friend"/"Man in the Middle" was planned but scrapped (it was released by Krazy Kat in 1984). Band members * David Bowie: Vocals, guitar * Freddie Burretti: Vocals * Mick Ronson: guitar * Mark Carr Pritchard: guitar * Trevor Bolder: Bass * Mick Woodmansey: Drums User-contributed text is available under the Creative

top songs

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Moonage Daydream

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Hang On To Yourself

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Hang onto Yourself

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Hang On to Yourself (The Arnold Corns Single Version) [5-71]

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Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns Single Version) [5-71]

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Moonage Daydream (single version)

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Hang On to Yourself (single version)

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Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns Single Version)

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Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns Single Version)

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Man In The Middle

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albums

The Man Who Sold the World

The Man Who Sold the World

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

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Fifty-Two Years - The Complete Singles [Disc 02]

Moonage Daydream / Hang on to Yourself

Moonage Daydream / Hang on to Yourself

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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: 30th Anniversary Edition (bonus disc)

Fifty-Two Years - The Complete Singles

Fifty-Two Years - The Complete Singles

Moonage Daydream

Moonage Daydream

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Re:Call 1

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Five Years 1969-1973

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The Complete Arnold Corns Sessions

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Moonage Daydream (1971)

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Star-CD2-REMASTERED

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