Music / NewsMusic / NewsA new collection of Bowie demos is on the wayThe Mercury Demos album features nine unreleased recordingsShareLink copied ✔️April 27, 2019April 27, 2019Text Thom Waite Output of old David Bowie tracks and memorabilia – including his first demo, found in a bread bin, and a new Vans collection – has been high since his death in early 2016. The most recent announcement is The “Mercury” Demos, a collection of the singer’s recordings from 1969. Other than an early version of Bowie’s “Space Oddity”, which was released in a previous box set, all of the songs on the 10-track collection are completely unreleased. They are recorded live, in one take, in Bowie’s flat, with John “Hutch” Hutchinson on guitar. Besides original compositions by the singer, there are also some collaborations in the new collection. A section of the track “Janine”, for example, is sung to the tune of The Beatles’ “Hey Jude”, and there’s a performance of “Love Song”, which would later be heard on Elton John’s Tumbleweed Connection. The “Mercury” Demos will be released June 28, via Parlophone. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingCarlijn Jacobs’ photos explore the transformative power of face paintIn her new book Making Faces, the photographer mines childhood memories to recall ‘the innocence of becoming something else, even if only for a moment’BeautyMusicIs London nightlife so back?Art & PhotographyThings To Come: Porn saves the world in Maja Malou Lyse’s ‘bimbo sci-fi’ PolaroidArt & PhotographyThree Dazed Clubbers on documenting a complete digital detoxBeautyHoroscopes May 2026: It’s a money month, so expect a surprise windfallBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismFashionHow Indian designer Diya Joukani became the coolest girl on the internetBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFashionNipples, nachos and mask4mask: The biggest trends at the Met Gala 2026 Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy