David Bowie - Pye Records Album (1965-1966)
David Bowie needs no introduction. The musical chameleon, fashion icon and the epitome of cool no matter what age or year, he has flattered the world over with his talents and remains, even ten years after his untimely death, one of the most popular and forward-thinking rock artists ever. But it wasn't always that way. David Robert Jones, or Davie Jones as he was referring to himself as, was in quite the rut in 1965. He was into multiple types of art, he was big into London's burgeoning fashion scene, he read religious and philosophical texts in his spare time, he mimed and he, of course, had a keen interest in music. He wanted to be a famous artist, but he just couldn't find a way to the top. Mind the fact that he was just 18 years old at the time, he had performed with multiple bands and released a few low-budget singles that never charted. He knew that improvement, and hopefully fame, would come with time, but he didn't yet know how to stand out from the rest of the...
