David Bowie ‎– Absolute Beginners
Label:
Virgin ‎– VS 838, Virgin ‎– VS. 838
Format:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country:
UK
Released:
Mar 1986
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Pop Rock
Tracklist
A    Absolute Beginners    5:35
B    Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix)    5:37
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – David Bowie
Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
Pressed By – EMI Records
Published By – Jones Music
Mastered At – Tape One
Credits
Backing Vocals – Janet Armstrong
Baritone Saxophone – Andy Mackintosh, Gordon Murphy
Baritone Saxophone, Saxophone [Solo] – Don Weller
Bass – Matthew Seligman
Design, Art Direction – Tracy Drew
Drums – Neil Conti
Guitar – Kevin Armstrong
Keyboards – Steve Nieve
Keyboards [Extra] – Rick Wakeman
Mastered By – BilBo (3)
Percussion – Luis Jardim
Photography By – Davies And Starr
Photography By [Back Cover Photograph] – Roger Mayne (2)
Producer – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley, David Bowie
Tenor Saxophone – Gary Barnacle, Paul Weimer*, Willie Garnett
Vocals – David Bowie
Written-By – David Bowie
Notes
℗ 1986 David Bowie Virgin Records Ltd. Exclusive Licencee © 1986
Manufactured in the UK.
Some copies come with a merchandising insert for tee-shirts tied to the film.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (String): 5012980083879
Barcode (Text): 5 012980 083879
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Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side A - Variant 3): VS 838 A-1U-1-1-x1
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side B - Variant 3): VS 838 B-2U-1-1-x1
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side A - Variant 4): VS 838 A-4U-1-1↽X1
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side B - Variant 4): VS 838 B-1U-1-1↽X1
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Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side A - Variant 6): VS 838 A-3U-1-1-X1
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side B - Variant 6): VS 838 B-2U-1-1-X1
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side A - Variant 7): VS 838 A-3U-1-1-7
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side B - Variant 7): VS 838 B-2U-1-2-5
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Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side A - Variant 8): VS 838 A-2U-1-1-X1
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side B - Variant 8): VS 838 B-2U-1-X1
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side A - Variant 9): VS 838 A-4U-1-1-X1
Matrix / Runout (Runout [stamped] side B - Variant 9): VS 838 B-2U-1-1-X1