Rosalyn (song)
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"Rosalyn" is The Pretty Things
' debut single, a song written by Jimmy Duncan and Bill Farley.
David Bowie
recorded it and released it on his album Pin Ups
. It was released as a single by RCA
in New Zealand in November 1973 instead of Sorrow, which was released in the rest of the world. The B-side was "Where Have All the Good Times Gone
".
The Pretty Things
The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
' debut single, a song written by Jimmy Duncan and Bill Farley.
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
recorded it and released it on his album Pin Ups
Pin Ups
- Personnel :* David Bowie – vocals, guitar, tenor and alto saxophone, harmonica, arrangements, backing vocals, Moog synthesizer* Mick Ronson – guitar, piano, vocals, arrangements* Trevor Bolder – bass* Aynsley Dunbar – drums- Additional personnel :...
. It was released as a single by RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
in New Zealand in November 1973 instead of Sorrow, which was released in the rest of the world. The B-side was "Where Have All the Good Times Gone
Where Have All The Good Times Gone
"Where Have All the Good Times Gone" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed with The Kinks. It was first released as the B-side to "Till the End of the Day," and was then included on their album The Kink Kontroversy in 1965 ....
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