April's Tooth Of Gold

Album: not on an album (1967)
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  • A small front page story in the May 19, 1973 issue of Music Week revealed Essex sues David Bowie.

    The company had issued a High Court writ claiming a 1967 agreement assigned them "Ching-A-Ling," "Mother Grey" and "April's Tooth Of Gold."

    "April's Tooth Of Gold" is arguably the best of these three tracks; an acoustic or semi-acoustic demo recording by a solo Bowie was made of this, and a millennium later, it has stood the test of time. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England

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