David Bowie “Starman” 1989 comp from the Soviet Union on Melodia Records. Joe was in Finland last week and scored this weird little gem at one of the eight record stores he managed to find in one single day as he meandered around Helsinki. The entire sleeve is in Russian (though the song tracks are also listed in English) so I have no clue what is written but am guessing it’s mostly description about the tracks included on the comp. On Side A: Bowie’s first big hit, “Space Oddity” (from his second LP David Bowie, 1969), “God Knows I’m Good” (also on David Bowie), “All the Madmen” and the excellent, glammy, T-Rex-ish “Black Country Rock” both from The Man Who Sold the World, 1970 (US)/1971 (UK). Side B is all cuts from 1972′s Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (which celebrated its anniversary release date yesterday, June 16th): “Five Years,” “Soul Love,” “Moonage Daydream,” one of my all-time Bowie faves “Starman,” and “Lady Stardust” (which is supposedly about T-Rex’s Marc Bolan – its original title was “He Was Alright (A Song for Marc).”)