Mixing: Memory Of A Free Festival

The last of three mixing sessions for David Bowie’s single ‘Memory Of A Free Festival’ took place on 15 April 1970.

The single release spread the song over both sides of the 7″ disc. This final mixing session took place at London’s Advision Sound Studios from 7pm to midnight, with Tony Visconti producing.

Recording for ‘Memory Of A Free Festival’ took place on 21, 22, and 23 March, and 2 and 3 April, with mixing and editing sessions following on 4, 14, and 15 April.

‘Memory Of A Free Festival’ was released in Europe on . Bowie promoted it with appearances on the UK television show Six-O-One, and on the Dutch programme Eddy, Ready, Go!. Despite these efforts, however, it was not a commercial success.