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There then began a partnership, for Tony, with Marc Bolan which lasted right from the outset of Tyrannosaurus Rex for seven albums including the classic \u2018Electric Warrior\u2019 when the band were now known by the truncated T. Rex.<\/p>\n At the same time Tony was still playing bass and had teamed up with David Bowie. After a short spell in David\u2019s band The Hype, Tony continued work with David by appearing on his \u2018Space Oddity\u2019 album then playing bass on and producing his \u2018The Man Who Sold the World\u2019 album. Tony would team up with Bowie again around the time of \u2018Diamond Dogs\u2019 in 1974. This continued with production work for the \u2018David Live\u2019 album and subsequent albums up until and including \u2018Scary Monsters\u2019.<\/p>\n Again, and in parallel to his work with David Bowie, Tony Visconti was working with artists and bands such as Osibisa, The Strawbs, Sparks, Ralph McTell, Thin Lizzy and Mary Hopkin.<\/p>\n The 1980s saw Tony\u2019s services were still in high demand, and equally as demanding, as he was now working with Hazel O\u2019Connor, The Boomtown Rats, The Moody Blues and a host of others.<\/p>\n The 1990s were relatively quiet in terms of production but the 2000s saw an upturn for Tony\u2019s services. David Bowie and Tony would join forces again during the early 2000s for David\u2019s four final studio albums.<\/p>\n And now at almost 75 years old Tony has teamed up once more with Woody Woodmansey, drummer on \u2018The Man Who Sold the World\u2019 in Holy Holy. Named after a failed single from the very early 1970s Holy Holy have been creating the authentic sounds of David Bowie\u2019s early songs since 2014. <\/p>\n \u2018We\u2019re not a tribute band; we are the real deal\u2019, they claim as they are performing songs from the 1969 to 1973 period. Opening this tour with \u2018The Width of a Circle\u2019 the seven-piece band go on to perform \u2018The Man Who Sold the World\u2019 album, which was never done at its time of release. They then follow that up with the \u2018Ziggy Stardust\u2019 album in full.<\/p>\n After recording a live album from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, during 2015, Tony played it to David Bowie. And apparently the man himself was \u2018just grinning from ear to ear\u2019 in acknowledgment.<\/p>\n Admittedly vocalist Glenn Gregory does not ooze the sensuality of the creator of those songs. I don\u2019t think for a minute that is what the audience expects. Woody Woodmansey\u2019s hand speed is, at times, electric. And the twin guitars capture Mick Ronson\u2019s licks perfectly. Between them Holy Holy give truly faithful renditions of David Bowie\u2019s music and are well worth catching if, at all possible.<\/span> Tony Visconti by Pete Clemons Born in New York, the producer and bass player has long become a legend in the field of popular music production. Tony Visconti first came to London during 1968 after a chance meeting with fellow … Continue reading
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Tony Visconti first came to London during 1968 after a chance meeting with fellow producer Denny Cordell. After moving to the UK, one of the first albums he had a hand in producing was \u2018Maybe Tomorrow\u2019 by The Ivey\u2019s, later to become known as Badfinger.<\/p>\n
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