The tape is the earliest known recording of Bowie singing.
Back in the early ’60s, a 16-year-old kid named David Jones (who would later become better known to the world as David Bowie) was in a band called The Konrads. While the group didn’t end up getting tremendously far in the music industry, the group is historically significant in that they recorded a demo with Bowie on lead vocals. Now, the only known recording of that session has been found, making it the earliest Bowie record out there.
David Hadfield, who was the drummer and manager of The Kondrads, was moving when he found the tape, in an old bread basket that had belonged to his grandfather. Hadfield described the sessions, saying that during them, the band also recorded a pair of instrumental tracks:
The tape, along with other memorabilia, is set to go to auction in September, and is expected to sell for £10,000 (about $13,000).
