"Silver Tree Top School for Boys" is a song written by David Bowie. It was recorded by beat group the Riot Squad featuring lead vocals by "Croak" Prebble, although it was not released until 2012 on the LP The Last Chapter: Mods & Sods, and as an EP circa 2016 by Acid Jazz Records. Bowie himself recorded two versions of the song, neither of which has been released.

Most notably the track was covered by the Glasgow beat group, the Beatstalkers, with Bowie on backing vocals.

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It was also recorded and released by the band Slender Plenty in 1967 on Polydor Records.

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References

External links

Page with links to both versions on MP3

1967 singles

David Bowie songs

Songs written by David Bowie

1967 songs

CBS Records singles

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