Editing Diamond Dogs (section)

==Recording==
[[File:Tony Visconti.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.65|alt=Tony Visconti in 2007|''Diamond Dogs'' reunited Bowie with producer [[Tony Visconti]] ''(pictured in 2007)'', who would work with Bowie for the rest of the decade.{{sfn|Buckley|1999|pp=208–217}}]]
Buckley writes that the album was the first time Bowie used a [[recording studio as an instrument]].{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}} With Scott's departure, Bowie produced the album himself. [[Keith Harwood]], who had worked previously with [[the Rolling Stones]], and on [[Led Zeppelin]]'s ''[[Houses of the Holy]]'', handled engineering duties.{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}}{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}} [[Nicholas Pegg]] writes that despite Bowie and Harwood's previous collaborations on [[Mott the Hoople]]'s ''[[All the Young Dudes (album)|All the Young Dudes]]'' and the original version of "[[John, I'm Only Dancing]]" (both 1972), ''Diamond Dogs'' was Harwood's first credit on a Bowie album. Bowie described being "in awe" of Harwood because of his work with the Stones. With the departure of the Spiders from Mars, Bowie handled lead guitar duties. He recalled in 1997 that he practised every day knowing "the guitar playing had to be more than okay".{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}} This surprised ''[[NME]]'' critics [[Roy Carr]] and [[Charles Shaar Murray]], producing what they described as a "scratchy, raucous, semi-amateurish sound that gave the album much of its characteristic flavour".{{sfn|Carr|Murray|1981|p=14}} 

The pianist [[Mike Garson]] and the drummer [[Aynsley Dunbar]] returned from the ''Pin Ups'' sessions, [[Tony Newman (drummer)|Tony Newman]] also played drums while [[Herbie Flowers]], who had played previously on ''[[David Bowie (1969 album)|Space Oddity]]'' (1969), was recruited to play bass. [[Alan Parker (musician)|Alan Parker]] of [[Blue Mink]] played guest guitar on "1984" and "augmented" Bowie's riff on "Rebel Rebel", although he was only credited for "1984".{{sfn|Trynka|2011|pp=245–246}} Bowie's longtime friend Geoff MacCormack, now known as [[Warren Peace]], sang backing vocals.{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}}{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}} ''Diamond Dogs'' reunited Bowie with [[Tony Visconti]], who provided string arrangements and helped mix the album at his studio in London. Visconti would go on to co-produce much of Bowie's work for the rest of the decade.{{sfn|Buckley|1999|pp=208–217}}

Before the ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' project was denied, Bowie worked on "[[1984 (song)|1984]]", recording it on 19&nbsp;January 1973 during the sessions for ''[[Aladdin Sane]]''.{{sfn|Cann|2010|p=283}} Initial work on ''Diamond Dogs'' began in late October 1973 at [[Trident Studios]] in London, where Bowie and Scott recorded "1984" in a medley with "Dodo", titled "1984/Dodo"; once they had mixed the track, this session marked the final time the two worked together.{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=367–372}}{{sfn|Buckley|2005|pp=176–179}} According to O'Leary, this session was also the last time Bowie worked with Ronson and Bolder.{{sfn|O'Leary|2015|loc=chap. 8}} The medley had already made its public debut on the American television show ''[[The 1980 Floor Show]]'' recorded in London on 18–20&nbsp;October 1973.{{sfn|Carr|Murray|1981|p=64}} A cover of [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s "[[Growin' Up (song)|Growin' Up]]", with Ronnie Wood on lead guitar, was also recorded during this time.{{sfn|Pegg|2016|p=102}} Recording for the album at Olympic officially began at the start of 1974. Bowie had started to work on "Rebel Rebel" during a solo session at Trident following Christmas 1973.{{efn|This was Bowie's last known visit to Trident, his principal recording studio since 1968.{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=221–223}}}}{{sfn|Pegg|2016|pp=221–223}} On New Year's Day, the group recorded "[[Sweet Thing (David Bowie song)|Candidate]]" and "Take It In Right",{{sfn|Cann|2010|p=318}} an early version of "Can You Hear Me" from ''[[Young Americans]]'' (1975).{{sfn|Pegg|2016|p=54}} Following the final sessions with the Astronettes, recording continued from 14 to 15&nbsp;January, with the group recording "Rock 'n' Roll with Me", "Candidate", "[[Big Brother (David Bowie song)|Big Brother]]", "Take It In Right" and the title track. The following day, Bowie recorded "We Are the Dead", after which he contacted Visconti for mixing advice.{{sfn|Cann|2010|p=318}} "Rebel Rebel" was finished around this time.{{sfn|O'Leary|2015|loc=chap. 8}} Recording was finished at Ludolph Studios in the Netherlands, where the Stones had just finished recording ''[[It's Only Rock 'n Roll]]'' (1974).{{sfn|Spitz|2009|pp=231–232}}