RIP Herbie Flowers, who played bass on Space Oddity, and played the iconic bass line for Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side on double bass and overdubbed electric bass a tenth above it (in order to get double session rate). The session took 20 minutes.
https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2013/10/28/herbie-flowers-the-story-behind-lou-reeds-walk-on-the-wild-side-bass-line/
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