| Silver Tree Top School for Boys | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Beatstalkers |
| A-Side: | Silver Treetop School For Boys |
| B-Side: | Sugar Chocolate Machine |
| Released: | 1967 |
| Label: | CBS |
| Silver Tree Top School for Boys | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Slender Plenty |
| Released: | Sep 1967 |
| Label: | Polydor |
"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.[1]
It was also recorded and released by the band Slender Plenty in 1967 on Polydor Records.