"1984" was first recorded during the "Aladdin Sane" sessions. The song received its public debut, in a medley with "Dodo", known as "1984/Dodo", on the U.S. TV special "The 1980 Floor Show" (later bootlegged on record as "Dollars in Drag"), which was recorded in London on 18–20 October 1973. A studio version of "1984/Dodo" was recorded around that time, but went unreleased until it appeared on the "Sound + Vision" box set in 1989. This was Bowie's last recording with Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and producer Ken Scott at Trident Studios, London.