According to Huntley, "Try Some, Buy Some" was "an all-time favourite" of David Bowie. In Bowie's opinion, the song was "totally neglected". He originally intended to record it for a planned follow-up to "Pin Ups", his 1973 collection of cover versions. co-produced by his longtime collaborator Tony Visconti. Promoting the release in an interview with Paul Du Noyer of "The Word", Bowie said that whereas Harrison had "a belief in some kind of system", his own experience continued to be a "daunting spiritual search". Bowie added: