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David Bowie: (Spaceboy)
The alien who swapped faces like clothes-elf one year, duke the next. Ziggy, Aladdin, Hallo Spaceboy, Thin White, every persona a glitter bomb. Wrote All the Young Dudes, gave Lou Reed Transformer, dressed Roxy in synths, then vanished. Voice like glass and velvet. Posts multiplying faster than his personas.


Album Reissues Advert: 1990
Bowie's Sound + Vision Relaunch Promo Published in the US on January 23, 1990, Billboard Magazine’s one-page advert “Bowie's Long Awaited Relaunch” announced Rykodisc’s first three individual titles in the Sound + Vision chronological reissue series of David Bowie’s catalogue. The striking tagline read: “THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO CAN HEAR IT COMING.” The ad urged fans to catch up with music that “remains as far ahead of its time now as when it originally appeared,” posi

David Bowie
Jan 23, 19901 min read


Tin Machine: Prisoner of Love Single (1989)
Bowie's Band's Moody Muse Tin Machine’s “Prisoner of Love” 7-inch vinyl single, was released in the UK on October 30, 1989, on EMI Records (catalogue: MT 7630). Backed with a live version of “Baby Can Dance,” this brooding rocker, written by the band (David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Hunt Sales, Tony Sales), was the third single from their self-titled debut album. Produced by Tin Machine and Tim Palmer, the track’s dark lyrics and Gabrels’ angular guitar marked Bowie’s punk-infus

David Bowie
Oct 30, 19893 min read


David Bowie: "Maggie's Farm (Live)" Single (1989)
Tin Machine’s "Maggie's Farm (Live)" backed with "Tin Machine" , was released as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl shaped picture disc...

David Bowie
Aug 31, 19893 min read


David Bowie: "Gary Numan, Fear Not" Concert Review (1989)
David Bowie’s "Gary Numan, Fear Not" a one-page concert review in New Musical Express, July 8, 1989. TIN MACHINE LONDON TOWN & COUNTRY...

David Bowie
Jul 7, 19892 min read


David Bowie: Tin Machine - Transmission of Rock 'n Roll Advert (1988)
David Bowie’s Tin Machine - Transmission of Rock 'n Roll, a one-page US advert, September 6, 1988.

David Bowie
Sep 5, 19881 min read


David Bowie: Homo's & Rock - "A Not Everyday Love Story" Cover (1988)
David Bowie’s Homo's & Rock - A Not Everyday Love Story , a one-page cover in Fabiola Magazine, March 1988.

David Bowie
Mar 1, 19881 min read


David Bowie: "Bowiessimo!" - Bowie Live! Advert (1987)
David Bowie’s "Bowiessimo!" - Bowie Live!, a one-page advert, June 2, 1987.

David Bowie
Jun 1, 19871 min read


David Bowie: "Never Let Me Down" Album (1987)
David Bowie’s Never Let Me Down was released as an LP album in the UK by EMI America Records (catalog number AMLS 3117) on April 20,...

David Bowie
Apr 16, 19872 min read


David Bowie: The Boy David Grows Up Cover (1987)
David Bowie’s The Boy David Grows Up, a one-page cover in Observer Magazine, April 12, 1987.

David Bowie
Apr 12, 19871 min read


David Bowie: "Day-In Day-Out" Single (1987)
David Bowie’s "Day-In Day-Out" backed with "Julie" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by EMI America (catalog number EA...

David Bowie
Mar 23, 19871 min read
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