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David Bowie’s "Very Cool, Very Weird," a one-page article in Record Mirror, March 28, 1981.

A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum. A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum. A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum.

Bowie turns crisis into avant‑pop fire on this fractured, defiant 1981 single.

David Bowie's "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" , coupled with "Because You're Young" , was issued as a 7-inch vinyl single in the United Kingdom by RCA Records (catalog number BOW 9) on January 2, 1981. NME critics Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray labelled its release another instance "in the fine old tradition of milking albums for as much as they could possibly be worth". The song was subsequently performed on a number of Bowie tours. Musically the track was notable fo

David Bowie’s "Fashion Special Ed 12"," a one-page advert in New Musical Express, November 1, 1980.

Sounds Two Pages (Nov 1, 1980)

A New Wave Dancefloor Anthem David Bowie’s “Fashion” 7-inch vinyl single, was released in the UK on October 31, 1980, on RCA Records (catalogue: BOW 7). Backed with “Scream Like A Baby,” this infectious new wave and funk-infused track, written by Bowie, was the second single from his critically acclaimed album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps). Produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, “Fashion” featured Robert Fripp’s distinctive guitar and a danceable rhythm, peaking at No. 5 on

David Bowie's "Ladies and Gentlemen" Scary Monsters one-page advert in Rolling Stone, October 16, 1980

David Bowie’s "The Tracks of My Years" (1964-71), a four-page feature in Sounds, October 4, 1980.

David Bowie’s "Scary Monsters - Often Copied Never Equalled," a one-page advert in New Musical Express, September 27, 1980