David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

A Ziggy-Era Who Cover Unearthed Released digitally worldwide on May 31, 2024 (exact time zone dependent), David Bowie’s “I Can’t Explain” (Trident Studios Version – Take 2) is the third preview track from the forthcoming box set Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! (5CD/Blu-ray, digital, and half-speed mastered LP, out June 14, 2024). This previously unheard, high-energy cover of The Who’s 1965 debut single was produced by Bowie and recorded at Trident Studios in Soho, London, on June 24, 19

Released as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and picture disc LP in the UK by Parlophone Records (catalog number DBDD50) on May 24, 2024, marking the Diamond Dogs album’s golden jubilee. The first single from the album, the aforementioned ‘REBEL REBEL’, reached number 5 in the UK and the album would also reach similar heights on both sides of the Atlantic reaching number 1 in the UK and number 5 in the USA. The writing of the album was influenced by

A Ziggy-Era Vault Rarity Unveiled Released digitally worldwide on May 3, 2024, David Bowie’s “Lady Stardust (Alternative Version – Take 1) the second preview track from the box set Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! (5CD/Blu-ray, digital, and half-speed mastered LP, out June 14, 2024). This hitherto unknown take, recorded November 12, 1971 at Trident Studios, features Bowie’s vocals in a much lower register than the released version. Original producer Ken Scott was shocked: “This was a sh

Get Real Sounds Right Mix, from the ENO x NATURE project, backed with "Get Real (Instrumental)", was released as a digital single on April 23, 2024. Brian Eno: “Throughout my life I’ve wondered - how I can return something to the places I’ve taken ideas from? Music started out as the sounds of the natural world, and Sounds Right creates a system to give back to nature, helping to preserve the planet so that it can continue to inspire us for years to come. In the nature remix

A Ziggy Stardust Alternate Tracklist RSD Exclusive Released as a limited edition 11-track vinyl LP in the UK by Parlophone Records (catalog number DBWAIT24) on April 20, 2024, as part of Record Store Day, David Bowie’s Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth) was taken from the Trident Studios 1/4” stereo tapes dated December 15, 1971 — an early provisional tracklisting for what would become The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars* This ver

David Bowie’s Pinups  was released as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered vinyl album in the UK by Parlophone Records (catalog number DBPIN50) on October 20, 2023. This pressing of Pin Ups was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. John Webber cut the half-speed at AIR Studios. Recorded at Château d’Hérouville in Franc

The Legendary Last Ziggy Show – 50th Anniversary Release Released August 11, 2023 by Parlophone Records (catalogue DBZSM50), Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture marked the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s iconic final performance as Ziggy Stardust on July 3, 1973, at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Filmed by renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker (Monterey Pop, Don’t Look Back, Depeche Mode - 101), the show captured Bowie and The Spiders From Ma

A Golden Jubilee Glam Celebration To celebrate the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s landmark album Aladdin Sane (originally released April 1973), two special vinyl editions were released on April 14, 2023, by Parlophone Records: - Limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP - Limited edition picture disc LP Both pressings were cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, w

A 40th Anniversary Digital Celebration Released as a digital-only extended play single on March 14, 2023, by Parlophone Records (catalog number none), David Bowie’s Let's Dance 40th Anniversary Remix E.P. featured two new mixes by Honey Dijon and two remixes by Brazilian electronic producer RQntz (originally from a specially curated Lady Gaga Apple Music playlist). The Let’s Dance (Honey Dijon Moonlight remix) was created as part of a trio of new Bowie remixes for Peloton’s

A Divine Symmetry (2023) presents an alternate 1971 vision of Hunky Dory, featuring BOWPROMO mixes and 2021 Ken Scott remixes.