Released: September 21, 1999 (Digital – BowieNet) Catalogue Number (physical release): Virgin Records – 7243 8 48400 2 9 On September 21, 1999, David Bowie made history by releasing his 22nd studio album, hours…, exclusively as a digital download on BowieNet — becoming the first major artist to debut a full album online before its physical release. A reflective, melancholic, and deeply human record, hours… marked a shift away from the cyber‑industrial textures of Earthling to

Alice Cooper’s Love’s a Loaded Gun , released through Epic Records on September 23, 1991, in the UK as a 7” vinyl single (catalog number 657438 7), featured “Fire” as the B-side. Reviewed in a 1991 Kerrang! brief, the single was praised for its catchy glam-metal hooks, complementing the Hey Stoopid album’s commercial rock sound. Tracklist: A1. Love’s a Loaded Gun – 4:11 B1. Fire – 3:00 Note: The tracklist reflects the standard 7” vinyl release. Released as the second single

A comprehensive chart page from Sounds magazine shows McGuinness Flint’s “When I’m Dead and Gone” at No. 1 on the singles chart, with T. Rex’s “Ride a White Swan” climbing into the Top 10 at No. 12, signalling the first major chart breakthrough for the emerging glam sound. The album chart is led by Andy Williams’ *Greatest Hits*, followed by Simon & Garfunkel’s *Bridge Over Troubled Water* and a Tamla Motown compilation, reflecting the diverse commercial landscape at the end