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🔘 “Heroes” – Single: Sep. 2017 (UK 40th Anniversary Picture Disc)
Released: September 22, 2017 (UK) Label: Parlophone Records Catalogue Number: DBHERO40 Issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of David Bowie’s iconic 1977 single, this limited edition 7-inch picture disc pairs the original “Heroes” with the rare ’Heroes’ (Marc Show Version). Released by Parlophone on September 22, 2017, the edition marks four decades since the original RCA Victor single (PB 1121), first issued on September 23, 1977. 🔘 Archival Overview The 40th anniversa

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Sep 22, 20173 min read


🔘 Where Are We Now? – Single: Jan. 2013 (UK Digital Release)
Released: January 8, 2013 (UK) Label: Columbia Records Catalogue Number: [Digital release – no catalogue number] David Bowie’s Where Are We Now?, backed with The Informer, was released as a digital single in the UK by Columbia Records on January 8, 2013, coinciding with Bowie’s 66th birthday. Issued without prior announcement, the single marked Bowie’s unexpected return after a decade of silence. 🔘 Overview Where Are We Now? served as the lead preview of Bowie’s 2013 album T

David Bowie
Jan 8, 20163 min read


🔘 Lazarus – Single: Dec. 2015 (Worldwide Digital Release)
Released: December 17, 2015 (Worldwide Digital) Label: Columbia / ISO Records Catalogue Number: [Digital release – no catalogue number] David Bowie’s Lazarus was released worldwide as a digital download on December 17, 2015, serving as the second single from Blackstar. A FLAC/CDR promo followed on December 20, 2015. Premiered the same day on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq show, the track offered a haunting preview of Bowie’s final studio album. 🔘 Archival Overview Lazarus

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Dec 17, 20152 min read


🔘 Sorrow – Single: Oct. 2013
Released: October 14, 2013 (UK) Label: Parlophone Records Catalogue Number: DBSOZ 4039 Barcode: 825646406845 Format: 7" Picture Disc, Limited Edition Issued as a limited-edition picture disc, David Bowie’s Sorrow was released in 2013 to celebrate the glam‑rock era of his 1973 Pin Ups album. The A-side features the studio recording, backed with a live version on the AA-side. 🔘 Overview Part of Parlophone’s ongoing Bowie picture disc campaign, this 2013 edition highlights Bowi

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Oct 14, 20132 min read


🔘 The Stars (Are Out Tonight) – Single: Apr. 2013
Released: April 20, 2013 (UK, Record Store Day) Label: Columbia Records Catalogue Number: 88883709237 Format: 7" White Vinyl, Limited Edition (2,500 copies), Picture Sleeve Charting based solely on downloads. A limited-edition white vinyl RSD exclusive pairing The Stars (Are Out Tonight) with Where Are We Now?, celebrating Bowie’s triumphant return with The Next Day. 🔘 Overview Issued for Record Store Day 2013, this 7-inch white vinyl single presents two of Bowie’s most sign

David Bowie
Apr 20, 20132 min read


🔘 John, I’m Only Dancing – Single: Sep. 2012
Released: September 3, 2012 (UK) Label: EMI Records Catalogue Number: DBJOHN40 Format: 7" Picture Disc, Limited Edition 40th Anniversary reissue of Bowie’s 1972 non‑album single, paired with the 1973 Sax Version. 🔘 Overview Issued as part of the Bowie 40th Anniversary picture disc campaign, this 2012 edition celebrates one of Bowie’s most iconic early‑’70s singles. John, I’m Only Dancing — originally released in 1972 and never included on a studio album — is presented here w

David Bowie
Sep 3, 20122 min read


🔘 Slow Burn – Single: Jun. 2002
Released: June 3, 2002 (Japan / Europe / USA) Label: ISO / Columbia Records Catalogue Number: COL 672744 2 Format: CD Single Issued as the lead single from Heathen, David Bowie’s Slow Burn was released internationally on CD in 2002, backed with the non‑album track Wood Jackson. The single was not issued in the UK. 🔘 Overview Slow Burn marked Bowie’s return to major‑label single releases after the Reality and Hours eras, serving as the first preview of his 22nd studio album,

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Jun 3, 20022 min read


🔘 Survive – Single: Jan. 2000
Bowie's Marius de Vries Remix Push

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Jan 17, 20003 min read


David Bowie (Jan 20 1997) Little Wonder – Advert
Publication: New Musical Express Date: January 20 1997 Country: United Kingdom Section / Page: Advertisement Page Format: Single Release Promotion / Full‑Page Advert Overview A minimalist New Musical Express advertisement announcing the release of David Bowie’s single Little Wonder, the lead track from his 1997 album Earthling. The design is stark and ethereal — a blurred cross and circular form rendered in monochrome, evoking the industrial‑spiritual aesthetic of Bowie’s lat

David Bowie
Jan 20, 19972 min read


🔘 Little Wonder – Single: Jan. 1997
Released: January 20, 1997 (UK initial) Wider Release: January 27, 1997 Label: Arista / RCA Format: CD Single / 12" / Cassette Second single from Earthling, Bowie’s drum‑and‑bass‑driven reinvention. A high‑energy fusion of jungle, electronica, and arena‑rock power, Little Wonder stands as one of Bowie’s boldest late‑’90s singles. Co‑written with Reeves Gabrels, the track was among the first composed for Earthling and became a defining statement of Bowie’s embrace of conte

David Bowie
Jan 20, 19973 min read
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