Released: November 13, 1981 (UK) Label: RCA Records Catalogue Numbers: BOW 10 (12") / PB 9815 (7") Formats: 7" Vinyl Single / 12" Vinyl Single A late‑’81 reissue spotlighting Bowie’s powerful, atmospheric performance of Wild Is The Wind — backed with Golden Years. Issued by RCA to promote the Changestwobowie compilation, the single reintroduced one of Bowie’s most celebrated vocal interpretations. 🔘 Overview Wild Is The Wind was released on November 13, 1981 as a standalone

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

Label: RCA Records Catalogue Number: BOW 9 Format: 7" Vinyl Single Released: January 2, 1981 (UK) A jagged, post‑punk Bowie single — backed with the driving Because You’re Young. Issued on RCA, the release continued the Scary Monsters era’s sharp, angular sound. 🔘 Overview Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) was released on January 2, 1981 as a UK 7" single on RCA Records. Taken from Bowie’s acclaimed 1980 album Scary Monsters, the track fused post‑punk tension, fractured guit

David Bowie’s “Alabama Song,” backed with a new version of “Space Oddity,” was released on February 22, 1980, debuting at No. 23 and charting for five weeks.

A one‑page advertisement from Melody Maker promoting David Bowie’s single John, I’m Only Dancing (Again), released by RCA in late 1979 and drawn from the Young Americans sessions at Sigma Sound. Writer: RCA Records Advertisement Artist: David Bowie Date: December 22, 1979 Length: 3 min read The advertisement features a monochrome photograph of Bowie wearing a wide‑brimmed hat and tweed jacket, his hands clasped under his chin in a contemplative pose. The design is stark and e

As the Berlin Trilogy reached its conclusion, David Bowie released one of his most playful and subversive singles yet — a glam-infused rocker that celebrated gender fluidity with tongue firmly in cheek. Issued in the UK on 27 April 1979 on RCA Victor (catalogue BOW 2), “Boys Keep Swinging” (backed with “Fantastic Voyage”) became a major hit and one of the standout moments from the album Lodger. 🔘 The Story “Boys Keep Swinging” was written by David Bowie and Brian Eno during

A brief, enthusiastic single review highlighting David Bowie’s narration of Prokofiev’s Peter And The Wolf, released on striking green vinyl through RCA. Published on April 22, 1978, the piece captures the playful surprise of hearing Bowie lend his unmistakable voice to a classical children’s favourite, presented as a quirky and collectible addition to his catalogue. The reviewer describes Bowie as “the prophet of our times” narrating the famous opera, noting the novelty and

A striking full-page Melody Maker advertisement published on January 20, 1978, promoting David Bowie’s new single “Beauty and the Beast”, taken from his critically acclaimed album “Heroes”, which had been named Melody Maker’s Album of the Year. Using a dramatic split-image design contrasting “Beauty” and “The Beast”, the advert perfectly captures Bowie’s artistic duality during his groundbreaking Berlin Trilogy period. This eye-catching RCA promotional piece not only pushed t

A striking full-page advertisement in the January 14, 1978 issue of New Musical Express promoted David Bowie’s new single “Beauty And The Beast”, the second release from his critically acclaimed album “Heroes”. Using a dramatic split-image design — one side a sharp, intense portrait and the other a high-contrast negative/bleached version — the advert cleverly embodied the song’s title while celebrating “Heroes” as NME’s Album of the Year. This powerful RCA promotional piece p

A critic reassesses Bowie’s artistry through the lens of “Sound and Vision,” praising his restraint, structure and emotional clarity while questioning why his brilliance has taken so long to be universally acknowledged.