🔘 Slow Burn – Single: Oct. 2025 (France – Rolling Stone Cover Mount)

Released: October 2025 (France – Rolling Stone Issue 176)

Label: Rolling Stone France / Parlophone (uncredited)

Catalogue Number: Not stated / not printed

In celebration of the release of the final era box set I Can’t Give Everything Away (ICGEA), Rolling Stone France issued a special David Bowie cover feature in Issue 176 (October 2025), accompanied by a free limited edition 7-inch vinyl single of Slow Burn. The exclusive cover‑mount pressing was included only with the magazine and not sold separately.

🔘 Archival Overview

Issued as part of the promotional wave surrounding the ICGEA era box set, this Rolling Stone France exclusive offers a rare physical single for Slow Burn — a track originally released on Bowie’s 2002 album Heathen. The 2025 cover‑mount edition marks one of the few standalone vinyl appearances of the song, making it a notable collectible for Bowie archivists.

🔘 Track List

Side A

Slow Burn

Side B

(Track not listed / no B-side content confirmed)

Produced by: David Bowie & Tony Visconti (original recording)

Issued by: Rolling Stone France (2025 promotional pressing)

🔘 Release Details

Label: Rolling Stone France / Parlophone (uncredited)

Format: 7-inch Vinyl Single, Magazine Cover Mount

Country: France

Year: 2025

Notes:

- Included exclusively with Rolling Stone France Issue 176 (October 2025)

- Not available separately at retail

- Catalogue number not printed on disc or sleeve

- Promotional pressing tied to the ICGEA box set campaign

🔘 Variants (Discogs‑Verified)

Variant 1

France – Rolling Stone France – (No catalogue number) (2025)

Format: 7" Single, Magazine Insert

Country: France

Year: 2025

Notes:

- Only confirmed edition

- Comes sealed within the magazine packaging

🔘 Context & Notes

Personnel (Original Recording – 2002)

David Bowie — vocals, guitar

Tony Visconti — bass, production

Dave Grohl — lead guitar (Slow Burn)

Additional musicians — various Heathen‑era contributors

Recording Notes

Slow Burn was originally recorded for Bowie’s 2002 album Heathen, produced by Tony Visconti. The 2025 cover‑mount pressing uses the standard album version. The single’s release coincided with the ICGEA era box set, which completed the Bowie career‑spanning series.

Press Reception

The Rolling Stone France issue was praised for its in‑depth Bowie feature and the inclusion of a unique vinyl single. Collectors quickly identified the 7-inch as a desirable modern Bowie rarity.

Legacy

Though not a charting single in 2002, Slow Burn has grown in stature among fans. The 2025 cover‑mount pressing adds a distinctive and limited physical edition to its release history.

🔘 Visual Archive

The single was issued in a simple branded sleeve designed for magazine distribution, featuring Rolling Stone France promotional text.

Caption: 2025 Rolling Stone France exclusive 7-inch of Slow Burn — issued with Issue 176.

🔘 Related Material

Previous Release

Heathen (2002)

Next Archival Release

I Can’t Give Everything Away (ICGEA) – Era Box Set (2025)

🔘 Discography (Selected, Chronological)

Heathen — 2002

Slow Burn (Rolling Stone France Cover Mount) — 2025

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

2002 — Slow Burn originally released on Heathen

2025 — ICGEA era box set released

Oct. 2025 — Rolling Stone France Issue 176 includes exclusive 7-inch

🔘 Glam Flashback

Even in the 2020s, Bowie’s legacy continues to inspire premium magazine exclusives — a tradition stretching back to his earliest glam‑era press innovations.

🔘 Closing Notes

A rare and highly collectible modern Bowie single, the 2025 Rolling Stone France cover‑mount edition of Slow Burn stands as a unique companion piece to the ICGEA era box set.

🔘 Sources

Discogs

Rolling Stone France

Parlophone Records

Bowie archival documentation

The record came in a beautiful picture sleeve and features “Wood Jackson” as the B-side.

Key Details:

- Magazine Issue: Rolling Stone France #176 (October 2025)

- Release Date: September 25, 2025

- Format: Exclusive 7" vinyl single (cover mount with magazine)

- A-Side: Slow Burn

- B-Side: Wood Jackson

- Availability: Only with the magazine

(not sold separately)

- Pre-order: Available now via the official Rolling Stone France website/link

Photos:

- Cover image of the magazine: Masayoshi Sukita

- Slow Burn single cover image: Markus Klinko

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