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🎼 Hallo Spaceboy – Maxi-Single RSD: Apr. 2026

  • Writer: David Bowie
    David Bowie
  • 2 days ago
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Issued as a Record Store Day 2026 exclusive, Hallo Spaceboy returns in a newly curated 12" neon‑pink vinyl edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of Bowie’s 1996 single. The release compiles key Pet Shop Boys remixes, rare mixes, and a previously unreleased Tim Simenon version, presented in a strictly limited format for collectors.


Released across Europe on 18 April 2026, this anniversary edition appears under the Parlophone and ISO Records imprints, marking a high‑profile RSD highlight for Bowie collectors and electronic‑era enthusiasts.


🔘 Release Details

Label: Parlophone / ISO Records

Catalogue Number: DBSB30 / 5021732941978

Country: Europe

Release Date: April 2026

Format: LP Album (12", 33⅓ RPM, Neon Pink, Limited Edition, Record Store Day)


🔘 Personnel

• Pet Shop Boys – producers (remixes), vocals (Neil Tennant)

• Ball – remix, additional production

• Vauk – remix, additional production

• Tim Simenon – remix, additional production

• “Q” – mix engineer (B3)

• David Richards – co‑producer (original track), engineer

• Bob Kraushaar – engineer

• Kevin Metcalfe – mastering

• JWM – lacquer cut

• Gas – 2026 design

• Denovo – original design

• John Scarisbrick – photography

• Brian Eno – producer (original track), writer

• David Bowie – producer (original track), writer

• Pete Gleadall – programming


🔘 Key Highlights

• Record Store Day 2026 exclusive

• Limited neon‑pink 12" edition

• 30th anniversary release

• Includes previously unreleased Tim Simenon remix


🔘 The Story

Celebrating 30 years of Hallo Spaceboy, this 2026 RSD edition revisits Bowie’s industrial‑electronic era with a curated set of remixes that defined the single’s mid‑90s impact. The Pet Shop Boys’ involvement — including Neil Tennant’s added vocals — helped transform the track into a dance‑floor and chart‑driven reinvention, blending Bowie’s darker textures with PSB’s synth‑pop precision.


This anniversary pressing gathers the essential mixes from the era, alongside the previously unreleased Tim Simenon mix, offering collectors a definitive neon‑pink vinyl tribute. The release features updated design work by Gas, archival design elements by Denovo, and photography by John Scarisbrick, all packaged under Parlophone and ISO Records.



🔘 Track List – LP

Side A

A1. Hallo Spaceboy (7" Remix) — Remix: Pet Shop Boys; Vocals: Neil Tennant — 4:27

A2. Hallo Spaceboy (12" Remix) — Remix: Pet Shop Boys; Vocals: Neil Tennant — 6:44

A3. Hallo Spaceboy (Lost In Space Mix) — Remix/Additional Production: Ball, Vauk — 6:34


Side B

B1. Hallo Spaceboy (Double Click Mix) — Remix/Additional Production: Ball, Vauk — 7:48

B2. Hallo Spaceboy (Instrumental Mix) — 4:46

B3. Hallo Spaceboy (Tim Simenon Mix) — Engineer: “Q”; Additional Production: Tim Simenon — 5:09


🔘 Context & Notes

• 30th anniversary 12" EP

• Track B3 previously unreleased

• Licensed to Parlophone Records Ltd.

• Published by Tintoretto Music / Warner Chappell / Opal Music



🔘 Glam Flashback

A neon‑lit blast from Bowie’s industrial cosmos — remixed, recharged, and reborn for RSD.



🔘 Sources

Discogs, 45cat, Wikipedia, Billboard, BBC Charts.


🔘 Copyright Notice

All magazine scans, photographs, and original text excerpts referenced in this entry remain the property of their respective copyright holders. This Chronicle entry is a transformative, non‑commercial archival summary created for historical documentation and educational reference. No ownership of the original material is claimed or implied.

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