David Bowie – Pinups (LP Vinyl)
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Recorded in Paris in the summer of 1973, Pin Ups finds Bowie paying tribute to the British Invasion songs that shaped him, covers of tracks by The Who, Pink Floyd, The Kinks, and others he'd heard coming out of London's mid-60s club scene. It's a snapshot of an artist at a creative crossroads, having just retired Ziggy Stardust, looking back at the music that made him before charging forward into the soul influences of Diamond Dogs and Young Americans.
September 7, 2023 - October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's classic collection of cover songs, PIN UPS, originally released October 19, 1973 - a mere six months after the legendary ALADDIN SANE and three months after the infamous final Ziggy Stardust show at Hammersmith Odeon, where he put the Ziggy persona to rest along with The Spiders From Mars. On October 20, 2023, one day after it's Golden Jubilee PIN UPS will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP. This new pressing of PIN UPS was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. John Webber cut the half-speed at AIR Studios. Recorded at Château d'Hérouville in France, where Bowie would later return to record the masterpiece LOW, PIN UPS was a collection of cover songs paying tribute to bands and artists that had inspired him and that he had seen at clubs such as The Marquee in London in the mid to late 60s. Artists he covered for the album included The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, The Who, Pretty Things, The Easybeats and more.
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Side A
Side B
UPC: 5054197409950
Label: Rhino / Parlophone
Release Date: 10.20.23
Format: LP Vinyl