And while I'm in the mood for tedious nit-picking here's a bit more: Low does not consist of a songs side and an instrumental side (despite the fact we've been told it does countless times). What does bother me is the sense that, going forward, this is what a new vinyl copy of Low will sound like. I much prefer this to the early 90s release (although that’s far from being bad) and the 99 EMI (Yuk). In 2001 Bowie said “I phoned Dinger [sic] from France in the first few days of recording” Low, rather than “Heroes”. He may only get one songwriting co-credit on the record (for Warszawa, an Eno tune to which Bowie added vocals), and according to Tony Visconti, who co-produced the album with Bowie, about half of the record was recorded before he even turned up, but Eno's maverick sensibility is nonetheless stamped right through Low like Blackpool through a stick of rock.

David Bowie – Low (2022, Orange, 45th Anniversary Edition

The sticker shown in the photos here "Featuring the hit single Sound and Vision", would not have appeared on initial copies and not until at least later in February when the single was released and charted in the UK). And so I just packed up everything one day and I moved back to Europe… It was finding out what used to interest me when I was at art school and mime companies and mixed media productions when I was young.I say supposedly because 'Berlin Trilogy' seems to be something of a misnomer or journalistic construct.

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The songs on side one might be about alienation, psychic withdrawal and loneliness, but they are also possessed of a febrile energy, sweeping synthetic strings, a jaw-dropping, revolutionary drum sound and sheer funkiness. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Bowie was the Beatles of the 1970s, constantly reinventing himself, always one step ahead of the competition and fastening onto emergent trends with such alacrity he appeared to have invented them. Top left hand front: black circular with orange lettering - ‘45th anniversary orange vinyl limited edition’ plus barcode/catalog number ‘190296726798’. Initial copies included a small black and white pamphlet advertising the official David Bowie Fan Club and back catalogue.Some copies included a sticker with the tracklisting applied either to the shrink wrap or to the rear cover.

David Bowie - Low (45th Anniversary) (ORANGE VINYL LP)

Both the old pressings have more top end, more sparkle, more bottom, more air, more life, more presence, whatever subjective terms you want to use. Bowie had been fascinated by Eno's solo albums, including Another Green World, which with its mixture of punchy songs and atmospheric instrumentals, shares a good deal in common with Low.

Bowie apparently intended at least some of them for the soundtrack of the film but perhaps it's no bad thing they were turned down. Even though he got the name wrong, and his memory wasn’t always the best, I’ll leave that in the piece. Track listing on the back of the album is a rectangular sticker, which is slightly askew, making each album jacket slightly different. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.

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To be anything to do with rock and roll and to go and live in Los Angeles is I think just heading for disaster.The rear sticker (attached to the UK cover) has the titles Left Margined, whereas the remainder of the album artwork uses a Centred style (as seen on the front cover, insert and US sticker). Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in.