David Bowie - Diamond Dogs 50th Anniversary Vinyl LP Half-Speed Master
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by David Bowie
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Condition: New
50th Anniversary Black Vinyl LP Half-Speed Master
Catalogue Number: 5054197816437
Barcode: 5054197816437
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Condition Note: Brand New
Track Listing / Description
A1 Future Legend
A2 Diamond Dogs
A3 Sweet Thing
A4 Candidate
A5 Sweet Thing (Reprise)
A6 Rebel Rebel
B1 Rock 'n' Roll With Me
B2 We Are The Dead
B3 1984
B4 Big Brother
B5 Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family
On 24th May, 2024, the exact day of its Golden Jubilee, Diamond Dogs will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP. The first single from the album, 'Rebel Rebel', reached number 5 in the UK and the album would also reach similar heights on both sides of the Atlantic reaching number 1 in the UK and number 5 in the USA.
This new pressing of Diamond Dogs 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. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios
The writing of the album was influenced by Bowie not being able to secure the rights for a theatrical production of George Orwell's 1984 and the work of William S. Burroughs, whom Bowie had interviewed for Rolling Stone in November 1973. The songs on the album created an urban apocalyptic scenario with Bowie appearing on the cover as a controversial half-man, half-dog hybrid painted by the Belgian artist Guy Peellaert from photos by the world-renowned photographer Terry O'Neill. Since its release, tracks from Diamond Dogs have been covered by artists such as Beck, Tina Turner, Duran Duran, Def Leppard, Joan As Police Woman, Dead Or Alive and The Struts.