ALADDIN SANE will be reissued as a limited 50th anniversary vinyl, remastered in half-speed and picture disc from the same master. The album cover is one of the most famous of all time, and according to rumor at the time, the most expensive in history. The new pressing of ALADDIN SANE was cut on a Neumann VMS80 lathe from 192kHz transfers of the original master tapes with no processing during transfer. The half-speed mastering was done by John Webber at AIR Studios.April 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's ALADDIN SANE, just ten months after the essential THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. Its title track, 'Panic In Detroit', 'Lady Grinning Soul', and 'Time' highlighted a singular musical evolution from its predecessor with the inclusion of brass, woodwinds, soul backing vocals, and the unique piano playing of Mike Garson.On April 14, 2023, one week before its golden jubilee, ALADDIN SANE will be reissued as a limited 50th anniversary vinyl, remastered in half-speed and picture disc from the same master. The album's release was preceded by the singles 'The Jean Genie' and 'Drive-In Saturday'. They respectively reached number two and number three on the UK singles chart, while the album reached number one on the UK albums chart for the first time. In the United States, the album entered the top 20 and an edited version of 'Time' was released as a single.The album cover is one of the most famous of all time, and according to rumor at the time, the most expensive in history. Brian Duffy, who would also photograph the covers of LODGER (1979) and SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS) (1980), is the author of the famous shot of Bowie made up with his iconic red and blue lightning bolt, an image forever etched into the global cultural lexicon.The new pressing of ALADDIN SANE was cut on a Neumann VMS80 lathe from 192kHz transfers of the original master tapes with no processing during transfer. The half-speed mastering was done by John Webber at AIR Studios.Bowie described ALADDIN SANE as 'Ziggy goes to Washington: Ziggy influenced by America'. This album was the farewell of Ziggy Stardust, who would bow out three months after the LP's release during the famous final concert of the Spiders From Mars at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, in July 1973.
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