Aladdin Sane [VINYL]

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The album was preceded by two singles‘The Jean Genie’and‘Drive-In Saturday’,peaking in the U.K. singles chart at numbers 2 and 3 respectively,and was the first time he topped the U.K. album charts. It also markedBowie’sdebut on the U.S. charts reaching the top 20 album chart there, where an edited version of‘Time’was released as a single. According to O'Leary, the cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together" was recorded at either RCA or Trident. [16] The re-recording of "The Prettiest Star" is also disputed as either at RCA, [19] [20] or Trident. [21] [22] [23]

Sandford, Christopher (1997) [First published 1996]. Bowie: Loving the Alien. London: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-80854-8. a b c Gerson, Ben (19 July 1973). " Aladdin Sane". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013 . Retrieved 21 March 2011. David Bowie – Aladdin Sane". norwegiancharts.com. VG-lista. Archived from the original (ASP) on 16 October 2013 . Retrieved 31 January 2014.

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a b "David Bowie – Aladdin Sane". dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. Archived from the original (ASP) on 28 January 2013 . Retrieved 31 January 2014. This limited edition 50th anniversary is half-speedmastered. This new pressing of Aladdine Sane was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronicsfrom 192kHz restoredmasters of the originalmastertapes, with no additional processing on transfer. Thehalf-speedwas cut by John Webber at AIRStudios. This follow up to David’s hugely successful first Best Of compilation CHANGESONEBOWIE, has not officially been available since the late 1980s. Featuring iconic cover photography by Greg Gorman, it was first released in 1981 and was only briefly available on CD in 1985 but has long since been deleted. American album certifications – David Bowie – Aladdin Sane". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 31 January 2014.

Griffin, Roger (2016). David Bowie: The Golden Years. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-875-1. Sheffield, Rob (1995). "David Bowie". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp.55–57. ISBN 978-0-679-75574-6.

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The cover artwork has become one of the most famous sleeves of all time and was rumoured to be the most expensive produced up to that point. The cover photograph was taken by Brian Duffy, who would also shoot the sleeves for 1979’s LODGER and 1980’s SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS) and features Bowie with the iconic red and blue lightning bolt make-up, an image which has now entered the planet’s cultural lexicon. Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol.19, no.20. 30 June 1973. Archived from the original (PHP) on 24 February 2014 . Retrieved 31 January 2014. saw gold vinyl versions of Hunky Dory and The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, released 45 years to the day of the first issuing of Ziggy. To celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the ALADDIN SANE album; there will be a special limited edition silver vinyl version released.

Mabbs, Val (21 April 1973). "David Bowie: Aladdin Sane (RCA RS 1001)" (PDF). Record Mirror. p.25 . Retrieved 30 May 2022– via worldradiohistory.com. Stark, Tanja (2015). " 'Crashing out with Sylvian': David Bowie, Carl Jung, and the Unconscious". In Devereux, Eoin; Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin (eds.). David Bowie: Critical Perspectives. Routledge. pp.82–110. ISBN 978-1-317-75449-7. Cann, Kevin (1984). David Bowie: A Chronology. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-67150-537-0. The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s". Pitchfork. 23 June 2004. p.3. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013 . Retrieved 7 October 2020.Dimery, Robert; Lydon, Michael (2018). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Revised and Updateded.). London: Cassell. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-78840-080-0. Roberts, David, ed. (1996). The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums (7thed.). Guinness Publishing Ltd. p.16. ISBN 978-0-85112-619-7. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars". phfilms.com. Pennebaker Hegedus Films. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017 . Retrieved 3 October 2017. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.

Viglione, Joe. " Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019 . Retrieved 10 March 2020. This new pressing of ALADDIN SANE 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. This strictly limited one run only silver vinyl edition of Aladdin Sane will contain Ken Scott’s approved 2013 remaster and will be released on 20th April, 2018, 45 years to the day since the original release date for the album. Previously thought to have been issued on 13th April, 1973, new evidence has come to light that proves the release date was officially the 20th, but being Good Friday in the UK the album was 'made available' on the 19th.O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. Offiziellecharts.de – David Bowie – Aladdin Sane" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 April 2023.