David Bowie Diamond Dogs on RCA Victor Vinyl APLI-0576 Stereo (as new)
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Description
Studio album by David Bowie Released 24 May 1974[1] Recorded January 1974 – February 1974 Studio Olympic Studios and Island Studios, London; Ludolph Studios, Nederhorst den Berg Genre Glam rock Length 38:25 Label RCA Producer David Bowie
A dark and moody album where distorted guitar and sax are magically interwoven to produce an all time classic from Bowie. Not at all like Aladdin Sane which has an almost pop feel, nor like Ziggy which is acoustic-based, this album is far more complex and mature. One of the interesting things about this music is the band - or lack of it! This album was recorded in 1974 just after the spiders had disbanded. Bowie therefore had a far greater input into this album than any previous, one would imagine. Evidence of this is the number of instruments he plays - accompanied by a drummer and occasional pianist and guitarist. Get this it will grow on you with time and stay with you for ever.
Packaging
The cover artwork features Bowie as a striking half-man, half-dog grotesque painted by Belgian artist Guy Peellaert. It was controversial as the full painting clearly showed the hybrid's genitalia. Very few copies of this original cover made their way into circulation at the time of the album's release.[citation needed] According to the record-collector publication Goldmine price guides, these albums have been among the most expensive record collectibles of all time, as high as thousands of US dollars for a single copy.[citation needed] The genitalia were airbrushed out for the 1974 LP's gatefold sleeve, although the original artwork (and another rejected cover featuring Bowie in a sombrero cordobés holding onto a ravenous dog, an image captured by Terry O'Neill[7]) was included in subsequent Rykodisc/EMI re-issues.
Track listing
All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.[19]
Side one[edit] No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Future Legend" 1:05 2. "Diamond Dogs" 5:56 3. "Sweet Thing" 3:39 4. "Candidate" 2:40 5. "Sweet Thing (Reprise)" 2:31 6. "Rebel Rebel" 4:30 Side two[edit] No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" Bowie, Warren Peace (for the music) 4:00 2. "We Are the Dead" 4:58 3. "1984" 3:27 4. "Big Brother" 3:21 5. "Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family" 2:00
Personnel
David Bowie - vocals, guitars, saxes, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron, producer, mixing engineer Earl Slick - guitar on "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" Mike Garson - keyboards Herbie Flowers - bass guitar Tony Newman - drums Aynsley Dunbar - drums Alan Parker - guitar on "1984" Tony Visconti - strings, mixing engineer Keith Harwood - engineer, mixing engineer
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