And as I really didn’t want to be one myself, I was living more and more in the style of one of my characters who wanted terrific success – because they’re all messiah figures… I really felt the material aspect was something that had to be done in Los Angeles because it’s driven into you, it’s the food of Los Angeles – Hollywood, rather, not Los Angeles. Low draws on the German electronic bands of the period and New York Minimalism but is equally indebted to funk and disco (both Bowie and Eno were quick to spot the importance of disco at a time when their less open-minded, not to mention cloth-eared rock contemporaries we're dismissing it as commercial garbage).

David BOWIE - Low (remastered) Vinyl at Juno Records. David BOWIE - Low (remastered) Vinyl at Juno Records.

We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love.In The Man Who Fell to Earth, Thomas Jerome Newton, the alien played by Bowie, makes an album but we never get to hear what it sounds like, but then we don't need to - it sounds like side two of Low. While I haven't heard an original on my setup, I've listened to a couple of originals on other similar-tier hifis and I'd be hard pressed to tell you the difference, with the obvious exception that this pressing is a lot more readily available in NM condition without crackling to distract from the music. Bowie’s drug use had deepened since 1974’s Diamond Dogs, but his darkest times were while living in Los Angeles.

David Bowie – Low (1977, Vinyl) - Discogs David Bowie – Low (1977, Vinyl) - Discogs

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. These pieces, which feature some of the most startling vocal performances of his career, (but look, Ma, no words! Top left hand front: black circular with orange lettering - ‘45th anniversary orange vinyl limited edition’ plus barcode/catalog number ‘190296726798’. I got confused by Bowie naming him “Michael Dinger” (a conflation of Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger), and obviously interpreted it wrongly.If you've learned something new today and wish to show your appreciation, why not make a small donation via PayPal? The first part of David Bowie’s ‘Berlin Trilogy’, Low was recorded mostly in France in 1976, and contained a number of experimental, impressionist and instrumental pieces, as well as the singles ‘Sound And Vision’ and ‘Be My Wife’. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.

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January 2022 marks the 45th anniversary of David Bowie’s 1977 album LOW, and to celebrate Parlophone Records is proud to announce release details for a limited edition orange vinyl. There is a wide soundstage and a lot of detail but the bass gives you the feeling of sound coming from a rehearsal room. And his pack of cards, naturally: Oblique Strategies, 55 instructional cards - a sort of I Ching set up designed to aid creativity and even constructively disrupt it. There are two instrumentals on side one, the album starts with one of them, and three of the four tracks on side two feature vocals. Low is the eleventh studio album by the British rock musician David Bowie and was released on January 14, 1977 on the RCA Records label.Low saw Bowie reuniting with producer Tony Visconti, and was the singer’s first of several collaborations with ambient music pioneer Brian Eno.