Label: Parlophone – DBPU 50, Parlophone – 5054197409950
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Half-Speed Master, 50th Anniversary
Country: Worldwide
Released: 20 Oct 2023
Genre: Rock
Style: Glam, Rock & Roll, Beat, Psychedelic Rock, Mod
October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s classic collection of cover songs, PIN UPS, originally released 19th October 1973 - a mere six months after the legendary ALADDIN SANE and three months after the infamous final Ziggy Stardust show at Hammersmith Odeon, where he put the Ziggy persona to rest along with The Spiders From Mars. On 20th October 2023, one day after its Golden Jubilee PIN UPS will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP. This new pressing of PIN UPS 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. John Webber cut the half-speed at AIR Studios.
Recorded at Château d’Hérouville in France, where Bowie would later return to record the masterpiece LOW, PIN UPS was a collection of cover songs paying tribute to bands and artists that had inspired him and that he had seen at clubs such as The Marquee in London in the mid to late 60s. Artists he covered for the album included The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, The Who, Pretty Things, The Easybeats and more.
Rosalyn
Here Comes The Night
I Wish You Would
See Emily Play
Everything's Alright
I Can't Explain
Friday On My Mind
Sorrow
Don't Bring Me Down
Shapes Of Things
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
Where Have All The Good Times Gone