LABEL: Parlophone
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 4/14/2023
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1973
VARIANT: 2013 Remaster, Picture Disc Vinyl LP

April 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowies Aladdin Sane. The title track and songs such as Lady Grinning Soul and Time marked a significant musical progression from its predecessor, adding brass, woodwind, soulful backing vocals and the distinctive piano playing of Mike Garson. 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 marked his debut on the U.S. charts reaching the top 20 album chart there, where an edited version of Time was released as a single. 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 1979s Lodger and 1980s 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 planets cultural lexicon.