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A lad in fortieth birthday celebrations

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on April 13, 2013

 

“Watching him dash away”

 

Forty years ago on a glam-rocked planet, on April 13th 1973, Aladdin Sane was gifted to the world (see the RCA adverts on the Facebook version of this item for evidence).  

We would clearly be preaching to the converted if we tried to suggest to you how great an album Aladdin Sane is, particularly as the album was voted #5 in a recent poll of Bowie’s studio albums on David Bowie (Official). 

We will be celebrating this and the release of EMI’s Aladdin Sane 40th Anniversary remaster on Monday, with a new contest on the Facebook page.

For the curious among you, the

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Don’t waste your cash, V&A members go free

Submitted by Total Blam Blam
on April 12, 2013

 

“Put you all inside my show”

 

We’re hearing horrendous stories of inflated ticket prices for the David Bowie is Exhibition at the V&A, with reports of some tickets going for upwards of £200.

There are still limited tickets available, but, aside from that, an annual V&A membership is cheaper than the price of some of the tickets that have sold on the likes of eBay!

There are also some other great package offers available here, if you don’t want to become a member. 

And with membership you can visit as many times as you like, when you like, or you can even have somebody accompany you with

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TND is most successful Bowie album in 30 years

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on April 07, 2013

 

“1, 2, 3-4, oooo”

 

It gives us much pleasure to report that David Bowie’s The Next Day remains in the UK Top Five again this week with its #4 placing today.

The Official Charts Company has just announced the album rundown via BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart Show.

This fourth week in the Top Five means that The Next Day has now enjoyed a longer stay in the Top Five than any Bowie studio album since 1983’s Let’s Dance.

Congratulations to David Bowie and thanks to all of you around the globe that bought The Next Day and made it such a success.

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Drive-In Saturday single is forty today

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on April 06, 2013

 

“It’s a crash-course for the ravers”

 

As hard as it may be to comprehend, David Bowie’s Drive-In Saturday was released forty years ago on this day in 1973.

The track was backed by the non-album Ziggy Stardust outtake, Round And Round, a Chuck Berry song originally titled Around And Around.

Drive-In Saturday was the second single taken from the forthcoming Aladdin Sane album (it was the follow up to The Jean Genie), and it made #3 on the UK’s official single chart.

The song name-checks Twiggy (Twig the Wonder Kid) along with Mick Jagger, whose band The Rolling Stones also covered Around And

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David Bowie is all yours store is now open at Selfridges

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on April 04, 2013

 

“Come and buy my toys”

 

We posted the press release regarding this venture last week and as we said back then, it opened today.

 

We’re talking about the Selfridges in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum, David Bowie is all yours: London Concept Store, and you can go and check it all out here. 

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