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“Diamond Dogs rule, OK”

In the same way that we recently set the cat among the pigeons with a revised release date for Aladdin Sane, we’re doing the same today with Diamond Dogs.

Despite most celebrations of the release taking place on April 24 and a few others waiting till next week, we’re pretty convinced the album was unleashed in the UK on May 24, 1974.

We won’t send you to sleep with the whys and wherefores of our conclusions again, suffice to say, scroll the images here for a glimpse of the release sheet from 1974 with today’s date on it.

Obviously we have more 'evidence' than that,

“Listen”

The first Tin Machine album was released on this day in 1989.

It’s an album that has long been underrated in our opinion, often by folk who have not really given it a fair listen.

Indeed the album came 26th in our poll of 27 David Bowie albums last year. (The second Tin Machine album came last)

If Tin Machine is a release you've avoided to date, give it a try on Spotify now, you may be pleasantly surprised.

A quarter of a century later, it mainly still kicks bottom somewhat.

“All the days and memories”

Regular visitors to this page will be well aware of the importance of Aylesbury Friars in the development of the Ziggy phenomenon.

Indeed, the Bowie and The Spiders gig on July 15, 1972, was awarded best show of all time at the venue.

It seems appropriate to have a dedicated Bowie night during the current Aylesbury Friars exhibition, so here’s the blurb from the official site outlining details of that very thing.

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SPECIAL BOWIE NIGHT AT EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

There will be a special evening at the