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“The stars are out tonight”

The V&A has posted a very cool little film, wherein they interview the arriving guests at last week’s gala dinner and private view for the David Bowie is Exhibition at the world-famous museum.

In attendance were well-known names in music, film, fashion, art and the media and among those interviewed on the orange carpet were Tilda Swinton, Tracey Emin, Gary Kemp, Simon Le Bon & Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran, Paul Morley, Bill Nighy, Dylan Jones, Sir David Frost and many others.

Guests were asked to complete the sentence ‘David Bowie is...’ and they were probed for

“Just playing that latest record”

Just to keep you in the picture and so you don’t think it‘s some kind of cheap April Fool’s Day prank on the day, The Next Day vinyl set will now be released worldwide on April 1st.

Though the delay may disappoint some of you, hopefully the news that the 180 gram, 17-track double vinyl set will include the 17-track CD too will cheer you.  

It's another beautiful Barnbrook-designed package that is a pleasure to behold. Speaking of Jonathan B, here’s an interview with him on the V&A channel that you may not have spotted yet.

One of the zillions of items of

”As long as we’re together”

EMI is repackaging the existing versions of the Low (1977), “Heroes” (1977), Stage (1978) and Lodger (1979) CDs together in a cardboard slipcase, under the box set name of DAVID BOWIE – ZEIT! 77-79.

You may be familiar with this kind of repackage that seems to be a popular method of grouping ’related’ albums together. Check out the superb IDBD for examples. 

The three studio albums here were released between 1977 and 1979 and are generally referred to as the somewhat misleading Berlin Trilogy.

A more unifying theme throughout the three recordings is the

(Note: scroll across for full landscape version of this gorgeous new Jimmy King portrait of Bowie)

David Bowie’s 'The Next Day' Debuts #1 on Charts in 12 Countries and Tops iTunes Chart in Over 60 Countries

First Album in Decade Sparks Passionate Global Response

New York, NY – March 20, 2013 – David Bowie’s new album 'The Next Day' (ISO/Columbia Records) has debuted at #1 in the U.K., Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland a week after its release, and has topped the iTunes chart in over 60 countries