“We got twenty five years, what a surprise”
Ruud Altenburg has been in touch with the impressive news that he celebrates twenty five years online with the brilliant resource that is the Illustrated db Discography: “I have updated the site with the latest releases and given it a bit of a make-over for better readability.”
Surely all serious Bowie collectors must be aware of the Illustrated db Discography, which boasts the most comprehensive database of David Bowie releases, not to mention a forum that can swallow you up for days at a time with its wealth of information contributed by Planet Earth’s foremost Bowie collectors.
If you don’t already have it bookmarked, check it out here.
We’ll leave you with the intro to Ruud’s most recent entry…
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My first introduction to the music of David Bowie was at the age of 12. My niece Helen, a huge fan with Bowie posters on her bedroom walls, had taped much of her collection for me. I clearly remember being amazed at the diversity of styles while listening to those cassettes on my walkman.
The very first album that I purchased myself was the Decca Profile compilation, in retrospect not the best of choices. Over time, I tried getting the more interesting versions of the regular albums, like the gatefold editions of Ziggy Stardust and Scary Monsters. Discovering these more unusual editions meant sifting through books, fanzines and the occasional article in Record Collector. The information appeared to be scattered all over the place, so I decided to keep track of it in a series of text documents.
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