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April 2023nbspmarks the 50th anniversary ofnbspthe releasenbspofnbspDavid BowiersquosnbspALADDIN SANE, which was released only ten months after his breakthrough albumnbspTHE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.
The title track and songs such asnbsplsquoPanic In Detroit,nbsplsquoLady Grinning SoulrsquonbspandnbsplsquoTimersquonbspmarked a significant musical progression from its predecessor, adding brass, woodwind, soulful backing vocals and the distinctive piano playing of Mike Garson.Onnbsp14th April, 2023,nbspone week before its Golden JubileenbspALADDINnbspSANEnbspwill be issued as anbsplimited edition 50th anniversarynbsphalfspeednbspmastered LP pressed from the samenbspmaster.This new pressing ofnbspALADDIN SANEnbspwas cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronicsnbspfrom 192kHz restorednbspmasters of the originalnbspmasternbsptapes, with no additional processing on transfer.
Thenbsphalfspeednbspwas cut by John Webber at AIRnbspStudios.The covernbspofnbspALADDINnbspSANEnbsphas become one of the mostnbspstriking andnbspmemorablenbspimages in rock n roll historynbspand was rumoured to be the most expensivenbspproducednbspup to that point.
The cover photograph wasnbsptakennbspby Brian Duffy, who would also shoot the sleeves for 1979rsquosnbspLODGERnbspand 1980rsquosnbspSCARY MONSTERS AND SUPER CREEPSnbspand features Bowie with the iconic red and blue lightning bolt makeup, an image whichnbsphas stakednbspout annbspindelible spot innbspthe planetrsquosnbspcultural lexicon.
The title track and songs such asnbsplsquoPanic In Detroit,nbsplsquoLady Grinning SoulrsquonbspandnbsplsquoTimersquonbspmarked a significant musical progression from its predecessor, adding brass, woodwind, soulful backing vocals and the distinctive piano playing of Mike Garson.Onnbsp14th April, 2023,nbspone week before its Golden JubileenbspALADDINnbspSANEnbspwill be issued as anbsplimited edition 50th anniversarynbsphalfspeednbspmastered LP pressed from the samenbspmaster.This new pressing ofnbspALADDIN SANEnbspwas cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronicsnbspfrom 192kHz restorednbspmasters of the originalnbspmasternbsptapes, with no additional processing on transfer.
Thenbsphalfspeednbspwas cut by John Webber at AIRnbspStudios.The covernbspofnbspALADDINnbspSANEnbsphas become one of the mostnbspstriking andnbspmemorablenbspimages in rock n roll historynbspand was rumoured to be the most expensivenbspproducednbspup to that point.
The cover photograph wasnbsptakennbspby Brian Duffy, who would also shoot the sleeves for 1979rsquosnbspLODGERnbspand 1980rsquosnbspSCARY MONSTERS AND SUPER CREEPSnbspand features Bowie with the iconic red and blue lightning bolt makeup, an image whichnbsphas stakednbspout annbspindelible spot innbspthe planetrsquosnbspcultural lexicon.