Note that the written by credits on the labels use the artists full names (David Bowie, George Murray, Brian Eno) and on the credit insert uses surnames only (Bowie, Murray, Eno). Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Bowie had also grown to loathe Los Angeles, after months of crippling drug addiction, paranoia, relationship turmoil, and legal issues with his management. In 2001 Bowie said “I phoned Dinger [sic] from France in the first few days of recording” Low, rather than “Heroes”.

David Bowie – Low (1977, Vinyl) - Discogs

More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. To be anything to do with rock and roll and to go and live in Los Angeles is I think just heading for disaster. The first part of David Bowie’s ‘Berlin Trilogy’, Low was recorded mostly in France in 1976, and contained a number of experimental, impressionist and instrumental pieces, as well as the singles ‘Sound And Vision’ and ‘Be My Wife’. That’s the first thing I did when I got back to Europe, was to stop thinking about music and performing for a bit and think about something that I hadn’t done for a long time, which was paint.

In The Man Who Fell to Earth, Thomas Jerome Newton, the alien played by Bowie, makes an album but we never get to hear what it sounds like, but then we don't need to - it sounds like side two of Low. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads.

Low on orange vinyl for 45th anniversary — David Bowie

Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in.All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The rear sticker (attached to the UK cover) has the titles Left Margined, whereas the remainder of the album artwork uses a Centred style (as seen on the front cover, insert and US sticker). side two is like queens flash gordon at times, but without as much entertainment value, and the vocalising is hammy and a bit silly - he’s hiding behind a performance again. Even Brian Eno, who’s so adaptable and quite as versatile as I now am living in strange and foreign environments, he couldn’t last there more than six weeks.

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These pieces, which feature some of the most startling vocal performances of his career, (but look, Ma, no words! We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. I’ve read some complaints online about “boosted bass” of this remaster but to me it’s just very present, and gives the kick drum some extra oomph, as well. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below.We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. Although he had been living in Los Angeles since March 1975, he was increasingly looking back across the Atlantic, and had become intrigued by the experimental, mostly instrumental music of German acts such as Kraftwerk, Can, Neu! Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. I love the album, so I've been bouncing back and forth between all three copies all night just for my own pleasure, but it's a no brainer.