David Bowie – Aladdin Sane (VG/VG+) – LP, UK

Aladdin Sane is an LP by David Bowie released on the RCA Victor label.

About this album

Aladdin Sane is one of David Bowie’s most incisive glam-era statements, sharpening the theatrical swagger of Ziggy Stardust into something more unstable and artful. Released in 1973, it finds Bowie pushing rock and roll, cabaret, soul and piano-led drama into a vivid portrait of fame, alienation and American excess. Backed by Mick Ronson’s powerful guitar work and Bowie’s own restless songwriting, the album delivered enduring highlights such as The Jean Genie, Drive-In Saturday and Lady Grinning Soul. Its striking cover image became one of the most recognisable in rock, while the record helped cement Bowie as a reinvention-minded artist at the centre of 1970s popular music.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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