David Bowie – Scary Monsters (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1980
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Scary Monsters is an LP by David Bowie from 1980 released on the RCA Victor label.
About this album
Scary Monsters is one of David Bowie’s strongest late-1970s-to-1980s statements, balancing art-rock tension with sharper pop hooks and a more confrontational edge. Released in 1980, it followed his Berlin-era work and helped confirm his ability to absorb post-punk energy without losing melodic focus. Produced by Bowie, Tony Visconti and Harry Maslin, the album pairs fractured textures with memorable songs such as Ashes to Ashes and Fashion, both of which became major touchstones. Its blend of experimentation, commercial reach and stylistic reinvention made it a key album in Bowie’s catalogue and a bridge into the decade ahead.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: David BowieLabel: RCA Victor – APL1 3647Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1980Genre: Pop & RockStyle: New Wave, Pop RockA1 It'S No Game (Part 1)
A2 Up The Hill Backwards
A3 Scary Monsters (And Super-Creeps)
A4 Ashes To Ashes
A5 Fashion
B1 Teenage Wildlife
B2 Scream Like A Baby
B3 Kingdom Come
B4 Because You'Re Young
B5 It'S No Game (Part 2)
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Scary Monsters is an LP by David Bowie from 1980 released on the RCA Victor label.
About this album
Scary Monsters is one of David Bowie’s strongest late-1970s-to-1980s statements, balancing art-rock tension with sharper pop hooks and a more confrontational edge. Released in 1980, it followed his Berlin-era work and helped confirm his ability to absorb post-punk energy without losing melodic focus. Produced by Bowie, Tony Visconti and Harry Maslin, the album pairs fractured textures with memorable songs such as Ashes to Ashes and Fashion, both of which became major touchstones. Its blend of experimentation, commercial reach and stylistic reinvention made it a key album in Bowie’s catalogue and a bridge into the decade ahead.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: David BowieLabel: RCA Victor – APL1 3647Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1980Genre: Pop & RockStyle: New Wave, Pop RockA1 It'S No Game (Part 1)
A2 Up The Hill Backwards
A3 Scary Monsters (And Super-Creeps)
A4 Ashes To Ashes
A5 Fashion
B1 Teenage Wildlife
B2 Scream Like A Baby
B3 Kingdom Come
B4 Because You'Re Young
B5 It'S No Game (Part 2)
