Drive-In Saturday

DAVID BOWIE Released His Roaring Rock ‘N’ Roll Album ‘ALADIN SANE’ 50 Years Ago

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20 April 2023

DAVID BOWIE’s 1973 LP ALLADIN SANE, his 6th, is 50 (released on 19 April 1973).
A top-10 album in my Bowie book. It was his most successful record up to that point, topping the UK Albums Chart and it made him a huge, adored, alien rockstar.

The Guardian (UK newspaper): “From the first crashing chord of ‘Watch That Man’ you
know that this is a rock ‘n’ roll album. If Ziggy Stardust was his Sgt. Pepper (a loose-fitting concept about an alter-ego rock band, but staggeringly good songs), then Aladdin Sane is Bowie’s Exile on Main Street. Aladdin Sane is one of the finest forty-five minutes in rock.”

Singles/clips: The Jean Genie / Drive-in Saturday

– THE JEAN GENIE –

– DRIVE-IN SATURDAY –

For this special occasion, the masterwork is re-leased on a vinyl picture disc and
a half-speed mastered black vinyl edition. More info and order details here.

Original LP

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DAVID BOWIE: All Albums – Website

HISTORY – 13 April 1973 – Release BOWIE’s Sixth LP

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13 April 2019

Today 46 years ago, on 13th April 1973, the late great genius DAVID BOWIE released his sixth album ALADDIN SANE (A Lad Insane) with its iconic and timeless front sleeve image. Although less praised upon its release than his previous LP, the breakthrough masterpiece ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars‘ the fans loved it and it became a No 1 album in the UK and reached #17 in the US. Here are the two ace singles…

– THE JEAN GENIE –

– DRIVE-IN SATURDAY –

Album in full…

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DAVID BOWIE: Facebook – Website

DAVID BOWIE Released Fascinating Masterstroke Single ‘DRIVE-IN SATURDAY’ 45 Years Ago Today…

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When timeless and memorable it’s a …

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6 April 2018

DRIVE-IN SATURDAY is a fascinating DAVID BOWIE masterstroke about how the inhabitants of a post-apocalyptic world in the future (legend goes that Bowie once
said the year was 2033) have forgotten how to make love, and need to watch old
porn films to see how it’s done. The narrative has been cited as an example of the
late legend’s ‘futuristic nostalgia’ where the story is told from the perspective of an inhabitant of the future looking back in time. It’s a gripping ballad carried by Bowie’s characteristic and monumental voice. Released as a single on 6 April 1973 – 45 years
ago today. Here’s an impressive TV-show version…

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From his 6th album ‘ALADDIN SANE’ – released 13 April 1973…