{"product_id":"david-bowie-diamond-dogs-50th-anniversary-half-speed-master-vinyl-lp","title":"David Bowie Diamond Dogs Vinyl LP (50th Anniversary Half-Speed Master)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e is David Bowie's eighth studio album, released by RCA in May 1974. This is Parlophone's 50th anniversary half-speed master. As printed on the front, it was cut on a fully customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The official Bowie store credits the cut to John Webber at AIR Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBowie made the album after disbanding the Spiders from Mars, produced it himself and played lead guitar in Mick Ronson's absence. Part of it began as a planned stage adaptation of George Orwell's \u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/em\u003e. When Orwell's widow Sonia refused him the rights, Bowie built his own apocalyptic story instead, but the Orwell material survives: \u003cstrong\u003e1984\u003c\/strong\u003e was the signature number of the planned adaptation, and \u003cstrong\u003eWe Are The Dead\u003c\/strong\u003e draws on the novel's lovers Winston and Julia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebel Rebel\u003c\/strong\u003e, rescued from a shelved Ziggy Stardust musical, was the lead single and reached number 5 in the UK. The album went to number one in the UK and number five in the US. Tony Visconti, working with Bowie again after four years, arranged the strings on \u003cstrong\u003e1984\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Guy Peellaert painted the half-man, half-dog cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSide One\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuture Legend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCandidate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Thing (Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebel Rebel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSide Two\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRock 'n Roll With Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Are The Dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelease details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 x LP, gatefold sleeve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50th anniversary half-speed master, cut by John Webber at AIR Studios from 192kHz restored masters of the original tapes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eParlophone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDBDD 50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced by\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngineer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKeith Harwood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMixed by\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDavid Bowie and Tony Visconti (side one, tracks 1 to 5; side two, tracks 3 to 5); David Bowie and Keith Harwood (Rebel Rebel, Rock 'n Roll With Me, We Are The Dead)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecorded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOlympic and Island Studios, London, and Studio L Ludolf, Hilversum, Holland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGuy Peellaert\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGI\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRCA Victor APL1 0576, May 1974\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressed in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGermany\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew, factory sealed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlam rock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is a half-speed master?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lacquer is cut with the lathe platter turning at half its usual speed, 16 2\/3 rpm for an LP, while the audio is fed to the cutting head at half its normal playback speed. The technique is generally used to improve high-frequency response. For this edition the sleeve adds that the source was 192kHz restored masters of the original tapes, with no additional processing on transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAre there bonus tracks?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The record carries the original eleven tracks across two sides, as listed on the back sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs the record sealed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, it arrives factory sealed and unplayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSealed and brand new, shipped from our Bangalore stockroom with a stiffener and a fitted mailer so the sleeve corners survive the journey. 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