Tag: Bowie
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How To Buy David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust on Vinyl
How To Buy Ziggy Stardust The story so far: I have made a bet that I can buy a full set of Bowie’s albums (in their original vinyl versions – and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World to Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). That’s fourteen albums in…
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How I Tried To Buy David Bowie’s Classic Albums on Vinyl For Less Than £100
Just how cheaply can you buy a full set of Bowie‘s ’70’s vinyl records? “The trouble with buying old records” said my friend Chris after several pints of Adnams, (if I can paint you a brief picture) “is that everyone suspects they’re worth something, so it is difficult to get a real collector’s item unless…
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Bowie, Nirvana, Tame Impala, Damon Albarn: The Pick of Record Store Day 2014 Releases
So what do you make of this year’s Record Store Day List of Releases? There are already a few lists doing the rounds, and the official announcement is at 4pm today. (the official announcement will be found here at RSD HQ) The annual announcement is as widely and eagerly anticipated amongst the vinyl loving fraternity…
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So Can You Buy David Bowie on Vinyl For Less Than £100? Here’s The Conclusion:
The story so far: I have made a bet that I can buy a full set of Bowie‘s albums (in their original vinyl versions – and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World to Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). That’s fourteen albums in fourteen days. Total budget: £100.…
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The Bowie Bet Part 7: Spitalfields Record Fair
The story so far: I have made a bet that I can buy a full set of Bowie‘s albums (in their original vinyl versions – and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World to Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). That’s fourteen albums in fourteen days. Total budget £100.…
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The Bowie Bet part 6 – London’s Record Shops
The story so far: I have made a bet that I can buy a full set of Bowie‘s albums (in their original vinyl versions – and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World to Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). That’s fourteen albums in fourteen days. Total budget: £100.…
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The Bowie Bet Part 5 – Aladdin Sane – 40th Anniversary
The Challenge: Buy a full set of Bowie‘s vinyl albums (in excellent condition with all the inserts) from “The Man Who Sold The World“ to “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)“. That’s fourteen albums in fourteen days. Total budget: £100. The loser has a heavy penalty: to buy drinks – and wear a Westlife T-shirt. I…
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“David Bowie Is”…An Amazing Exhibition at The V&A
Bowie’s exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum recorded the most advanced bookings in the museum’s history with 26,000 tickets sold a month before the exhibition was due to open, and 42,000 a week before – some ten times more advance tickets than any prior exhibition at the V&A. Truly “it’s the best selling show…”.…
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David Bowie by Masayoshi Sukita at Snap Gallery, Piccadilly, London – Review
David Bowie Exhibition by Sukita at Snap Gallery, Piccadilly Arcade, London Working in London. The Rat Race. Typified by long hours, the travelling on packed tube trains full of fully-caffeinated and slightly wired Londoners who possess the patience of a two year old Mariah Carey in a sweet shop, the smog (let’s keep that one…
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The Bowie Bet part 4 – Cartoon Covers are Hunky Dory
The Challenge: I have bet that I can buy a full set of David Bowie‘s albums (in their original vinyl and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World to Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). That’s fourteen albums in fourteen days. Total budget: £100. The loser has a heavy penalty:…
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The Bowie Bet part 3 – The Man Who Sold His Trousers
The story so far: I have bet my friend Chris that I can buy a full set of Bowie‘s albums (in their original vinyl and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World to Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). That’s fourteen albums in fourteen days. Total budget: £100. The…
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The Bowie Bet part 2 – Buying Ziggy Stardust On Vinyl
Shopping for Bowie Vinyl In Manchester’s Record Shops – and How To Buy Ziggy Stardust The story so far: I have made a bet that I can buy a full set of Bowie’s albums (in their original vinyl versions – and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World…
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The Bowie Bet: Buying Bowie’s Vinyl Records
Just how cheaply can you buy a full set of Bowie‘s ’70’s vinyl records? I was having a chat with my friend Chris the other night. He is the one who bet me I couldn’t buy The Beatles on vinyl for less than the cost of the recent box set. He would have won but…
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Bowie’s Artwork: Exclusive Interview With The Man Behind The Concept
On the release of David Bowie’s new album “The Next Day”, Every Record Tells A Story is delighted to publish an exclusive interview with the man behind the artwork of this excellent album, 54 year old painter and decorator Reg Minty. We met up with Reg at a run down pub in Grimsby, where he…
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Iggy and the Stooges’ Raw Power: 40 Years Old Today
Compare Bowie’s Mix of Iggy and the Stooges‘ Raw Power with Iggy Pop‘s own mix… Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of one of Rock’s greatest albums: Parcel of Rogues by Steeleye Span. Just kidding. It’s the 40th anniversary of the release of Iggy and The Stooges‘ Raw Power. Back in 1973, you…
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