David Bowie – Never Let Me Down
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Parlophone – 190295511142 |
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CD
, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered
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Europe |
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Rock |
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Pop Rock |
Tracklist
| 1 | Day-In Day-Out | 5:35 | |
| 2 | Time Will Crawl | 4:18 | |
| 3 | Beat Of Your Drum | 5:04 | |
| 4 | Never Let Me Down | 4:04 | |
| 5 | Zeroes | 5:45 | |
| 6 | Glass Spider | 5:31 | |
| 7 | Shining Star (Makin' My Love) | 5:04 | |
| 8 | New York’s In Love | 5:04 | |
| 9 | ‘87 And Cry | 4:19 | |
| 10 | Bang Bang | 4:28 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC
- Copyright © – Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC
- Copyright © – Parlophone Records Ltd.
- Remastered At – Air Mastering
- Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AI25684
- Designed At – Gas Associates
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Stan Harrison
- Artwork [Art, Set], Design – Mike Haggerty
- Artwork [Set Construction] – Ron Oates (2)
- Artwork, Layout – The Design League
- Backing Vocals – Robin Clark (2)
- Backing Vocals, Guitar [Additional], Keyboards [Additional], Mellotron, Harmonica, Producer, Tambourine – David Bowie
- Backing Vocals, Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Tambourine – Carlos Alomar
- Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Trumpet – Erdal Kizilcay
- Baritone Saxophone – Steve Elson
- Bass [Additional] – Carmine Rojas
- Coordinator [Project], Design [Re-Packaging] – Kevin Cann
- Coordinator [Project], Remastered By – Nigel Reeve
- Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Earl Gardner
- Horns – The Borneo Horns
- Lead Guitar – Peter Frampton
- Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain
- Mixed By [Assistant], Producer – David Richards
- Percussion – 'Crusher' Bennett (tracks: Crusher Bennett)
- Photography By – Greg Gorman
- Piano – Philippe Saisse
- Recorded By [Additional] – Malcolm Pollack
- Remastered By – Peter Mew
- Tenor Saxophone – Lenny Pickett
- Trumpet – Laurie Frink
- Written-By – David Bowie (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9)
Notes
2018 Remaster Edition, typo on the right spine artwork printing “Never Let Me Down Me” rather than “Never Let Me Down”.
Jewel case with 12-page booklet.
Jewel case with 12-page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 190295511142
- Label Code: LC30419
- Rights Society: GEMA/MS
- Matrix / Runout: 0190295671440 AI25684-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L577
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 9742
Other Versions (5 of 151)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Never Let Me Down (CD, Album) | EMI America | CDP 7 46677 2 | US | 1987 | |||
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Never Let Me Down (LP, Album, Stereo) | EMI America | 24 0746 1, 2407461 | 1987 | |||
| Never Let Me Down (LP, Album, Stereo) | EMI America | 1C 064-24 0746 1, 24 0746 1, 064 24 0746 1 | Europe | 1987 | |||
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Never Let Me Down (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Blue) | EMI America | ST 240746 | Australia & New Zealand | 1987 | ||
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Never Let Me Down (LP, Album) | EMI America | 074 2407461, 074 24 0746 1 | Spain | 1987 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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After the rushed 'Tonight' successor to the blockbuster smash, 'Let's Dance' LP, Bowie releases the even more maligned 1987 'Never Let Me Down'. People, this is insane revisionism! For, in fact, all three titles sold better than any Bowie release at the time of their releases. This last major 1980's studio release is, in fact, aggressively good, even for Bowie!
So why the perpetual thumbs down for great songs like 'Day In Day Out', 'Zeroes', 'New York's In Love' & '87 & Cry', not to mention the lovely title track? One word, CRITICS... of course. And Bowie went along with the biased debated rhetoric.
For sure, this LP clearly shows a hodgepodge of vision as well as muscular songwriting. His lyrics still retain his ambiguous use of surrealism. His vocals are top-notch; at the top of his range on many tracks.
The problem for some may be the '80's overall, where acoustic instruments quickly transitioned to sequenced drumming & lots o' synthesizers! Personally, as someone who started with the glam-star' in the early 70's, I liked hearing Bowie's songwriting filtered through the new technology of the 1980's studio hardware. Dave Richards is the co-producer, as well having the enlistment of the great stable of musicians & programmers, including featured guitarist, Peter Frampton.
Name me another 1980's release which utilizes all that is in a David Bowie album? The 40 yr. old Bowie is giving it all that he's been up to that point; the 'Glass Spider' tour chuck full of Bowie! Vocally, the 'Spider' tour was amazingly strong. Just listen to the stunning finale's 'Time'; getting emotional just thinking of it.
I am an 80's Bowie lover. I liked all three studio releases, as well as the big song from Labirynth, 'As The World Falls Down'. Bowie fans, our 'rock god' is also a "pop-star" at stages of his career ( 'Fame'?), right from the start (the 1967 'Deram' collection).
In the 80's Bowie reached his widest audiences who, in turn, either left him soon after, or who looked back & kept forward, discovering so much great music, including this one... a 'Shining Star' every time!
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