“If I never see the English evergreens I'm running to...”
Five years ago today (8th January 2016), David Bowie issued the much anticipated ★ album on his 69th birthday. Those who managed to get to hear it upon release (or even before), had the luxury of listening in innocence before the terrible news that followed soon after.
David’s passing gave the album a very different flavour and a poignancy to the lyrics that wasn't necessarily apparent beforehand, today’s lyric quotation being a good illustration of that.
As discussed in the BOWIE KOOKS FB group yesterday, a listening party in London on the day before the album’s release (organised by Sony and DavidBowie.com), felt like a very privileged place to be, getting to hear the album in superb sound at the Dolby Screening Room in London’s Soho.
Our montage shows the clear vinyl plus three lithographs pre-order package offered by the official David Bowie Store, an incredibly beautiful and highly desirable set.
For obvious reasons, there are some who still haven’t been able to face listening to ★, understandable, but five years on, perhaps it’s finally time to check out this masterpiece.
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