David Bowie - Young AmericansDavid Bowie had dropped hints during the Diamond Dogs tour that he was moving toward R&B, but the full blown blue eyed soul of Young Americans came as a shock. Surrounding himself with first rate sessionmen, Bowie comes up with a set of songs that approximate the sound of Philly soul and disco, yet remain detached from their inspirations; even at his most passionate, Bowie sounds like a commentator, as if the entire album was a genre exercise.

which makes the subject matter and finger-pointing a little easier to swallow

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The lady herself is responsible for co-producing this posthumous release in conjunction with Nero's Neptune

the debut single from Madness ‰Û÷The Prince‰۪ and The Beat‰۪s classic cover of Smokey Robinson‰۪s ‰Û÷Tears of a Clown‰۪

the one where they fix their fury against the onrushing night

Jo and Ray have collaborated on a collection that is backed by originally-composed music from The Diamond Family Archive

The first Spiral Stairs record The Real Feel came in 2009

The Deep Set continues the composed confidence of their recent albums with one of The Bats‰۪ strongest sets of songs

'Sunbathing Animal' is a roller coaster you can't get off

That's what's coming back - 'Hand of Glory' is a missing piece of the Royal Trux puzzle

while guitarist Jonny Greenwood proved equally gifted with restrained strumming and electric flare-gun solos

The new edition has been remastered from the original tapes by Ian Cooper at London's Metropolis Studios