DAVID BOWIE: Pinups (EXTREMELY RARE 1999 JAPAN ADVANCE MEDIA SAMPLE PROMOTIONAL CD TOCP-65310) LONG OUT OF PRINT.
The David Bowie 24bit Digital Remaster Series No.6
In 1999 Toshiba-EMI Japan re-issued the entire David Bowie catalogue of albums. They were carefully digitally re-mastered to 24bit digital. The ORIGINAL ANALOG MASTER TAPES WERE USED FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR CD MASTERING. The original RCA CD's were mastered from copies of the Vinyl LP masters which sound great on vinyl but very thin on a CD. In 1990, Ryko remastered and issued the CD's at a time when mastering studio software was in it's infancy and the results were reasonable but a little lifeless. The Ryko discs are mainly sought after because some have bonus tracks.
This was the first time they were properly mastered for CD by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios and they sound amazing. There are no bonus tracks etc, because the main aim here is to make the entire catalogue as David Bowie himself intended, every album as it was originally released but beautifully bought up to CD standard for the first time and preserve the integrity of each album.
This brilliant album, serves as a timeless masterpiece and tribute to DAVID BOWIE on CD. It is, in my opinion one of the greatest albums ever recorded and certainly a pinnacle of the 70's.
Pinups is the seventh studio album released in October 1973. It is a covers album, featuring songs by bands such as the Pretty Things, the Who, the Yardbirds and Pink Floyd. Like his two previous albums, it was produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and features contributions from two members of Bowie's backing band the Spiders from Mars, Mick Ronson and Trevor Bolder; Mick Woodmansey was replaced by Aynsley Dunbar on drums.
It was recorded in July and August 1973 at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, France.
Preceded by his cover of the McCoys' song "Sorrow", Pinups peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, bringing the total number of Bowie albums concurrently on the UK chart to six. It was remastered in 24bit Digital for CD for the first time on this disc.
This
is an extremely rare PROMOTIONAL PRE-RELEASE ADVANCE MEDIA REVIEW COPY of the 1999 Japanese CD ISSUE OF PINUPS. Released in a jewel case with sixteen page booklet and folded sheet with lyrics and information in Japanese as part of the "David Bowie Series" printed on the obi strip.
ONE OF THE JEWELS OF MY COLLECTION. I
personally love all the Japanese issues above the rest of the world, not
only sonically but for the fantastic packaging. I have another non promo
copy of this CD and it sounds awesome. As a collector the most
important thing is rarity. There aren't many of these around, and I
can't find another PROMO COPY of this anywhere else in the world that is
mint, brand new like mine.
As the years
go by, these albums are going to get harder and harder to find as CD
production is falling every year. It won't be long before rare CD's are
selling for more than vinyl. CD's don't wear out, vinyl records do. I
grew up with vinyl but the only thing I miss are the covers.
OUT
OF PRINT JAPANESE PROMO PRESSING. Toshiba
Japanese promo CD's are the most sought after by collectors like me
because the stamping and numbering on the inner ring of the CD means
they make a separate glass master just for promo samples. This means
only one metal master stamper is produced instead of the
father-mother-stamper method for regular CD's. This means SUPREME
QUALITY, or the best it possibly can be as an exact copy of the original
master without any data loss in production.
I love
collecting Japanese CD's, they are generally superior quality to the
rest of the world on every level in my opinion. All the JAPANESE CD's I
own are the best sounding in the world with very few exceptions!!
IT IS BRAND NEW STILL FACTORY SEALED. Has been packed away in storage for over 25 years!
Tracklisting:
- Rosalyn 2:21
- Here Comes The Night 3:08
- I Wish You Would 2:47
- See Emily Play 4:12
- Everything's Alright 2:28
- I Can't Explain 2:11
- Friday On My Mind 2:56
- Sorrow 2:53
- Don't Bring Me Down 2:05
- Shapes Of Things 2:53
- Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere 3:07
- Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 2:41
For the serious collectors, afflicted with “must have” disease:
THE JAPANESE DAVID BOWIE 1999, 24bit Digital Remaster Series
* Each CD has a number on the spine(listed below), when the CD’s are stacked in the correct order, side by side. “DAVID BOWIE” appears across all the spines with a small picture of David to signify which album it is at the top of each spine. Although these CD’s were a global release, only the Japanese series had this exclusive artwork.
01. TOCP-65305 Space Oddity
02. TOCP-65306 The Man Who Sold The World
03. TOCP-65307 Hunky Dory