David Bowie - Heathen - VINYL LP

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Recorded in secret in New York with producer Tony Viconti, THE NEXT DAY was released a decade after Bowie's previous album, taking the world by storm with a surprise announcement on his 66th birthday. The album charted at #1 in the UK and in 15 other countries around the world, and gaining him the Brit Award for Best Male Solo artist.

Deluxe set housed in a replica of the original tape box and features one LP, a print, two photo contact sheets, and sleeve notes by Mark Adams. The labels of the LP feature the same EMIDISC acetate styling as Spying Through A Keyhole and Clareville Grove Demos with the song titles in Bowie's own handwriting. The Mercury Demos are ten early Bowie recordings captured live in one take to a Revox reel to reel tape machine inBowie's flat in spring 1969, with accompaniment from John InchHutchInch Hutchinson on guitar and vocals. Driven by an entirely deeper dynamic than most pop artists, David Bowie inhabited a very special world of extraordinary sounds and endless vision.

Ahead of the of Hollie Cook's fifth studio album, Shy Girl, the anthemic, feel-good title track and rootsy chugging 'Frontline' take either side of a 7Inch single.Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals and catchy melodies, Hollie's forthcoming album hears her more confident and open to vulnerability than ever before. The title track of the album 'Shy Girl' is a buoyant and elastic slice of lovers rock. It was written in a moment of spontaneous intuition, and bubbles with a charisma and positivity that Cook radiates. InchI'm not a natural show-off,Inch Cook explains. InchThe Shy Girl theme is me. It's just about being my most vulnerable self and being as true to the music that love as possible.Inch Doused in Hollie's signature Inchtropical popInch sound, 'Shy Girl' is grounded in a vibrant bassline and classic off-beat reggae guitar struts. Hollie's dreamy vocals radiate warmth and tenderness in equal measure, adding to the song's soft-hued embrace.The deep roots flavour of 'Frontline' takes the B side. Complete with raking electric guitar lines, a dubby bassline and weighty horn section, it's a powerful cut that's both ethereal and empowering. Wearing her heart on her sleeve with this beautifully melancholic piece of songwriting, Hollie opens up through her lyrics with an emotional depth and striking honesty.