The album “Heroes” by English singer David Bowie is getting a new edition on October 14th to celebrate the 45th anniversary of its release, and “Live in Berlin” is available on digital platforms for the first time.
The second album of the so-called “Berlin Trilogy”, the 11th studio album of Bowie’s career, will now be released on special limited edition gray vinyl, Parlophone said in a statement.
The first edition of the album was recorded at the Hansa Studio in West Berlin in collaboration with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti and reached the top three in the UK.
Regarded as a commercial success, the album was named Album of the Year by NME and Melody Maker, and the title track was widely acclaimed as it was used in the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony as well as in several films and was re-recorded by such artists. like Prince, Coldplay, Motorhead, Peter Gabriel or Depeche Mode and others.
After the release of the album, Bowie embarked on the Isolar II world tour, which lasted until 1978. It was originally released as an eight-track album on orange vinyl and was available exclusively at the David Bowie Is… exhibition held in Brooklyn, New York. York, “Live in Berlin” will debut on digital platforms also on October 14th.
The tracks “Heroes”, “Be My Wife”, “Blackout”, “Sense Of Doubt”, “Breaking Glass”, “Fame”, “Alabama Song” and “Rebel Rebel” were recorded on May 16, 1978 in concert at the Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin.
David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after celebrating his 69th birthday with the release of Blackstar.
U.S. posthumous album sales are up more than 5,000%, and music streaming on the Spotify platform is up 2,700%, according to The Guardian. In the week he died alone, 682,000 copies of David Bowie albums were sold.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
