Intense Records

Diamond Dogs 50th Anniversary (Half-Speed Master)

£26.99 (£32.39 incl. VAT)

On 24th May, 2024, the exact day of its Golden Jubilee, Diamond Dogs will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary LP, the half speed master version. The first single from the album, ‘Rebel Rebel’, reached number 5 in the UK and the album would also reach similar heights on both sides of the Atlantic reaching number 1 in the UK and number 5 in the USA.     

This new pressing of Diamond Dogs was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios 

The writing of the album was influenced by Bowie not being able to secure the rights for a theatrical production of George Orwell’s 1984 and the work of William S. Burroughs, whom Bowie had interviewed for Rolling Stone in November 1973. The songs on the album created an urban apocalyptic scenario with Bowie appearing on the cover as a controversial half-man, half-dog hybrid painted by the Belgian artist Guy Peellaert from photos by the world-renowned photographer Terry O’Neill. Since its release, tracks from Diamond Dogs have been covered by artists such as Beck, Tina Turner, Duran Duran, Def Leppard, Joan As Police Woman, Dead Or Alive and The Struts.  

Track List 
SIDE ONE 
Future Legend  
Diamond Dogs  
Sweet Thing 
Candidate  
Sweet Thing (Reprise)  
Rebel Rebel   

SIDE TWO 
Rock ’n’ Roll With Me  
We Are The Dead  
1984  
Big Brother 
Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family