David Bowie – Never Let Me Down
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EMI America – 24 0746 1 |
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Vinyl
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UK |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Pop Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Day-In Day-Out | 4:38 | |
| A2 | Time Will Crawl | 4:18 | |
| A3 | Beat Of Your Drum | 4:32 | |
| A4 | Never Let Me Down | 4:03 | |
| A5 | Zeroes | 5:46 | |
| B1 | Glass Spider | 4:56 | |
| B2 | Shining Star (Makin' My Love) | 4:05 | |
| B3 | New York's In Love | 3:55 | |
| B4 | '87 And Cry | 3:53 | |
| B5 | Too Dizzy | 3:58 | |
| B6 | Bang Bang | 4:02 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Capitol Records, Inc.
- Record Company – EMI America Records
- Licensed To – EMI America Records
- Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
- Manufactured By – James Upton Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – David Bowie
- Copyright © – David Bowie
- Printed By – James Upton Ltd.
- Published By – Bug Music
- Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Records
- Recorded At – Mountain Studios
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Stan Harrison
- Artwork [Set Construction] – Ron Oates (2)
- Artwork [Art, Set], Design – Mick Haggerty
- Backing Vocals – Robin Clark (2)
- Baritone Saxophone – Steve Elson
- Bass [Additional] – Carmine Rojas
- Engineer [Assistant] – Justin Shirley Smith*
- Flugelhorn – Earl Gardner
- Guitar [Additional], Keyboards [Additional], Mellotron, Synthesizer [Moog], Harmonica – David Bowie
- Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Carlos Alomar
- Horns – The Borneo Horns
- Keyboards, Drums, Bass – Erdal Kizilcay
- Lead Guitar – Peter Frampton
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain
- Mixed By [Assistant] – David Richards
- Percussion – Crusher Bennett*
- Photography By – Greg Gorman
- Piano – Philippe Saisse
- Producer – David Richards
- Recorded By [Additional] – Malcolm Pollack
- Tambourine – David Bowie
- Tenor Saxophone – Lenny Pickett
- Trumpet – Laurie Frink
- Written-By – David Bowie (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4)
Notes
℗ 1987 Original sound recordings made by David Bowie under licence to EMI America Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
© 1987 David Bowie under licence to EMI America Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
On labels:
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited
On sleeve:
Sleeve printed in England
Manufactured in England
UK issue with printed inner sleeve featuring credits and lyrics.
Peter Frampton appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp in US and Canada and Virgin Records in all other territories except South and Central America.
The Borneo Horns are: Stan Harrison, Steve Elson & Lenny Pickett.
The Coquettes are: Coco, Sandro, Charuvan, Joe, Clement, John & Aglae.
Matrix runouts are stamped.
© 1987 David Bowie under licence to EMI America Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
On labels:
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited
On sleeve:
Sleeve printed in England
Manufactured in England
UK issue with printed inner sleeve featuring credits and lyrics.
Peter Frampton appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp in US and Canada and Virgin Records in all other territories except South and Central America.
The Borneo Horns are: Stan Harrison, Steve Elson & Lenny Pickett.
The Coquettes are: Coco, Sandro, Charuvan, Joe, Clement, John & Aglae.
Matrix runouts are stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 099924 074612
- Barcode (Scanned): 5099924074612
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AMLS 3117A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AMLS 3117B
- Other (Printer Code): SP8704JU
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): AMLS 3117 A-1-1-2 1 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): AMLS 3117 B-2-1-2 1 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): AMLS 3117 A-1-1-1- DD
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): AMLS 3117 B-2-1-1- DD
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): AMLS 3117 A-1-1-2-2 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): AMLS 3117 B-2-1-1-7 DD
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): AMLS 3117 A-1-1-2-2 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): AMLS 3117 B-1-1-3-1 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): AMLS 3117 A-1-1-1-3 DD
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): AMLS 3117 B-1-1-3-2 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): AMLS 3117 A-1-1- D
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): AMLS 3117 B-3-2-1-2 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7, final hyphen "2⥛1"): AMLS 3117 A-1-1-2-1 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): AMLS 3117 B-2-1-1-1 DD
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): AMLS 3117 A-1-1-2-2 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): AMLS 3117 B-2-1-2-8 D
Other Versions (5 of 150)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Never Let Me Down (CD, Album) | EMI America | CDP 7 46677 2 | US | 1987 | |||
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Never Let Me Down (LP, Album, Stereo) | EMI America | 24 0746 1, 2407461 | 1987 | |||
| Never Let Me Down (LP, Album, Stereo) | EMI America | 1C 064-24 0746 1, 24 0746 1, 064 24 0746 1 | Europe | 1987 | |||
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Never Let Me Down (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Blue) | EMI America | ST 240746 | Australia & New Zealand | 1987 | ||
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Never Let Me Down (LP, Album) | EMI America | 074 2407461, 074 24 0746 1 | Spain | 1987 |
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Reviews
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Edited 3 years agoYes I’m one of the loonies who enjoys this slab of 80s pop. Sure, we’re a long way from Hunky Dory or Low, BUT it’s not that bad ! Honest 😀.
I would imagine we would all agree that the main problem here is the production. It’s so unsubtle. Bowie has called the 80s his Phil Collins years, but I suspect even Phil would do a runner from the sound of this record.
However, the songs. There’s some great stuff on here. ittedly it took the 2018 redone version to open my ears, but things like Time Will Crawl, the title track, Zeroes, Glass Spider - they’re good songs. I ever like Too Dizzy. Not sure why Bowie was so down on the song. It’s no less throw away than Modern Love. I actually prefer it to that turkey.
I wonder how much of this albums reputation was damaged by the Glass Spider tour. Even by Bowies standards it was way OTT. Also, it’s worth ing that David was far from being the critics darling in 1987 so even if he’d released Blackstar back then I suspect they would have rubbished it.
I can’t see a time when Never Let Me Down has a revival but I’m standing by my opinion that it’s alright. It’s got more balls than both Let’s Dance and Tonight, sounds more vital than the yawnsome Black Tie White Noise, and is positively punk rock compared to the Zimmer frame plod of …hourzzzzz.
So, let’s have a bit more ❤️ fot this crazy folly. Beneath the banging drums, the cocaine fuelled brass, and the DX7s set to stun lives a strange, slice of 80s pop. And besides - it’s Bowie 🤷♂️😀
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I don't much about this Lp aside from the title track. Looking back on this, it must of been difficult for orginal fans to grasp the production. The stand out for me is how strong Bowie's vocal is!!! Alot of range. Songs are great too, but just like the Clash's "Cut the Crap" it was the 80s sound that defeated the music. -
As mentioned below, this album really is a lot better than it gets credit for! I think the journalists and media in general did a job on it.
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