Diamond Dogs
Studio album by David Bowie
Released	April 24, 1974 Rykodisc Reissue October 16, 1990
Recorded	Olympic and Island Studios, London Ludolf Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands October 1973 – February 1974
Genre	Rock
Length	38:25
Label	RCA Records
Producer	David Bowie
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C+) link Rolling Stone link
David Bowie chronology
Pin Ups (1973) Diamond Dogs (1974) David Live (1974)

Diamond Dogs is a concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1974. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Olympic Studios is a commercial Recording studio located at 117 Church Road in the south-western suburb of Barnes in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Pin Ups is a 1973 covers album by David Bowie, released by RCA (see 1973 in music) David Live is David Bowie ’s first official live album originally released by RCA in 1974 In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Thematically it was a marriage of the novel 1984 by George Orwell and Bowie's own glam-tinged vision of a post-apocalyptic world. Nineteen Eighty-Four (also titled 1984) by George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) is a 1949 English Novel Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer Bowie had wanted to make a theatrical production of Orwell's book and began writing material after completing sessions for his 1973 album Pin Ups, but the late author’s estate denied the rights. Pin Ups is a 1973 covers album by David Bowie, released by RCA (see 1973 in music) ^[1] The songs wound up on the second half of Diamond Dogs instead where, as the titles indicate, the 1984 theme was prominent.

Contents 1 Production and style 2 Cover 3 Release and aftermath 4 Track listing 4.1 Side one 4.2 Side two 5 CD releases 5.1 1990 rerelease bonus tracks 5.2 2004 rerelease bonus disc 6 Personnel 6.1 Additional personnel 7 Charts 8 Certifications 9 Notes 10 External links

Production and style

Though the album was recorded and released after the 'retirement' of Ziggy Stardust in mid-1973, and featured its own lead character in Halloween Jack ("a real cool cat" who lived in the decaying "Hunger City"), Ziggy was seen to be still very much alive in Diamond Dogs, as evident from Bowie's haircut on the cover and the glam-trash style of the first single "Rebel Rebel". " Rebel Rebel " is a song by David Bowie, released in 1974 as a single and on the album Diamond Dogs. ^[1] As was the case with some songs on Aladdin Sane, the influence of The Rolling Stones was also prevalent, particularly in the chugging title track. Aladdin Sane is an album by David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1973 (see 1973 in music) " Diamond Dogs " is a 1974 single by David Bowie, and the title track of the album of the same name. ^[2] Elsewhere, however, Bowie had moved on from his earlier work with the epic song suite, "Sweet Thing"/"Candidate"/"Sweet Thing (Reprise)", whilst "Rock 'n' Roll With Me" and the Shaft-inspired wah-wah guitar style of "1984" provided a foretaste of Bowie's next, 'plastic soul', phase. For the 1968 Van Morrison song see Sweet Thing (Van Morrison song. " Candidate " is a song written by David Bowie in 1973 and intended for his musical of 1984. " Rock 'n' Roll With Me " is a song written by David Bowie and Warren Peace that first appeared on the Bowie's Diamond Dogs album Shaft is a 1971 American Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. " 1984 " is a song by David Bowie, from his 1974 album Diamond Dogs. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. The original vinyl album ended with the juddering refrain (actually, a tape loop) Bruh/bruh/bruh/bruh/bruh, the first syllable of "(Big) Brother", repeating insistently.

Diamond Dogs was the first Bowie album since 1969 to not feature any of the 'Spiders From Mars', the backing band made famous by Ziggy Stardust. Instead, Herbie Flowers played bass with drums being shared between Aynsley Dunbar and Tony Newman. Herbie Flowers (born Brian Keith Flowers 19 May 1938, in Isleworth, Middlesex) is an English Studio musician specialising Aynsley Thomas Dunbar (born 10 January 1946, in Liverpool, England) is a prolific English Drummer. Richard Anthony 'Tony' Newman (born 17 March 1943, in Southampton, Hampshire) is an English rock Drummer. In a move that surprised some commentators, Bowie himself took on the lead guitar role previously held by Mick Ronson, producing what NME critics Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray described as a "scratchy, raucous, semi-amateurish sound that gave the album much of its characteristic flavour". Mick Ronson (26 May 1946 &ndash 29 April 1993 was an English Guitarist, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Arranger and producer The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. ^[3] Diamond Dogs was also a milestone in Bowie's career as it reunited him with Tony Visconti, who provided string arrangements and helped mix the album, and who would go on to co-produce almost all his work for the rest of the decade. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer.

Cover

The cover art features a striking half-dog, half-Bowie figure painted by Guy Peellaert. It was controversial as the full painting clearly showed the hybrid’s genitalia. Very few copies of this original cover made their way into circulation at the time of the album's release. According to the record-collector publication Goldmine price guides, these albums have been among the most expensive record collectibles of all time, as high as thousands of US dollars for a single copy. Goldmine, established in 1974 is an American magazine that focuses on the collectors' market for records tapes CDs and music-related memorabilia The genitalia was quickly airbrushed out for the 1974 LP’s gatefold sleeve, although the original artwork (and another rejected cover featuring Bowie in a cordobes hat holding onto a ravenous dog) was included in subsequent Rykodisc/EMI re-issues. A gatefold is a type of fold used for advertising around a magazine or section and for packaging of media such as Vinyl records. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

Release and aftermath

The record was Bowie's glam swansong; according to author David Buckley, "In the sort of move which would come to define his career, Bowie jumped the glam-rock ship just in time, before it drifted into a blank parody of itself". ^[1] At the time of its release Bowie described Diamond Dogs as "a very political album. My protest . . . more me than anything I've done previously". ^[4] Disc magazine compared the album to The Man Who Sold the World (1970), while Rock and Sounds both described it as his "most impressive work . The Man Who Sold the World is an album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April Sounds was a British Music paper, published weekly from October 10, 1970 &ndash April 6, 1991 . . since Ziggy Stardust". ^[4] It made #1 in the UK charts and #5 in the US, Bowie's highest stateside placing to that date.

Rough in sound and pretentious in theme, Diamond Dogs' raw guitar style and vision of urban chaos, scavenging children and nihilistic lovers ("We'll buy some drugs and watch a band / And jump in the river holding hands") have been credited with anticipating the punk revolution that would take place in the following years. ^[5] Bowie played all of the album's songs except "We Are the Dead" on his 1974 US tour (recorded and released as David Live). David Live is David Bowie ’s first official live album originally released by RCA in 1974 "Rebel Rebel" has featured on almost every Bowie tour since, "Diamond Dogs" was performed for the 1976 Station to Station and 1995-96 Outside tours, and "Big Brother/Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family" was resurrected for the 1987 Glass Spider tour. Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. Glass Spider is a video album by David Bowie, recorded during the 1987 Glass Spider Tour at Sydney Entertainment Center

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie except where noted. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

Side one

1. "Future Legend" – 1:05
   "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers)
2. "Diamond Dogs" – 5:56
3. "Sweet Thing" – 3:39
4. "Candidate" – 2:40
5. "Sweet Thing (Reprise)" – 2:31
6. "Rebel Rebel" – 4:30

Side two

1. "Rock 'n' Roll With Me" (Bowie, Warren Peace) – 4:00
2. "We Are the Dead" – 4:58
3. "1984" – 3:27
4. "Big Brother" – 3:21
5. "Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family" – 2:00

CD releases

Diamond Dogs was first released on CD by RCA in 1985 with censored cover art. " Future Legend " is the opening track of David Bowie 's 1974 album Diamond Dogs. " Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered " (correct title is "Bewitched" is a Show tune and popular song from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28, 1902, Arverne Queens, New York City &ndash December 30, 1979, New York " Diamond Dogs " is a 1974 single by David Bowie, and the title track of the album of the same name. For the 1968 Van Morrison song see Sweet Thing (Van Morrison song. " Candidate " is a song written by David Bowie in 1973 and intended for his musical of 1984. " Rebel Rebel " is a song by David Bowie, released in 1974 as a single and on the album Diamond Dogs. " Rock 'n' Roll With Me " is a song written by David Bowie and Warren Peace that first appeared on the Bowie's Diamond Dogs album Warren Peace (ie "War and Peace" is a Pseudonym for Geoffrey Alexander MacCormack (also known as GA MacCormack and Mac Cormack an English " We Are the Dead " is a song written by David Bowie for the Diamond Dogs album in 1974 " 1984 " is a song by David Bowie, from his 1974 album Diamond Dogs. " Big Brother " is a song written by David Bowie in 1973 and intended for his never-produced musical based on George Orwell 's Nineteen Eighty-Four " Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family " is a song written by David Bowie in 1974 ending his Diamond Dogs album The German (for the European market) and Japanese (for the U. S. market) masters were sourced from different tapes and are not identical for each region.

The album was reissued by Rykodisc in 1990 with two bonus tracks and the original uncensored artwork. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. It was again reissued in 1999 by EMI featuring 24-bit digitally remastered sound and no bonus tracks, and in 2004 by EMI as the 30th Anniversary Edition, containing a bonus disc with additional material (a demo instrumental containing elements of "Sweet Thing (Reprise)" called "Tragic Moments" was scheduled for inclusion but remains unreleased). The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in In 2007, a Japanese mini LP was released that replicates the artwork of the original RCA LP.

1990 rerelease bonus tracks

All songs written by David Bowie. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

12. "Dodo" (Previously unreleased, recorded 1973) – 2:53
13. "Candidate" (Demo version, recorded 1973) – 5:09

2004 rerelease bonus disc

All songs written by David Bowie except where noted. " Dodo " is a song written by David Bowie in 1973 and intended for his 1984 musical David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

1. "1984/Dodo" (Recorded 1973) – 5:29
2. "Rebel Rebel" (US single version, 1974) – 3:00
3. "Dodo" (Also known as "You Didn't Hear It From Me", recorded 1973) – 2:53
4. "Growin' Up" (Bruce Springsteen) (Recorded 1973) – 2:25
5. "Alternate Candidate" (Demo version, recorded 1973) – 5:09
6. "Diamond Dogs" (K-Tel Best of Bowie edit, 1980) – 4:41
7. "Candidate" (Intimacy mix) – 2:58
8. "Rebel Rebel" (2003 mix) – 3:09

Personnel

• David Bowie – vocals, guitars, saxes, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron
• Mike Garson – keyboards
• Herbie Flowers – bass
• Tony Newman – drums

Additional personnel

• Alan Parker – guitar on "1984"
• Aynsley Dunbar – drums
• Tony Visconti – strings

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1974	UK Albums Chart	1
1974	Billboard Pop Albums	5
1974	Norway's album chart	8

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1974	"Rebel Rebel"	UK Singles Chart	5
1974	"Rebel Rebel"	Billboard Pop Singles	64
1974	"Rebel Rebel"	Norway's single chart	9
1974	"Diamond Dogs"	UK Singles Chart	21

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	July 26, 1974

Notes

External links

• Teenage Wildlife fan page with song lyrics and Rykodisc cover

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