David Bowie’s ninth studio album, ”Young Americans,” is getting a special vinyl re-issue for its 50th anniversary. The album will be released as a half-speed mastered LP and a picture disc, and it will include a poster pressed from the same master. The album gave Bowie his first number one single in the United States with “Fame.” The “Young Americans” re-release comes out on March 7th.
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War is set to release the live album “Live In Japan 1974” next month. This will be the band’s first live album that features all seven original members in 50 years, and captures the band’s first-ever tour of Japan. The album features recordings from 1974 throughout Japan, from cities including Shizuoka, Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe. The album will be available as a 2 LP or 2 CD set, as well as digitally. It will feature songs including “The Cisco Kid,” “So,” “The World Is a Ghetto,” and “All Day Music.” The album will release on February 7th.