David Bowie★ (Blackstar)

Label:

Columbia – 88875173871

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress , MPO, 180 Gram

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Art Rock

Tracklist

A1 ★ (Blackstar)
Arranged By [String Arrangement]David Bowie
StringsTony Visconti
9:57
A2 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore
Backing VocalsErin Tonkon
4:52
A3 Lazarus
Electric Guitar [Fender Guitar]David Bowie
6:22
B1 Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) 4:40
B2 Girl Loves Me 4:51
B3 Dollar Days 4:44
B4 I Can't Give Everything Away 5:47

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©ISO Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ISO Records
  • Licensed ToColumbia Records
  • Manufactured ByColumbia Records
  • Distributed ByColumbia Records
  • Recorded AtThe Magic Shop
  • Recorded AtHuman Worldwide Studios
  • Mixed AtElectric Lady Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed ByMPO

Credits

  • Artwork [Star Image]NASA (10)
  • BassTim Lefebvre
  • Design [Album Design By]Barnbrook
  • Drums, PercussionMark Guiliana
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer At Human Worldwide]Erin Tonkon
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer At Magic Shop]Kabir Hermon
  • Engineer [Assistant To Tom Elmhirst]Joe Visciano
  • Engineer [Engineer At Human Worldwide]Tony Visconti
  • Engineer [Engineer At Magic Shop]Kevin Killen
  • GuitarBen Monder
  • Lacquer Cut ByRJ*
  • Mastered ByJoe LaPorta
  • Mixed ByTony Visconti
  • Mixed By [Final Master Mix]Tom Elmhirst
  • Music ByPaul Bateman (7) (tracks: B1)
  • PercussionJames Murphy (tracks: B1, B2)
  • Photography ByJohan Renck
  • Piano, Organ [Wurlitzer Organ], KeyboardsJason Lindner
  • ProducerTony Visconti
  • Saxophone, Flute, WoodwindDonny McCaslin
  • Vocals, Acoustic GuitarDavid Bowie
  • Words By, Music ByDavid Bowie

Notes

MPO Press. Released in a gatefold sleeve with clear plastic wallet housing the vinyl, and 16 page 12" x 12" square booklet insert.
Includes a coupon with a code for a digital copy of the full album.

Front cover has 2 stickers:
"David Bowie
The new album
includes
"Blackstar"
& "Lazarus"
180 gram vinyl
plus digital

88875173871S1"
"Parental advisory explicit content"

Album title and track 1 title generally referred to as "Blackstar" but printed as "★"

© & ℗ 2015 ISO Records, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 8 88751 73871 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side A etched): MPO 15-0736 A 88875-17387-1A RJ
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side B etched): MPO✲✲ 15-0736 B 88875-17387-1B RJ
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side A & B stamped): STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side A etched (STERLING stamped)): MPO✲✲ 15-0736 A 88875-17387-1A RJ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side B etched (STERLING stamped)): MPO✲✲ 15-0736 B 88875-17387-1B RJ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side A etched (STERLING stamped)): MPO✲ 15-0736 A 88875-17387-1A RJ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side B etched (STERLING stamped)): MPO✲✲ 15-0736 B 88875-17387-1B RJ STERLING

Other Versions (5 of 49)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
★ (Blackstar) (LP, Album, MPO Pressing, 180 Gram) Sony Music 88875173871 Europe 2016
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★ (Blackstar) (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear, 180g) Sony Music 88875173871 Europe 2016
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★ (Blackstar) (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Blu-spec CD2, Digipak) Sony Records Int'l SI 30918 Japan 2016
★ (Blackstar) (CD, Album, Stereo) Sony Music 88875173862 Europe 2016
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★ (Blackstar) (CD, Album) ISO Records 88875173862 US 2016

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Reviews

  • restitutor_orbis's avatar
    on my copy side A runout reads: R. MPO** 15-0736 A MPO22273132 88875-17387-1A RJ STERLING
    this version of the record is closest to the one in hand but with additional runout info. Anyone have any thoughts?
    thank you
    • gaptopia's avatar
      gaptopia
      Just perfect. Amazing soundstage, range, and dead silent. Beautiful pressing!
      • Scrade's avatar
        Scrade
        Absolutely superb sound, I am extremely impressed. Lazarus sounds the most ethereal it's ever been here. Very nice packaging too, however I am still not a fan of the clear PVC sleeve, and I wish they'd have just used a polylined sleeve instead
        • like2opr8's avatar
          like2opr8
          I own a RTI Pressing of this great album, but it crackles and pops even after cleaning. This MPO Pressing is amazing. A slight wave warp but undetectable to play. There is bass depth to Sue (Or in a life of crime) that allows my ears to pick up on instrumentation I wasn't aware of on the RTI. There is a small mystery. I have a stamped MPO Logo on Side 1 with the numbers 22 267730 stamped with it. Any ideas?
          • jlarose1988's avatar
            jlarose1988
            Sound quality and pressing quality are excellent for this Blackstar album. The packaging is really nice though the star cutout has some creasing at a few points of the star. I suspect the cutout weakened the cover and either the shrink wrap or shipping caused the creasing. I'm assuming the shrink. Regardless, this is a phenomenal Bowie album. I didn't "get it" the first time I heard it but I'm digging it now.
            • devito.mark's avatar
              devito.mark
              Nice pressing after you clean it.
              Out of the package this pressing (mine at least) was a disaster. Noise all over and it felt like it was from the 40s.
              After a clean it sounded great and brand new.
              • themonk's avatar
                themonk
                Has anyone in the US tried the sunlight "trick" to reveal the Stargell hidden in the die-cut jacket? I tried this yesterday with my recently purchased MPO** (side A&B) US purchased edition and nothing happened. Most reports that I've seen come from the UK; is this possibly a UK or EU-only thing? The people who have done it mention the inner jacket paper under the die-cut being thin. My edition has the same weight stock for all of the jacket structure. Has anyone successfully gotten this to work?!?
                • starheap's avatar
                  starheap
                  Edited 9 years ago
                  The copy i just purchased has MPO✲ on both side A & B instead of MPO✲✲ on side B anyone have any information on these? Could it be yet another repressing?
                  • VincentPresley's avatar
                    VincentPresley
                    Just got a batch of MPO represses from Alliance Distributors and the one I opened sounds wonderful. Zero noise and some of the nicest vinyl mastering I have heard in a while. Also these copies do not have the "✲✲" in the etching that is supposed to differentiate this from the first pressing so,,,,,, I don't think that is correct.
                    • oblivion138's avatar
                      oblivion138
                      Had terrible surface noise on my copy...exchanged it at Amazon and received a different pressing. Parental Advisory sticker was much smaller on MPO pressing, and matrix numbers on the replacement copy seem identical to the original pressing. Is this an alternate repress, or did I somehow get a copy of the first pressing? Either way, this copy sounds fantastic.

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