Giveaway: Tell Us David Bowie’s Greatest Hidden Gem, Win a CD/DVD ‘Next Day’ Prize Pack (and Three Vinyl Singles)

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Back in March, David Bowie released his 24th studio album, The Next Day, marking an enigmatic return after a decade without a new LP. For most of the music community, it was a total surprise: Bowie shrouded the sessions in secrecy, refused to do promotional interviews, and chose a bizarre album cover (one most fans thought was a prank).

But the hubbub was worth it: The Next Day ranks among The Thin White Duke’s most acclaimed albums since his golden age in the ’70s. And, luckily for fans, he made a hell of a lot of music during those sessions.

One lucky Bowie disciple will have a chance to win a Next Day prize pack, which features a CD/DVD pack version of the LP (which features the original album, along with a few remixes) and 10″ vinyl singles for “Valentines Day,” “The Stars (Are Out Tonight,” and “The Next Day” (on white square vinyl — yes, we’ll let that sink in for a second). To win, all you have to do is share your favorite Bowie hidden gem (whether it’s a rarity, a b-side, or an album track most people overlook). Then tell us why it should have been an a-side. What makes this track so special?

The deadline for the giveaway is next Friday, November 22nd, at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Below, check out DFA legend James Murphy’s “Hello Steve Reich” Remix of “Love Is Lost”:

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5 Responses

  1. “African Night Flight” off Lodger – precursor to the World Music rush of the 80’s – damn fine track nobody talks about

  2. The version of “Waiting for the Man” on the Live at Santa Monica 1972 concert broadcast bootleg (later featured in the movie “Almost Famous”) is a blisteringly good cover of the old VU track; I would have loved for it to be released as single A-side, it’s one of my favorite Spiders recordings ever.

  3. “Sweet Thing” from Diamond Dogs. At the end of the glam era while everyone was desperatly clinging on to their sacred cow Bowie chose to really experiment. With his voice and songwriting. Gorgeous song & lyrics. In hindsight (wonderful hollow wisdom) a sign of the way he would unravel the majority of his restless career in a new town. Listen & weep!

  4. “A New Career In A New Town” from the album “Low” is one of Bowie’s masterpiece’s and one I believe is greatly overlooked (probably because there are no vocals) but the music perfectly captures this time in his life, it has an underlying melancholia but also has overlayed chords of hope. A realist’s optimistic hope for a new and better life after leaving so much darkness in the past by fleeing to a strange, harsh new city to live in. Divine.

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