Pin Ups
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| Cover album by David Bowie | ||
| Released | October 19, 1973 | |
| Recorded | July 1973, Château d'Hérouville, Pontoise, France | |
| Genre | Rock/Glam rock | |
| Length | 40:30 | |
| Label | RCA Records Rykodisc Reissue July 13, 1990 Virgin Records Reissue September 21, 1999 |
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| Producer(s) | Ken Scott, David Bowie | |
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| David Bowie chronology | ||
| Aladdin Sane (1973) |
Pin Ups (1973) |
Diamond Dogs (1974) |
Pin Ups is a 1973 covers album by David Bowie. It was his last studio album with the bulk of 'The Spiders From Mars', his backing band throughout his Ziggy Stardust phase; Mick Woodmansey was replaced on drums by Aynsley Dunbar.
Pin Ups entered the UK chart on November 3, 1973 (coincidentally the same day as Bryan Ferry's covers album These Foolish Things) and stayed there for 21 weeks, peaking at #1. It re-entered the chart on April 30, 1983, this time for 15 weeks, peaking at #57. In July 1990 it again entered the chart, for one week, at #52.
A version of The Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat" was recorded during the sessions. It was never released; Bowie donated the backing track to Mick Ronson for his 1975 album Play Don't Worry.
The woman on the cover with Bowie is 1960s superthin model Twiggy.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Rosalyn" (Jimmy Duncan, Bill Farley) – 2:27
- "Here Comes the Night" (Bert Berns) – 3:09
- "I Wish You Would" (Billy Arnold) – 2:40
- "See Emily Play" (Syd Barrett) – 4:03
- "Everything's Alright" (Nickey Crouch, John Konrad, Simon Stavely, Stuart James, Keith Karlson) – 2:26
- "I Can't Explain" (Pete Townshend) – 2:07
- "Friday on My Mind" (George Young, Harry Vanda) – 3:18
- "Sorrow" (Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer) – 2:48
- "Don't Bring Me Down" (Johnnie Dee) – 2:01
- "Shapes of Things" (Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf) – 2:47
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) – 3:04
- "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (Ray Davies) – 2:35
[edit] Song notes
- "Rosalyn" – cover of song by The Pretty Things (1965)
- "Here Comes the Night" – cover of song by Them (1965)
- "I Wish You Would" – cover of song by Billy Boy Arnold (1955)
- "See Emily Play" – cover of song by Pink Floyd (1967)
- "Everything's Alright" – cover of song by The Mojos (1964)
- "I Can't Explain" – cover of song by The Who (1965)
- "Friday on My Mind" – cover of The Easybeats (1967)
- "Sorrow" – cover of song by The Merseys (1966)
- "Don't Bring Me Down" – cover of song by The Pretty Things (1965)
- "Shapes of Things" – cover of song by The Yardbirds (1965)
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" – cover of song by The Who (1965)
- "Where Have All The Good Times Gone" – cover of song by The Kinks (1965)
- "Growin' Up" – cover of song by Bruce Springsteen (1973)
- "Amsterdam" – cover of song by Jacques Brel (1959)
[edit] Rereleases
Pin Ups has been remastered twice; the first time in 1990 by Rykodisc/EMI, with two bonus tracks and again in 96 kHz/24bit by Virgin Records, without bonus tracks, in 1999.
[edit] Bonus tracks (1990 Rykodisc)
- "Growin' Up" (Bruce Springsteen) Previously unreleased track from the Pin Ups sessions – 3:26
- "Port of Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman) B-side of the "Sorrow" single – 3:19
[edit] Personnel
- David Bowie – vocals, guitar, sax
- Mick Ronson – guitar, piano, vocals
- Trevor Bolder – bass
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
[edit] Additional personnel
- Mike Garson – piano
- Ken Fordham – sax
- G.A. MacCormack – backing vocals
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | UK Album Charts | 1 |
| 1973 | Billboard Pop Albums | 23 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | "Sorrow" | UK Singles Chart | 3 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| BPI – UK | Gold | November 1, 1973 |
[edit] External links
| David Bowie |
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| Studio Albums |
| David Bowie | Space Oddity | The Man Who Sold the World | Hunky Dory | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | Aladdin Sane | Pin Ups | Diamond Dogs | Young Americans | Station to Station | "Heroes" | Low | Lodger | Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) | Let's Dance | Tonight | Never Let Me Down | Black Tie White Noise | Outside | Earthling | 'hours...' | Heathen | Reality |
| With Tin Machine |
| Tin Machine | Tin Machine II |
| Live Albums |
| David Live | Stage | Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture | Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby | Santa Monica '72 | Bowie at the Beeb | LiveAndWell.com |
| Soundtracks |
| Christiane F. | Labyrinth | The Buddha of Suburbia | |
| Related Articles |
| Tony Visconti | Brian Eno | Mick Ronson | Iggy Pop |
