“In the world of today, for tomorrow’s man”
The advertising strapline ran with the legend: “Tomorrow Belongs To Those Who Can Hear It Coming”, which is ironic considering it seems like “HEROES” was only released yesterday, not 38 years ago!
The Bowie/Visconti produced “HEROES” peaked at #3 in the UK album chart in November 1977, a year in which it was also named Album Of The Year in both NME and Melody Maker. No mean feat considering the stiff competition it was up against at the time.
With this in mind, it’s difficult to understand why the title track, released in September 1977, only made it to #24 on the UK single chart, particularly considering how the track has achieved anthem status these days…the 2012 Olympics being the most recent example of its massive popularity.
Anyway, if the album has thus far escaped your ears, prepare yourself for magic.
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