Sts In Nme And Ziggy In Sunday Times

Such is the stuff, from where dreams are woven…

The current edition of NME includes an insightful tribute to Station To Station. Hamish MacBain‘s Classic Albums feature analyses the songs in the context of the rest of DB’s output

Here are a couple of extracts…

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Ushered in by two minutes of swirling, treated keyboards, unsettling guitar and a repetitive harpsichord motif, the opening Station To Station is an incredible statement of intent.

This personal touch continues – through the third song, the equally staggering Word On A Wing.

That it all ends with a beautiful, show-stopping version of the standard Wild Is the Wind speaks volumes. It is stripped down, unlike much of this album, but also very tender…

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Also in last weekend’s Sunday Times Culture section, the latest mini-vinyl issue of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars was chosen as their ‘Must-have reissue’, which you should be able to read in the scan above.

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