23rd January 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's tenth studio album,STATION TO STATION.
On the exact day of its Golden Jubilee,STATION TO STATION will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and a picture disc LP pressed from the same master with a reproduction of a poster used to advertise the album 50 years ago.
The album saw Bowie relocate to Cherokee Studio in Los Angeles and incorporate elements of his 'Plastic Soul’ period, coupled with much more experimental elements, which would become more prevalent over his next couple of albums. The first single from the albumGOLDEN YEARS, released in November 1975, would give Bowie a top ten single on both sides of the Atlantic. The second single,TVC 15,would, a decade later, be heard and seen by almost 2 billion people when Bowie chose it to open his set at Live Aid.
The sound of STATION TO STATION was partly influenced by Bowie’s burgeoning interest in the electronic music and driving rhythms of bands coming out of Germany, such as NEU! and Kraftwerk, most notably on the ten-minute title track, while still embracing dancefloor-friendly grooves in songs such asSTAY andGOLDEN YEARS.
Harry Maslin, who had worked with Bowie on some of the tracks on his previous album,YOUNG AMERICANS, was chosen as Bowie’s co-producer. They entered the studio in September 1975 with a tight stripped-down band featuring Carlos Alomar & Earl Slick on guitars, George Murray on bass, Dennis Davis on drums, David's Childhood friend Geoffe MacCormack (under the nom de plume Warren Peace) on backing vocals and on loan from Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band, Roy Bittan on piano and organ. Maslin has since said that the vocals on the standout trackWILD IS THE WINDand GOLDEN YEARSwere both Bowie's first takes.
Station To Station (50th Anniversary Edition) (Vinyl LP) has a scheduled release date of.
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