Title: David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Rock, Glam Rock, London, England
Matrix #: CPL1-0576
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, some light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Political Science: Bowie planned it partly as a stage version of Orwell’s 1984, but the rights were denied, so he rebuilt the concept into his own dystopian world.

2. Album Art: Early copies caused controversy because the full Guy Peellaert painting showed Bowie’s hybrid figure with visible genitalia before later airbrushing.

3. Family Ties: Bowie’s half-brother Terry, whose mental illness deeply affected him, remained one of the most important and painful figures in Bowie’s life.

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