David Bowie – Scary Monsters
| Label: | RCA Victor – AQL1-3647 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
| Country: | Canada |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Pop Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Art Rock, Classic Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | It's No Game (Part 1) | 4:16 | |
| A2 | Up The Hill Backwards | 3:14 | |
| A3 | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 5:10 | |
| A4 | Ashes To Ashes | 4:21 | |
| A5 | Fashion | 4:45 | |
| B1 | Teenage Wildlife | 6:53 | |
| B2 | Scream Like A Baby | 3:33 | |
| B3 | Kingdom Come | 3:42 | |
| B4 | Because You're Young | 4:57 | |
| B5 | It's No Game (Part 2) | 4:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – RCA Records
- Published By – Fleur Music Ltd.
- Published By – Double Exposure Music, Inc.
- Published By – Bewlay Bros. Music
- Recorded At – Power Station
- Lacquer Cut At – RCA Studios, Toronto
- Printed By – Ever Reddy
- Manufactured By – RCA Limited
- Distributed By – RCA Limited
Credits
- Artwork – Edward Bell
- Backing Vocals – Chris Porter, David Bowie, Lynn Maitland, Tony Visconti
- Bass – George Murray
- Coordinator – Laurie Marks
- Costume Designer [Clown Costume] – Natasha Kornilof*
- Design [Cover] – Duffy*, Bowie*, Bell*
- Guitar – Carlos Alomar
- Make-Up – Richard Sharah
- Music By, Lyrics By – Bowie* (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5)
- Percussion – Dennis Davis
- Producer – David Bowie, Tony Visconti
- Recorded By – David Bowie, Tony Visconti
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Jeff Hendrickson, Larry Alexander
- Typography, Design [Inner Sleeve] – John Painter (5)
- Vocals, Keyboards – David Bowie
Notes
Released with inner lyric sleeve
This version with matte sleeve finishing and price code indication on the back: DG
Runouts: etched
Roy Bittan appears courtesy of The E-Street Band
Robert Fripp appears courtesy of E.G. Records Ltd.
Pete Townshend appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
This version with matte sleeve finishing and price code indication on the back: DG
Runouts: etched
Roy Bittan appears courtesy of The E-Street Band
Robert Fripp appears courtesy of E.G. Records Ltd.
Pete Townshend appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Price Code (Top right corner back jacket): DG
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society (Track B3): ASCAP
- Other (Spine): [Ever Reddy logo}
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AQL1-3647-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): AQL1-3647-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): AQL1-3647-A-x TX
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): AQL1-3647-B-³② X
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): AQL1-3647-A- TX
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): AQL1-3647-B-³ X
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): AQL1-3647-A-x TX
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): AQL1-3647-B-³ X
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): AQL1-3647-A- TX
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): AQL1-3647-B- TX
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): AQL1-3647-A- TX
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): AQL1-3647-B-³② X
Other Versions (5 of 171)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Scary Monsters (LP, Album) | RCA | RCA PL 13647 | Denmark | 1980 | |||
Recently Edited | Scary Monsters (LP, Album) | RCA Victor | APL1-3647 | New Zealand | 1980 | ||
Recently Edited | Scary Monsters (LP, Album, Stereo) | RCA, RCA | BOW LP 2, PL 13647 | UK | 1980 | ||
Recently Edited | Scary Monsters (LP, Album) | RCA, RCA, RCA | RCA PL 13647, PL 13647, BOW LP2 | Belgium | 1980 | ||
| Scary Monsters (LP, Album, Stereo, Orange Labels) | RCA, RCA Victor | PL 13647 | Germany | 1980 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- It ranks among his best albums, but isn’t one I can completely warm to. It has some fantastic moments - the three hit singles Scary Monsters, Fashion, Ashes To Ashes - but there is also a fair bit of filler. Sound-wise it is very solid, packing a lot of punch.
It's got a couple of hits ("Ashes to Ashes" and "Fashion") and the title track is rather strong too. It starts off loud and on the right track with "It's No Game", a good hint of what Bowie will sound like leaving the 1970s and entering the '80s. "Up The Hill Backwards" is its weakest point. The rest of it I find is filler, but it's good Bowie filler- strange and demented enough to be enjoyed over repeat listens, even if none of it is particularly catchy.
On "It's No Game (Part 1), the line ".. it breaks into pieces" only has the part "it breaks...". The vocals are cut off for some reason, the instrumental is still there which is strange.
