David Bowie – Let's Dance

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Label:	EMI America – 2C 070-400165, EMI America – 2C 070-400.165
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	France
Released:	Apr 1983
Genre:	Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:	Pop Rock, Funk, New Wave

Tracklist

A1	Modern Love Lyrics By, Music By – Bowie*	4:46
A2	China Girl Lyrics By, Music By – David Bowie, Iggy Pop	5:32
A3	Let's Dance Lyrics By, Music By – Bowie*	7:38
A4	Without You Bass – Bernard Edwards Lyrics By, Music By – Bowie*	3:08
B1	Ricochet Lyrics By, Music By – Bowie*	5:14
B2	Criminal World Lyrics By, Music By – Duncan Browne, Peter Godwin, Sean Lyons	4:25
B3	Cat People (Putting Out Fire) Lyrics By – David Bowie Music By – Giorgio Moroder	5:09
B4	Shake It Lyrics By, Music By – Bowie*	3:49

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Capitol Records, Inc.
Record Company – MCA Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – David Bowie
Copyright © – David Bowie
Copyright © – Jones Music
Copyright © – Bug Music
Copyright © – James Osterberg Music
Copyright © – Fleur Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Logo Songs Ltd.
Copyright © – Hudson Bay Music Co.
Copyright © – MCA Music
Copyright © – Music Corporation Of America, Inc.
Licensed To – EMI America Records
Produced For – Fast Forward Productions
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Manufactured By – Pathé Marconi EMI
Distributed By – Pathé Marconi EMI
Printed By – Offset France
Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 342132
Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 342133

Credits

Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Bowie*, Rodgers*
Baritone Saxophone – Steve Elson
Bass – Carmine Rojas
Design [Package Design] – Mick Haggerty
Drums – Omar Hakim, Tony Thompson (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Greenberg
Engineer [Engineered For Fast Forward Productions By] – Bob Clearmountain
Flute – Robert Aaron, Stan Harrison, Steve Elson
Guitar – Nile Rodgers
Keyboards – Rob Sabino
Lacquer Cut By – JCP*
Lead Guitar – Stevie Ray Vaughn*
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain
Mixed By [Assistant] – David Bowie, Nile Rodgers
Painting [On Cover] – Derek Boshier
Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
Photography By – Greg Gorman
Producer [Produced By] – David Bowie, Nile Rodgers
Tenor Saxophone – Robert Arron*, Stan Harrison
Trumpet – Mac Gollehon
Vocals – David Spinner, Frank Simms, George Simms

Notes

This version doesn't mention printer on inner sleeve unlike Let's Dance

Cat# 2C 070-400165 on sleeve.
Cat# 2C 070-400.165 on labels

Printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and pictures.

Front cover:
Some editions issued with promotional sticker:
"Tournée Française - Lyon 24 mai - Fréjus 26 mai - Paris 8 juin - 2C070⋅400165"

Rear cover:
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City

© 1983 David Bowie, ℗ 1983 David Bowie under license to EMI America Records. A division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Fabriqué et distribué en France par Pathé Marconi EMI ℗ 1983
[Offset France logo] made in France

Labels:
℗ 1983 David Bowie sous licence EMI America Records
Made in France by Pathé Marconi EMI

Inner sleeve:
A1, A3 to B1, B4: © 1983 Jones Music ASCAP
A2: © 1977 Bug Music/ James Osterberg Music/ Jones Music/ Fleur Music Ltd. BMI
B2: © 1978 Logo Songs Ltd. All rights for the U.S. and Canada administered by the Hudson Bay Music Company BMI
B3: © 1982 MCA Music, a division of MCA, Inc./ Music Corporation Of America, Inc.

Runouts:
Everything is stamped except JCP and the isolated 1 which are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Price Code (Boxed): PM 263
Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): C 070 - 400.165 A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): C 070 - 400.165 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 400165 A 21 M6 342132 2 JCP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 400165 B 21 M6 342133 2 JCP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 1 400165 A 21 M6 342132 2 JCP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 400165 B 21 M6 342133 2 JCP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): 400165 A 21 1 M6 342132 2 JCP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 400165 B 21 1 M6 342133 2 JCP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): 400165 A 21 1 M6 342132 2 JCP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): 400165 B 21 M6 342133 2 JCP

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Let's Dance (LP, Album, Stereo)	EMI America, EMI America	1C 064-400 165, 400165	Europe	1983
	Let's Dance (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing)	EMI America	SO-17093	US	1983
Recently Edited	Let's Dance (LP, Album)	EMI America, EMI America	ST.17093, ST-17093	Australia	1983
Recently Edited	Let's Dance (Cassette, Album, Stereo)	EMI America, EMI America	2C 266-40 0165, 2C 266 400165	France	1983
Recently Edited	Let's Dance = Bailemos (LP, Album)	EMI America, EMI America	10C 072 400.165, 10C-072 400165	Spain	1983

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Reviews

saltbee4 May 30, 2023
Agree, great sounding pressing with lots of bass. Enough words?
lvszab Dec 16, 2019
This one sounds quite amazing. No surface noise, bass is super tight. Don't have an original US or UK pressing to compare but if you find this you probably won't be disappointed.