A Divine Symmetry (Vinyl LP) Hard Rock

A Divine Symmetry (Vinyl LP) Hard RockParlophone Records proudly announces David Bowie, Divine Symmetry, the vinyl companion to the 4CD 1 Blu Ray box set, released in November 2022. This 1LP brings together early mixes of Hunky Dory tracks originally featured on the BOWPROMO album in 1971 along with new alternative Ken Scott mixes to create an alternative version of the Hunky Dory album, also featuring the session outtake Bombers. 1971 was a pivotal year for Bowie. He signed a record deal

the ensemble breaks into a divine cacophony of group improvisation on par with free jazz giants like Ornette Coleman or Cecil Taylor

channelling James Brown-esque energy in Chicago shoes

Pressed on clear wax

' a milestone in avant-pop modernism which later becomes a crucial influence on the early pioneers of hip-hop and sampling

but with slightly warmer musical expression

It also features Byron Lee

Tommy Scott sax

The album is driven by solid grooves

Beyond the groovy title tune (which was written by Andrew Hill) the quintet featuring Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone

on 25th September

Blistering stuff

with its gleeful tales of oral sex