Many thanks for the article on David
Bowie’s Young Americans album (RC
332) – a truly wonderful recording
which, like so many of Bowie’s records,
sounds as fresh and exciting today as it
did when it was first released.
Readers who enjoyed the RC article
may be interested to read my own
research on the subject on
(www.theyoungamerican.co.uk). The
site aims to document Bowie’s time in
America, including the live shows and
television appearances. It also presents
background information to the recording
of the album, gathered from numerous
press articles from the time, as well
as personal contributions from Tony
Visconti, Harry Maslin and David
Bowie himself.
Readers may also like to know that
the forthcoming EMI Collectors
Edition of Young Americans restores the
bonus tracks found on the earlier EMI/
Ryko re-issues, although the track It’s
Gonna Be Me will be a previously
unheard version, featuring a string
arrangement by Tony Visconti.
