David Robert Jones - 1947 - 2016
What a meeting of the minds this was - sound and visionary at just the right time. Perfect throwback for a sad day. #davidbowie #808state #tommyboyrecords #vinyl #1991 #nofilter A photo posted by Rob Cavenagh (@robcavenagh) on Jan 11, 2016 at 6:36am PST It was Elvis' birthday last Friday January 8 which means it was also David Bowie's. So imagine my surprise when I turned to my Instagram feed today (my typical first app of the day) only to see it blowing up with more than a birthday's level of his album covers (I follow a lot of other collectors). I posted the above 12" cover after I posted Diamond Dogs LP because that's how we do. My favorite Bowie record is Ziggy Stardust - not for the depth and breadth of it's sheer genius but for the simple fact that my favorite song is there: Hang On To Yourself . I was in an original band in college that also played an eclectic set of covers - that song included. So much fun to play. There have been times ...