Next in the series of special limited David Bowie 7" picture discs is the 40th-anniversary edition of "Beauty And The Beast" on 5th January 2018 and available to pre-order here.
Originally released in the UK on 6th January 1978 "Beauty And The Beast" was the 2nd single to be taken from the album Heroes, which was recorded at the legendary Hansa Studios in Berlin. King Crimson’s Robert Fripp plays on the track and has claimed that the lead guitar used on "Beauty And The Beast" was his first take having arrived directly at Hansa Studios from New York.
The AA of the 7” picture disc is a previously unreleased live version of the Heroes album track "Blackout" recorded on the 16th May, 1978 at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin during the ISOLAR II tour.
A-Side "Beauty And The Beast" (2017 remaster)
(David Bowie)
Produced David Bowie & Tony Visconti
Mixed by Tony Visconti at Hansa by the Wall
AA-Side "Blackout" (Live In Berlin 1978)
(David Bowie)
Produced David Bowie
Previously unreleased
Recorded live at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin on 16th May 1978
The images below used on the A and AA sides of the picture disc are by Masayoshi Sukita and were taken in Japan in April 1977 (A-Side) and Madison Square Garden, New York in May 1978 (AA-Side).
