Pin Ups is the seventh album by David Bowie, containing cover versions of songs, released in 1973 on RCA Records. It was his last studio album with the bulk of 'The Spiders from Mars', his backing band throughout his Ziggy Stardust phase; Mick Woodmansey was replaced on drums by Aynsley Dunbar.
A version of The Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat" was recorded during the sessions, however it was never released. Bowie donated the backing track to Mick Ronson for his 1975 album Play Don'...
Pin Ups is the seventh album by David Bowie, containing cover versions of songs, released in 1973 on RCA Records. It was his last studio album with the bulk of 'The Spiders from Mars', his backing band throughout his Ziggy Stardust phase; Mick Woodmansey was replaced on drums by Aynsley Dunbar.
A version of The Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat" was recorded during the sessions, however it was never released. Bowie donated the backing track to Mick Ronson for his 1975 album Play Don't Worry.
The woman on the cover with Bowie is 1960s supermodel Twiggy in a photograph taken by her then-manager Justin de Villeneuve. It was taken in Paris for Vogue magazine, but at Bowie's request, used for the album instead.
David Bowie - vocals, guitar, tenor and alto saxophone, harmonica, arrangements, backing vocals, Moog synthesizer
Mick Ronson - guitar, piano, vocals, arrangements
Trevor Bolder - bass guitar
Aynsley Dunbar - drums Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
