David Bowie, “Aladdin Sane” (Parlophone DBAS 40)- The eagerly awaited follow-up to Bowie’s groundbreaking “Ziggy Stardust” first saw the light of day in April 1973 and served up an urgent and compelling musical menu for his rapidly expanding army of glam-rock devotees, with the addition of pianist Mike Garson to the endlessly innovative performer’s backing band lending a little New York inspired edginess to the proceedings. “Drive-In Saturday” and “The Jean Genie” would both soar into the higher reaches of the UK singles charts, and they share the limelight here with self-penned gems such as “Panic in Detroit,” “Cracked Actor” and the wistfully dissonant title tune.
