LP – 180g Audiophile Black Vinyl

Tin Machine IIs reputation has only increased over the years. Uncut magazine placed the album on their list of 50 Great Lost Albums (their list of great albums not currently available for purchase), calling the album extraordinary.

As with all Bowie albums, there are plenty of strong tracks here to make this a must have. Opening track Baby Universal is pure Bowie. He re-recorded this track in 1996 for his 1997 album Earthling, but the track was not released on the album. It was eventually released in 2020 on the Bowie EP Is it Any Wonder?. The first single You Belong in Rock n Roll was released ahead of the album and peaked at No. 33 in the UK. The second single Baby Universal achieved success on the Modern Rock chart in the USA, where it reached No. 21, and the third and last single One Shot became an even bigger hit, reaching No. 3.

The albums cover (which was censored for its original USA release!) was created by Edward Bell, who had previously worked with Bowie in making artwork for Scary Monsters.

Tracklist:

A1. Baby Universal (Music By Bowie*, Gabrels* / Words By Bowie*) [3:18]
A2. One Shot (Music By Bowie*, H. Sales*, Gabrels*, T. Sales* / Words By Bowie*) [5:11]
A3. You Belong In Rock N’ Roll (Music By Bowie*, Gabrels* / Words By Bowie*) [4:07]
A4. If There Is Something (Rhythm Guitar Kevin Armstrong / Written-By [Uncredited] Bryan Ferry) [4:45]
A5. Amlapura (Music By Bowie*, Gabrels* / Words By Bowie*) [3:46}
A6. Betty Wrong (Music By Bowie*, Gabrels* / Words By Bowie*) [3:48]

B1. You Can’t Talk (Music By Bowie*, H. Sales*, Gabrels*, T. Sales* / Words By Bowie*) [3:09]
B2. Stateside (Words By, Music By Bowie*, H. Sales*) [5:38]
B3. Shopping For Girls [Music By Bowie*, Gabrels*) [3:44]
B4. A Big Hurt (Words By, Music By Bowie*) [3:40]
B5. Sorry (Words By, Music By Hunt Sales) [3:29]
B6. Goodbye Mr. Ed (Music By Bowie*, H. Sales*, T. Sales* / Words By Bowie* [3:24]
B7. Hammerhead [0:58]