Diamond Dogs
David Bowie
180 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 375621 |
| Excel File Row | 441 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:16:54 |
| Pressing Year | 1974 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | RCA |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | APL1 0576 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | ARL1-0576A -1oly A5F |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | ARL1-0576B -1oly A2F |
| Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
Your copy of *Diamond Dogs*, a 1974 1ST RCA edition, carries with it one of the most controversial and sought-after stories in vinyl collecting. Guy Peellaert's iconic gatefold cover, which depicts Bowie as a hybrid creature, half-man and half-dog, was indeed at the centre of an immediate and heated controversy. Indeed, the very first few copies distributed in the United States and some other markets explicitly showed the canine genital attributes of Bowie's "Diamond Dog". RCA, fearing censorship and negative public reactions, ordered a swift mass recall and a corrected re-edition of the album. The vast majority of subsequent copies were then hastily airbrushed, removing or obscuring those explicit details from the cover. This makes the very first uncensored pressings, those that retain the artist's original audacity, a true Holy Grail. Such editions are sought after by collectors worldwide for their extreme rarity and profound historical value, a testament to art almost immediately suppressed by its own distributor.
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Official Tracklist
- A1a - Future Legend (1:00)
- A1b - Bewitched
- A2 - Diamond Dogs (5:50)
- A3 - Sweet Thing (3:29)
- A4 - Candidate (2:39)
- A5 - Sweet Thing (Reprise) (2:32)
- A6 - Rebel Rebel (4:21)
- B1 - Rock 'N Roll With Me (3:54)
- B2 - We Are The Dead (4:48)
- B3 - 1984 (3:24)
- B4 - Big Brother (3:25)
- B5 - Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family (1:48)
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