Low coverRCA · PL 12030
low-1dles9q UK · 1977-01-14
Cover Art Archive
A1 — B4
  1. A1 Speed Of Life
  2. A2 Breaking Glass
  3. A3 What In The World
  4. A4 Sound And Vision
  5. A5 Always Crashing In The Same Car
  6. A6 Be My Wife
  7. A7 A New Career In A New Town
  8. B1 Warszawa
  9. B2 Art Decade
  10. B3 Weeping Wall
  11. B4 Subterraneans
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Liner notes

Issued with a 12" paper insert with credits; most copies with an orange sticker with the track list on rear cover. Published by: A1 to A6, B4 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Fleur Music. B1 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Fleur Music/E.G. Music Ltd. A7, B2, B3 Bewlay Bros. S.A.R.L./Chrysalis Music Ltd./Fleur Music. Recorded at The Chateau and Hansa By The Wall. Mixed at Hansa By The Wall. Cover photo from 'The Man Who Fell to Earth', a Cinema 5 release. RCA on sleeve, RCA Victor on labels. (CPL1 2030) appears as reference on labels only. Initial copies included a small black and white pamphlet advertising the official David Bowie Fan Club and back catalogue. Generic white die-cut inner sleeve of the Variant 1 shows printer run date 12/76. Copies also exist with printer run date of 11-76 upon initial release. Variant 19, 27 and 32 has an inner sleeve date 2-77. NB. The sticker shown in the photos here "Featuring the hit single Sound and Vision", would not have appeared on initial copies and not until at least later in February when the single was released and charted in the UK. The two different fonts used for catalogue numbers on the fan club leaflet is due to RCA England using a US original leaflet as the basis - UK catalogue numbers which differ from the US numbers are shown in a different font to those where the US and UK catalogue numbers are the same (see the leaflet image of [r=59734]). Less noticeable is the rescan (of the US cover) in the very top RH corner - the area where the US catalogue number appeared has been "shaded in". There is the faint outline of a rectangular section where this has been performed. Runouts are etched except STERLING. Many of the letters/numbers are scratched out.

Personnel
Arranged ByBrian Eno
Arranged ByDavid Bowie
Design [Uncredited]George Underwood
ProducerDavid Bowie
ProducerTony Visconti
Matrix / Runout
Side A labelPL 12030 A
Side B labelPL 12030 B
Side A, variant 1PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A2H STERLING
Side B, variant 1PL 12030-B-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶1̶ A1J W STERLING
Side A, variant 2PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A1AK STERLING
Side B, variant 2PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2̶ A5O W STERLING
Side A, variant 3PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A2N STERLING
Side B, variant 3PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2̶ A2X W STERLING
Side A, variant 4PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A4W STERLING
Side B, variant 4PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A6H W STERLING
Side A, variant 5PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ W A2AO STERLING
Side B, variant 5PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A5G W STERLING
Side A, variant 6PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶2 W A3Z STERLING
Side B, variant 6PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2̶ A4W W STERLING
Side A, variant 7PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶2̶ W A3B STERLING
Side B, variant 7PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A6B W STERLING
Side A, variant 8PX̶L 12030-A-1 W A1AV A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1 STERLING
Side B, variant 8PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2 A2H W STERLING
Side A, variant 9PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ A2Z W STERLING
Side B, variant 9PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B-̶2 A30 W STERLING
Side A, variant 10PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶ A2D W STERLING
Side B, variant 10PL 12030-B-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B-̶1̶ A1L1 STERLING
Side A, variant 11PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-ƻ W A2P STERLING
Side B, variant 11PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B-̶2 A2AM STERLING
Side A, variant 12PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1 A4K W STERLING
Side B, variant 12PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2 A6J W STERLING
Side A, variant 13PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A1R STERLING
Side B, variant 13PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶1̶ A5B W STERLING
Side A, variant 14PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶ 2̶0̶3̶0̶ A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶2̶ W A1H STERLING
Side B, variant 14PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A1P W STERLING
Side A, variant 15PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶ 2̶0̶3̶0̶ A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-2 W A2T STERLING
Side B, variant 15PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A2A W STERLING
Side A, variant 16PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A1N STERLING
Side B, variant 16PL 12030-B-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-1̶ W A1H STERLING
Side A, variant 17PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ A2E W STERLING
Side B, variant 17PL 12030-B-1 A1O A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶1̶ W STERLING
Side A, variant 18PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ W A1AI STERLING
Side B, variant 18PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A2AS W STERLING
Side A, variant 19PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶A-̶2̶ A3T STERLING
Side B, variant 19PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B-̶2̶ A6F STERLING
Side A, variant 20PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶A-̶2̶ W A1AG STERLING
Side B, variant 20PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B-̶2̶ A2AX STERLING
Side A, variant 21PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1 W A1W STERLING
Side B, variant 21PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2 A2J W STERLING
Side A, variant 22PxL 12030-A-1 W A1AY A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1 STERLING
Side B, variant 22PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2 A6E W STERLING
Side A, variant 23PxL 12030-A-1 W A1AE A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1 STERLING
Side B, variant 23PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-B̶-̶2 AZAC STERLING
Side A, variant 24PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ W A3G STERLING
Side B, variant 24PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B̶-̶2̶ A6E W STERLING
Side A, variant 25PL 12030-A A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶1 W A1F STERLING
Side B, variant 25PL 12030-B A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶B R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B-̶1 W A1F STERLING
Side A, variant 26PL 12030-A A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶2 W A3U STERLING
Side B, variant 26PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-B̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B̶-̶2̶ \\ A6G W STERLING
Side A, variant 27PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶A̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶A̶-̶1̶ A4I W STERLING
Side B, variant 27PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶B̶-̶2̶ A4U W STERLING
Side A, variant 28PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ W A1E STERLING
Side B, variant 28PL 12030-B A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B-̶1 W A1E STERLING
Side A, variant 29PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ ̶ ̶R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ A̶-̶2 W A3T STERLING
Side B, variant 29PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶-2̶ A4T W STERLING
Side A, variant 30PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶1 STERLING A3F W
Side B, variant 30PL 12030-B-1 A/B A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶B R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B-̶1 STERLING W
Side A, variant 31PL 12030-A-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ W A3P STERLING
Side B, variant 31PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A6H W STERLING
Side A, variant 32PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶1 STERLING A4H W
Side B, variant 32PL 12030-B-2 ̶A̶P̶L̶1̶-̶2̶0̶3̶0̶-̶B̶ ̶R̶S̶1̶1̶0̶8̶-̶B̶-̶2̶ A6F STERLING W
Side A, variant 33PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶1 STERLING W AIX
Side B, variant 33PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶B R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B-̶2 STERLING W AIAG
Side A, variant 34PL 12030-A-1 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶1 STERLING A2 A W
Side B, variant 34PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶B R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B-̶2 A1AH STERLING W
Side A, variant 35PL 12030-A-1 W A1Z A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶A̶ R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶-̶1 STERLING
Side B, variant 35PL 12030-B-2 A̶P̶L̶1̶2̶0̶3̶0̶ ̶B R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶0̶8̶ ̶B-̶2 A 3B W STERLING
Manufacture
Phonographic Copyright (p)RCA Records
Copyright (c)RCA Limited, Record Division, England
Manufactured ByRCA Ltd.
Published ByBewlay Bros. S.A.R.L.
Published ByFleur Music
Published ByE.G. Music Ltd.
Published ByChrysalis Music Ltd.
Printed ByGarrodprint Ltd.
Made ByGarrodprint Ltd.
Recorded AtLe Château D'Hérouville
Recorded AtHansa Tonstudios
Mixed AtHansa Tonstudios
Lacquer Cut AtSterling Sound
Pressed ByRCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK
℗ 1977 RCA
Digr Archive · low-1dles9q
Release UK · 1977-01-14 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
David Bowie

Low

Label
RCA
Cat #
PL 12030
Country
UK
Released
1977-01-14
Genre
Rock
Style
Art Rock, Ambient, Experimental
Format
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Main release of Low — master Data correct
Filed under RockArt RockAmbient & New AgeExperimental & Avant-Garde1970s
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