Hello everybody. Back on YouTube
to show you a new vinyl collection.
After have uploaded several videos
about a particular band or artist,
this one is about several bands/artists with different musical genres.
Let's start with the last David Bowie's studio album.
The famous "The Next Day" LP.
But this is not his last one.
The last Bowie's album is a compilation
titled "Nothing Has Changed".
I also have it on vinyl.
I'll maybe show you that LP on a next video.
It includes a new jazzy track titled "Sue"...
Whatever, let's go back to "The Next Day"...
This album has been released in mars 2013.
This is the 24th David Bowie's studio album
produced by Tony Visconti and Bowie.
The standard release contains fourteen tracks.
The vinyl includes three bonus tracks :
"So She", the instrumental track "Plan"
and "I'll Take You There".
Let's talk a little bit about the album visual/cover...
For those who don't know,
this is the cover of his album "Heroes"
released in 1977.
Recorded in Berlin, Germany.
"Heroes" is maybe not his most famous album but
the cover is probably the most famous one from his repertoire.
The idea was to add this big white square in the middle.
with "the next day" written with a simple/basic font
to hide the Bowie's face.
The title "heroes" is crossed.
Same thing on the back of "Heroes" sleeve :
a big white square with the track list printed on it.
The artwork is made by Jonathan Brainwork.
He already made visuals for Bowie's albums.
The two previous ones : Heathen (2002)
An amazing cover with the Bowie's face
inspired by Buñuel visuals.
Pretty surrealistic.
And the next one "Reality" (2003).
So almost ten years between "Reality" and this one.
The hype about "The Next Day" was "the first Bowie's album in ten years".
This is a double LP with a gatefold sleeve in black & white.
A sample of the "The Next Day" lyrics is printed inside.
The song that gave the name to the album.
Beside the words, the Bowie's face hidden behind the white square
just like the cover.
This is a double black 180 gram vinyl.
The first one with a black and white sleeve
Credits printed in white on black background
and the labels are orange with the white square.
The second vinyl...
This one is in color. The cover with rainbow colors !
On the other side, the lyrics are printed in yellow on brown background.
This vinyl also have an orange and white label.
I remember, two months before the release of the album
we have discovered a very strange video on YouTube
January 2013
Not only, we have realized that Bowie was still alive
but also that he was about to release a new album for 2013.
This track/video was "Where Are We Now?".
Only available in digital.
That's it for "The Next Day".
Now, let me show you the singles from "The Next Day".
Like I told you, the first is "Where Are We Now?"
So I show you directly the second one and the first 7" :
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)".
A video directed by Floria Sigismondi.
We could say it's a double single or a double A side
because the B side includes the first single "Where Are We Now?"
and "The Stars" on the A side.
The vinyl... is white.
Once again, the white square on a black label.
A few words about the cover...
For a long time, I thought the sculpture represented David Bowie.
But in fact, it's not the case.
This is supposed to represent the painter Egon Schiele.
A sculpture made by Al Farrow.
I know that Egon Schiele is one of David Bowie's influences.
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" was released for the Record Store Day in april 2013.
5000 copies made.
Now, the third single and the second 7" :
The song which gave the album its name : "The Next Day".
A 45 with no cover
housed in a translucent PVC sleeve.
with stickers on it.
translucent as well. Written in black.
Credits in the back.
Look, the 45 is not round as usual but square-shaped !
The same white square of the album cover.
The album version of "The Next Day" on both sides.
A 45 released in june 2013.
Next one, the fourth single and third 7" :
Once again, a great song : "Valentine's Day".
Once again, no cover.
A sticker with a white square shape. Credits in black written small on it.
On the other side, the lyrics of "Valentine's Day" in translucent on white background.
A picture disc inside the sleeve with David Bowie's hands printed on both sides.
Excerpts of the cover of the album "The Next Day" and "Heroes".
"Valentine's Day" on the A side and the instrumental track "Plan" on the B side (LP bonus track).
45 released in august 2013.
And finally, the fifth and last single from "The next Day" album :
Probably my favorite song from the album : "Love Is Lost".
Released in december 2013. 5000 copies made.
As you can see, it's not a 7" but a 12" with a silver and white printed die-cut sleeve.
An unusual die-cut sleeve because it's not round like the label but square.
I don't know if you can see it but it's written in reverse "David Bowie - Love Is Lost" embossed.
On the other side, the lyrics of the song "I'd rather Be High" printed in silver.
Two tracks on this 12".
The vinyl is white.
It does not includes the album version of "Love Is Lost" but a ten minutes remix
made by Steve Reich and James Murphy from the band DFA.
Ten years ago, I discovered DFA with a great remix for the song "The Hand That Feeds" of Nine Inch Nails.
Great remixers...
The B side includes the video version of "Love Is Lost"
and a remix of "I'd Rather Be High" : Venetian mix.
Next vinyl ! Diagnose: Lebensgefahr
It sounds like a band name but it's just one artist.
The name of this artist is Nattamn.
I discovered this guy in another musical project
Very different musically compared to Diagnose.
This was a black metal duet named Silencer.
They have released a terrifying album titled "Death - Pierce Me" (2001).
A real and typical Black metal album. Sonically and visually.
You can read a lot of unbelievable rumors about the artist Nattramn.
Obviously, he never gave interviews, never performed live and never show his face on pictures...
This album here is his first industrial project
Nothing to do with black metal music but as much terrifying, disturbing and twisted.
An industrial album titled "Transformalin".
The album came out on CD format a few years ago (2007).
I couldn't wait to see the Diagnose's label Infinite Fog releasing this album on vinyl.
This is a double LP of fourteen tracks.
The album includes three bonus tracks, exactly like "The Next Day" LP. Eleven tracks on the standard version.
500 copies made only.
Mine is number 231 (hand written).
It's a mat gatefold sleeve.
A lot of drawings inspired by Nattramn dreams (if I don't make a mistake)...
Artwork by Costin Chioreanu.
The signature of Nattramn underneath the pig.
It also include a booklet inside with a lot of drawings and the lyrics written in hand.
I'm gonna show you the vinyl. The first one with the Diagnose : Lebensgefahr logo.
I don't know why but it seems that Nattramn is obsessed with pigs.
The first vinyl is not white but "cream" (bone-white).
180 gram vinyl.
And now the second vinyl.
Three unreleased tracks on the D side.
The vinyl is brown.
Like I told you, this is the second musical project of Nattramn. The first one was Silencer.
The last one is a EP with the name Trencadis.
Just one track of more than twenty minutes lengths !
A really nice instrumental track.
Listen to it.The EP is on YouTube.
That's it for Diagnose : Lebensgefahr.
The approximate english translation is Diagnosis : Fatal/Mortal Danger
Next vinyl ! The second and last studio album of Jack White.
The famous ex-singer and guitar player of the White Stripes.
Already his second album.
Between the White Stripes and his solo career, he had two other bands :
The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather (with the female singer of The Kills).
This second album is titled "Lazaretto".
Released in june 2014 on Jack White's label : Third Man Records.
An eleven tracks album.
All tracks written and composed by Jack White
except the great opening track of the album : "Three Women".
This is a blues cover written by Blind Willie McTell.
This old bluesman was blind has its name indicates.
Much has been said on this vinyl.
Firstly, cause of the quality of the album, great songs on it
starting with the first single "Lazaretto".
Another great song as well : "Would You Fight For My Love?" in duet with the female singer Ruby Amanfu.
She's singing on other tracks of the album  (background vocals) but more present on this one.
Another great track : "Just One Drink".
This is a very good album, I prefer this one as the previous one.
Inside, the vinyl includes a black, blue and white paper insert with lyrics/credit printed on it.
Comes with a mp3/digital download card just like it's often the case with vinyls now.
It's always useful.
The vinyl is presented on a black die-cut paper sleeve.
Jack White named it the "Ultra LP"
A vinyl unique in its kind.
I will try to not forget everything.
Firstly, you can see that the vinyl is glossy on the A side just like a normal 12".
But the B side is matte.
It looks like a 78 RPM record.
But both sides play at 33 RPM, not 78 RPM.
It's unbelievable, you can hear music printed under the label
But unfortunately, this untitled track is played at 78 RPM.
So, I can only hear it at 33 or 45 RPM. Very slowly.
A 78 RPM play much faster.
I don't know if it's on the A or B side, you can hear kids singing.
