Station To Station 50

Bowie's Golden Years In Crystal Clarity

David Bowie: Station To Station Album 50th Anniversary Reissue will be released worldwide on January 23, 2025, David Bowie’s Station To Station 50th anniversary edition revives his 1976 masterpiece in two limited formats: half-speed mastered black 180g LP and picture disc LP (with reproduced 1976 promotional poster). The half-speed master — cut by John Webber on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe from 192kHz restored Record Plant masters (no additional processing) — delivers the closest representation of the original sound. The Thin White Duke’s cocaine-fueled transition from soul to krautrock-electronica, now in pristine audiophile glory.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: Parlophone.

Formats: Vinyl LP Half-Speed Master 180g, Vinyl LP Picture Disc + Poster (limited).

Full Track Listing (both formats)

Side One

1. Station To Station (10:08)

2. Golden Years (4:03)

3. Word On A Wing (6:00)

Side Two

1. TVC 15 (5:29)

2. Stay (6:08)

3. Wild Is The Wind (5:58)

Reissues & Global Variants (all supplied)

- LP Half-Speed Master 180g – Parlophone – Worldwide – 23 Jan 2025

- LP Picture Disc + Poster (limited) – Parlophone – Worldwide – 23 Jan 2025

Production and Context

Original production: David Bowie & Harry Maslin (1975 at Cherokee Studios). 2025 half-speed master: John Webber. The album that birthed the Thin White Duke — Bowie’s “return to Europe” after Young Americans, blending funk, krautrock, and occult mysticism.

Singles Released and Chart Performance (original 1976)

- Golden Years (No. 10 UK, No. 10 US)

- TVC 15 (No. 33 UK)

- Stay (edit, 1976)

Album Chart Performance (original 1976)

- UK: 5

- US: 3

Legacy and Collectibility

Station To Station is Bowie’s transitional masterpiece — the bridge from soul to Berlin. 2025 half-speed and picture disc editions are a must-have for Bowie audiophiles.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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