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Not the first (and probably not the last) tribute to the Man In Black

US-only album from '96 gets UK release

"Thirteen big, salty tears," blurbs Black. "Like 13 little black dogs just born... ready to howl at the world"

Bowie's 26th studio album is heavy in many ways

Debut from So Solid Queen

Ex-Josef K singer and unsung hero of British electronica

Profound songs stunningly sung as rock's most remarkable renaissance continues

Articulate US storyteller looks back on 20-year career

In 1980 Diana Ross, Motown and Chic all needed each other. With Rick James' breakthrough still a year away, Motown were forced to hire their biggest competitors to provide Hitsville with some hits. In turn, Diana was the last of the original sequence of classic Chic albums, the real follow-up to Chic's 1979 milestone Risqué. Disc one includes the original "Chic mix" of the album (essentially demos, with slightly gutsier vocals) as well as the familiar one. We are reminded just how skilfully "Upside Down" orbits around its absent centre.

History of both '60s and '80s ska hits