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500 Greatest Albums of All Time

108

David Bowie, 'Hunky Dory'


David Bowie, 'Hunky Dory'
108/500

RCA, 1971

Recorded when he was 24, Bowie's first great album was a visionary blend of gay camp, flashy rock guitar and saloon-piano balladry. Bowie marked the polar ends of his artistic ambitions with tribute songs to Bob Dylan and Andy Warhol while inventing – and perfecting – a new style of rock & roll glamour.


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