David Bowie – Golden Years (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1983

Golden Years is an LP by David Bowie from 1983 released on the RCA Victor label.

About this album

Golden Years is a compact David Bowie compilation that draws on the sharp, style-shifting run of his late-1970s and early-1980s work. Issued in 1983, it gathers songs from the era that produced Low, “Heroes”, Lodger and Scary Monsters, showing Bowie moving between art rock experimentation and taut, accessible pop with remarkable ease. The set includes signature moments such as “Fashion”, “Ashes to Ashes”, “Golden Years” and “Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)”, which helped define his post-glam reinvention. As a snapshot of one of rock’s most influential catalogues, it highlights both his commercial reach and his restless creative ambition.