{"product_id":"david-bowie-reality-377125","title":"David Bowie – Reality (180g)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowie's \u003cem\u003eReality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e arrived in 2003 as the follow-up to \u003cem\u003eHeathen\u003c\/em\u003e, and it captures him aiming for a more direct, band-driven sound. Bowie said he wanted to write for his touring group, giving the record the straighter, more forceful rock feel he described at the time. Recorded in New York and produced again by Tony Visconti, it was a major late-period success, reaching the UK Top 5 and selling more than a million copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat purpose gives \u003cem\u003eReality\u003c\/em\u003e its appeal: it moves easily between muscular rock songs and more reflective material without sounding overworked. The set includes a sharp take on the Modern Lovers' “Pablo Picasso”, a version of George Harrison's “Try Some, Buy Some”, and the long, smoky “Bring Me the Disco King”, which also appeared on the \u003cem\u003eUnderworld\u003c\/em\u003e soundtrack. For a Bowie album this late in his catalogue, it is notably unguarded and song-focused, with Visconti's production keeping the record taut while still leaving room for the more haunted edges of the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition brings back the album on vinyl with the 2025 remaster, making a record that spent years less visible on LP easier to file where it belongs: among Bowie's strongest 21st-century studio albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP, 2025 Remaster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eReality is touching, intelligent and - a bonus - listenable.\u003c\/q\u003e – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2003\/sep\/12\/popandrock.shopping8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \u003c!-- Genres --\u003e\n    \n      \u003cp\u003eGenre: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; 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