On this album, David Bowie performs some of his favorite songs by mid '60s British groups . Most of these songs were big hits in the U.K., but not in the U.S. The album works pretty well, for the most part. He has a top notch band, and the arrangements are good, if occasionally a bit "busy". Bowie is in good voice, although sometimes his vocals get a bit too "hammy". Think of this album as "Ziggy Stardust plays the '60s hits". It's not the first Bowie album you should get, but if you want to delve deeper into his catalogue, it's worth a listen.

Bowie's tribute to the sixties contains familiar and obscure covers from The Kinks, The Merseys, Yardbirds and Pink Floyd among others. The band is tight, the selection is interesting, but the sound is very samey throughout. More variety in instrumentation and arrangement would have lifted this album above the ordinary. The overall style is not dissimilar from his cover on Let's Spend The Night Together on the Aladdin Sane album. Having said that, I still find it enjoyable to listen to and definitely more rewarding than his Let's Dance album. My favorites include Here Comes The Night, Friday On My Mind and of course, the beautiful Sorrow, which deservedly was a great hit. This new CD edition includes his version of the Brel song Port Of Amsterdam which is interesting at least.

Pin Ups - still sealed being Bowie's 1973 release was a covers album and featured covers by groups like Pink Floyd, The Yarbirds and Bruce Springsteen to mention a few. The album was a major hit for Bowie and reached the number one spot for albums in the UK albums chart and the single "Sorrows" peaked at the number 3 spot in the UK singles chart. The booklet is really odd but considering that Bowie is an avantgarde artist it does not look unbecoming. 4/5.

Bowie's tribute to the sixties contains familiar and obscure covers from The Kinks, The Merseys, Yardbirds and Pink Floyd among others. The band is tight and the selection is interesting, but the sound is rather samey throughout. More variety or flavor in instrumentation and arrangement would have lifted this album above the ordinary. Using different producers would have been a good idea. The overall style is not dissimilar from his cover of the Stones' Let's Spend The Night Together on the Aladdin Sane album. Having said that, I still find Pin Ups enjoyable to listen to and definitely more rewarding than some of his later exploits. My favorite tracks include Here Comes The Night, Friday On My Mind and of course the beautiful Sorrow with its lilting rhythm which was a well-deserved great hit. This new CD edition includes his version of the Jacques Brel song Port Of Amsterdam which is interesting at least.

Bowie's covers are sometimes better than the originals, but the real test is that he makes every song here his own.