The late 80's saw Bowie in a bit of a funk. Not the existential crisis he had for his Berlin trilogy, but more a creative low-point. A few years earlier he released Let's Dance which became a global mega-hit with it's accessible bubblegum pop sound. It made him an uber-super-star and brought in an entirely new audience of young listeners but put him in an awkward spot balancing his new fans with his old ones. The result was the two other mid-80's albums, Tonight and Never Let Me Down, were just awful - and Bowie admitted it.
His idea on how to cure his creative malaise? Get back to roots by making actual rock again, only this time as just another guy in a band.  The result is Tin Machine.
The problem was his new fans wanted the bubblegum Bowie and his old fans felt burned by the Let's Dance - Tonight - Never Let Me Down garbage.  Tin Machine was a band without an audience.

But the thing is, this band and this album actually does kick some serious ash.  Anyone else but Bowie in the lead and TM would have had a little bit of a run.  It's hard to be the king.

This is the only North American vinyl release.

Condition:

Vinyl (visual grade): NM (9/10). Friggin unblemished.  I mean amazingly clean.  I could have over-egged the custard and said Mint and still been right.
Jacket: EX (8/10). No real wear, absolutely no damage of any kind. But there is a loss of sheen and some inevitable yellowing that comes with white cardboard after about 30 years, and there is a slight razor cut of about 1/8 inch since this was in the 'remainder' pile.
Play: EX (8/10): I listened to this on my setup (Pioneer PL-518 w/ Ortofon 2M Blue cart, Marantz 2220 receiver, RSL CG-6 speaks) and ... it is crystal clear. No ambient noise, hisses, sibilance, skips, or other irritating little snaps, crackles, or pops. Even between tracks. I suppose I could have called the play NM, but why gild the lily?

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