David Bowie

Pin Ups

Great in theory, Pin Ups always sounded like contract filler, a mannered distraction at best. Bowie’s decision to revisit old mod-era fave raves was water off the proverbial for Ronson, who maps out the better songs – Rosalyn, I Wish You Would and Where Have

All The Good Times Gone – without suggesting that either he or anyone else involved will usurp the originals. Additionally, the production is weak and tinny, so despite the good taste on show the results are clunky.

This is an album damned with faint praise. You’re hardly in an amphetamine rush to slap it on the turntable.