Low is the 11th studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 14 January 1977 by RCA Records. Grounded in art rock and experimental rock, Low features Bowie's first explorations in electronic and ambient styles. Recording sessions began at Château d'Hérouville in northern France in September 1976 and ended in October at Hansa Studios in West Berlin. The cover artwork, a profile of Bowie from the film The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), was intended as a visual pun, meaning "low profile". RCA refused to issue Low for three months, fearing it would be a commercial failure. Upon release, it divided critical opinion and received little promotion from either RCA or Bowie. Nevertheless, the album reached number two in the UK and number eleven in the US. Two singles were released: "Sound and Vision" and "Be My Wife". In later decades, critics have rated Low one of Bowie's best works, and it has appeared on several lists of the greatest albums of all time.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1900:

Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca, based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosca

1939:

Norway claimed Queen Maud Land, a 2.7-million km2 (1.0-million sq mi) region of Antarctica, as a dependent territory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Maud_Land

1957:

Hindu spiritual leader Kripalu Maharaj was named the fifth original jagadguru, meaning 'world teacher'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kripalu_Maharaj

1973:

Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite was broadcast live, setting a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_from_Hawaii_via_Satellite

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darkly: 1. With a dark appearance. 2. Faintly seen in the dark. 3. (figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly. 4. (figuratively) Mysteriously; forebodingly, ominously. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/darkly

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Faith which refuses to face indisputable facts is but little faith. Truth is always gain, however hard it is to accommodate ourselves to it. To linger in any kind of untruth proves to be a departure from the straight way of faith.   --Albert Schweitzer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer