To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bruce Dickinson’s third album "Skunkworks", BMG Records has released it digitally in a brand-new Dolby Atmos version, alongside a Dolby Atmos version of Bruce’s debut solo album, "Tattooed Millionaire".
These releases follow the critically acclaimed release of "More Balls To Picasso" last year, the stunning rework of Bruce Dickinson’s second solo album. Like that record, and the Dolby Atmos version of Bruce’s most recent solo album "The Mandrake Project", the new versions of "Skunkworks" and "Tattooed Millionaire" have been newly mixed by Brendan Duffey.
"Skunkworks" is an album that has grown in stature and reverence since its initial release in 1996. Originally produced by Nirvana producer, Jack Endino, it saw Bruce moving into a more experimental and alternative world than his previous solo work, and that of Iron Maiden. It was recorded as a band project with a new group of musicians. The album not only channeled elements of grunge, but it also had progressive and psychedelic influences within it. While fans and critics were divided at the time of its release, it is now considered to be one of Bruce Dickinson’s most intriguing and exciting bodies of work.
Bruce has this to say about the new Dolby Atmos version of Skunkworks, “It will blow your socks off. It’s a record of which I’m immensely proud. In fact, as the years go by, I grow more and more proud of everything that happened on that record. In many ways, it was a bit advanced for its time because we were bringing in all kinds of influences that other people in metal were scared of. It’s very emotional and quite dark in places.”
Alongside the new version of Skunkworks that is available now on all streaming platforms, there is also a brand-new Dolby Atmos version of Tattooed Millionaire. That album, which is Bruce’s solo debut from 1990 and was released while he was still in Iron Maiden. It showcased a more straightforward hard rock sound and was produced by Chris Tsangarides. It featured four UK Top 40 singles including a cover of the David Bowie composition, ‘All The Young Dudes’, which was made famous by Mott The Hoople.
Bruce had this to say, “Tattooed Millionaire was kinda the solo album that wasn’t. We had two weeks to write it so myself and Janick Gers just had fun and wrote it round his house. Chris Tsangarides did a great job on the production and now with modern technology we can beef it all up and make it BIG in Atmos world! The album sonically sounds really good.”
Check out the albums here: Tattooed Millionaire + Skunkworks
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