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Pre sell for 11-24-25LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl (2025 Repress). Released by Arista in April 1979, New Values is Iggy third solo album and the first that he made without David Bowie although, as reviewers acknowledged, his growth as a songwriter under Bowie tutelage is much in evidence.Iggy principal collaborators this time were both former members of The Stooges, guitarist, James Williamson and multi-instrumentalist, Scott Thurston, and the album landed at a time when he was being widely feted as the father of punk rock.The singles Im Bored and Five Foot One were well chosen, classic Iggy material and ably supported by tunes like Dont Look Down, which was covered by Bowie five years later, the synth-assisted title track and minimalist musings like How Do Ya Fix a Broken Part and Tell Me A Story.As Paul Morley noted in the NME: “What we have here is James Osterberg in control. New Values conclusively endorses Osterberg as thinker and Iggy as performer, and the relationship is positive and proud.”Tracklist: SIDE A1. Tell Me A Story2. New Values3. Girls4. Im Bored5. Dont Look Down6. The Endless SeaSIDE B1. Five Foot One2. How Do Ya Fix A Broken Part3. Angel4. Curiosity5. African Man6. Billy Is A Runaway