The artwork on the vinyl sleeve of David Bowie’s final album Blackstar changes when exposed to sunlight, fans have discovered.
The black star on the gatefold sleeve transforms and depicts a starry galaxy when held up to sunlight. It can be viewed below.
Blackstar, the 25th and final studio work which long-time producer Tony Visconti describes as Bowie’s “parting gift”, launched on January 8 – coinciding with the late rock icon’s 69th birthday. He died two days later after an 18-month battle with cancer.
Last month Jonathan Barnbrook, the artist who designed the artwork for Blackstar, created a lyric video for Bowie track I Can’t Give Everything Away. A previously unreleased Bowie track To Be Love was also made available to stream in March.
Meanwhile, the first title of a series of posthumous anthology releases from Bowie is expected to launch next year.
His work will be celebrated at the BBC Proms on July 29 at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
