{"product_id":"va-fantastic-voyage-new-sounds-for-the-european-canon-1977-1981-pre-order-now-pay-later","title":"VA - Fantastic Voyage: New Sounds For The European Canon 1977-1981 (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the turn of the 80s, the impact of \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowie’s\u003c\/strong\u003e ground-breaking Berlin recordings – the synths, the alienation, the drily futuristic production – was being felt on music across Europe. 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