Following his unfortunate death, David Bowie's entire catalogue had reportedly sold out on Amazon, at least temporarily, with both old and new fans alike rediscovering his music. Not only that, but reports say that Amazon may have also price-gouged the records in response to the increased demand.
According to Fuse, the e-retailer suddenly became "temporarily out of stock" of CD and vinyl editions of Bowie's discography only a few days after the artist's death. The report also claims that Amazon jacked up its prices, however, Amazon chose not to comment on those allegations.
Of the sold out records included his latest, Blackstar, which is on its way to becoming his first No. 1 album, posthumously, 49 years after his debut self-titled studio album saw its release. After Bowie's death, it was determined that the album was his final goodbye to fans, with its accompanying music video for single "Lazarus" demonstrating his final emotional struggle. Musicians everywhere, from Madonna to Paul McCartney and Lorde, have been taking to social media to pay tribute to his staggering musical legacy.
Of Bowie's whopping 26 total albums, one record that shows a restock date is 2013's The Next Day (due back in stock Jan. 19). Even though Amazon may have been sold out of the records at the time the post went live, they were always available via third party marketplace sellers, as always.
Bowie's UK label, Rough Trade, plans to donate all of its proceeds from the artist's record sales to cancer charity. The singer/songwriter's producer Tony Visconti recently stated that the the artist had already been planning on releasing a follow-up to Blackstar while on his death bed, since at the time, he had assumed he had at least a few more months to live.