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David Bowie: (Spaceboy)
The alien who swapped faces like clothes-elf one year, duke the next. Ziggy, Aladdin, Hallo Spaceboy, Thin White, every persona a glitter bomb. Wrote All the Young Dudes, gave Lou Reed Transformer, dressed Roxy in synths, then vanished. Voice like glass and velvet. Posts multiplying faster than his personas.


David Bowie: GEM Presents Ebbisham Hall May 27, 1972
NME One Page Advert (May 13, 1972)

David Bowie
May 26, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Only Central London Appearance
Scrapbook One Page Advert (May 11, 1972)

David Bowie
May 10, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "David Bowie In Concert Worthing Assembly Hall" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "David Bowie In Concert Worthing Assembly Hall" , a one-page advert in New Musical Express , May 13, 1972.

David Bowie
May 10, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Hemel Hempstead Plus Lee Riders" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "Hemel Hempstead Plus Lee Riders" , a one-page advert, May 7, 1972.

David Bowie
May 6, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Upcoming Tour and New Album" Article (1972)
David Bowie's on page article in Scrapbbok May 6, 1972

David Bowie
May 5, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Starman - Bi-Guy David Bowie Scores" Review (1972)
David Bowie’s "Starman - Bi-Guy David Bowie Scores" , a one-page review in New Musical Express , April 29, 1972.

David Bowie
Apr 28, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Hunky Dory" Album Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s Hunky Dory , a one-page scrapbook advert, April 21, 1972.

David Bowie
Apr 28, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Starman - Fascinating Lyrics" Review (1972)
David Bowie’s "Starman - Fascinating Lyrics" , a one-page review in Scrapbook , April 28, 1972.

David Bowie
Apr 27, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Starman" Single (1972)
David Bowie’s "Starman" backed with "Suffragette City" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by RCA Records (catalog number...

David Bowie
Apr 27, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Starman - Is Released April 28th
Scrapbook One Page Advert (Apr 22, 1972)

David Bowie
Apr 21, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Hunky Dory - His Latest Album
Scrapbook One Page Advert (Apr 21, 1972)

David Bowie
Apr 20, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Birmingham Town Hall Turns Red
David Bowie Concert March 17, 1972. This date was important for two reasons. Firstly, stylist Suzi Fussey had dyed Bowie’s hair red...

David Bowie
Mar 17, 19723 min read


David Bowie: Wallington Hall (February 17 , 1972)
Scrapbook One Page Advert (Feb 19, 1972)

David Bowie
Feb 19, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Hunky Dory - A Few More Well Chosen Words" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "Hunky Dory - A Few More Well Chosen Words" , a one-page advert in Rolling Stone , February 17, 1972.

David Bowie
Feb 17, 19721 min read


David Bowie: First Proper Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars Show
David Bowie performed at the Great Hall in Imperial College, London, on February 12, 1972 as part of his Ziggy Stardust Tour. This...

David Bowie
Feb 12, 19722 min read


Bowie's Whistle Test
At BBC Television Centre in London, England, on February 8, 1972, the performances by David Bowie and the Spiders, recorded the previous...

David Bowie
Feb 7, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Hunky Dory - The Best Album Bowie Has Ever Done" Advert (1972).
David Bowie’s "Hunky Dory - The Best Album Bowie Has Ever Done", a one-page advert in Melody Maker, February 5, 1972 DAVID Bowie stars in...

David Bowie
Feb 5, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Ziggy's First Gig
The first gig of the Ziggy Stardust tour took place at Aylesbury Friars in the Borough Assembly Hall January 29, 1972 featuring Bowie...

David Bowie
Jan 29, 19721 min read


Oh! You Pretty Things Cover Article: 1972
Bowie's Swishiest Outrage Return Published in the UK on January 22, 1972, Melody Maker’s cover and article “Oh! You Pretty Things” heralded David Bowie’s return to live performance after three years since “Space Oddity.” The cover described him as “rock's swishiest outrage,” a self-confessed lover of effeminate clothes, noting that critics in the US had hailed him as the new Bob Dylan. The feature highlighted the imminent chart success of his album Hunky Dory and the single “

David Bowie
Jan 22, 19721 min read


Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris Session: 1972
Bowie's Maida Vale Ziggy Preview Recorded on January 18, 1972, at Studio 5, Maida Vale Studios, London, for BBC Radio’s Sounds of the 70s hosted by Bob Harris, David Bowie performed five songs with the Spiders from Mars: Mick Ronson (guitar), Trevor Bolder (bass), and Mick Woodmansey (drums). Produced by Jeff Griffin, engineered by Chris Lycett and John Etchells. The session aired on February 7, 1972. Tracks Recorded Hang On To Yourself – 2:48 Ziggy Stardust – 3:23 Queen Bitc

David Bowie
Jan 18, 19722 min read
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