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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.


📰 Station to Station - Album Advert: Feb 1976
A dramatic one‑page Scrapbook advert from February 21, 1976 promoting Bowie’s Station to Station — an album of towering ambition released alongside his starring role in The Man Who Fell to Earth.

David Bowie
Feb 21, 19762 min read


📰 Spiders From Mars – Album Advert: Feb 1976
A bold, sci‑fi‑styled one‑page advert from Melody Maker promoting the Spiders From Mars’ self‑titled debut album — a rare and fascinating artefact from the band’s brief post‑Ziggy chapter.

David Bowie
Feb 21, 19762 min read


📰 World Tour Preview – Feature: Feb. 1976
A detailed NME feature examining David Bowie’s 1976 world tour, his evolving stage persona, and the artistic influences shaping the Thin White Duke era. A rare contemporary snapshot of Bowie at a moment of intense transformation.

David Bowie
Feb 14, 19762 min read


📰 Ziggy the Crooner! – Article: Feb. 1976
A vivid on‑the‑ground report from Bowie’s 1976 Seattle concert, capturing the theatrical tension, surreal staging, and the emergence of the Thin White Duke. A rare contemporary snapshot of Bowie’s American tour in full swing.

David Bowie
Feb 14, 19763 min read


Station to Station – Advert: Feb. 1976
A striking RCA Records advert announcing David Bowie’s new album Station to Station, highlighting the single “Golden Years” and his starring role in The Man Who Fell to Earth. A bold visual statement from Bowie’s Thin White Duke era.

David Bowie
Feb 14, 19762 min read


📰 Spiders From Mars – Advert: Feb. 1976
A one‑page Melody Maker advert promoting the Spiders From Mars’ debut album and new single.

David Bowie
Feb 14, 19762 min read


📰 Rolling on to Rule the World: Feb. 1976
A restless, shape‑shifting Bowie stands on the edge of reinvention — denouncing rock, embracing film, and preparing to unveil the Thin White Duke.

David Bowie
Feb 12, 19764 min read


The Forum & Five Years
While performing at the Forum on February 9, 1976, David Bowie made an appearance on Dinah Shore's afternoon talk show at CBS Television...

David Bowie
Feb 9, 19761 min read


Isolar – Tour: 1976
The Isolar – 1976 Tour was a concert tour by David Bowie in support of the album Station To Station. It opened on February 2, 1976 at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, and continued through North America and Europe, concluding at the Pavillon de Paris in Paris, France, on May 18, 1976. The tour is commonly referred to as Thin White Duke Tour, The Station To Station Tour, and The White Light Tour.

David Bowie
Feb 2, 19765 min read


Well Worth Stopping For Album Advert: 1976
David Bowie’s "Station to Station - Well Worth Stopping For", a one-page album review in Melody Maker, January 31, 1976.

David Bowie
Jan 31, 19761 min read
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