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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:1976
Page 10-MELODY MAKER, January 31, 1976 ALARM PENALTY FOR IMPROPER USE £25 WELL WORTH STOPPING FOR DAVIDBOWIE STATIONTOSTATION David Bowie's year starts with a new album of considerable importance. Six new tracks are laid down, including the hit 'Golden Years'. With a starring role in a new film 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' which is to be premiered in the spring, this is definitely going to be Bowie's year. RCA Records and Tapes APL1 1327 Also available on cassette and cartridg

David Bowie
Jan 31, 19761 min read


Wembley Extravaganza Article : 1976
Bowie’s Thin White Duke storms Wembley – the ultimate Station to Station spectacle! Rock Scene Magazine, January 1, 1976. More Bowie tour triumphs added weekly. Have you details of the concerts David Bowie intends to do in H Britain in the Spring and what sort of backing is he likely to have? When is his album "Station To Station" going to be issued and what happened to his film? Andy Grey, Hornchurch. David Bowie will be coming to Britain after a coast-to-coast tour in North

David Bowie
Jan 24, 19761 min read


Bowie Stands Alone Article: 1976
STATIONTOSTAITION album review in Melody Maker, January 24, 1976. DAVID BOWIE: "Station To Station" (RCA APLI 1327). David Bowie (vocals), Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar), Earl Slick (lead guitar), Dennis Davis (drums), George Murray (bass), Roy Bittan (piano). Arranged by David Bowie. Produced by David Bowie and Harry Maslin. IN AN interview which appeared some two years ago in the magazine Image, Nicholas Roeg offered as an illustration of his approach to filmmaking this obse

David Bowie
Jan 24, 19765 min read


Bowie's Wembley Extravaganza Article: 1976
follows cross-country U.S. tour Article January 24, 1976 HAVE AVE you details of the concerts David Bowie intends to do in Britain in the Spring and what sort of backing is he likely to have? When is his album "Station To Station" going to be issued and what happened to his film? - Andy Grey, Hornchurch. David Bowie will be coming to Britain after a coast-to-coast tour in North America and through Europe and Scandinavia, and he is scheduled to play a week of concerts at the E

David Bowie
Jan 24, 19761 min read


Station To Station Album: 1976
Bowie's Thin White Duke Epic Released as in the UK by RCA Victor on January 23, 1976, David Bowie’s Station To Station was his tenth studio album and a pivotal transitional work — blending soul/funk grooves with experimental rock, marking the birth of the Thin White Duke persona. Produced by Bowie and Harry Maslin, it featured George Murray (bass), Dennis Davis (drums), Earl Slick (lead guitar), Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar), and Roy Bittan (piano). The title track clocked in

David Bowie
Jan 23, 19764 min read


Bowie To Tour Article: 1976
A Rolling Stone Station To Station Tour Tease Published in the US on January 15, 1976, Rolling Stone’s one-page article “Bowie To Tour” announced David Bowie’s upcoming 1976 North American tour in support of his forthcoming album Station to Station. The piece detailed the plans for Bowie’s return to the stage after his Berlin retreat, highlighting the Thin White Duke persona and the anticipation for the new sound. Article Overview Publication Details Magazine: Rolling Stone

David Bowie
Jan 15, 19762 min read


Don't Touch That Dial Album Review: 1976
A New Musical Express Thin White Duke Triumph Published in the UK on January 10, 1976, New Musical Express’s one-page album review “Don't Touch That Dial” by Charles Shaar Murray. DAVID BOWIE: Station To Station (RCA) "A sixty thousand word novel is one image corrected fifty-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-Samuel R. nine times" Delaney LONGACRE BOARD OF EXAMINATION INTERMEDIATE ROCK WRITING Discuss David Bowie's "Station To Station" from any perspective available. Up

David Bowie
Jan 10, 19766 min read


Directing Bowie Feature: 1976
David Bowie's cover feature in Street Life, January 10–23, 1976.

David Bowie
Jan 10, 19761 min read


Soul Train Performance: 1975
David Bowie brings plastic soul to America’s coolest dance show! David Bowie appeared on the iconic US TV show Soul Train on November 4, 1975 – one of the most surreal and memorable moments in his career. He performed (miming to playback): “Fame” (his first US #1) “Golden Years” (the then-unreleased single from the upcoming Station to Station) The episode included an interview with host Don Cornelius and questions from the audience. Bowie was visibly nervous, making for a fam

David Bowie
Jan 3, 19763 min read


David on the Set Article: 1976
two-page feature in Rock Scene Magazine, January 1, 1976.

David Bowie
Jan 1, 19761 min read
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