David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

David Bowie’s "Get Off On Bowie In May" , a one-page advert in Record Mirror , April 7, 1973.

Tony Visconti’s "Bolan Paved the Way for People Like Bowie" , a one-page article in Melody Maker , April 7, 1973.

David Bowie’s "Drive-In Saturday"  backed with "Round And Round" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by RCA Records...

Marc Bolan & T.Rex’s "Bolan's Still A Teen Hero!" , a one-page article in Scrapbook , August 2, 1975

David Bowie’s "A Case For David Bowie" , a one-page article in New Musical Express , March 31, 1973.

Steeleye Span's album Now We Are Six One-Page Album Review, March 9, 1973. The album was produced by Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson,...

David Bowie’s All About David , a cover and four-page feature in Rock Scene , March 1, 1973. ALL ABOUT DAVID Half an hour out of London, down a side road and behind a screen of trees to David Bowie's birthday party we go. It is the eighth of January, just a year ago this month, and David is by all reports about to be a golden twenty-five. The he celebration is more of an evening at home with the Bowies: David, wife Angela and little son Zowie. Plus the band who've brought an

A second framing excerpt emphasising the article’s core theme: three underground innovators — Bowie, Pop, and Reed — captured at a moment when their creative paths briefly converged, shaping the future of glam, punk, and art‑rock.

Published February 24, 1973, this Record Mirror letter sees Eileen Mitchell responding to claims that David Bowie sings “Can’t Drive Marc Bolan” in “The Jean Genie.” A loyal Bolan fan herself, she dismisses the accusation, clarifies the lyric, and questions the motives behind the rumour.

A fiery fan letter calling out the Strawbs for parodying David Bowie on the B‑side of their 1972 single “Lay Down,” sparking debate over homage, humour, and glam‑era rivalry.