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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: "Rare" Album (1983)
David Bowie’s Rare was released as an LP album in the UK by RCA Records (catalog number PK 70013) on December 10, 1983. By this time,...

David Bowie
Dec 10, 19832 min read


Rock 'N' Role Reversal Review: 1983
Bowie swaps genders and blows minds – NME's Garden of Eden one-page video review in New Musical Express, December 10, 1983

David Bowie
Dec 10, 19831 min read


David Bowie: White Light/White Heat Single (1983)
A Raw Velvet Underground Cover October 1983 on RCA Records (catalogue: RCA 372 / PB 13660). Backed with “Cracked Actor,” this live cover of The Velvet Underground’s 1968 classic, written by Lou Reed, was recorded during Bowie’s 1973 Ziggy Stardust tour and featured on the Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture soundtrack. Produced by Bowie, the single showcased his raw vocal energy and the Spiders from Mars’ gritty performance, entering the BBC Singles Chart on October 30, 1983

David Bowie
Oct 30, 19833 min read


Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture Album: 1983
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture is a live album by David Bowie, released on October 24, 1983 in conjunction with the film of the same name. The music was recorded during the Ziggy Stardust Tour at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 3 July 1973, although the album was not issued by RCA Records until 1983. Prior to that, it had existed in bootleg form, notably His Masters Voice – Bowie and the Spiders From Mars' Last Stand. The album documents the final show of the Ziggy Sta

David Bowie
Oct 24, 19839 min read


David Bowie: An Exclusive Interview Cover Feature (1983)
David Bowie’s An Exclusive Interview, a cover and four-page feature in No.1 Magazine, September 24, 1983.

David Bowie
Sep 23, 19831 min read


David Bowie: "Modern Love" Lyrics Page (1983)
David Bowie’s "Modern Love," a one-page lyric page in Scrapbook, September 12, 1983. David Bowie’s single "Modern Love," with its B-side...

David Bowie
Sep 11, 19831 min read


David Bowie: "Modern Love" Single (1983)
David Bowie’s "Modern Love" backed with "Modern Love (Live Version)" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by EMI America...

David Bowie
Sep 11, 19833 min read


David Bowie: Furyo Cover (1983)
David Bowie’s Furyo, a one-page cover in Starfix Magazine, June 1983.

David Bowie
May 31, 19831 min read


David Bowie: "China Girl" Single (1983)
David Bowie’s "China Girl" backed with "Shake It" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by EMI America (catalog number EA...

David Bowie
May 31, 19831 min read


David Bowie: Has Bowie Gone Bonkers? Cover Feature (1983)
David Bowie’s Has Bowie Gone Bonkers?, a cover and three-page feature in Sunday Magazine, May 1, 1983.

David Bowie
Apr 30, 19831 min read


David Bowie: Let's Dance! - David Bowie Leaves His Desert Island Cover Feature (1983)
David Bowie’s Let's Dance! - David Bowie Leaves His Desert Island, a cover and six-page feature in BEST Magazine, May 1983.

David Bowie
Apr 30, 19831 min read


David Bowie: The Face Interview Cover Feature (1983)
David Bowie’s The Face Interview, a cover and six-page feature in The Face Magazine, May 1983.

David Bowie
Apr 30, 19831 min read


David Bowie: "Let's Dance" Album (1983)
David Bowie’s Let’s Dance was released as an LP album in the UK by EMI America Records (catalog number AML 3029) on April 14, 1983,...

David Bowie
Apr 13, 19833 min read


David Bowie: Sound And Vision Cover (1983)
David Bowie’s Sound And Vision, a one-page cover in Soundmaker Music Paper, April 2, 1983.

David Bowie
Apr 1, 19831 min read


David Bowie: "Let's Dance" Single Advert (1983)
David Bowie’s "Let's Dance", a one-page advert in New Musical Express, March 19, 1983.

David Bowie
Mar 19, 19831 min read


David Bowie: "Let's Dance" Single (1983)
David Bowie’s "Let's Dance" backed with "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by EMI America...

David Bowie
Mar 14, 19831 min read


Fashions Box Set: 1982
A 10×7" Glam Career Retrospective Released as a limited 10×7" box set in the UK on December 3, 1982, on RCA Records (catalogue: BOW 100), David Bowie’s Fashions was a career-spanning retrospective curated from Space Oddity to Scary Monsters . Featuring 20 tracks — including classics “Space Oddity,” “Changes,” “Ziggy Stardust,” “Rebel Rebel,” “Golden Years,” and “Ashes To Ashes” — each single in its own picture sleeve, with a booklet (The New Singles No. 955). No chart entry

David Bowie
Dec 3, 19822 min read


Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy Single UK (1982)
A Christmas Duet For The Ages Released as a 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 26, 1982, on RCA Records (catalogue: BOW 12), David Bowie & Bing Crosby’s “Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy” was the legendary 1977 TV duet from Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas , finally issued five years after Crosby’s death. Backed with Bowie’s “Fantastic Voyage” from Lodger, this timeless holiday pairing — written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, & Buz Kohan (Peace On Ea

David Bowie
Nov 26, 19823 min read


David Bowie: "The Laughing Gnome" Single (1982)
David Bowie’s "The Laughing Gnome" backed with "The Gospel According to Tony Day" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by...

David Bowie
May 27, 19821 min read


David Bowie: "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" Single (1982)
David Bowie’s "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" backed with "Paul's Theme (Jogging Chase)" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the...

David Bowie
Apr 8, 19821 min read
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