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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: "Extra Dates" Article (1972)
David Bowie’s "Extra Dates" , a one-page article in Scrapbook , August 26, 1972.

David Bowie
Aug 25, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Hang On To Yourself" Single (1972)
Arnold Corns’ "Hang On To Yourself" backed with "Man In The Middle" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by B&C Records...

David Bowie
Aug 24, 19722 min read


David Bowie: "Rainbow Extra Show" Article (1972)
David Bowie’s Rainbow Extra Show , performed as Ziggy Stardust on August 20, 1972, in the second of two concerts at The Rainbow Theatre,...

David Bowie
Aug 19, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Is Ziggy Stardust Live at the Rainbow" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "Is Ziggy Stardust Live at the Rainbow" , a one-page advert in Melody Maker , August 19, 1972.

David Bowie
Aug 18, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Roxy Music Play The Rainbow Theatre" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s Roxy Music Play The Rainbow Theatre , a one-page scrapbook advert, August 19, 1972.

David Bowie
Aug 18, 19721 min read


Electric Village Advert: 1972
Bowie performed at the Locarno Electric Village in Bristol, England, on August 27, 1972, as part of his Ziggy Stardust Tour. This was the 49th date of the tour, which began on January 29, 1972, to promote his albums Hunky Dory and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars . The concert featured Bowie with his backing band, the Spiders from Mars: Mick Ronson (guitar, vocals), Trevor Bolder (bass), and Mick “Woody” Woodmansey (drums), with Nicky Graham on p

David Bowie
Aug 18, 19721 min read


David Bowie: To Headline Hard Rock Opening
One Page (Aug 19, 1972)

David Bowie
Aug 18, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Disc - Action Gallery Series" Poster (1972)
David Bowie’s "Disc - Action Gallery Series" , a two-page poster in Disc , August 19, 1972.

David Bowie
Aug 18, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Magnificent Outrage
Cover & Five Pages Official RCA Records Biography, (Aug 12. 1972)

David Bowie
Aug 12, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Bowie & Slade: Starkers In August" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "Bowie & Slade: Starkers In August" , a one-page advert in New Musical Express , August 5, 1972.

David Bowie
Aug 4, 19721 min read
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