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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: "Friars Civic Hall Dunstable" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s Friars Civic Hall Dunstable concert adverts, published in Melody Maker on June 10, 1972, and June 17, 1972, promoting his...

David Bowie
Jun 20, 19721 min read


Starman's Lift Off
David Bowie's performance of "Starman" on Lift Off with Ayshea, recorded on June 15, 1972, was broadcast on June 21, 1972. The original master tape was accidentally wiped by Granada Television during an attempt to digitize their archives, as a technician misunderstood instructions and deleted tapes not marked for preservation. In January 2019, reports surfaced that a fan had recorded the performance on a home video recorder using computer tape, a precursor to VHS. This fragil

David Bowie
Jun 20, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Find True Happiness" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Find True Happiness" , a one-page advert in Record Mirror...

David Bowie
Jun 16, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Friars Civic Hall - It's The Freakiest Show (June 21. 1972)
Melody Maker One Page Advert (Jun 17, 1972)

David Bowie
Jun 16, 19721 min read


David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars," released on June 16, 1972, stands as a seminal glam rock...

David Bowie
Jun 15, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Royal Festival Hall - Friends of the Earth" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "Royal Festival Hall - Friends of the Earth" , a one-page advert in New Musical Express , June 10, 1972.

David Bowie
Jun 9, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Bowie at His Best: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" Review (1972)
David Bowie’s "Bowie at His Best: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" , a one-page album review in New Musical...

David Bowie
Jun 9, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Incredible Changes" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Incredible Changes" , a one-page advert in New Musical...

David Bowie
Jun 9, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Bowie at His Best: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" Review (1972)
David Bowie’s "Bowie at His Best: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" , a one-page album review in New Musical...

David Bowie
Jun 9, 19721 min read


Mott, Bowie: "Festival Hall" Article (1972)
Mott, Bowie’s "Festival Hall" , a one-page article in New Musical Express , June 10, 1972.

David Bowie
Jun 9, 19721 min read
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