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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: Recwords - Why Back When
Crawdaddy One Page Article (July 4, 1971)

David Bowie
Jul 3, 19711 min read


Peter Noone: Doing His Thing
One Page (Jun 19, 1971)

David Bowie
Jun 18, 19711 min read


David Bowie: "Oh You Pretty Thing" Single (1971)
Peter Noone’s "Oh You Pretty Thing" , a cover of the David Bowie song, backed with "Together Forever" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl...

David Bowie
Apr 29, 19711 min read


David Bowie: "Moonage Daydream" Single (1971)
Arnold Corns’ "Moonage Daydream" backed with "Hang On to Yourself" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by B&C Records...

David Bowie
Apr 29, 19711 min read


David Bowie: "Burretti with Arnold Corns" Article (1971)
David Bowie’s "Burretti with Arnold Corns", a one-page article in Melody Maker, April 17, 1971. This was one of Bowie's side projects and...

David Bowie
Apr 16, 19711 min read


David Bowie: "Why Does He Like Dressing Up In Ladies Clothes?" Article (1971)
David Bowie’s "Why Does He Like Dressing Up In Ladies Clothes?" , a one-page article in Melody Maker , April 17, 1971.

David Bowie
Apr 16, 19711 min read


The Man Who Sold the World Album: 1971
David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World was released as an LP album in the UK by Mercury Records (catalog number 6338 041) on April 8, 1971. Initially named Metrobolist, as a nod to the 1927 film Metropolis, the title was altered at the last moment by Mercury without consulting Bowie. The album was launched with distinct cover designs in the US and the UK. In the US (November 4, 1970), the cover featured a cartoon-style illustration by Michael J. Weller depicting a cowboy i

David Bowie
Apr 7, 19711 min read


David Bowie: "Pantomime Rock? Lauren Buccal? No, Its David Bowie" Article (1971)
David Bowie’s "Pantomime Rock? Lauren Buccal? No, Its David Bowie", a one-page article in Rolling Stone, April 1, 1971. Who Refuses To Be...

David Bowie
Mar 31, 19714 min read


Holy Holy Single: 1971
Bowie's Black Country Rock B-Side Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on January 15, 1971, on Mercury Records (catalog number 6052 049), David Bowie’s “Holy Holy” — backed with “Black Country Rock” — was a non-album track recorded in November 1970 after completing The Man Who Sold the World. The single was created because the album was felt to lack an obvious single release. It did not chart. David Bowie’s "Holy Holy" backed with "Black Country Rock", was released as

David Bowie
Jan 14, 19712 min read


Shucks, Its Bowie Review: 1971
1971's Pre-Ziggy Mercury Tease David Bowie’s standalone single “Holy Holy” (Mercury) revie published in the UK on January 9, 1971. The playful, cowboy-styled review compared Bowie to Jim Bowie and Syd Barrett, calling it a “strangely attractive sound.” A quirky early 1971 Bowie press moment. Review Overview Publication Details Magazine: Scrapbook (UK). Date: January 9, 1971. Format: Single review. Exact Text from the Review DAVID BOWIE: "Holy Holy" (Mercury). Shucks, Bo

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Jan 8, 19711 min read
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