David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

Bowie's US Cartoon Cover Classic David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World LP was released in the US on 12" vinyl and 8-Track Cartridge on November 4, 1970, on Mercury Records (catalogue: SR-61325 and MC8 61325, respectively).. This 9-track proto-glam rock album, Bowie’s third, featured heavy riffs and sci-fi lyrics, marking his shift from folk to hard rock. Produced by Tony Visconti, it peaked at No. 105 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape . Issued in a cartoon cover sleeve (f

Melody Maker One Page Advert (Aug 1, 1970)

David Bowie’s "Concert - The Fickle - Pickle Club", a one-page advert in Melody Maker, July 17, 1970. Advertisement for a performance...

David Bowie’s Implosion , a one-page advert in Scrapbook , July 4, 1970.

Melody Maker One Page Review (Jun 27, 1970)

David Bowie’s "Memory Of A Free Festival Part 1"  backed with "Memory Of A Free Festival Part 2" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single...

Curious Magazine One Page Cover (May 1970)

David Bowie’s "Hype and The Future" , a one-page article in Melody Maker , March 28, 1970. HYPE HAS been kindly defined by a friend as...

On 19 March 1970, David Bowie played a quiet acoustic set at the Three Tuns — his final performance at the pub that had nurtured the Beckenham Arts Lab. Two days later, a small newspaper advert marked the moment in print, a fleeting reminder of a night that quietly closed one era and ushered in the next.

A film meeting that led nowhere instead placed Bowie on the Royal Albert Hall stage — a quiet turning point in a career about to ignite.