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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: "Scary Monsters - Your Master’s Voice" Album Review (1980)
David Bowie’s "Scary Monsters - Your Master’s Voice," a one-page review in Melody Maker, September 20, 1980.

David Bowie
Sep 19, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Scary Monsters - Bowie Takes A Bow" Album Review (1980)
David Bowie’s "Scary Monsters - Bowie Takes A Bow," a one-page review in Record Mirror, September 20, 1980.

David Bowie
Sep 19, 19801 min read


David Bowie: Monster Tour Advance Orders
Musicians Only One Page (Sep 20, 1980)

David Bowie
Sep 19, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Scary Monsters Tamed at Boots" Advert (1980)
David Bowie’s "Scary Monsters Tamed at Boots," a one-page advert in New Musical Express, September 20, 1980.

David Bowie
Sep 19, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Scary Monsters - Fears Of A Clown" Album Review (1980)
David Bowie’s "Scary Monsters - Fears Of A Clown," a one-page review in New Musical Express, September 20, 1980.

David Bowie
Sep 19, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" Album (1980)
David Bowie’s Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) was released as an LP album in the UK by RCA Records (catalog number BOW LP 2) on...

David Bowie
Sep 18, 19804 min read


David Bowie: The Elephant Man Cometh and Other Monstrous Tales Cover Feature (1980)
David Bowie’s The Elephant Man Cometh and Other Monstrous Tales, a cover and seven-page feature in New Musical Express, September 13, 1980.

David Bowie
Sep 12, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Picking Up The Pieces" Article (1980)
David Bowie’s "Picking Up The Pieces," a one-page article in New Musical Express, August 30, 1980.

David Bowie
Aug 29, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Scary Monsters - The Fright of Your Life" Review (1980)
David Bowie’s "Scary Monsters - The Fright of Your Life," a one-page review in Sounds, August 16, 1980.

David Bowie
Aug 15, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Ashes To Ashes - 3 Individual Sleeves" Single Advert (1980)
David Bowie’s "Ashes To Ashes - 3 Individual Sleeves," a one-page advert in Melody Maker, August 2, 1980

David Bowie
Aug 1, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Ashes To Ashes - 3 Individual Sleeves" Single Advert (1980)
David Bowie’s "Ashes To Ashes - 3 Individual Sleeves," a one-page advert in new Musical Express, August 2, 1980

David Bowie
Aug 1, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Subscribe" Advert (1980)
David Bowie’s "Subscribe," a one-page advert in New Musical Express, July 26, 1980.

David Bowie
Jul 25, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Scary Monsters is Bowie's Newie" Article (1980)
David Bowie’s "Scary Monsters is Bowie's Newie," a one-page article in Melody Maker, July 19, 1980.

David Bowie
Jul 18, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Boys Keep Swinging" Poster (1980)
David Bowie’s "Boys Keep Swinging," a two-page poster in Record Mirror, March 6, 1980.

David Bowie
Mar 6, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Alabama Song - Full Colour Poster Bag" Advert (1980)
David Bowie’s "Alabama Song - Full Colour Poster Bag," a one-page advert in Melody Maker, March 1, 1980.

David Bowie
Mar 1, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "A Decade of Changes - Discography" Feature (1980)
David Bowie’s "A Decade of Changes - Discography," a five-page feature in Goldmine, March 1980.

David Bowie
Mar 1, 19801 min read


David Bowie: "Alabama Song" Single (1980)
David Bowie’s "Alabama Song" backed with an updated version of "Space Oddity" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by RCA...

David Bowie
Feb 22, 19802 min read


Blondie: "Atomic" 3 Track Single Advert (1980)
Blondie’s "Atomic" Heroes -3 Track Single, a one-page advert in New Musical Express, February 16, 1980."

David Bowie
Feb 16, 19801 min read


The Gift Of Sound And Vision Article: 1980
A Melody Maker Scary Monsters Preview Published in the UK on January 12, 1980, Melody Maker’s two-page article “Waiting For The Gift Of Sound And Vision” previewed David Bowie’s upcoming album *Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)*. The feature captured Bowie in transition — post-Berlin Trilogy, pre-*Scary Monsters* release — discussing the new sound, influences, and the anticipation of “Sound And Vision” as a key track. A pivotal 1980 Bowie press moment. Article Overview Public

David Bowie
Jan 12, 19801 min read


The Definitive Encyclopaedia of Rock Music Advert : 1979
Bowie’s legacy in print – the ultimate rock encyclopaedia drops! David Bowie’s The Definitive Encyclopaedia of Rock Music, a one-page advert in Melody Maker, 1979. More Bowie archive rarities added weekly.

David Bowie
Dec 29, 19791 min read
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