A modest suburban pub becomes the launchpad for one of music’s most iconic personas, as David Bowie introduces Ziggy Stardust to an unsuspecting Tolworth audience on February 10, 1972.

T.Rex’s “Solid Gold Easy Action” climbed to No. 3 on December 17, 1972, peaked at No. 2 on January 6, 1973, and charted for 11 weeks.

A rare mid‑1972 appearance by David Bowie at the Royal Festival Hall, performing as part of the Friends of the Earth “Save the Whale” benefit. This event brought Bowie onto a prestigious London stage just weeks after the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, capturing Ziggy at a moment of rising national attention.

A superstar in print: Record Mirror’s 1972 cover captures Bolan at the height of his glittering reign.

A superstar to the world — but always “our Marc” at home.

From Slade’s glam thunder to Buffy’s folk shimmer — March 1972’s tape scene was alive and well.

Marc Bolan crowned Britain’s favourite — and the world takes notice. Lindisfarne rise, Olivia reigns.

A swaggering hard‑rock confession that became one of the Alice Cooper Group’s defining early singles.

A haircut, a camera, a stage — and suddenly, the future arrived. March 17, 1972 was the night Bowie stepped into the light as someone new, and the world began to follow.