From Major Tom to the Berlin exile David Bowie never stood still. Six decades of reinvention – folk dreamer, glam alien, plastic soul man, Thin White Duke, Berlin minimalist, 80s pop titan, and elder statesman of art-rock. This ever-growing archive collects every UK studio album, live album, compilation, and single – plus adverts, reviews, features, and chart entries from the original music papers. Swipe or scroll for the full timeline (new entries added regularly). Studio A

Wolves’ finest export: Slade – loud, proud, and unapologetically Brummie!

The Black Country boys who made glam rock stomp, shout and spell badly on purpose! Slade were formed in Wolverhampton, England, in 1966 as The N’Betweens. By 1969 they’d become Ambrose Slade, then simply Slade under the guidance of manager Chas Chandler (ex-Animals, Jimi Hendrix discoverer). From skinhead boot-boy beginnings they exploded into the ultimate 1970s glam sensation – top hats, mirrors, misspelt song titles and the loudest live shows on the planet The Classic Line-

Released as the lead single from *Avalon*, “More Than This” arrived in late March 1982, marking the beginning of Roxy Music’s final studio era. Written by Bryan Ferry during sessions shaped by the Atlantic isolation of western Ireland, the track blends soft‑rock, synth‑pop, and sophisti‑pop textures. Its unusual structure — with Ferry’s vocals ending nearly two minutes before the fade — gives the song its dreamlike, suspended quality. The single became Roxy Music’s last UK To

A month of chart movement, glam‑rock ascendance, and cross‑continental hits — BRAVO’s Musicbox captures it all.

Released at the height of Partridge‑mania, “Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted” arrived as the follow‑up to the group’s massive debut hit, I Think I Love You carrying the polished pop sound of the TV series into another international single. Issued in the UK on 16 April 1971, the single paired the dramatic, spoken‑word‑infused A‑side with the Tony Romeo‑penned B‑side “You Are Always On My Mind.” Despite strong international success, the single did not chart in the UK, though