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Glam Slam Chronicles (Everything)


David Bowie: "Be My Wife - His New Single" Advert (1977)
David Bowie’s "Be My Wife - His New Single," a one-page advert in Record Mirror, June 18, 1977.

David Bowie
Jun 17, 19771 min read


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

David Bowie
May 20, 19771 min read


David Bowie: "Low - Always Concerned with Masks" Album Review (1977)
David Bowie’s "Low - Always Concerned with Masks", a one-page album review in Rolling Stone, April 21, 1977.

David Bowie
Apr 20, 19771 min read


Alice Cooper Group: "Battle Axe" Album (1977)
Billion Dollar Babies’ Battle Axe was released as an LP album in the US by Polydor Records (catalog number PD-1-6100) in April 1977 and...

Alice Cooper Group
Mar 31, 19772 min read


David Bowie: Twelve Classic Albums Advert (1977)
David Bowie’s Twelve Classic Albums , a one-page album advert in New Musical Express, March 19, 1977.

David Bowie
Mar 19, 19771 min read


Iggy Pop: "Iggy Does It His Way" Article (1977)
Iggy Pop’s "Iggy Does It His Way" , a one-page article in Record Mirror , March 12, 1977.

Iggy Pop
Mar 12, 19771 min read


Angie Bowie: "Life’s a Cabaret" Article (1977)
Angie Bowie’s "Life’s a Cabaret", a one-page article in Melody Maker, March 5, 1977. THE Webbington Hotel and Country Club appears as a...

David Bowie
Mar 5, 19772 min read


Lindsay Kemp: "This Is the Man That Started It All" Advert (1977)
Lindsay Kemp’s "This Is the Man That Started It All", a one-page advert in Melody Maker, March 5, 1977.

David Bowie
Mar 5, 19771 min read


David Bowie: From Europe with Love Cover Feature (1977)
David Bowie’s From Europe with Love, a cover and four-page feature in Circus Magazine, February 28, 1977.

David Bowie
Feb 28, 19771 min read


David Bowie: "Are Polls Worth It?" Article (1977)
David Bowie’s "Are Polls Worth It?", a one-page article in Record Mirror, February 19, 1977.

David Bowie
Feb 19, 19771 min read


David Bowie: "Sound and Vision - A Very Special Thank You" Advert (1977)
David Bowie’s "Sound and Vision - A Very Special Thank You", a one-page advert in New Musical Express, February 19, 1977.

David Bowie
Feb 19, 19771 min read


Alice Cooper: Family Album
One-Page NME Article (Feb 12, 1977)

Alice Cooper(solo)
Feb 12, 19771 min read


David Bowie: "Sound and Vision" Single (1977)
David Bowie’s "Sound and Vision" backed with "A New Career in a New Town" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by RCA...

David Bowie
Feb 11, 19771 min read


David Bowie: Low - Incredible New Heights! Album Advert (1977)
David Bowie’s Low - Incredible New Heights! , a one-page advert in Scrapbook, February 5, 1977.

David Bowie
Feb 5, 19771 min read


David Bowie: "Iggy Join Forces" Scrapbook Article (1977)
David Bowie’s "Iggy Join Forces", a one-page scrapbook article in Scrapbook, January 29, 1977. PLANS are afoot for both David Bowie and...

David Bowie
Jan 29, 19772 min read


David Bowie: "Low Funeral in Berlin" Article (1977)
David Bowie’s "Low Funeral in Berlin", a two-page article in Melody Maker, January 29, 1977. DAVID BOWIE'S last image, as a kind of...

David Bowie
Jan 29, 19773 min read


King, Queen, or Joker? Cover Feature: 1977
Bowie's 1977 Rock Star Persona Probe Published in the UK on January 22, 1977, Rock Star magazine’s cover and four-page feature “King, Queen, or Joker?” offered an in-depth look at David Bowie during his Low era transition and reviewed the album. Exploring his shifting personas — from Ziggy Stardust to the Berlin experimental phase — and questioning whether he was rock royalty, a regal figure, or a playful trickster. The piece examined his artistic evolution, the influence of

David Bowie
Jan 22, 19771 min read


Gypsy Roadhog Single: 1977
Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Barn Records (catalog number 2014 104) on January 21, 1977. Sladfes "Gypsy Roadhog" backed with "Forest Full of Needles" , was the sole single from the band's seventh studio album, Whatever Happened to Slade, was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, produced by Chas Chandler, and reached No. 48 on the UK charts. Cover art for "Gypsy Roadhog" by Slade, released under Barn Records in Germany, catalogue number 2

Slade
Jan 21, 19772 min read


Tiger Feet / Oh Boy / Dyna-mite Single: 1977
Mud's Rak Replay Triple-Hit Reissue Released on RAK Replay (catalogue: RR 6) in the UK in 1977, Mud’s “Tiger Feet / Oh Boy / Dyna-mite” was a 7-inch single on January 21, 1977 compiling three of their biggest glam-rock hits. Side A featured “Tiger Feet” (the 1974 UK No. 1), while Side B contained “Oh Boy” (a cover of the Buddy Holly classic) and “Dyna-mite” (another 1973 smash). Produced by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn for Chinnichap Ltd, this budget reissue came in a picture

Mud
Jan 21, 19772 min read


Bowie’s Back Cover: 1977
A Melody Maker Low Album Announcement Published in the UK on January 15, 1977, Melody Maker’s one-page cover “Bowie’s Back” announced the imminent release of David Bowie’s new album Low — the follow-up to Station To Station — arriving in shops that week. The cover featured Bowie in dramatic pose, with the article listing key details: recorded in France and Berlin last autumn, featuring Eno, Iggy Pop, and British rock 'n' roller Roy Young, alongside the core band (Carlos Aloma

David Bowie
Jan 15, 19771 min read
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