News article reporting that David Bowie is forming a new all-British backing band for his upcoming album and tour, with mentions of key collaborators including Willie Johnston and others. UBLICATION Publication: Unknown UK Music Paper (likely Melody Maker, Disc, or Sounds) Date: September 25, 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: News Section Title: Bowie signs for Young THE STORY The piece announces Bowie’s plans for a new backing band ahead of recording his next stu

A major in-depth feature and reflection piece in New Musical Express by Charles Shaar Murray questioning the music industry’s (and fans’) relationship with David Bowie, tied to the releases of Diamond Dogs and David Live. PUBLICATION Publication: New Musical Express (NME) Date: August 2, 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Platters / Feature Title: Did we use him? Did we abuse him? THE STORY The article examines whether the industry and public have exploited Bowie’s

Striking full-page promotional advertisement in Melody Maker for David Bowie’s hit single “Fame”, taken from the Young Americans album. PUBLICATION Publication: Melody Maker Date: July 26, 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Advertisement / Promo Page Title: The new single FAME by DAVID BOWIE THE STORY The ad features a dramatic two-part black & white image: Bowie standing in a patterned jacket with arm outstretched above a second shot of him kneeling with hands cla

Full-page fan-oriented feature in Smash Hits (or similar teen/pop magazine) titled “Request Spot” dedicated to David Bowie’s hit “Young Americans,” complete with full lyrics and a striking colour photograph. PUBLICATION Publication:Smash Hits (or equivalent UK pop magazine) Date: 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Request Spot / Lyrics Page Title: YOUNG AMERICANS by David Bowie on RCA Records THE STORY The page prints the complete lyrics to “Young Americans” alongs

Full-page promotional advertisement in a UK publication teasing a major feature in The Sunday Times Magazine with the headline “Now where’s he at?” and promoting an exclusive Bowie interview from Los Angeles. Publication: UK Newspaper / Magazine Supplement Promo Date: July 19, 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Advertisement Title: Now where’s he at? THE STORY This striking advert promotes the upcoming in-depth article in The Sunday Times Magazine, asking whether Z

A reader’s letter published in New Musical Express reacting to David Bowie’s shift into soul music with Young Americans, questioning the authenticity of the “soul” trend in 1975 British rock press. PUBLICATION Publication: New Musical Express (NME) Date: June 28, 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Letters / Correspondence Page Title: This isn’t soul music, this is … a going concern THE STORY The letter by Andrew Dean from Stoke-on-Trent criticizes the sudden wave o

Sarcastic opinion piece criticising the 1975 soul music trend, using David Bowie’s shift into “plastic soul” with Young Americans as a central example. PUBLICATION: Date: June 28, 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Opinion / Review Title: This isn’t soul music, this is … a going concern THE STORY Andrew Dean mocks the sudden explosion of soul-influenced music in the UK charts. He specifically references Bowie’s move from glam rock into soul with “Young Americans,”

Striking full-page promotional advertisement for Marc Bolan’s single “New York City”, featuring a bold and eccentric image of a model holding a frog. PUBLICATION: Date: June 21, 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Single Advertisement (Page 21) Title: Have you ever seen a girl in ‘New York City’ with a frog in her hand? THE STORY The surreal advert shows Gloria Jones in a striking outfit holding a large frog, promoting Marc Bolan’s latest single “New York City” (cat

Alice Cooper in full theatrical makeup and costume during his Welcome To My Nightmare era, marking a major moment in his solo career transition. Publication: Cash Box Date: June 14, 1975 Country: United States Section / Pages: Front Cover Title: ALICE COOPER / 'WELCOME' TO HIS ERA THE STORY This iconic cover shows Alice Cooper in a dramatic green-lit pose, holding a microphone amid eerie, surreal props (including what appear to be giant insects or nightmare-themed set pieces)

Highly critical review of the David Bowie compilation album Images (a double album of his pre-fame 1966–1967 recordings), dismissing much of the material as “comic inanity”. PUBLICATION: Date: June 14, 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Albums / Review (Page 37) Title: EARLY BOWIE: comic inanity CONTEXT AND NOTES By mid-1975, Bowie was at the height of his fame following the Young Americans era. This Melody Maker review reflects the common critical attitude toward