The Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust, Major Tom – one man, a thousand faces. No artist reinvented himself more times than David Bowie – from folky oddball to glam alien, soul man, Berlin minimalist, 80s pop titan, and elder statesman of art-rock. Here’s your essential map to the labyrinth. The Classic Line-Up (ever-changing, but key eras) 1969–1971: Space-folk Bowie (with Mick Ronson emerging) 1971–1974: Ziggy & the Spiders from Mars (Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, Woody Woodmans

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

A short but striking NME preview urging readers to catch David Bowie in Tolworth — celebrating his glamour, rising reputation, and the growing buzz around his emerging Ziggy persona. Though printed as “The Fox, Tolworth,” all surviving evidence suggests the venue was misidentified.

Bowie's Posthumous Mail on Sunday Tribute Published in the UK on January 17, 2016, The Mail on Sunday’s cover “Golden Years: A Unique Tribute to a Musical Icon” was a heartfelt, full-colour tribute to David Bowie, released just one week after his passing on January 10, 2016. The cover featured a striking image of Bowie, with the feature celebrating his life, music, and cultural impact — from Ziggy Stardust to Blackstar — as the world mourned the loss of one of rock’s greatest

David Bowie’s A Super Star (Tribute), a one-page cover in Sunday Times Magazine, January 17, 2016.

A New Statesman Bowie Legacy Tribute Published in the UK on January 15, 2016, New Statesman Magazine’s one-page cover “Misfit Revolution Transformed Britain” was a powerful posthumous tribute to David Bowie, following his death on January 10, 2016. The cover featured Bowie in iconic pose, with the article exploring how his life, music, and cultural impact — from Ziggy Stardust to Berlin Trilogy to *Blackstar* — revolutionized and transformed British (and global) culture as a

A single-page advertisement dated March 25, 2003.

The Sunday Times, November 3, 2002.

A one-page advertisement in an unidentified publication, dated October 3–10, 2002.

A full-page advertisement in an unspecified publication, dated September 25, 2002.