David Bowie’s "Bowie & Bolan: Get It On," a multi-page feature in Melody Maker, September 17, 1977.

David Bowie’s "Rocks Back with Bolan," a one-page scrapbook feature in Scrapbook, September 10, 1977.

David Bowie’s "Shop Here," a one-page scrapbook feature in Scrapbook, August 20, 1977.

David Bowie’s Bowie Back with Eno, a one-page cover in Melody Maker, July 16, 1977.

David Bowie’s "Be My Wife - His New Single," a one-page advert in Record Mirror, June 25, 1977.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David Bowie’s "Are Polls Worth It?", a one-page article in Record Mirror, February 19, 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’s Low - Incredible New Heights! , a one-page advert in Scrapbook, February 5, 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’s "Low Funeral in Berlin", a two-page article in Melody Maker, January 29, 1977. DAVID BOWIE'S last image, as a kind of...

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

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