Publication: Melody Maker Date: January 29, 1977 Writer: Melody Maker Staff A two-page Melody Maker article titled “Low Funeral in Berlin” that examines David Bowie’s latest persona shift after relocating to the divided city. The piece vividly describes how Bowie’s famous red hair had returned to its natural mousy colour and been cut into a severe crew cut, paired with a curving mustache reminiscent of a prosperous bürgermeister. Having gained some weight and often wearing

Publication: Melody Maker Date: January 15, 1977 Writer: Melody Maker News Desk A major news feature in Melody Maker announcing the imminent UK release of David Bowie’s groundbreaking new album Low. The piece highlights the album’s production by Bowie and Tony Visconti, its recording locations at Château d’Hérouville in France and Hansa By The Wall Studio in Berlin, and the involvement of key collaborators including Brian Eno on piano and keyboards, Iggy Pop on one track, G

Publication: Melody Maker Date: September 25, 1976 Writer: Melody Maker Staff A sharp, slightly mischievous Melody Maker character sketch positioning Bowie as a master of illusion — a performer who bends the press, the public, and even his own image to his will. The brisk, personality-driven profile blends admiration, suspicion, and fascination, capturing Bowie in the Station to Station aftermath as a figure both hyper-visible and impossible to pin down. It explores his shi

Publication: Rolling Stone Date: August 26, 1976 Writer: Rolling Stone Staff (Random Notes) A cheeky, snapshot‑style Rolling Stone moment capturing the surreal heights of mid‑’70s Bowie fandom — a full David Bowie lookalike contest in Chicago, complete with costumes, poses, and a prize fit for a glam‑era champion. Nearly 150 entrants turned up, all eager to embody Bowie’s ever-shifting personas during the height of The Man Who Fell to Earth era. The magazine treats the even

Publication: Rolling Stone Date: July 15, 1976 Writer: Cinema Advert (Paramount Pictures) A full-page Rolling Stone advertisement promoting the film *The Man Who Fell To Earth* starring David Bowie. The striking colour-tinted profile portrait of Bowie with orange-tinged hair against a dramatic sky perfectly captures the film’s otherworldly atmosphere. With the bold headline “David Bowie in The Man Who Fell To Earth” and tagline “A fantastic movie about power, space, time an

Publication: Rolling Stone Date: July 1, 1976 Writer: RCA Records Advert A full-page Rolling Stone advertisement promoting David Bowie’s greatest hits album *ChangesOneBowie*. The striking close-up portrait of Bowie, paired with the bold headline “CHANGESONEBOWIE” (with “ONE” highlighted in red), presents the compilation as the definitive collection of his groundbreaking 1970s work. Featuring key tracks from Space Oddity through to Fame and Golden Years (plus the then-unrel

Publication: Melody Maker Date: May 29 1976 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Album Advert / Page 29 Title: ChangesOneBowie – RCA Records and Tapes Overview This Melody Maker full‑page advert from May 29 1976 promotes David Bowie’s first compilation album ChangesOneBowie**, released by RCA Records. The design features a striking monochrome photograph of Bowie performing, his arm raised dramatically against a backdrop of stage lights — a visual emblem of his mid‑’70s pe

Album Review (1976) Bowie’s first greatest hits – or the vacuum behind the mask? one-page New Musical Express, May 29, 1976.

Publication: Record Mirror & Disc Date: May 22 1976 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: News Item / Music Report Title: Bowie: More British Dates Overview This Record Mirror & Disc news item from May 22 1976 reports that David Bowie was considering additional British concert dates for the summer of 1976 following his European tour. The article notes that Bowie was completing his Paris shows before relocating to his new home in Switzerland, and that he was preparing to re

Publication: Melody Maker Date: May 15 1976 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Front Cover Feature Title: David, the Goliath! Overview This Melody Maker front‑page feature from May 15 1976 captures David Bowie at the height of his Station to Station era, under the headline “David, the Goliath!”. The cover photograph shows Bowie performing live, microphone poised, his slicked‑back hair and stark lighting defining the Thin White Duke persona. The accompanying article disc