This Melody Maker advertisement, published on Saturday, July 18, 1970, promotes a live performance by David Bowie and Aquila at The Fickle‑Pickle Club, located in The Cricketers Inn, London Road,  Southend. The event took place on Friday, July 17, with lighting provided by Colored Rain. Publication: Melody Maker (London, England) Date: July 18 1970 Country: United Kingdom Title: Aquila + David Bowie  The advert also notes that Status Quo were scheduled to appear the followin

Highly critical review of David Bowie’s single “Memory of a Free Festival Part 1 & Part 2” (Mercury Records). PUBLICATION: Date: June 12, 1970 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Single Review Title: DAVID BOWIE: “Memory Of A Free Festival” THE STORY The reviewer harshly criticises both parts of the single. Part 1 is dismissed as a tedious, unpleasant experience evoking the worst aspects of open-air festivals. Part 2 is described as a “long rambling, repetitive piece o

A quarter-page advertisement from the June 12, 1970 issue of Melody Maker promoting David Bowie’s single “Memory of a Free Festival,” featuring a striking illustrated portrait of Bowie. Publication: Melody Maker Date: June 12, 1970 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Advertisement (quarter page) Title: David Bowie’s MEMORY OF A FREE FESTIVAL THE STORY The ad prominently displays the title “David Bowie’s MEMORY OF A FREE FESTIVAL” with the tagline “is a single you won’t f

A strikingly androgynous cover from Curious Magazine capturing Bowie and Freddie Buretti at the dawn of glam culture — a moment when fashion, sexuality, and art collided in Britain’s post‑Swinging London underground. Details Publication: Curious Magazine Date: May 1970 Country: United Kingdom Issue: No. 19 Section / Page: Cover Feature + Article Format: Photo Feature / Interview / Cultural Profile What the Clipping Shows The cover presents David Bowie and Freddie Buretti in

The July 15, 1967 edition of Melody Maker reviews David Bowie’s new Deram single “Love You Tuesday”, praising him as one of the few truly original solo singers operating in the British music scene. Publication: Melody Maker Date: July 15, 1967 Country: United Kingdom Section: Singles Review THE STORY The reviewer highlights Bowie’s very unusual material and good voice with Anthony Newley connotations. While noting that his voice matters little when he makes fine songs of thi