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The Jean Genie Advert : 1972
Bowie’s sleaziest riff yet – straight from the NYC streets! one-page advert in Melody Maker, November 25, 1972.

David Bowie
Nov 25, 19721 min read


Two New Old Albums Advert: 1972
Bowie’s early masterpieces finally hit America – the Ziggy invasion begins! David Bowie’s Two New Old Albums, a one-page advert for the reissues of Space Oddity and The Man Who Sold The World in Rolling Stone, November 23, 1972. RCA Records and Tapes THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD DAVID BOWIE DAVID BOWIE SPACE ODDITY RCA Two new old albums by the overnight superstar who's been doing it for five years and nobody knew it until now except a small loyal following in America, the enti

David Bowie
Nov 23, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Bowie has Roots Review (1972)
Bowie revisits his psychedelic past – Melody Maker digs deep! one-page review of the Space Oddity and The Man Who Sold the World reissues in Melody Maker, November 18, 1972.

David Bowie
Nov 18, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Both Sides of the Bowie Coin Reissue Album Reviews (1972)
Bowie’s early masterpieces resurface – grab The Man Who Sold The World while you can! one-page review of Space Oddity (RCA LSP 4813) and The Man Who Sold The World (RCA LSP 4816) in Sounds, November 18, 1972. DAVID BOWIE: "SPACE ODDITY" (RCA LSP 4813). "THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD" (RCA LSP 4816). TWO OLD Mercury albums one with its original title, but with the "Man Of Words, Man Of Music" album retitled "Space Oddity" - have been repackaged and put out on Bowie's current labe

David Bowie
Nov 18, 19722 min read


David Bowie: Space Oddity & The Man Who Sold The World Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "Make room for 2 Bowie albums", one-page advert in Melody Maker , November 11, 1972.

David Bowie
Nov 11, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Concert Review Santa Monica (1972)
David Bowie's Santa Monica concert review October 20/21 published November 11, 1972 in Melody Maker.

David Bowie
Nov 11, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Are You Man Enough For David Bowie? Cover Article (1972)
David Bowie’s Are You Man Enough For David Bowie? , a cover and four-page article in Rolling Stone , November 9, 1972.

David Bowie
Nov 9, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "When Bowie Blessed the Strawbs" Article (1972)
David Bowie: "When Bowie Blessed the Strawbs" Article (1972)

David Bowie
Nov 1, 19721 min read


Giant Posters
Your bedroom walls deserve full-colour glam gods – only 70p! advert featuring Alice Cooper, Slade, Donny Osmond (Nos 1–3) and seven more in full colour (33" x 24") for 70p each, in Melody Maker, October 28, 1972.
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Oct 27, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Not Just a Pretty Face
New Musical Express One Page (Oct 7, 1972)

David Bowie
Oct 6, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Can Bowie Save New York?" Article (1972)
David Bowie’s "Can Bowie Save New York?" , a one-page article in Melody Maker , October 7, 1972.

David Bowie
Oct 6, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Bowie-BBC Row" Article (1972)
David Bowie’s "Bowie-BBC Row" , a one-page article in Melody Maker , October 7, 1972.

David Bowie
Oct 6, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Ziggy Outshines Bolan" Article (1972)
David Bowie’s "Ziggy Outshines Bolan" , a two-page article in New Musical Express , October 7, 1972.

David Bowie
Oct 6, 19721 min read


David Bowie: Song of the Week
Bravo Magazine One Page (Oct 1, 1972)

David Bowie
Sep 30, 19721 min read


David Bowie: A Great Pretender? Cover Article (1972)
David Bowie’s A Great Pretender? , a cover and three-page article and one-page advert in Let It Rock Magazine , October 1, 1972.

David Bowie
Sep 30, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "Hardrock - Pricing Itself Out?" Review (1972)
David Bowie’s "Hardrock - Pricing Itself Out?" , a one-page review, September 30, 1972.

David Bowie
Sep 29, 19721 min read


David Bowie: a Kemp Follower
Scrapbook One Page (Sep 30, 1972)

David Bowie
Sep 29, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "On Tour - First American Performances" Advert (1972)
David Bowie’s "On Tour - First American Performances" , a one-page advert in Rolling Stone , September 28, 1972.

David Bowie
Sep 27, 19721 min read


David Bowie: "on the QE2 Voyage" Article (1972)
David Bowie’s "on the QE2 Voyage" , a one-page article in Scrapbook , September 23, 1972.

David Bowie
Sep 22, 19721 min read


David Bowie: John I'm Only Dancing - You Could've Been Better
NME One-Page "John, I’m Only Dancing" and " Hang on to Yourself" Reviews (Sep 23, 1972)

David Bowie
Sep 22, 19721 min read
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