David Bowie’s "Hype and The Future" , a one-page article in Melody Maker , March 28, 1970. HYPE HAS been kindly defined by a friend as...

On 19 March 1970, David Bowie played a quiet acoustic set at the Three Tuns — his final performance at the pub that had nurtured the Beckenham Arts Lab. Two days later, a small newspaper advert marked the moment in print, a fleeting reminder of a night that quietly closed one era and ushered in the next.

A film meeting that led nowhere instead placed Bowie on the Royal Albert Hall stage — a quiet turning point in a career about to ignite.

Published on February 28, 1970, this one‑page Scrapbook advert promotes David Bowie’s new electric band Hype, announcing their appearance at the Basildon Arts Centre with support from High Tide and Iron Maiden, accompanied by a full psychedelic light show.

David Bowie’s "A Mixture of Dali, 2001 & The Bee Gees" , a one-page article in Melody Maker , October 11, 1969

David Bowie’s "Space Oddity"  backed with "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Philips...

David Bowie’s "The Laughing Gnome"  backed with "The Gospel According to Tony Day" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Deram Records (catalog number DM 123) on April 14, 1967. A pastiche of songs by one of Bowie's early influences, Anthony Newley, it was originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967. The track consists of Bowie meeting and conversing with a gnome, whose sped-up voice (created by Bowie and studio engineer Gus Dudgeon) delive