David Bowie’s All About David , a cover and four-page feature in Rock Scene , March 1, 1973. ALL ABOUT DAVID Half an hour out of London, down a side road and behind a screen of trees to David Bowie's birthday party we go. It is the eighth of January, just a year ago this month, and David is by all reports about to be a golden twenty-five. The he celebration is more of an evening at home with the Bowies: David, wife Angela and little son Zowie. Plus the band who've brought an

Published February 24, 1973, this Record Mirror letter sees Eileen Mitchell responding to claims that David Bowie sings “Can’t Drive Marc Bolan” in “The Jean Genie.” A loyal Bolan fan herself, she dismisses the accusation, clarifies the lyric, and questions the motives behind the rumour.

A fiery fan letter calling out the Strawbs for parodying David Bowie on the B‑side of their 1972 single “Lay Down,” sparking debate over homage, humour, and glam‑era rivalry.

A concise Record Mirror update revealing Bowie’s opening night at Radio City Music Hall and confirming his taped interview for London Weekend Television’s Russell Harty Plus.

A detailed Record Mirror feature exploring Tony Visconti’s rise as one of pop’s most influential behind‑the‑scenes figures, with special focus on his creative partnership with Marc Bolan.

A one‑page Disc article revealing that David Bowie is set to star in a science‑fiction film based on Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land, marking his first major screen role.

A rumour‑driven Disc article suggesting Bowie may reverse his retirement from touring and play select U.S. dates after completing his next album.

A dense, analytical two‑page NME feature exploring Bowie’s pre‑Ziggy catalogue — a “sinister odyssey through a treacherous landscape,” tracing the themes, characters, and transformations that shaped his early work.

Bowie's South Bank Cosmic Circus Arrival New Musical Express’s one-page article captured David Bowie and his entourage — described as the “David Bowie Travelling Cosmic Circus” — arriving at London Weekend Television’s South Bank studios for a performance or recording session. The vivid opening scene detailed the cab pulling up, the “fluffy scarlet head of hair” (Bowie’s iconic red Ziggy cut) lighting up the grey South Bank, and the “fluorescent crocodile of exotic humanity”

Duffy's Cooker Logo Flash On January 9, 1973, at Brian Duffy’s North London studio, photographer Duffy introduced David Bowie to design partner Celia Philo (Kitchen Shop) and make-up artist Pierre Laroche. Bowie described his Aladdin Sane concept as “a lightning bolt… cracked by lightning… an electric kind of thing.” Inspired by an Elvis TCB ring with lightning flash, Duffy spotted a similar shorter logo on a National cooker in the studio, sketched it on Bowie’s face. Laroch