This major Los Angeles Times review by Robert Hilburn covers David Bowie’s two-night appearance at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium during his first U.S. tour. Hilburn presents Bowie as an artist whose records had already suggested major potential, but argues that the Santa Monica concerts confirmed that promise in person, praising his command of the stage, the discipline of the Spiders From Mars and his determination to establish an identity beyond conventional rock stardom

This substantial three-page Sunday Record feature by Rick Atkinson examines David Bowie during the rapid American breakthrough of Ziggy Stardust. Combining a detailed account of Bowie's recent Carnegie Hall appearance with a retrospective look at his career, the article traces the development from his early folk beginnings and Space Oddity through Hunky Dory to The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. Publication: The Record / Sunday Record Date: October