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- Released 16 June 1972 (1972-06-16)
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust [1]) is the fifth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 16 June 1972 in the United Kingdom through RCA Records.
'Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture’ is digitally restored (now in 4K and with 5.1 sound) and complete for the first time. Released to mark the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s last show as his famous alter-ego, the film was unveiled at a Global Premiere on 3 July 2023, 50 years to the day since his last performance.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a concept album, documenting one of the most elaborate self-mythologizing schemes in rock music, as David Bowie creates the...
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- "Five Years" Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars does not begin on a positive note. "Five Years" describes a brutally wretched world, one in which its inhabitants have five years left before apocalyptic disaster sets in.
- "Soul Love" One of several songs that Bowie wrote well before sessions for Ziggy Stardust began, "Soul Love" was recorded in a single take, with a particularly unique drum part from Woodmansey.
- "Moonage Daydream" Bowie gave "Moonage Daydream" a go in 1971 with his short-lived side group Arnold Corns before recording it with his Spiders From Mars band.
- "Starman" Something had to be kicked off the track listing when RCA asked Bowie to write a single somewhat late in the sessions. He'd originally planned to include a cover of Chuck Berry's "Around and Around," since Bowie felt it was the kind of song Ziggy would have done onstage.
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David Bowie: vocals, guitar, saxophone, recorder Mick Ronson: guitar, piano, Mellotron, ARP synthesizer, vocals Trevor Bolder: bass guitar Mick ‘Woody’ Woodmansey: drums, percussion Rick Wakeman: harpsichord Dana Gillespie: backing vocals Unknown: orchestral musicians
David Bowie’s fifth album was his first to be promoted as a concept album. He had previously toyed with loose thematic links, such as the meditations on madness in The Man Who Sold The World, or the pen portraits on the second half of Hunky Dory, but The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Marswas perhaps his most focused offering ...
May 16, 2023 · Fifty years to the day since Bowie’s last show as his famous alter-ego, Ziggy Stardust returns to The Eventim Apollo Hammersmith (formerly the Odeon) on 3rd July for one night only. For the 50th anniversary, ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture’ is digitally restored with never-before-seen footage.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the fifth from 26 studio albums (1967-2016) by the English musician David Bowie, recorded 9 July, 8 November 1971 – 4 February 1972 and released June 1972 in the United Kingdom through RCA Records.
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