Unbelievably, even before his previous masterpiece had even been officially released, Bowie was already in the studio excitedly recording his next album with another set of brilliant new songs. His previous album “ Hunky Dory” was a tour de force of amazing song craftsmanship. But perhaps most importantly, Bowie’s song writing had reached a golden period, where he had really clicked and was writing song after song of an incredibly high calibre. In Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick “Woody” Woodmansey, he had the perfect musical foil who could both in the studio and live in concert make Bowie’s music truly shine. In Ken Scott, Bowie had a producer who knew how to get the very best out of Bowie and his remarkable songs in the studio. In RCA, he had a record label who were committed to the necessary marketing and promotion needed for success, especially in the US. In Tony Defries, Bowie had a manager who was now singularly focused on ensuring Bowie got the media attention he needed and cleverly used hype and marketing to give the perception that Bowie was a star whilst still almost penniless. But that was all about to change for ever…Īll the pieces for his success were now finally in place. Despite being in the music business for an endless 7-8 years with four albums under his belt, Bowie had just the one hit to his name, the “ Space Oddity” single back in 1969. It really is for me musically the perfect album…īack in late 1971, early 1972, David Bowie was still relatively unknown. It sounded sooooooo good and yes, it’s still sounds so fresh and vibrant and exciting and thrilling and ALIVE today.īut it’s not just that this album has oodles of nostalgia for me. So when I close my eyes and listen to this remarkable album, I’m instantly transported to my little semi-attached house in Manchester and playing this for the first time on my parents new record player and Castle speakers. Which is actually quite remarkable as it was the very first album I ever bought on record (I initially bought all my music on cassette tape as I only had a cheap tape deck in the early days). It’s not only my favourite David Bowie album, but my favourite album of all time. “ The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars” is David Bowie’s 5th studio album, originally released on 16th June 1972.
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