David Bowie : The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

 

My Favorite Persona 

of 

David Bowie's Career 

ZIGGY STARDUST

and

 One Of My 

Top Ten Albums ...

"I'll Be A Rock and Roll

Bitch For You..."

The Rise and Fall of

 Ziggy Stardust

 and the

 Spiders from Mars 

often shortened to

 Ziggy Stardust

 is the fifth 

studio album

 by the 

English musician 

David Bowie, 

released on 

 June,16 1972 

in the 

United Kingdom

 through 

RCA Records. 

It was co-produced

 by Bowie

 and

 Ken Scott 

and features 

Bowie's

 backing band 

the Spiders from Mars 

 Mick Ronson 

(guitar), 

Trevor Bolder

 (bass) 

and

 Mick Woodmansey

 (drums)

. It was recorded from 

November 1971

 to February 1972

 at 

Trident Studios

 in London.

Described as a 

loose concept album

 and

 rock opera, 

Ziggy Stardust 

focuses on 

Bowie's titular alter ego 

Ziggy Stardust,

 a fictional androgynous 

and

 bisexual rock star 

who is sent to Earth 

as a savior 

before an impending

 apocalyptic disaster. 

Preceded by the single

 "Starman", 

Ziggy Stardust 

reached top five

 of the

 UK Albums Chart. 

Critics responded favorably; 

some praised the

 musicality and concept 

while others struggled

 to comprehend it.

 Shortly after its release,

 Bowie performed

 "Starman"

 on Britain's 

Top of the Pops

 in early July 1972, 

which propelled him

 to stardom. 

The Ziggy character

 was retained

 for the subsequent 

Ziggy Stardust Tour, 

performances from which

 have appeared on 

live albums 

and a 

concert film. 

Bowie described the

 follow-up album, 

Aladdin Sane,

 as

 "Ziggy goes to America".

In later decades, 

Ziggy Stardust 

has been considered 

one of Bowie's

 best works,

 appearing on numerous

 professional lists 

of the 

greatest albums

 of all time.

 Bowie had ideas

 for a musical based

 on the album,

 although this

 project never came

 to fruition; 

ideas were later used

 for

 Diamond Dogs

 (1974). 

Ziggy Stardust

 has been reissued

 several times

  In 2017, 

it was selected for 

preservation in the 

National Recording

 Registry by the 

Library of Congress, 

being deemed

 "culturally, historically, 

or 

aesthetically significant".

TRACK LIST

Five Years

Soul Love

Moonage Daydream

Starman

It Ain't Easy

Lady Stardust

Star

Hang On To Yourself

Ziggy Stardust

Suffragette City

Rock & Roll Suicide

John, I'm Only Dancing 

(1972 single version, new 1990 remix)

Velvet Goldmine 

(B Side)

Sweet Head

Ziggy Stardust

 (February 1971 demo)

Lady Stardust

 (March 1971 demo)

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