The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Studio album by David Bowie
Released	June 6, 1972 (UK) September 1, 1972 (U.S.) Rykodisc Reissue June 6, 1990
Recorded	Trident Studios, London, September 9, 1971, November 1971, January 12-January 18, 1972
Genre	Glam rock
Length	38:37
Label	RCA Records, Virgin Records
Producer	David Bowie & Ken Scott
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link Circus (not rated) link Rolling Stone link
David Bowie chronology
Hunky Dory (1971) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) Aladdin Sane (1973)

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is a 1972 concept album by David Bowie, praised as the definitive album of the 1970s by Melody Maker magazine. It peaked at #5 in the United Kingdom and #75 in the United States on the Billboard Music Charts, and inspired a similarly-titled 1973 documentary by D.A. Pennebaker. Ziggy Stardust is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. ... Image File history File links Ziggystardust. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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In 1997 Ziggy Stardust was named the 20th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998 Q magazine readers placed it at number 24, while in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 48. It was named the 35th best album ever made by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2000 Q placed it at number 25 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2004 it was placed at number 81 in Pitchfork Media's Top 100 Albums of the 1970s. In his 1995 book, "The Alternative Music Almanac", Alan Cross placed the album in the #3 spot on the list of '10 Classic Alternative Albums'. His Masters Voice, often abbreviated to HMV, is a famous trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record company. ... This article is about the British television station. ... For other uses, see Guardian. ... Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Alan Cross is a Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music. ...

In 2006, the album was chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time. [1] Look up time in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Overview

The album presents the story, albeit vaguely, of "Ziggy Stardust", a Martian who comes to Earth to liberate humanity from banality. Ziggy Stardust is the definitive rock star, sexually promiscuous, wild in drug intake and with a message, ultimately, of peace and love; but he is destroyed by his own excesses of drugs and sex, and torn apart by the fans he inspired. The mythological story cycle of the doomed Messiah endeared itself to fans then and now. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... This article is about hypothetical native inhabitants of the planet Mars. ... In Judaism, the Messiah (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian ; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , ; the Anointed One) at first meant any person who was anointed with oil on rising to a certain position among the ancient Israelites, at first that of High priest, later that of King and also that of a prophet. ...

The album was released in the UK on June 6, 1972, and later in the U.S. on September 1, 1972. The single "Starman" was released on April 28, 1972 to promote the album. is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars track listing Side one Five Years Soul Love Moonage Daydream Starman It Aint Easy Side two Lady Stardust Star Hang on to Yourself Ziggy Stardust Suffragette City Rock n Roll Suicide Starman is a single by David... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The name may come from the singer Iggy Pop or the model Twiggy, both friends of Bowie. Bowie has claimed that it came from a tailor's shop in London called Ziggy's, supposedly because the album was going to be all about clothes.^{[citation needed]} Bowie later told Rolling Stone it was "one of the few Christian names I could find beginning with the letter 'Z'."^{[citation needed]} "Stardust" comes from one of Bowie's labelmates, a country singer named Norman Carl Odom, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy. (Bowie covered a Legendary Stardust Cowboy song, "I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spacecraft", 30 years later on his critically acclaimed Heathen album.) James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... This article is about the English supermodel. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, born Norman Carl Odam on October 10, 1947 in Lubbock,Texas, was an incoherent rock and roll performer who invented an early example of the genre that came to be known as psychobilly in the 1960s. ... Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002. ...

The album cover has become an object of veneration for fans (similar to the Beatles' Abbey Road), who make pilgrimages to see the exact spot on Heddon Street. The phone box depicted on the back cover was removed in 1998.^{[citation needed]} Back cover The back cover of the original 1969 UK LP. Note that Her Majesty is not listed, unlike later reissues and the compact disc version—originally making it a hidden track. ... The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street. ...

The album is considered archetypal glam rock, full of hard rock guitar riffs, catchy choruses and confusing, opiate lyrics. It is both gloomy, as in the first song, "Five Years", where it is revealed that the Earth will be destroyed in five years, and joyous, as in the optimism of Ziggy in "Starman". Though Bowie's previous albums had built him a serious fanbase (particularly the hit song "Space Oddity"), his music was largely inaccessible and avant-garde. Ziggy Stardust was still innovative and pioneering, but was also accessible to people who couldn't hear or understand the significance of Bowie's revolutionary techniques and style. Songs like "Starman", "Suffragette City", "Five Years", "Lady Stardust" and "Ziggy Stardust" are strange mixtures of pop rock and art rock. Mick Ronson's guitar work is especially beloved on this album; on previous Bowie compositions, he had displayed talent and occasional spots of brilliance (e.g., Hunky Dory's "Queen Bitch") but he shone on this album, playing the chords that (in the story) awakened the consciousness of humanity.^{[citation needed]} Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a style of rock and pop music, which initially surfaced in the post-hippie early 1970s. ... Space Oddity is a song written and performed by David Bowie and released as a single in 1969. ... Mick Ronson (May 26, 1946 – April 29, 1993) born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire was an English guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. ... Hunky Dory is David Bowies fourth album, released by RCA in 1971. ...

In July 2003, for the album's 30th anniversary, select songs were broadcast into deep space using a high-tech laser beam. The event was part of a Cosmic Call laser extravaganza that took place in Roswell, New Mexico. Fans took part in an online survey to choose 4 songs to be broadcast, choosing "Five Years", "Starman", "Ziggy Stardust", and "Rock N Roll Suicide". [2]

Antecedents and influences

Many of Bowie's songs are homages to his favorite musicians, frequently with chords and styles taken and reinterpreted in a glam rock fashion. "Star" begins similarly to The Who's "Pinball Wizard" (off Tommy), while surf rock (such as The Beach Boys) influenced "Suffragette City", but it most closely resembles the Beatles' "Back in the USSR", their own take on Surf Rock. Most of the other songs are pure glam rock, influenced by T. Rex, Ray Davies, The Stooges and The Velvet Underground, among others. The Who are a British rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... Alternate cover Deluxe edition cover Tommy is the first of The Whos two full-scale rock operas (the second being Quadrophenia), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... In the early 1960s, one of the most popular forms of rock and roll was surf rock. ... The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... Raymond Douglas Davies, CBE (born June 21, 1944 at Fortis Green, London) is an influential English rock musician, best known as lead singer-songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most influential, prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave. ... This article is about the rock band. ... This article is about the rock band. ...

Many of the songs on this album show Bowie's predilection for inserting powerful exhalations, usually nothing more than a "ha" or "ah" shouted with great intensity. One more complex (and memorable) example is on "Suffragette City" where the most memorable line, the frantically shouted "wham, bam, thank you ma'am" was an improvised replacement for "one more time", and was an homage to the song of same title by the Small Faces. Similarly simple two-syllable phrases provide the spine for "Suffragette City" ("hey man"), "Hang on to Yourself" ("come on"), "Lady Stardust" ("all right"), and "Five Years" ("five years").

Of particular note is "Five Years", the album's opener, where the title is hoarsely shouted repeatedly, each time more and more powerful as though Bowie was having a breakdown in the studio. "Star" is a memorably pure rock and roll song, describing the beauty of being a rock star; it is Ziggy's dream, ending with the prophetic "just watch me now", taken from the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane". "Starman", the album's single, has been described as a cross between mod and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Jim Bickhart, Phonograph Record Magazine (July 1972)) with an exhilarating chorus of Ziggy sending a message to Earthlings via the radio, warning them that he will come to liberate their minds if they are ready for it. "Soul Love" is notable for Bowie's pioneering and original use of a jazzy saxophone. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... It has been suggested that Sweet Jane (Mott the Hoople version) be merged into this article or section. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Over the Rainbow, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, is one of the most famous songs of the late 1930s. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ...

The glam rock sound on Ziggy Stardust comes from early pioneers in the field of gender-bending, heroin-drenched hard rock powered by climactic guitar riffs and bass-heavy beats. Bands like Mott the Hoople (Mott the Hoople - 1969) and T. Rex (Prophets, Seers & Sages – The Angels of the Ages - 1968) helped to create the sound of glam rock, contributing a heavy metal and folk aspect, respectively, along with Deep Purple's (Deep Purple - 1969) metallic prog rock. Bowie mixed this early combination with the frenetic proto-punk of the Stooges (The Stooges - 1969) and the contemplative, dark and melodic proto-punk of the Velvet Underground (White Light/White Heat - 1967). Dark psychedelia, like the Doors (The Doors - 1967) and early concept albums like Tommy (1969; the Who) influenced the lyrical direction of the album. For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock and roll and glam rock band with strong R&B roots. ... Mott the Hoople is the debut album by the band of the same name. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... Prophets, Seers & Sages – The Angels of the Ages is the second album by Tyrannosaurus Rex, comprising Marc Bolan (vocals, guitar) and Steve Peregrin Took (bongos, African drums, kazoo, pixiephone, Chinese gong). ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Folk song redirects here. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Deep Purple is the third studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple, released in 1969 on Harvest Records in the UK and on Tetragrammaton in the US, who ran into difficulty over the use of the Vatican owned Hieronymus Bosch painting The Garden of Earthly Delights. Original US... The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article is about the rock band. ... The Stooges is the self-titled debut of the rock band The Stooges. ... This article is about the rock band. ... White Light/White Heat is The Velvet Undergrounds second album. ... The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles by vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. ... The Doors is the debut album by the band The Doors, released in 1967. ... In popular music, a concept album is an album which is unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical (Shuker 2002, p. ... Alternate cover Deluxe edition cover Tommy is the first of The Whos two full-scale rock operas (the second being Quadrophenia), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... The Who are a British rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ...

The influence of Ziggy Stardust within the history of music

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Ziggy Stardust was a monumental album in music history. Its sound has changed the way heavy metal, hard rock, glam rock, and prog rock sound. The direct descendants were later glam musicians like the glam-metal of Alice Cooper (Billion Dollar Babies - 1973), the glam-disco of Labelle (Nightbirds - 1974), and the glam-pop of Gary Glitter (Touch Me - 1973). Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a style of rock and pop music, which initially surfaced in the post-hippie early 1970s. ... The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Billion Dollar Babies is an album by American Hard rock musician Alice Cooper, (released in 1973). ... Labelle (with the b written in small caps, while the spelling LaBelle exclusively refers to the stage surname of the groups lead vocalist, Patti LaBelle) was an American R&B/soul group, who successfully melded disco with funk and glam rock, resulting in such memorable songs as Lady Marmalade... Nightbirds is a 1974 album by Labelle. ... Paul Francis Gadd aka Gary Glitter (born May 8, 1944) is a platinum selling English rock and pop singer and songwriter who had a string of chart successes with a collection of 1970s glam rock hits including Rock and Roll parts 1 & 2, I Love You Love Me Love, I... Touch Me was Gary Glitters second album, released in 1973. ...

Heavy metal began with bands like Blue Cheer (Vincebus Eruptum - 1968) and the Yardbirds (Five Live Yardbirds - 1964); in the post-Ziggy Stardust world, heavy metal evolved towards glam metal bands like Mötley Crüe (Too Fast for Love - 1981) and Van Halen (Van Halen - 1978) through the occult bands of the mid to late 1970s, like Blue Öyster Cult (Tyranny and Mutation - 1973) and Black Sabbath (Sabotage - 1975), and prog rock like Yes (Tales from Topographic Oceans - 1974). Blue Cheer is a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. ... Vincebus Eruptum is a psychedelic album by proto-heavy metal band Blue Cheer, released in January of 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... Not to be confused with Yard Birds. ... Five Live Yardbirds is the live debut album by British blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1964 (see 1964 in music). ... Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced Motley Crew) is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1980. ... Too Fast for Love is the debut record of American glam metal band Mötley Crüe. ... This article is about the band Van Halen. ... Van Halen is the self-titled debut album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978. ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2007. ... Tyranny and Mutation was the second album by hard rock band, Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Sabotage is a 1975 album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tales From Topographic Oceans is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock band Yes. ...

Ziggy Stardust (along with other notable albums, such as The New York Dolls - 1973) also combined the two types of proto-punk, the energetic power of the Stooges and the avante-garde lyrical and musical aspects of the Velvet Underground, resulting in early punk musicians like Elvis Costello & the Attractions (My Aim Is True - 1977),Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis had a profound fondness of Bowies work , Adam & the Ants (Kings of the Wild Frontier - 1980), and Graham Parker (Howlin' Wind - 1976) before the first wave of true punk music, with the Jam (In the City - 1977), the Clash (The Clash - 1977), and the Ramones (The Ramones - 1976), as well as the more artistic punk of Patti Smith (Horses - 1975) and Television (Marquee Moon - 1977). The New York Dolls were a glam rock band in the 1970s that prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era. ... This article is about the rock band. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Elvis Costello Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus (born August 25, 1954), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is a popular British musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish descent. ... My Aim Is True is the debut album by Elvis Costello. ... This article is about the band. ... Ian Kevin Curtis (July 15, 1956 – May 18, 1980) was the vocalist and lyricist of the band Joy Division, which he helped form in 1977 in Manchester, England. ... Adam and the Ants were a new wave band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Kings of the Wild Frontier is a New Wave-punk album by Adam & the Ants, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... Graham Parker playing at Brits Pub in Minneapolis, Minnesota . ... Debut album by Graham Parker, released in 1976 to critical acclaim. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Jam were an English punk rock/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... In the City was the debut album of British Punk band The Jam. ... This article is about the English rock band. ... The Clash is the first album-length recording released by the English punk band The Clash. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... The self-titled debut album by the Ramones, released on April 23, 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... Patricia Lee (Patti) Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American musician, singer, and poet. ... Who ever deleted my page is a prat and i wil hunt them down on lucy and shout at them loudly! RAAAAARRR! connie sansom ... Marquee Moon was Televisions 1977 (see 1977 in music) debut album. ...

In the 1990s, shoegazing and Britpop bands like Suede (Dog Man Star - 1994), Morrissey (Viva Hate - 1988), and My Bloody Valentine (Isn't Anything - 1988) showed a strong Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie influence. Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer; practitioners referred to as shoegazers) is a genre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. ... Britpop was a mid-1990s British alternative rock genre and movement. ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... Dog Man Star is the second album by Suede, released by Nude Records in 1994. ... For other uses, see Morrissey (disambiguation). ... Viva Hate (also known as Education in Reverse) is rock artist Morrisseys debut solo album, released on March 22, 1988. ... This article is about the music group. ... Isnt Anything is the official debut album by My Bloody Valentine, released in 1988 after years of issuing either EPs or mini-LPs. ...

Bauhaus, one of the first gothic rock bands, incorporated much Ziggy-era style & nuance into their own music. It is easy to see a very direct evolution in the musical sound & spirit of the English glam rock movement in all of the early English Goth bands. Bauhaus are an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978 by Peter Murphy (vocals), Daniel Ash (guitar), Kevin Haskins (drums) and David J (bass). ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... Look up Gothic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Marilyn Manson admits to being heavily inspired by Ziggy Stardust. This is most apparent in the Glitter-Rock opus Mechanical Animals, as the album is, aesthetically, very similar to Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane. However, the earlier album Antichrist Superstar has a plotline that follows the same pattern as Ziggy (both are "rise and fall" stories), and the songs "Minute of Decay" and "Man That you Fear" both have musical elements similar to Bowie's works. Marilyn Manson (born Brian Hugh Warner ) is the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson. ... Alternate Cover Limited Tour Edition Mechanical Animals is Marilyn Mansons third full-length album, released on September 15, 1998. ... Aladdin Sane (i. ... Antichrist Superstar (written Antichrist Superstar in several places as an allusion to Latin) is Marilyn Mansons second full-length studio release and was released in 1996. ...

Fellow glam-rockers Be Bop Deluxe recorded a song for their 1974 album Axe Victim called "Jet Silver and the Dolls of Venus." Bill Nelson, guitarist and vocalist for the band, has gone on record, citing "Ziggy" as an inspiration for the song. Be Bop Deluxe were an English progressive rock band who achieved critical acclaim and moderate commercial success during the mid to late 1970s. ...

Moby's 2005 album features a song called "Spiders", which was influenced by Moby's deep love for David Bowie's music. It is thought the title is a reference to this album, and Ziggy's backing band, the Spiders From Mars. Not to be confused with Mooby. ... Spiders is a single by the American musician Moby. ...

The hit single "Rocket" from Def Leppard was a salute to Seventies glam rock, and contains the line "Ziggy, Bennie & the Jets. Ah, take a rocket, we just gotta fly." Rocket is the second song on the 1987 Def Leppard album Hysteria. ... Def Leppard are an English hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ...

The anarchist punk rock band Crass were so named as a reference to the song "Ziggy Stardust", specifically the line "The kids was (sic) just crass" ^[1]. Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... For information about the anarchist writer, see Chris Crass Crass was an English anarchist punk rock band, formed in 1977[1][2] and based around Dial House, an open house community near Epping, Essex. ...

In the song "Ziggy Stardust", reference is made to Ziggy's backup band, the Spiders From Mars. As a result of that reference, Bowie's backup band also became known as the Spiders From Mars.

In 2004 Wes Anderson's film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou features the character of Pelé dos Santos (played by Seu Jorge), a Brazilian mariner who sits alone with his guitar and plays several songs from "Ziggy Stardust" (in addition to songs from other albums) singing in Portuguese. Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American writer, producer, and director of films and commercials. ... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Andersons fourth feature length film and was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2004. ... Seu Jorge playing at the 2006 Coachella Festival Seu Jorge (b. ...

The glam rock film Velvet Goldmine also features the fictional character of Maxwell Demon, a character based on Ziggy Stardust who is finally killed on stage. Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. ...

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Saul Williams released the album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! on 1 November 2007. This record has been produced by Trent Reznor, a good friend of Bowie. Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is most known for his blend of poetry and hip-hop. ... The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! is the third album by Saul Williams, released on November 1, 2007. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965), is an American musician, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ...

The Spiders From Mars

• Mick "Ronno" Ronson - band leader, guitar, piano and vocals
• Trevor Bolder - bass (Tony Visconti originally played bass, but was replaced by Bolder for the tour)
• Mick "Woody" Woodmansey - drums

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Some quotations from Bowie on Ziggy Stardust

"I fell for Ziggy too. It was quite easy to become obsessed night and day with the character. I became Ziggy Stardust. David Bowie went totally out the window. Everybody was convincing me that I was a Messiah, especially on that first American tour. I got hopelessly lost in the fantasy."

"Ziggy, particularly, was created out of a certain arrogance. But, remember, at that time I was young and I was full of life, and that seemed like a very positive artistic statement. I thought that was a beautiful piece of art, I really did. I thought that was a grand kitsch painting. The whole guy. Then that fucker would not leave me alone for years. That was when it all started to sour. And it soured so quickly you wouldn't believe it. And it took me an awful time to level out. My whole personality was affected. Again I brought that upon myself. I can't say I'm sorry when I look back, because it provoked such an extraordinary set of circumstances in my life. I thought I might as well take Ziggy to interviews as well. Why leave him on stage? Looking back it was completely absurd. It became very dangerous. I really did have doubts about my sanity. I can't deny that the experience affected me in a very exaggerated and marked manner. I think I put myself very dangerously near the line. Not in physical sense but definitively in mental sense. I played mental games with myself to such an extent that I'm very relieved and happy to be back in Europe and feeling very well. But, then, you see I was always the lucky one."

Track listing

Original release

Side one

1. "Five Years" – 4:43
2. "Soul Love" – 3:33
3. "Moonage Daydream" – 4:35
4. "Starman" – 4:15
5. "It Ain't Easy" – 2:56

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Side two

1. "Lady Stardust" – 3:20
2. "Star" – 2:47
3. "Hang on to Yourself" – 2:37
4. "Ziggy Stardust" – 3:13
5. "Suffragette City" – 3:25
6. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" – 2:57

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Reissues and bonus tracks

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust has been reissued on CD twice with bonus tracks, in 1990 by Rykodisc/EMI and, in common with the rest of Bowie's back catalogue it was remastered in 96 kHz/24bit in the late nineties and a new version, without bonus material, was released in 1999. A two disc 30th anniversary version was released in 2002 by EMI/Virgin comprising the remastered disc plus a disc of bonus material. The remaster also provides the basis for an SACD version which includes both stereo and 5.1 mixes (both 96KHz/24 bit resolution). The 30th anniversary edition has become quite collectible as only a limited number were produced. Strangely, the remaster on the 30th anniversary edition has been edited; among other things, the count-in to Hang On To Yourself is missing. Rykodisc Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Super Audio CD (SACD) is a read-only optical audio disc format aimed at providing much higher fidelity digital audio reproduction than the Red Book audio CD. Introduced in 2000, it was developed by Sony and Philips Electronics, the same companies that created the Compact Disc. ...

Bonus tracks (1990 Rykodisc)

1. "John, I'm Only Dancing" (single A-side from 1972)
2. "Velvet Goldmine" (single B-side from 1975, actually dates from the Hunky Dory sessions)
3. "Sweet Head" (previously unreleased outtake)
4. "Ziggy Stardust" (demo)
5. "Lady Stardust" (demo)

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2002 reissue bonus tracks

Called a 30th Anniversary Reissue, the 2002 reissue of the album had a bonus CD containing 12 tracks, most of which had been previously released on CD as bonus tracks of the 1990-92 reissues. "Sweet Head" is the same version as on the 1990 reissue, but with added studio banter in the beginning, while the 'new mix' of "Moonage Daydream" was done originally for a Dunlop commercial in 1998, and is almost identical to the original.

1. "Moonage Daydream" (Arnold Corns version)
2. "Hang on to Yourself" (Arnold Corns version)
3. "Lady Stardust" (demo)
4. "Ziggy Stardust" (demo)
5. "John, I'm Only Dancing"
6. "Velvet Goldmine"
7. "Holy Holy" (1972 rerecording)
8. "Amsterdam"
9. "The Supermen" (1971 rerecording)
10. "Round and Round"
11. "Sweet Head" (take 4)
12. "Moonage Daydream" (new mix)

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Personnel

• David Bowie – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
• Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
• Dana Gillespie – background vocals ("It Ain't Easy")
• Mick Ronson – guitar, piano, vocals
• Mick "Woody" Woodmansey – drums

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Additional personnel

• Brian Ward – photography
• Mick Rock – photography
• Terry Pastor – artwork
• Peter Mew & Nigel Reeve – remastering

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Charts

Album

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Certifications

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References

External links

• The Ziggy Stardust Companion
• Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust a limited edition book by David Bowie & Mick Rock