David Bowie – The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars
(RCA Records 1972 38408)
Matrix No’s: APRS-6814-3/APRS-6815-3 – South Africa Press
Vinyl in Very Good+ condition
(there are quite a few surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall)
Flipback Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– front is good with just some wear to edges/corners – back has ringwear and rubbing
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is a 1972 concept album by English musician David Bowie, which is loosely based on a story of a fictional rock star named Ziggy Stardust. It peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 75 in the United States on the Billboard Music Charts.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by David Bowie, except where noted.
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | “Five Years” | 4:44 | ||||||||
| 2. | “Soul Love” | 3:33 | ||||||||
| 3. | “Moonage Daydream” | 4:35 | ||||||||
| 4. | “Starman” | 4:13 | ||||||||
| 5. | “It Ain’t Easy” (Ron Davies) | 3:00 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 6. | “Lady Stardust” | 3:20 | ||||||||
| 7. | “Star” | 2:50 | ||||||||
| 8. | “Hang On to Yourself” | 2:40 | ||||||||
| 9. | “Ziggy Stardust” | 3:13 | ||||||||
| 10. | “Suffragette City” | 3:25 | ||||||||
| 11. | “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide” | 3:00 | ||||||||
Personnel
- David Bowie – vocals, acoustic guitar, saxophone, piano, harpsichord, arrangements
- Mick Ronson – guitars, piano, backing vocals, string arrangement
- Trevor Bolder – bass
- Mick Woodmansey – drums
- Additional personnel
- Dana Gillespie – backing vocals on “It Ain’t Easy”
- Technical personnel
- Ken Scott – producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
- David Bowie – producer
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