Product Description
180g heavyweight reissue of David Bowies breakthrough 1972 album.
Originally released through RCA Victor on 6th June 1972, 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spider from Mars' (to give it its full name) was David Bowie's fifth album, co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott. Incredibly, the album was written whilst Bowie was recording 1971's 'Hunky Dory' album, with recording beginning a couple of months before that album's release. It was recorded at Trident studios, London, with the line up: Mick Ronson (guitar, piano, backing vocals, string arrangements), Trevor Bolder (bass), Mick Woodmansey (drums), Rick Wakeman (keyboards) and backing vocals on 'It Ain't Easy' by Dana Gillespie. as well as performing vocals, Bowie also played acoustic guitar, saxophone and harpsichord on the album.
