Author: Tatsuro Ohkubo
Size: A5
Number of pages: 288 pages
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Ziggy Stardust"!
A thorough look at Persona from its birth to its 'sealing'
This year marks 50 years since the release of David Bowie's masterpiece, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars."
This book focuses on one of the most influential characters in rock history: Ziggy Stardust.
Starting from 1970, the year of incubation when the change in his musical style began to become noticeable, the film carefully follows the process of trial and error and unravels the process by which Bowie formed the unique persona known as 'Ziggy Stardust'.
The film also reexamines Bowie's journey, from suddenly abandoning this character that had created a social phenomenon along with the glam rock boom, to disbanding the band and moving on to the next thing.
In addition, at the end of the book, there is a rare, previously unpublished interview with the engineer who accompanied Bowie on all of his shows on the "Ziggy Stardust Tour." The author, who has studied Bowie for many years and supervised numerous magazines, carefully explains his activities from 1970 to 1973, making this a must-have book for all fans!
[CONTENTS]
Chapter 1: Ziggy Stardust Overview
Chapter 2: 1970
『THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD』
Chapter 3: 1971
"HUNKY DORY"
Chapter 4: Spiders from Mars
Chapter 5: Ziggy Stardust Enters
“THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS”
Chapter 6: 1972 Ziggy Stardust Tour
"ALADDIN SANE"
Chapter 7: 1973 Ziggy Stardust Tour
“ZIGGY STARDUST: THE MOTION PICTURE”
Chapter 8: Summer to Fall 1973
"PIN-UPS"
Chapter 9 The End of the Myth
Special Interview: Robin Mayhew
