David Bowie Instagram – ZIGGY STARDUST NEARLY THERE 52 YEARS AGO TODAY
“I could make it all worthwhile as a rock & roll star…”
Though David Bowie’s hair had taken a tentative step towards the Ziggy cut, as evidenced by Louanne Richards portrait from November 1971, what we’re actually marking today is the move towards the final version of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars album.
Two days before the 17th December 1971 UK release of Hunky Dory, a tape of Ziggy Stardust was delivered. (See 2nd image)
Though still not the final tracklisting, here’s how that 15th December tape looked:
SIDE ONE
Five Years
Soul Love
Moonage Daydream
Round And Round
Port Of Amsterdam
SIDE TWO
Hang On To Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Velvet Goldmine
Holy Holy
Rock And Roll Star
Lady Stardust
Here’s a reminder of the final album tracklisting:
SIDE ONE
Five Years
Soul Love
Moonage Daydream
Starman
It Ain’t Easy
SIDE TWO
Lady Stardust
Star
Hang On To Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
Rock ’N’ Roll Suicide
FOOTNOTE: The third image here (taken in Cyprus), is of David with Zowie the nit nurse inspecting the Christmas ’71 hairdo, which had been shorn even further since November.
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