David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

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Label:	RCA Victor – SF 8287, RCA Victor – LSP 4702, RCA Victor – LSP-4702
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	UK
Released:	Jun 16, 1972
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Classic Rock, Glam

Tracklist

A1	Five Years	4:42
A2	Soul Love	3:34
A3	Moonage Daydream	4:40
A4	Starman	4:10
A5	It Ain't Easy	2:58
B1	Lady Stardust	3:22
B2	Star	2:47
B3	Hang On To Yourself	2:40
B4	Ziggy Stardust	3:13
B5	Suffragette City	3:25
B6	Rock 'N' Roll Suicide	2:58

Companies, etc.

Record Company – RCA Corporation
Record Company – GEM (6)
Manufactured By – RCA Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
Copyright © – RCA Ltd.
Copyright © – Titanic Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Printed By – Robert Stace
Published By – Titanic Music
Published By – Chrysalis Music
Published By – Rondor Music
Produced At – Trident Studios
Designed At – Main Artery Studio
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK

Credits

Arranged By [Arrangements] – David Bowie, Mick Ronson
Artwork – Terry Pastor
Bass – Trevor Bolder
Drums – Mick Woodmansey
Guitar, Piano, Vocals – Mick Ronson
Photography By [Photographs] – Brian Ward (5)
Producer – David Bowie, Ken Scott
Saxophone [Sax], Guitar, Vocals – David Bowie
Written-By – Bowie* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B6), Ron Davies (tracks: A5)

Notes

The album was recorded at Trident Studios, London, between November 8th, 1971 and February 4th, 1972, except "It Ain't Easy", recorded July 9th, 1971 during the 'Hunky Dory' sessions.

First UK issue. Inner sleeve includes lyrics and band portraits. Initial copies came with a single sheet insert promoting the then current tour running 2nd through 25th June, 1972. Other identifying features include a Titanic Music publishing credit and no Mainman logo on the back of the sleeve. Later issues have a Mainman publishing credit in place of Titanic and include a Mainman logo on the rear of the sleeve.

The front cover of this issue is derived from the US artwork, with the RCA Victor logo and US catalogue number obscured. (It is possible to discern a rectangle over which the UK details have been placed.) Not to be confused with the second issue cover, where the catalogue number alone has been replaced.

First and second cat # on cover and label, third on inner sleeve.

[Label]
A1 to A4, B1 to B6 - Titanic Music/Chrysalis Music
A5 - Rondor Music
A Gem Production
Ⓟ 1972 RCA Records
Manufactured by RCA Limited, England

[Cover]
© 1972 RCA Limited
Printed in England by Robert Stace
RCA Limited, Record Division, RCA House, Curzon Street, London W1

[Inner sleeve]
All songs © copyright 1971, 1972 by Titanic Music Limited/Chrysalis Music Limited.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A side label): BGBS 0864
Matrix / Runout (B side label): BGBS 0865
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 1, stamped): BGBS 0864 - 1E
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 1, stamped): BGBS 0865 - 1E
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 2, stamped): BGBS 0864 - 1E
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 2, stamped): BGBS 0865 - 2E
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 3, stamped): BGBS 0864 - 2E
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 3, stamped): BGBS 0865 - 2E
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 4, stamped, 'A1N' etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E A1N
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 4, stamped, 'A1Q' etched): BGBS 0865 - 1E A1Q
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 5, stamped, 'A11I' etched): BGBS 0864 - 2E A11I
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 5, stamped, 'A8AS' etched): BGBS 0865 - 2E A8AS
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 6, stamped, 'B1AL' etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E B1AL
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 6, stamped, 'A2R' etched): BGBS 0865 - 2E A2R
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 7, stamped, 'A1T' etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E A1T
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 7, stamped, 'A1AAI' etched): BGBS 0865 - 1E A1AAI
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 8, stamped, ‘B1Y’ etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E B1Y
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 8, stamped, ‘A4K’ etched): BGBS 0865 - 1E A4K
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 9, stamped, ‘B2Q’ etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E B2Q
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 9, stamped, ‘A2I’ etched): BGBS 0865 - 2E A2I
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 10, stamped, ‘B5I’ etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E B5I
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 10, stamped, ‘A8X’ etched): BGBS 0865 - 2E A8X
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 11, stamped, ‘A-A Q’ etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E B2- A A Q
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 11, stamped, ‘A6C’ etched): BGBS 0865-2E A 6 C
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 12, stamped, ‘B1H’ etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E B1H
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 12, stamped, ‘A3C’ etched): BGBS 0865 - 1E A3C
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 13, stamped, ‘A A G’ etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E B2- AAG
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 13, stamped, ‘A4S’ etched): BGBS 0865-2E A4S
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 14, stamped, ‘B1 AAL’ etched): BGBS 0864-1E B1 AAL
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 14, stamped, ‘A2AAB’ etched): BGBS 0865-2E A2AAB
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 15, stamped, ‘B5H’ etched): BGBS 0864 - 1E B5H
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 15, stamped, ‘A8X’ etched): BGBS 0865 - 2E A8X
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 16, stamped, ‘A1AM’ etched): A/BGBS 0864-6E A1AM
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 16, stamped, ‘A2T’ etched): BGBS 0865-4E A2T
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 17, stamped, ‘A1AC’ etched): A/BGBS 0864-6E A1AC
Matrix / Runout (B side, var 17, stamped, ‘A2P’ etched): BGBS 0865-4E A2P
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 18, stamped, 'B2AAV' etched): BG 0864-1E B2AAV
Matrix / Runout (B side,var 18, stamped, 'A6N' etched): BG 0865-2E A6N
Matrix / Runout (A side, var 19, stamped, 'B2AE' etched): BGBS 0864-1E B2AE
Matrix / Runout (B side,var 19, stamped, 'A2AB' etched): BGBS 0865-2E A2AB

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (LP, Album, Stereo, Rockaway Pressing)	RCA Victor	LSP-4702	US	1972
Recently Edited	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (LP, Album, Stereo)	RCA Victor	LSP-4702	Canada	1972
Recently Edited	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (LP, Album)	RCA Victor	LSP 4702	Italy	1972
Recently Edited	La Ascendencia Y Caida De Ziggy Stardust Y Las Arañas De Marte (LP, Album)	RCA Victor	LSP-4702	Spain	1972
Recently Edited	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve)	RCA Victor	LSP-4702	Germany	1972

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ingerama Nov 19, 2022
Hi, I have another version of this release:

Runout matrix:

Side 1 - stamped: BGBS 0864 -1E , etched: B2 AA1 (with the "1" being a Roman Numeral "1")
Side 2 - stamped: BGBS 0865 - 2E, etched: A4S

No Main Man logo.
jtm1967 Oct 27, 2022
Ok, so I own a 1E/1E 1st UK and a 4E/6E UK with the main man credit on the label but NOT the sleeve. This is the verdict: Super crisp soundstage on the 6E/4E with a punchy bottom and excellent highs. The cymbals come through very well on this pressing vs the 1E/1E which is more creamy and muted. It’s really in the ear of the beholder to which is better or which you may prefer. The forum chatter primarily rate the 4E/6E vintage early UK press as the best pressing for this landmark lp but the 1st UK is also very good. It’s just very different. Almost as if a light veil is over your speakers when listening to the 1E. Pull off the veil and you have the 4E. That is the best way to describe it.
AppleBlossome88 Oct 24, 2022
My 1E/1E sounds gorgeous.
Epochal album and outstanding pressing, omg
10000+ people want this, must be a tough competition for clean copies out there !
timeware Jul 25, 2022
My copy of this 1st release is a transition copy, with the matrix info for this version:

Side1: BGBS 0864 - 1E
Side2: BGBS 0865 - 2E A8AB (etched)

But the sleeve has the Mainman logo. Sounds amazing.
zettelhead Jul 4, 2022
Hi, my copy seems to be another version of this release:
runout matrix:
side A stamped: BGBS 0864 -1E , etched: B6B
side 2 - stamped: BGBS 0865 - 2E, etched: A8AAR
No Main Man logo.
hafnarbakki Jun 16, 2022
The Bowie Facebook page says it was released June 16, 1972 !?!
and here it says June 6, 1972.
which is the correct date?
guestking Apr 18, 2022
Hi all, I own an A1 A1 pressing, but there is no paste over on the front cover. Could this indicate the cover is not original? There is no Mainman logo or credit on the cover, but no Titanic credit either. There is a Titanic credit on the label.
flodwrana Feb 18, 2022
Tears in my eyes from the first piano chord. Get it.
RoosGold Feb 2, 2022
What about a 50th Anniversary edition? I can't believe there's no news about it!
Mpawood Dec 7, 2021
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
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David Robert Jones OAL (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, Bowie is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 16 June 1972 in the UK by RCA Records. It was co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and features Bowie's backing band the Spiders from Mars, comprising Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey. Most of the songs were written around the same time as Bowie's previous album Hunky Dory (1971). After that album was completed, recording for Ziggy Stardust commenced in November 1971 at Trident Studios in London, with further sessions in early February 1972.
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A1 Five Years
A2 Soul Love
A3 Moonage Daydream
A4 Starman
A5 It Ain't Easy
B1 Lady Stardust
B2 Star
B3 Hang On To Yourself
B4 Ziggy Stardust
B5 Suffragette City
B6 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
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David Bowie's The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (henceforth known as Ziggy Stardust) is a great album for it's songs, with hits like 'Moonage daydream' and 'Starman' it's hard not to like, and I highly recommend listening to it if you haven't already. The Album's songs work amazingly well with it's theme. Ziggy Stardust is my favourite Bowie album and for good reason. This album is one of those that reviews are hard to put into words and you really just have to listen for yourself. Its not for everyone, but definitely give it a listen!
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Album Score: 8.5/10