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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture

Starring: David Bowie, Mick Ronson
Director: DA Pennebaker
Original UK Premiere: 1973
Dvd Release: 10th November, 1998
Number Of Discs: 1
Format: Colour, NTSC, Region 0 Encoding

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Background Information: Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

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The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars is a 1972 concept album by David Bowie, praised as the definitive album of the 1970s by Melody Maker magazine. It peaked at #5 in the United Kingdom & #75 in the United States on the Billboard Music Charts. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Ziggy Stardust the 48th greatest album of all time. The album presents the story, albeit vaguely, of Ziggy Stardust, a Martian who comes to earth to liberate humanity from banality. Ziggy Stardust is the definitive rock star, sexually promiscuous, wild in drug intake & with a message, ultimately, of peace & love; but he is destroyed by his own excesses of drugs & sex & torn apart by the fans he inspired. The mythological story cycle of the doomed Messiah endeared itself to fans then & now. The plot of Ziggy Stardust was expanded on in the 1976 movie The Man Who Fell to Earth, which starred David Bowie in the title role. The album was released in the UK on June 6, 1972 & later in the US on September 1, 1972. The single Starman was released on April 28, 1972 to promote the album.

Biography: David Bowie

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David Bowie is the eponymously titled debut album of rock musician David Bowie, released June 2, 1967 in the UK by Decca Records. Manufactured & marketed by PolyGram Records. All songs written by David Bowie. Musical arrangements. Dek Fearnley/David Bowie. Posters Of David Bowie

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Biography: Mick Ronson

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Mick Ronson, born in Hull, Yorkshire, was a lead guitarist who rose to fame with David Bowie on the Ziggy Stardust album. Ronson later released three solo albums & was a long time collaborator with Ian Hunter. Besides Bowie & Hunter, he worked as a musician, writer & producer with many other acts including Elton John, Bob Dylan & John Cougar Mellencamp. He died of liver cancer. Ronson was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but had grown disenchanted with the faith before his death. Posters Of David Bowie

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Biography: DA Pennebaker

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D,A. Pennebaker is a documentary filmmaker. He often works with his wife, Chris Hegedus. Their company, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, has made a number of influential documentaries. Sometimes called Pennebaker documentaries, these films have hardly any overt style like voiceovers. Instead, a often shakily-held camera captures the action, which is then simply cut together. Posters Of Depeche Mode

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