David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust and the construction of an image.
In 1972, David Bowie released his fifth album, Ziggy Stardust.
Up until that year, Bowie had been perceived in the main as a folk singer-only other success till that point was Space Oddity, 1969, which was largely perceived then as a novelty song, used by the BBC for their coverage of the 1st man in space that year.
Bowie had problems following up the success of this track, which had reached no. 5 in the charts, and despite critical acclaim for the succeeding albums, it appeared that Bowie would remain a one-hit wonder.… Click here to continue reading this article