David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most famous alter-ego, in front of 5000 stunned fans at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Now, the fully restored film and soundtrack will be released for the first time for the 50th anniversary of the show. Renowned filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker ('Monterey Pop', Bob Dylan - 'Don’t Look Back', Depeche Mode - '101') captured the momentous event by filming Bowie and The Spiders From Mars backstage and onstage.
Although filmed 50 years ago, the film was not widely seen for over a decade. However, the film and its soundtrack have been newly remastered with the medley of ‘The Jean Genie/Love Me Do’ medley and ‘Round And Round’ featuring the late legendary Jeff Beck reinstated - the latter track making its very first appearance anywhere. Both performances were newly mixed by long-time Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti.
The show featured Bowie’s famous speech just before the final encore, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide’, where he revealed that he was retiring the Ziggy Stardust persona. The shocking announcement came as a surprise to all in attendance – including members of his band and was the first proclamation of its kind in rock and roll.
Now that the original limited edition gold vinyl format has sold through, we are releasing a new standard black vinyl format of 'Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture'.
In addition to the black vinyl this new standardised format replaces the original tri-fold sleeve with a standard gatefold.
2LP black vinyl pressing
Tracklisting:
Side A:
- Introduction
- Hang On To Yourself
- Ziggy Stardust
- Watch That Man
- Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
- All The Young Dudes
- Oh! You Pretty Things
- Moonage Daydream
Side B:
- Changes
- Space Oddity
- My Death
- Cracked Actor
- Time
Side C:
- The Width Of A Circle
- Let’s Spend The Night Together
- Suffragette City
Side D:
- White Light/White Heat Medley: The Jean Genie/Love Me Do/ The Jean Genie (feat. Jeff Beck)
- Round And Round (feat. Jeff Beck)
- Farewell Speech
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide/Finale
