David Bowie - The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (2022 Reissue)

Originally Released June 16, 1972

Reissued June 17, 2022

Parlophone

1xLP, Pic Disc / Half-Speed Master

Have you heard about this one? It turns 50 years old this week. In honor of that, it has received a nice half-speed remastering to make these tracks sparkle like the countless bags of glitter this album lead to the purchase of. Beyond the bags of glitter, there are more musical threads indebted to this album than can be fully listed here. To name a few, every ambitious utopian/dystopian concept album, every androgynous megastar, every three-chord punk band, every group described as “Left-field” regardless of genre, owe at least a bit of their lineage to this album. If you’re not acquainted with Ziggy Stardust yet, now is the perfect time to start.