“Heroes” 1977

The second in the trilogy and another Visconti/Bowie production, “Heroes” was recorded in its entirety in Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin and continued with the themes of Low. The title song – the story of two young...

Low 1977

The first of the so-called Berlin Trilogy, Low was produced by Tony Visconti and Bowie. A number of the songs on Low were recorded originally as a soundtrack to The Man Who Fell To Earth (like Station to Station, Low uses a still...

Station To Station 1976

Introducing us to the Thin White Duke character, this album was recorded after Bowie starred in Nic Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To Earth and uses a still from the film as cover art. Recorded while Bowie was using drugs heavily...

Young Americans 1975

Recorded mostly live at Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound studios and dubbed ‘plastic soul’ by Bowie himself, this album exudes David’s R&B influences. Production is shared between Visconti, Harry Maslin and Bowie. It...

Diamond Dogs 1974

Though this introduced us to new character Halloween Jack, Ziggy’s influence was still evident in this glam-heavy concept album based on George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Bowie wanted to make a stage version of the...

Pin Ups 1973

This, his seventh album, consists of cover versions of some of Bowie’s favourite songs – including The Kinks, The Who and Them – and was the last one working with most of the original Spiders From Mars. It did extremely...

Aladdin Sane 1973

With its iconic lightning bolt and puntastic title, Aladdin Sane introduces a new character or, perhaps more precisely, an evolved Ziggy. David described it as ‘Ziggy goes to America’. Another Bowie/Scott co-production, it is...

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars 1972

Produced by Bowie and Ken Scott, Ziggy… is probably Bowie’s most lauded record. A huge commercial success, it frequently appears in ‘Best Album’ lists and is cited by many as a significant influence. Sparkling with...

Hunky Dory 1971

The Bowie album most often cited as a favourite by fellow pop-stars, Hunky Dory contains the singles Changes and Life On Mars? Produced by David and Ken Scott, it is an eclectic mix of gentle folk, kitschy tributes and...

The Man Who Sold The World 1970

Bowie’s third long player release, and the first to feature an embryonic version of the future Spiders From Mars, The Man Who Sold The World is a hard rock album with elements of heavy metal. It has been compared to Led...