Celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars' with a new half-speed master & special edition picture disc available in the David Bowie Official Store! | David Bowie

On this date in 1972, DAVID BOWIE released his fifth studio album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) (Jun 16, 1972) NOTE: From the album, the single STARMAN. Like many great concept albums of the Seventies, the story of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardist and the Spiders from Mars makes little sense when you really think about it. It's partially due to the fact that Bowie didn't originally write the songs with a larger story in min