As part of the commemorations of 50 years from the classic album The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars of the late David Bowie, at Warner Music, on Speaking recordingsmade available this Friday (17) a performance of chameleon of the rocks on the legendary British show The top of pops.
the presentation of Bowie with Star man is one of the most essential pieces of music TV ever broadcast, as it influenced generations of musicians, artists and composers who watched it at the time, from pirated copies to VHS also in the videos on Youtube.
The recording of the broadcast The top of popstaken from the master BBC, was released on 7-inch disc (compact format) Star man, in 2012, and now it changes ownership by hundreds of pounds. In 1972, the musicians’ union rules stipulated that to appear on the Top Of The Popsthe artist should re-record his track and, if so, sing over it live.
This new version of Star man brings the backing track (recorded on Trident Studios in June 29) and the choirswith a unique improvisation of Bowie recorded for the show, in which he adds lead vocals from the album version (recorded on Trident Studios in February 4th). This new mix was created by Ken Scottco-producer of several songs Ziggy stardustat the beginning of the year.
The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars is the debut album that catapulted David Bowie to the international limelight. in the lasts 50 years, has remained a historical record, growing in stature with each passing year. Now rooted in pop culture, her undeniable influence embraces musicians Arcade fire The Lady Gagafrom the androgynous fashion sense of Harry Styles to the t-shirts of Noel Fielding in The great British mess, to the makeup challenges of Ziggy to the Tic knock.
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