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DAVID BOWIE - ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR! BOX COMING IN JUNE “I could make it all worthwhile...” Go here for the press release: /blog/2024/3/21/david-bowie-rock-n-roll-star-box-coming-in-june (Linktree in bio) #BowieRockNRollStar #Bowie1972 #BowieZiggyStardust
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“His ever-lovin’ face smiles on the whole human race…” David Bowie in January 1983 at the EMI agreement signing announcement in NYC. Gary Gershoff was the chap who captured Bowie looking a bit pleased with himself. #ThatBowieSmile #Bowie1983
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RANDOM BOWIE COLLECTABLE – 001: TMWFTE FRENCH LOBBY CARDS “Hallo Spaceboy...” Here’s a new feature we’ll be running if it doesn’t prove to be a bit too niche. We’ll be looking at Bowie collectables with the focus on the possible pitfalls associated with each item. The spin-offs associated with a film’s release would be too long to list here, suffice to say, lobby cards are a gentle way in for the novice collector and a rewarding one at that. Lobby cards are a set of stills from a film which are displayed in the lobby or foyer of a cinema. Most commonly around A4 in size, they are usually printed on card, and sometimes thinner glossy paper. Lobby cards were usually sent to cinemas or handed out at press conferences in envelopes along with press kits and posters. Today we’re showing you the 24 cards that were issued for the French release of The Man Who Fell To Earth (L'HOMME QUI VENAIT D'AILLEURS) in which David played T J Newton. (The French title translates to The Man From Elsewhere) Even if you only concentrated on memorabilia from The Man Who Fell To Earth, it’s unlikely that your collection would ever be complete. But lobby cards are a great thing to concentrate on if you find them appealing. The reason we’ve started on this one is because there is currently a plethora of these on online auction sites. But there are a few things to bear in mind before you shell out. Many of these sets have been split up with the cards being sold individually. This is one of the reasons it’s so hard to find a complete set of L'HOMME QUI VENAIT D'AILLEURS cards these days. Things to bear in mind are how many cards were originally in the set, often incomplete sets are offered with no mention that they aren’t complete. Also, ask the seller if they are genuine or reproductions of some kind? Some of this knowledge can only be gained through experience. At least five countries around the globe (probably more) produced lobby card sets for TMWFTE, though this French set of 24 contains the most, there were just 8 in the UK set, for example. #RandomBowieCollectable #BowieTMWFTE #BowieLobbyCard (Continued in comments)
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THE MANISH BOYS / DAVY JONES & THE LOWER THIRD EP “You’re playing with the spider who possesses the sky…” David Bowie’s pre-1972 45s have always been among his most collectable and therefore, the most expensive to obtain. In 1978 bootleggers hit upon the idea of coupling up two of the rarer releases in the shape of the original 1965 Parlophone Shel Talmy produced 45s. Very naughty, but much appreciated by the financially challenged. Not to be outdone, EMI issued the same 4-track EP officially the following year, with the same tracklisting. A1 - The Manish Boys - I Pity The Fool A2 - The Manish Boys - Take My Tip B1 - Davy Jones (And The Lower Third) - You've Got A Habit Of Leaving B2 - Davy Jones (And The Lower Third) - Baby Loves That Way On this day 45 years ago (2nd March, 1979) what became known to fans as the NUT EP was released as a 7" 45. It was followed at various points with similar covers in both 10" and 12" formats, not to mention on CD too. Then in April 2013 the EP was issued once more by Parlophone for RSD as the BOWIE 1965! EP. You can listen to the digital version here: /album/4fmdH8IVLGMLRLbxd4FhAF?si=gMNbD714Swyo1oBLTwSmpg (Linktree in bio) #Bowie1965
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“When you see a famous smile…” David Bowie in 1979 at The Explorers Club in NYC for the Lodger release party. Robin Platzer was the photographer who captured this particular smile. #ThatBowieSmile #BowieLodger #Bowie1979
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BOWIE AND BURROUGHS IN ROLLING STONE 50 YEARS AGO TODAY “If you want it, boys, Get it here thing…” Fifty years ago today on 28th February 1974, Rolling Stone published a double interview with William Burroughs and David Bowie overseen by Craig Copetas. Titled Beat Godfather Meets Glitter MainMan the interview took place on 17th November 1973 in Bowie’s London home, with pictures taken by Terry O’Neill. It’s a fascinating read, and a great snapshot of the time, You can read the full thing here over on the brilliant Bowie resource, Bowie Golden Years: /press/74-02-28-rolling-stone.html (Linktree in bio) Before you go though, it may be worth bearing this snippet in mind from the interview... + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Bowie: I change my mind a lot. I usually don't agree with what I say very much. I'm an awful liar. Burroughs: I am too. Bowie: I'm not sure whether it's me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot. It's somewhere between the two. I don't exactly lie, I change my mind all the time. People are always throwing things at me that I've said and I say that I didn't mean anything. You can't stand still on one point your entire life. + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Aside from Terry’s images, the colour shot is of the hand-coloured Wild Boys badge Bowie made. He is pictured wearing it at Studio 54. The final image is Jimmy King’s portrait of Bowie sat beneath one of Terry’s portraits in 2013. #BowieBurroughs #BowieRollingStone #BowieONeill
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LABYRINTH BACK IN US CINEMAS IN MARCH “We're choosing a path between the stars…” Don’t miss David Bowie as Jareth when the Goblin King returns to US theaters nationwide as part of Fathom’s Big Screen Classics, only on March 6 & 10. Tickets are on-sale here now: https://hubs.la/Q02jVYF00 (Linktree in bio) #BowieLabyrinth #FathomsBigScreenClassicsLabyrinth
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V&A BOWIE ADVERT IN MOJO “Yeah! I ran to the street looking for information...” The first picture here is one of Mick Rock’s backstage photos of Bowie in Scotland in May 1973, possibly the Music Hall in Aberdeen on the 16th...somebody will know. The second image is the full-page V&A advert running in the current edition of MOJO magazine (April). The ad was published to build excitement for the Bowie Archive which will open at V&A East Storehouse in 2025. It’s of an anabas poster issued in 1974 with a photograph taken possibly at the same 1973 Aberdeen show. If memory serves, this shot, along with others, was taken for a local newspaper report. The anabas company cornered the market with this type of thing, licensing an image which would be repeated across several pieces of merchandise, including a badge, pendant, keyring and poster. See the third image for the pendant utilising the same shot. The final image is the full-length version of the first shot because it would be rude not to include it. 📸 Mick Rock #BowieArchiveVAM #BowieScotland
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WATCH REBEL REBEL LIVE FROM 1987 “We love dancing, and we look divine…” In case you’re not subscribed to the official David Bowie YouTube channel (https://lnk.to/DavidBowieOfficialVideos) (Linktree in bio) and while we’re still in the week that celebrates the 50th anniversary of Rebel Rebel, check out this performance of the song from the Sydney Entertainment Centre during the Glass Spider Tour in 1987: https://youtu.be/S8Xd_uD3cKc (Linktree in bio) Can you remember any live performances of the song that you witnessed firsthand? #BowieRebelRebel50 #BowieGlassSpiderTour1987
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JEFF KOONS’ NOD TO BOWIE WITH FIRST ART ON THE MOON “Make some new computer thing, That puts me on the moon...” After a brief delay due to technical issues, the Moon Phases artwork by Jeff Koons was successfully launched on a rocket to the moon from Cape Canaveral at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday. Bowie fans may be familiar with the work of Jeff Koons, perhaps via David’s interview with him in the Spring 1998 issue of Modern Painters or even because of the April Fool’s day launch party in 1998 of William Boyd’s book Nat Tate: an American Artist 1928-1960, at Jeff Koons’ studio. A hoax of Boyd’s that David presented to the world with the collusion of Koons. Anyway, as we said, a rocket made by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company carrying 125 miniature, stainless steel sculptures by Koons launched on Thursday and is expected to land with the Intuitive Machines Nova-C Lunar Lander and be permanently placed near the moon’s south pole on 23rd February. The Moon Phases artwork (which will be the first authorized art permanently placed on the moon), consists of 125 one-inch sculptures that each correspond to distinct phases and vantage points of the moon. On Earth, 15.5-inch replicas of each mini sculpture will remain. Each sculpture is named after “people who have made great accomplishments in human history,” as Jeff Koons explained in the promotional video for Moon Phases posted nine months ago: “Each Moon Phase will have the name of an individual throughout history that’s made a tremendous contribution. One of the persons could be Leonardo da Vinci. Another one could be David Bowie. People who have made significant changes and who have given us a glimpse into how we can transcend....Moon Phases really deals with global aspiration for humankind, beyond the Earth into the universe.” Read more about the project and watch the full video here: /journal/jeff-koons-moon-phases/. (Linktree in bio) Here‘s to a safe journey for Moon Phases, the second time SpaceX have flung Bowie into space. (See our February 2018 post: BOWIE SONGS USED FOR HISTORIC SPACE FLIGHT) (Continued)
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