On June 5, the record company EMI will launch a special edition that celebrates the 40 anniversary of the publication of 'Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars', the album of David Bowie that marked the music of an era and that has decisively influenced subsequent generations.
Originally edited by RCA Victor on June 6, 1972, Ziggy Stardust It was Bowie's fifth album and was co-produced by the artist himself and Ken Scott. It was composed while Bowie was working on the 1971 album 'Hunky Dory' and was recorded at Trident Studios (London) between November 8 of that year and February 4, 1972, with Mick Ronson (guitar, piano, backing vocals, arrangements strings), Trevor Bolder (bass), Mick Woodmansey (drums), Rick Wakeman (keyboards) and Dana Gillespie to the backing vocals of 'It Ain't Easy'. In addition to singing, Bowie played acoustic guitar, sax, and harpsichord, also getting involved in arrangements.
The influence of the album has been immense, attracting a large number of fans and being decisive for a new generation involved in the punk movement (musicians, artists, designers) and for the subsequent rebirth of pop and rock. Ziggy Stardust redefined mass culture and pop music has never been the same since.
This 40th Anniversary Edition of Ziggy Stardust has been remastered on Air studios London by Ray Staff (who was an engineer at Trident Studios) and will be available remastered on CD and in a limited edition vinyl with a 5.1 high-res audio DVD, with bonuses featuring Ken Scott's 2003 mixes of 'Moonage Daydream ( instrumental) ',' The Supermen ',' Velvet Goldmine 'and' Sweet Head '.
Source: Europa Press