David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars OST

On July 3rd, 1973, David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most famous alter-ego, in front of 5000 stunned fans at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Now, the fully restored film and soundtrack will be released for the first time for the 50th anniversary of the show.

Renowned filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker (Monterey Pop, Bob Dylan - Don’t Look Back, Depeche Mode - 101) captured the momentous event by filming Bowie and The Spiders From Mars backstage and onstage. The digital 4K restoration of the new version of the film has been overseen by his son, Frazer Pennebaker with remastered audio.

Although filmed 50 years ago, the film was not widely seen for over a decade. However, the film and its soundtrack have been newly remastered with the medley of ‘The Jean Genie/Love Me Do’ medley and ‘Round And Round’ featuring the late legendary Jeff Beck reinstated - the latter track making its very first appearance anywhere. Both performances were newly mixed by long-time Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti.

The show featured Bowie’s famous speech just before the final encore, "Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide," where he revealed that he was retiring the Ziggy Stardust persona. The shocking announcement came as a surprise to all in attendance – including members of his band and was the first proclamation of its kind in rock and roll.

Available on gold vinyl.

Tracklist:
Part 1
A1 Introduction – Wendy Carlos
A2 Hang On To Yourself
A3 Ziggy Stardust
A4 Watch That Man
A5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
A6 All The Young Dudes
A7 Oh! You Pretty Things
B1 Moonage Daydream
B2 Changes
B3 Space Oddity
B4 My Death
Part 2
C1 Intro – Wendy Carlos
C2 Cracked Actor
C3 Time
C4 The Width Of A Circle
D1 Let's Spend The Night Together
D2 Suffragette City
D3 White Light / White Heat
D4 Farewell Speech
D5 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide