Quick Overview

This image depicts David Bowie, July 3rd, 1973 at Hammersmith Ode in London at the last Ziggy Stardust concert. David Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in the autumn of 1969, when his space-age mini-melodrama "Space Oddity" reached the top five spot on the UK singles chart.

"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" is a 1972 concept album by David Bowie, praised as the definitive album of the 1970's by Melody Maker Magazine. It peaked at #5 in the United Kindom and #75 in the United States on the Billboard Music Charts, and inspired a similarly titled 1973 documentary by D.A. Pennebaker.

The album presents the story, albeit vaguely, of "Ziggy Stardust", a Martian who comes to earth to liberate humanity from banality. Ziggy Stardust is the definitive rock star, wild in drug intake and with a message, ultimately, of peace and love; but he is destroyed by his own excesses of drugs and sex, and torn apart by the fans he inspired. The mythological story cycle of the doomed Messiah endeared itself to fans now and then.

This Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee is printed on acid-free Mead paper with a hand-torn deckled edge. It is hand-titled, hand-numbered and features an embossed seal of authenticity from the Hulton|Archive Collection.

• Edition size is limited to 275 pieces.
• Approximate framed size is 27" x 32" and the raw size is 17" x 22".
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