🎵 The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972) 🎵

• Genre: Glam rock, proto-punk
• Record Label: RCA Records
• Producer: Ken Scott, David Bowie
• Backing Band: The Spiders from Mars (featuring Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, and Mick Woodmansey)
• Concept: Ziggy Stardust, an androgynous and bisexual rock star, arrives on Earth as a savior before an impending apocalyptic disaster. Ziggy wins hearts but falls from grace due to his own ego.
• Influences: Iggy Pop, the Velvet Underground, Marc Bolan
• Album Cover: Photographed in monochrome and recolored, it was taken in London outside the home of furriers “K. West.”