The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Half-Speed Master LP

On June 17, 2022—fifty years and one day after the original UK release—THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS was issued as a limited-edition 50th-anniversary half-speed-mastered LP and as a picture disc using the same master. Includes a replica promotional poster for the album.

This pressing was cut on a customized Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics, from 192 kHz restored masters of the original Trident Studios tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed cut was made by John Webber at AIR Studios.

The album is the breakthrough that catapulted David Bowie into the international spotlight. For 50 years it has remained a touchstone, influencing artists from Arcade Fire to Lady Gaga, from Harry Styles’ androgynous fashion to Noel Fielding’s shirts on The Great British Bake Off, and inspiring Ziggy make-up challenges on TikTok.

Bowie laid the Ziggy Stardust persona to rest in July 1973 at his final show with the Spiders from Mars at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, but its impact reverberates to this day.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Five Years (2012 Remaster)
2. Soul Love (2012 Remaster)
3. Moonage Daydream (2012 Remaster)
4. Starman (2012 Remaster)
5. It Ain’t Easy (2012 Remaster)

Side B

1. Lady Stardust (2012 Remaster)
2. Star (2012 Remaster)
3. Hang on to Yourself (2012 Remaster)
4. Ziggy Stardust (2012 Remaster)
5. Suffragette City (2012 Remaster)
6. Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide (2012 Remaster)