David Bowie
David Bowie
DAVID BOWIE d2016. English rock musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for five decades in the world of popular music. Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work. Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969, when the song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK singles chart. After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 as his alter-ego with his classic Ziggy Stardust LP and the hit single "Starman". In 1975 he achieved his first major American crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" co-written with John Lennon and the hit album Young Americans. The sound constituted a radical shift in style that initially alienated many of his UK devotees. He then confounded the expectations of both his record label and his American audiences by recording the minimalist album Low 1977 (the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno over the next two years). After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes" and with Queen for the 1981 UK chart-topping single "Under Pressure". He then reached a new commercial peak in 1983 with the album Lets Dance which yielded several hit singles .Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with many musical styles. In the BBC's 2002 poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, David Bowie was placed at number 29. Throughout his career, he has sold an estimated 136 million albums. In the United Kingdom, he has been awarded nine Platinum album certifications (eleven Gold and eight Silver) and in the United States (five Platinum and seven Gold certifications). In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 39th on their list of the "100 Greatest Rock Artists of All Time" and 23rd on their list of the best singers of all-time. On 10th January 2016, two days after his 69th birthday and the release of the album Blackstar, David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York apartment. He had been diagnosed 18 months earlier, but news of his illness had not been made public ....
David Bowie & The Konrads
Reference Number. 14282A
An exceptionally rare original vintage circa 1962-63 "Konrads" cardstock promo-card, clearly signed on the reverse in ballpoints by all five group members ; David (Jones) Bowie (vocals/sax) / Neville Willis (guitar) / Alan Dodds (guitar) / Dave Hadfield (drums) and Rocky Shahan (bass)
An important item of early David Bowie memorabilia for a serious collector. He had joined The Konrads as a 15 year old saxophonist, playing his first live performance with them at Bromley Tech on June 16th 1962, after only taking up the instrument one month previously. The Konrads regularily changed their group lineups. He left due to musical differences in order to join The King Bees in Summer 1963
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Reference Number. 13062A
An outstanding original 1964 autograph book page, clearly signed in ballpoints by all five group members of the King Bees ; Davie Jones (vocals / saxophone) / Roger Bluck (lead guitar) / George Underwood (guitar) / Dave Howard (bass) and Bobby Allen (drums)
An extremely rare and exceptional item of early David Bowie memorabilia
ON THE REVERSE of this page THE DENNISONS ((Clive Hornby d2009 (drums) / Steve McLaren d2007 (guitar) / Ray Scragg d2001 (guitar) and Terry Carson d1991 (bass))
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Reference Number. 14209B
A wonderful orginal vintage 1972 (Ziggy Stardust) autograph book page, clearly signed and dedicated (For Rhona my love & Thanx) in blue ink by David Bowie
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Reference Number. 14161
A wonderful original vintage 1973 notebook page, clearly signed in ballpoint by David Bowie
A superb example of a very desirable "Ziggy Stardust" era autograph
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Reference Number. DNPROG1
An original 1990 David Bowie "Sound and Vision" concert tour programme
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Reference Number. DBP4A
An original 1983 Amazulu / David Bowie Serious Moonlight Brixton charity concert tour programme
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David Bowie & Spiders From Mars
Reference Number. 12735
A very desirable original David Bowie Free Trade Hall Manchester (Friday April 21st 1972--Seat Stalls AA16 Price 70p) concert ticket stub, clearly signed in ballpoints on the rear by ; David Bowie (Thanks Bowie) and two of the Spiders From Mars ; guitarist Mick Ronson d1993 (All the Best) and bassist Trevor Bolder d2013
PLUS a later (2017) Ziggy Stardust CD cover, clearly signed in blue marker by drummer Woody Woodmansey in order to make up the set
A wonderful item of pop music memorabilia. Bowie & Spiders signatures from this defining period in his career are very sought after
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