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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 16 June 1972 in the United Kingdom. It was produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and features contributions from the Spiders from Mars, Bowie's backing band - Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey. The album was recorded in Trident Studios, London, like his previous album, Hunky Dory. Most of the album was recorded in November 1971 with further sessions in January and early February 1972.

Bowie started working on his fourth album, Hunky Dory on 8 June 1971 at Trident Studios, London. RCA Records in New York heard the tapes and signed him to a three-album deal on 9 September. Hunky Dory was released on 17 December to positive reviews and moderate commercial success. Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust were almost recorded back-to-back, but much of the material for Ziggy Stardust was recorded before Hunky Dory was released. His backing band realised that most of the songs on Hunky Dory were not suitable live material, so they needed a follow-up that could be toured behind.  Ziggy Stardust's sessions also took place at Trident, using a 16-track 3M M56 tape recorder. The sessions started on 8 November 1971, with the bulk of the album recorded that month, and concluded on 4 February 1972. Bowie had recorded early versions of the songs "Moonage Daydream" and "Hang On to Yourself" in February 1971, for the Arnold Corns side project, and had taped demos of "Ziggy Stardust" and "Lady Stardust" around that time. The November 1971 sessions produced the final versions of those four songs, along with "Rock 'n' Roll Star" (later shortened to "Star"), "Soul Love", and "Five Years", as well as some unreleased tracks. In 2012, co-producer Ken Scott said that "95 percent of the vocals on the four albums I did with him as producer, they were first takes."  Also recorded during the November sessions were five more songs: two covers, Chuck Berry's "Around and Around" (re-titled "Round and Round") and Jacques Brel's "Amsterdam" (re-titled "Port of Amsterdam"); and three original tracks: "Velvet Goldmine", "Bombers", and a re-recording of "Holy Holy". All these songs were initially slated for the album. Bowie also intended "All the Young Dudes", "Rebel Rebel" and "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" to be on a Ziggy Stardust musical, which was later aborted.  After recording some of the new songs for radio presenter Bob Harris's Sounds of the 70s as the newly dubbed Spiders from Mars in January 1972, the band returned to Trident that month to begin work on "Suffragette City" and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide". RCA executive Dennis Katz had complained that the album did not contain a single, so Bowie wrote "Starman", the last song to be written, which was completed on 4 February 1972. He handed the final tape to Katz, who convinced Bowie to release the song as a single and include it in the album, replacing "Round and Round". "Starman" was released as a single on 28 April 1972, and became a hit after a successful performance on the BBC television programme Top of the Pops. The Ron Davies cover "It Ain't Easy", recorded on 9 July 1971 during the Hunky Dory sessions, closed the first side of the album. CANNOTANSWER
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Vilket väsen handlar den här texten om? The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (ofta förkortat till Ziggy Stardust) är det femte studioalbumet av den engelske musikern David Bowie, släppt den 16 juni 1972 i Storbritannien. Den producerades av Bowie och Ken Scott och innehåller bidrag från Spindlarna från Mars, Bowies backingband - Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder och Mick Woodmansey. Albumet spelades in i Trident Studios, London, liksom hans tidigare album, Hunky Dory. Större delen av albumet spelades in i november 1971 med ytterligare sessioner i januari och början av februari 1972. Bowie började arbeta på sitt fjärde album, Hunky Dory den 8 juni 1971 vid Trident Studios, London. RCA Records i New York hörde banden och signerade honom till en trealbumsaffär den 9 september. Hunky Dory släpptes den 17 december till positiva recensioner och måttliga kommersiella framgångar. Hunky Dory och Ziggy Stardust spelades nästan in back-to-back, men mycket av materialet till Ziggy Stardust spelades in innan Hunky Dory släpptes. Hans uppbackningsband insåg att de flesta av låtarna på Hunky Dory inte var lämpligt livematerial, så de behövde en uppföljning som kunde turneras bakom. Ziggy Stardust's sessioner ägde också rum på Trident, med hjälp av en 16-spårig 3M M56 bandspelare. Sessionerna startade den 8 november 1971, med huvuddelen av albumet inspelat den månaden, och avslutades den 4 februari 1972. Bowie hade spelat in tidiga versioner av låtarna "Moonage Daydream" och "Hang On to Yourself" i februari 1971, för sidoprojektet Arnold Corns, och hade bandat demos av "Ziggy Stardust" och "Lady Stardust" runt den tiden. Vid sessionerna i november 1971 producerades slutversionerna av de fyra låtarna, tillsammans med "Rock 'n' Roll Star" (senare förkortat till "Star"), "Soul Love", och "Fem år", samt några outgivna spår. 2012 sa medproducenten Ken Scott att "95 procent av sången på de fyra album jag gjorde med honom som producent, de var första tagningar." Även inspelade under novembersessionerna var ytterligare fem låtar: två covers, Chuck Berrys "Around and Around" (ombetitlade "Round and Round") och Jacques Brels "Amsterdam" (ombetitlade "Port of Amsterdam"); samt tre originalspår: "Velvet Goldmine", "Bombers", och en ominspelning av "Holy Holy". Alla dessa låtar var till en början skifferade för albumet. Bowie menade också att "All the Young Dudes", "Rebel Rebel" och "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" skulle vara med på en Ziggy Stardust-musikal, som senare avbröts. Efter att ha spelat in några av de nya låtarna för radiopresentatören Bob Harris's Sounds of the 70s som de nydubbade Spindlarna från Mars i januari 1972 återvände bandet till Trident den månaden för att börja arbeta med "Suffragette City" och "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide". RCA exekutiv Dennis Katz hade klagat över att albumet inte innehöll en singel, så Bowie skrev "Starman", den sista låten som skulle skrivas, som blev klar den 4 februari 1972. Han överlämnade det sista bandet till Katz, som övertygade Bowie att släppa låten som singel och inkludera den i albumet, vilket ersatte "Round and Round". "Starman" släpptes som singel den 28 april 1972, och blev en hit efter ett framgångsrikt framträdande i BBC:s TV-program Top of the Pops. Ron Davies-omslaget "It Ain't Easy", inspelat den 9 juli 1971 under Hunky Dory-sessionerna, stängde första sidan av albumet. CANNOTANSWER
What essence is this text about? The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 16 June 1972 in the United Kingdom. It was produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and features contributions from the Spiders from Mars, Bowie's backing bands - Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey. The album was recorded in Trident Studios, London, as was his previous album, Hunky Dory. Most of the album was recorded in November 1971 with additional sessions in January and early February 1972. Bowie began working on his fourth album, Hunky Dory on 8 June 1971 at Trident Studios, London. RCA Records in New York heard the tapes and signed him to a three-album deal on September 9. Hunky Dory was released on December 17 to positive reviews and moderate commercial success. Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust were almost recorded back-to-back, but much of the material for Ziggy Stardust was recorded before Hunky Dory was released. His backing band realized that most of the songs on Hunky Dory were not suitable live material, so they needed a follow-up that could be toured behind. Ziggy Stardust's sessions also took place at Trident, using a 16-track 3M M56 recorder. Sessions started on November 8, 1971, with the bulk of the album recorded that month, and ended on February 4, 1972. Bowie had recorded early versions of the songs "Moonage Daydream" and "Hang On to Yourself" in February 1971, for the side project Arnold Corns, and had taped demos of "Ziggy Stardust" and "Lady Stardust" around that time. At the November 1971 sessions, the final versions of the four songs were produced, along with "Rock 'n' Roll Star" (later shortened to "Star"), "Soul Love", and "Five Years", as well as some unreleased tracks. In 2012, co-producer Ken Scott said that "95 percent of the vocals on the four albums I made with him as a producer, they were first takes." Also recorded during the November sessions were five more songs: two covers, Chuck Berry's "Around and Around" (retitled "Round and Round") and Jacques Brel's "Amsterdam" (retitled "Port of Amsterdam"; as well as three original tracks: "Velvet Goldmine", "Bombers", and a remake of "Holy Holy". All of these songs were initially slated for the album. Bowie also argued that "All the Young Dudes", "Rebel Rebel" and "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" would be on a Ziggy Stardust musical, which was later interrupted. After recording some of the new songs for radio presenter Bob Harris's Sounds of the 70s as the newly dubbed Spiders from Mars in January 1972, the band returned to Trident that month to begin working on "Suffragette City" and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide". RCA executive Dennis Katz had complained that the album did not contain a single, so Bowie wrote "Starman", the last song to be written, which was completed on February 4, 1972. He turned over the last band to Katz, who convinced Bowie to release the song as a single and include it in the album, replacing "Round and Round". "Starman" was released as a single on 28 April 1972, becoming a hit after a successful appearance on the BBC's Top of the Pops television show. The Ron Davies cover "It Ain't Easy", recorded on July 9, 1971 during the Hunky Dory sessions, closed the first page of the album. CANNOTANSWER
Ziggy Stardust och Spindlarnas uppgång och fall från Mars
Ziggy Stardust and the Rise and Fall of Spiders from Mars