On June 16, 1972, “RCA” label released “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”, the fifth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded July – November 1971, February 1972, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Ken Scott and David Bowie. Magazine “Rolling Stone” placed “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” at number 40 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

• David Bowie – vocals, acoustic guitar, saxophone, pennywhistle, string arrangements 
• Mick Ronson – electric guitar, keyboards, autoharp, backing vocals, string arrangements
• Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
• Woody Woodmansey – drums; congas
• Rick Wakeman – harpsichord
• Dana Gillespie – backing vocals
• Ken Scott – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.  

1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Moonage Daydream
4. Starman
5. It Ain’t Easy – Ron Davies
6. Lady Stardust
7. Star
8. Hang On to Yourself
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Suffragette City
11. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide