David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture Album (1983)

Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture is a live album by David Bowie, released on October 24, 1983 in conjunction with the film of the same name. The music was recorded during the Ziggy Stardust Tour at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 3 July 1973, although the album was not issued by RCA Records until 1983. Prior to that, it had existed in bootleg form, notably His Masters Voice – Bowie and the Spiders From Mars' Last Stand.

The album documents the final show of the Ziggy Stardust tour and the last live-in-concert performance by Bowie as his Ziggy Stardust/Aladdin Sane persona/alter-ego (although it was not the final performance as Ziggy Stardust, which was three months later for the recording of the 1980 Floor Show). Before the final song, Bowie announced, "Of all the shows on this tour, this particular show will remain with us the longest, because not only is it the last show of the tour, but it's the last show that we'll ever do. Thank you." Many in the audience believed that Bowie himself was retiring.

Production and release

D. A. Pennebaker filmed the concert and RCA recorded it with the intention of releasing a live album. However, the project was shelved for several reasons, rumored to include Bowie's desire to leave Ziggy behind, and the poor quality of the recordings. Reasoning that RCA would most likely issue the material sooner or later regardless, Bowie and producer Tony Visconti mixed the recordings in 1981. This mix has been heavily criticized, although Visconti describes it as "more of a salvage job than an artistic endeavor" considering the state of the source material.

The album was eventually released in October 1983 as a double LP soundtrack to Pennebaker's documentary. Partly due to the limitations of the LP record format, the release omitted, shortened, or reordered several items from the original tapes. "White Light/White Heat" was issued as a single in November.

Rereleases

Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture has been released on CD three times; the first time on 7 August 1992 by Rykodisc. In April 2003, the '30th Anniversary 2CD Set' was released by EMI/Virgin with copy control. Remixed by Visconti, it was considered a significant improvement on the original. It contains additional material, including introductions, spoken passages, and the complete version of "The Width of a Circle"; "Changes" was also slotted into its correct position in the original concert's running order, following "Moonage Daydream". "The Jean Genie/Love Me Do" and "Round and Round" encore with Jeff Beck are still omitted. The continued absence of Beck's sequence has been variously attributed to an issue over royalties or to the guitarist feeling, in Tony Visconti's words, that "he didn't fit in the film". The two omissions

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David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture

1983 2LP Vinyl

Label: RCA – PL 84862(2)

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: Europe

A1 Hang On To Yourself

A2 Ziggy Stardust

A3 Watch That Man

A4 Medley: Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / All The Young Dudes / Oh! You Pretty Things

B1 Moonage Daydream

B2 Space Oddity

B3 My Death

C1 Cracked Actor

C2 Time

C3 Width Of A Circle

D1 Changes

D2 Let's Spend The Night Together

D3 Suffragette City

D4 White Light / White Heat

D5 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

Written-By – Bowie* (tracks: A1 to B2, C1 to D1, D3, D5)

Issued in double-pocket gatefold sleeve. Some come with Hype sticker, some without.

Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, on the 3rd of July 1973.

Originally intended to have been released in February 1974 as a double LP ("Bowie-ing Out") but the plan was abandoned.

Finally released in October 1983.

Different arrangement of song titles on Side 1. All titles above the publishing box. See : David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture for version with some titles below.

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1983 Cassette Album

Label: RCA – PK 84862

Format: Cassette, Album, Black

Country: UK

A1 Hang On To Yourself

A2 Ziggy Stardust

A3 Watch That Man

A4 Medley: Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / All The Young Dudes / Oh! You Pretty Things

A5 Moonage Daydream

A6 Space Oddity

A7 My Death

B1 Cracked Actor

B2 Time

B3 Width Of A Circle

B4 Changes

B5 Let's Spend The Night Together

B6 Suffragette City

B7 White Light / White Heat

B8 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

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1983 Cassette Album

Label: RCA – PK 84862

Format: 2 x Cassette, Album, Reissue

Country: UK

A1 Hang On To Yourself

A2 Ziggy Stardust

A3 Watch That Man

A4 Medley: Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / All The Young Dudes / Oh! You Pretty Things

A5 Moonage Daydream

A6 Space Oddity

A7 My Death

B1 Cracked Actor

B2 Time

B3 Width Of A Circle

B4 Changes 3:35

B5 Let's Spend The Night Together

B6 Suffragette City

B7 White Light / White Heat

B8 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

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1992 CD Album

Label: EMI – 0777 7 80411 2 2, EMI – CDEMD 1037

Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered

Country: Europe

1 Hang On To Yourself

2 Ziggy Stardust

3 Watch That Man

4 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

5 All The Young Dudes / Oh! You Pretty Things

6 Moonage Daydream

7 Space Oddity

8 My Death

9 Cracked Actor

10 Time

11 Width Of A Circle

12 Changes

13 Let's Spend The Night Together

14 Suffragette City

15 White Light / White Heat

16 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

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1992 Cassette Album

Label: EMI – 780 411-4

Format: Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered

Country: UK

A1 Hang On To Yourself

A2 Ziggy Stardust

A3 Watch That Man Medley:

A4 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

A5.a All The Young Dudes

A5.b Oh! You Pretty Things

A6 Moonage Daydream

A7 Space Oddity

A8 My Death

A9 Cracked Actor

B1 Time

B2 Width Of A Circle

B3 Changes

B4 Let's Spend The Night Together

B5 Suffragette City

B6 White Light / White Heat

B7 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

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2003 CD Album

(30th Anniversary 2CD Edition)

Label: EMI – 7243 5 82209 2 6

Format: 2 x CD, Album, Enhanced, Reissue, Remastered, Slipcase

Country: UK

Part 1

1-1 Intro

1-2 Hang On To Yourself

1-3 Ziggy Stardust

1-4 Watch That Man

1-5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

1-6 All The Young Dudes

1-7 Oh ! You Pretty Things

1-8 Moonage Daydream

1-9 Changes

1-10 Space Oddity

1-11 My Death

Part 2

2-1 Intro

2-2 Cracked Actor

2-3 Time

2-4 The Width Of A Circle

2-5 Let's Spend The Night Together

2-6 Suffragette City

2-7 White Light / White Heat

2-8 Farewell Speech

2-9 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

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2003 Vinyl x 2 LP

30th Anniversary 2LP Special Edition

Label: EMI – 07243 5 41979 1 8

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Red, Unnumbered

A1 Intro

A2 Hang On To Yourself

A3 Ziggy Stardust

A4 Watch That Man

A5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

A6 All The Young Dudes

A7 Oh! You Pretty Things

B1 Moonage Daydream

B2 Changes

B3 Space Oddity

B4 My Death

C1 Intro

C2 Cracked Actor

C3 Time

C4 The Width Of A Circle

D1 Let's Spend The Night Together

D2 Suffragette City

D3 White Light / White Heat

D4 Farewell Speech

D5 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

30th Anniversary 2LP Special Edition.

Red vinyl.

Poster.

Unnumbered edition despite having the white box available on the front of the sleeve for the number.

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2003 Vinyl x 2 LP

Label: EMI – 07243 5 41979 1 8, EMI – 7243 5 41979 1 8, EMI – ZIGGYRIP 3773

30th Anniversary 2LP Special Edition

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, Red

Country: UK

Released: Apr 1 2003

A1 Intro

A2 Hang On To Yourself

A3 Ziggy Stardust

A4 Watch That Man

A5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

A6 All The Young Dudes

A7 Oh! You Pretty Things

B1 Moonage Daydream

B2 Changes

B3 Space Oddity

B4 My Death

C1 Intro

C2 Cracked Actor

C3 Time

C4 The Width Of A Circle

D1 Let's Spend The Night Together

D2 Suffragette City

D3 White Light/White Heat

D4 Farewell Speech

D5 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

Numbered limited edition issued on red vinyl in a glossy gatefold sleeve with glossy printed inner sleeves and a 90.8cm x 60.8cm 6-panel one-sided poster.

An unnumbered edition exists as well.

Track D3 appears correctly as "White Light/White Heat" on inner sleeve and with incorrect white spaces (White Light / White Heat) on the back sleeve.

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2016 Vinyl x 2 LP

Label: Parlophone – 0825646113699, Parlophone – DB69739, Parlophone – DBXL1

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: Worldwide

Released: Jun 17 2016

Part 1

A1 Introduction

A2 Hang On To Yourself

A3 Ziggy Stardust

A4 Watch That Man

A5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

A6 All The Young Dudes

A7 Oh! You Pretty Things

B1 Moonage Daydream

B2 Changes

B3 Space Oddity

B4 My Death

Part 2

C1 Intro

C2 Cracked Actor

C3 Time

C4 The Width Of A Circle

D1 Let's Spend The Night Together

D2 Suffragette City

D3 White Light / White Heat

D4 Farewell Speech

D5 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

The LPs are issued in white poly-lined inner sleeves and housed in a glossy gatefold jacket. The package also includes printed inner sleeves.

2015 is printed on centre labels and sleeve, but the LP wasn't released until June 2016.

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2023 Vinyl x 2 LP

Label: Parlophone – DBLP 377350, Parlophone – 5054197561153

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Gold, 50th Anniversary Edition

Country: Worldwide

Released: Aug11 2023

A1 Introduction

A2 Hang On To Yourself

A3 Ziggy Stardust

A4 Watch That Man

A5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

A6 All The Young Dudes

A7 Oh! You Pretty Things

A8 Moonage Daydream

B1 Changes

B2 Space Oddity

B3 My Death

B4 Cracked Actor

B5 Time

C1 The Width Of A Circle

C2 Let's Spend The Night Together

C3 Suffragette City

D1 White Light/White Heat Medley

D2a The Jean Genie

D2b Love Me Do

D2c The Jean Genie

D3 Round And Round

D4 Farewell Speech

D5 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide / Finale

Packaged in a trifold sleeve with printed inner sleeves.

Runouts are etched. Additional marks from plating process at Optimal Media GmbH are mirrored.

If purchased directly through Bowie’s official website davidbowie.com this came with a freebie postcard.

Indie exclusive comes with a lithograph and a pack of box matches with album picture on box

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Label: Parlophone – DBX 377350, Parlophone – 5054197532306

Format: Blu-ray, Reissue, Stereo, Multichannel

2 x CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo

All Media, 50th Anniversary Edition

Country:

Released:

11 Aug 2023

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Glam, Pop Rock

1-1 Introduction Part

1-2 Hang On To Yourself

1-3 Ziggy Stardust

1-4 Watch That Man

1-5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

1-6 All The Young Dudes

1-7 Oh! You Pretty Things

1-8 Moonage Daydream

1-9 Changes

1-10 Space Oddity

1-11 My Death

2-1 Introduction Part 2

2-2 Cracked Actor

2-3 Time

2-4 The Width Of A Circle

2-5 Let's Spend The Night Together

2-6 Suffragette City

2-7 White Light/White Heat

2-8 Medley: The Jean Genie / Love Me Do / The Jean Genie

2-9 Round And Round

2-10 Farewell Speech

2-12 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide / Finale

6 panel digisleeve with enclosed 20-page booklet.

Part 1 Introduction incorporates Beethoven's 'Ninth Symphony'.

Part 2 Introduction incorporates 'The William Tell Overture' composed by Rossini taken from the original motion picture soundtrack 'A Clockwork Orange'.

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2023: 1 x Blu-ray 2x CD Album

Label: Parlophone – DBX 377350, Parlophone – 5054197532306

Format: Blu-ray, Reissue, Stereo, Multichannel

2 x CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo

All Media, 50th Anniversary Edition

Released: Aug 11, 2023

BD-1 Opening Credits / Introduction (Incorporating: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony)

BD-2 Hang On To Yourself

BD-3 Ziggy Stardust

BD-4 Watch That Man

BD-5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

BD-6 All The Young Dudes

BD-7 Oh! You Pretty Things

BD-8 Moonage Daydream

BD-9 Changes

BD-10 Space Oddity

BD-11 My Death

BD-12 Cracked Actor

BD-13 Time

BD-14 The Width Of A Circle

BD-15 Let's Spend The Night Together

BD-16 Suffragette City

BD-17 White Light / White Heat Medley:

BD-18.1 The Jean Genie

BD-18.2 Love Me Do

BD-18.3 The Jean Genie

BD-19 Round And Round

BD-20 Farewell Speech

BD-21 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

BD-22 Finale (Incorporating: Pomp And Circumstance) / End Credits

CD1-1 Introduction Part 1 (Incorporating: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony)

CD1-2 Hang On To Yourself

CD1-3 Ziggy Stardust

CD1-4 Watch That Man

CD1-5 Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

CD1-6 All The Young Dudes

CD1-7 Oh! You Pretty Things

CD1-8 Moonage Daydream

CD1-9 Changes

CD1-10 Space Oddity

CD1-11 My Death

7:04CD2-1 Introduction Part 2 (Incorporating: The William Tell Overture)

CD2-2 Cracked Actor

CD2-3 Time

CD2-4 The Width Of A Circle

CD2-5 Let's Spend The Night Together

CD2-6 Suffragette City

CD2-7 White Light/White Heat

Medley:

CD2-8.1 The Jean Genie

CD2-8.2 Love Me Do

CD2-8.3 The Jean Genie

CD2-9 Round And Round

CD2-10 Farewell Speech

CD2-11 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide / Finale (Incorporating: Pomp And Circumstance)

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1983–1984 weekly chart performance for Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture

Chart (1983–1984) Peak position

Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 67

Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 46

New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 39

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 42

UK Albums Chart 17

US Billboard Pop Albums 89

2022–2023 weekly chart performance for Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture

Chart (2022–2023) Peak position

Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 21

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 42

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 8

Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 14

Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) 8

Italian Albums (FIMI) 71

Japanese Albums (Oricon) 25

Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 25

Portuguese Albums (AFP) 14

Scottish Albums (OCC) 3

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 34

UK Albums (OCC) 10

Personnel

David Bowie – guitar, vocals, saxophone, harmonica

Mick Ronson – lead guitar, vocals

Trevor Bolder – bass

Mick Woodmansey – drums

Mike Garson – piano, Mellotron, organ

Ken Fordham – alto, tenor, baritone saxophone

John Hutchinson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Brian Wilshaw – tenor saxophone, flute

Geoffrey MacCormack – backing vocals, percussion

Production

David Bowie, Mike Moran – live recording production and mixing

Ken Scott – recording engineer

David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Bruce Tergeson – 2003 remixing