A Ziggy Atmos
- David Bowie
- Sep 5, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 20
That Surrounds You. Released worldwide as a Blu-ray Audio disc and on streaming services on September 6, 2024, David Bowie’s The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (catalogue: DBZIGGYBR) — his 1972 breakthrough — received its first official Dolby Atmos mix by Emre Ramazanoglu and original co-producer Ken Scott at RAK Studios, London.
The disc bundles four versions: 2024 Dolby Atmos, 2024 Stereo Mix (96 kHz/24-bit PCM), 2012 Remaster (192 kHz/24-bit PCM), and 2012 Remaster (48 kHz/24-bit PCM).
Scott: “You’re in there with the act, with David… it feels as if you’re in the theatre with this amazing show.” A 50+ year touchstone reborn in immersive sound.
Release Details
Label: Parlophone. Formats: Blu-ray Audio disc, streaming (Atmos + high-res stereo). ℗ & ©: Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC / Parlophone Records Ltd.
Full Track Listing (all versions)
Five Years (4:42)
Soul Love (3:34)
Moonage Daydream (4:40)
Starman (4:10)
It Ain’t Easy (2:58)
Lady Stardust (3:22)
Star (2:47)
Hang On To Yourself (2:40)
Ziggy Stardust (3:13)
Suffragette City (3:25)
Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide (2:58)
Reissues & Global Variants (all supplied)
Blu-ray Audio – Parlophone DBZIGGYBR – Worldwide – 6 Sep 2024
Streaming (Atmos + high-res) – Parlophone – Worldwide – 6 Sep 2024
Production and Context Original production:
Ken Scott & David Bowie (1972). 2024 Atmos mix: Emre Ramazanoglu & Ken Scott at RAK Studios.
Ziggy’s retirement at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 cemented its legend — influencing everyone from Arcade Fire to Harry Styles to TikTok makeup challenges.
Singles Released and Chart Performance
No new singles.
Album Chart Performance (original 1972)
UK: 5
US: 75 (later re-entries)
Legacy and Collectibility
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust is Bowie’s glam masterpiece — now in Dolby Atmos theatre immersion. 2024 Blu-ray Audio. Verify catalogue DBZIGGYBR.
Streams on Apple Music/Tidal (Atmos) preserve the surround stardust. This release is a must-have for Ziggy and Atmos collectors.
Do you have Ziggy in Atmos? Is it your theatre now? Share in the comments!
Sources Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube
David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was released as a Blu-Ray Audio album and on streaming services in the UK by Parlophone Records (catalog number DBZIGGYBR) on September 6, 2024.
The new mix of the album features four iterations of this timeless album: 2024 Dolby Atmos mix, 2024 Stereo Mix (96 khz / 24-bit pcm), original 1972 Stereo Mix – 2012 remaster (192 khz / 24-bit pcm), original 1972 Stereo Mix – 2012 remaster (48 khz / 24-bit pcm). The Atmos version of the album was mixed by Emre Ramazanoglu and Ken Scott at RAK Studios, London.
Of this new Dolby Atmos mix the album’s co-producer, Ken Scott says “You’re in there with the act, with David. He was so theatrical I think being able to put him into an immersive place makes this a really good choice for an Atmos mix. My whole philosophy with this has been to make it more like a live experience. And I’ve even got him moving about the stage a little towards the end, the way he would have in real life. Hopefully, it just feels as if you’re in the theatre with this amazing show going on.”
June 14th sees the release of DAVID BOWIE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR!, a 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set chronicling David Bowie’s journey through the creation of the Ziggy Stardust character and the recording of the iconic THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS album. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR!, contains 29 unreleased tracks, covers early songwriting demos, recordings from David’s band, The Arnold Corns, rehearsals at Bowie’s then-home, Haddon Hall, BBC sessions, singles, live performances, plus outtakes and alternative versions from the original album recording sessions, which have been newly mixed by original album co-producer, Ken Scott.
THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS is the breakthrough album that catapulted David Bowie into the international spotlight. Over the past 50 years it has remained a touchstone record, growing in stature with each passing year. It is now ingrained in popular culture, its undeniable influence spanning musicians from Arcade Fire to Lady Gaga, to Harry Styles’s androgynous fashion sense to Noel Fielding’s shirts on The Great British Bake-Off to Ziggy make-up challenges on Tik-Tok. David Bowie laid to rest the Ziggy Stardust persona in July 1973 at his infamous last show with the Spiders From Mars at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, but Ziggy’s impact reverberates to this day.
DAVID BOWIE
THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
BLU-RAY AUDIO
Five Years – 4:42
Soul Love – 3:34
Moonage Daydream – 4:40
Starman – 4:10
It Ain’t Easy – 2:58
Lady Stardust – 3:22
Star – 2:47
Hang On to Yourself – 2:40
Ziggy Stardust – 3:13
Suffragette City – 3:25
Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide – 2:58
2024 DOLBY ATMOS MIX
2024 STEREO MIX (96 KHZ / 24-BIT PCM)
ORIGINAL 1972 STEREO MIX – 2012 REMASTER (192 KHZ / 24-BIT PCM)
ORIGINAL 1972 STEREO MIX – 2012 REMASTER (48 KHZ / 24-BIT PCM)
DAVID BOWIE
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR!
5CD/BLU-RAY, DIGITAL BOX SET & HALF-SPEED MASTERED LP
RELEASED ON 14TH JUNE, 2024
PRE-ORDER HERE
DAVID BOWIE
‘THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS’
BLU-RAY AUDIO DISC & STREAMING
RELEASED ON 6TH SEPTEMBER 2024
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