The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

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This is it: the big bang, not just in Bowie’s career, but in rock music. Ziggy played guitar, and the whole world became transfixed with this gift from beyond, a mesmerizing mix of rock guitars, romantic strings, pop hooks and paranoid visions. This plays like a "greatest hits" but is simply one of rock’s essential albums: "Ziggy Stardust," "Suffragette City," "Starman," "Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide," "Five Years," "Moonage Daydream," "Lady Stardust," "Hang On to Yourself" and more. Rhino/Parlophone.