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Description for Ziggyology
Paperback. It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music - the rock god who came from the stars - which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens. When Ziggy the glam alien messiah fell to Earth, he transformed Bowie from a prodigy to a superstar who changed the face of music forever. But who was Ziggy Stardust? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
He came from Outer Space...
It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music – the rock god who came from the stars – which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens.
When Ziggy the glam alien messiah fell to Earth, he transformed Bowie from a prodigy to a superstar who changed the face of music forever. But who was Ziggy Stardust? And where did he really come from?
In a work of supreme pop archaeology, Simon Goddard unearths every influence that brought Ziggy to life – from HG ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091948894
SKU
KJE0003161
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Simon Goddard
Simon Goddard is a freelance UK music journalist whose work has appeared in, amongst others, Q magazine, Uncut and the Independent On Sunday. He is best known for his two previous books on The Smiths and their former lead singer Morrissey. His first, Songs That Saved Your Life, was named 'the best Smiths book' by the Guardian and was followed ... Read more
Reviews for Ziggyology
Dazzlingly pulls together all the vibrant strands that made up the star-spun cloth of Ziggy. Goddard is the aficionado.
Gary Kemp Does for David Bowie what Greil Marcus's Lipstick Traces did for the Sex Pistols... Big, bold and refreshingly original... It's Ziggy as experienced from the alien inside
MOJO Magazine
A tremendous account
Q ... Read more
Gary Kemp Does for David Bowie what Greil Marcus's Lipstick Traces did for the Sex Pistols... Big, bold and refreshingly original... It's Ziggy as experienced from the alien inside
MOJO Magazine
A tremendous account
Q ... Read more