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Floating On A Tin Can
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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In early 1968 David Bowie enroIled in actor, teacher and choreographer Lindsay Kemp s dance class at the London Dance Centre. Bowie Iater claimed it was during this tenure that his interest in image reaIIy bIossomed. Studying the dramatic arts under Kemp, Bowie became immersed in the creation of personae to present to the world. In JuIy 69 he had his first hit single with Space Oddity , and his second, self-titIed album was reIeased in November. A year on came The Man Who Sold The World, and Hunky Dory followed in December 1971. Three months later, in February 1972, came the Iaunch of the Ziggy Stardust Tour, at the Toby Jug in Tolworth, Surrey, and the rest, as they say, is history. But in less than three years of intense activity, Bowie had gone from being a gIorified song-and-dance-man with a penchant for the tunes of earIy 60s comedy crooner Anthony Newley to becoming the most flamboyant, creative and dynamic rock star on the planet. This film uncovers the fulI story of these years and by tracing events from even further back, when David was still named Jones and a member of any number of UK Beat groups, to the release of the The Rise And FalI Of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars in June 72, it reveals one of the most fascinating pre-fame periods in the history of contemporary music. With the use of rare and seIdom-seen archive film, excIusive interviews, contributions from his cIosest confidantes and comment from the most knowledgeable writers and music historians, this fiIm is the best document yet to emerge on the earIy years of David Bowie and is destined to become the standard work on the subject. |
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