Last ever Ziggy Stardust show gets full release

On August 11th, Rhino celebrate Ziggy Stardust’s final show with Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture (50th Anniversary Edition) on 2 CD/Blu-ray, 2 CD and 2 LP. The set will include fully restored audio and video with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and stereo mixes.

On July 3, 1973, David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most famous alter-ego, in front of five thousand stunned fans at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Now, the fully restored film and soundtrack will be released for the first time for the 50th anniversary of the show. Renowned filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker (Monterey Pop, Bob Dylan – Don’t Look Back, Depeche Mode – 101) captured the momentous event by filming Bowie and The Spiders From Mars backstage and onstage. The digital restoration of the new version of the film has been overseen by his son, Frazer Pennebaker, with remastered audio by Tony Visconti with assistance by Rich Tozzoli of Gizmo Enterprises.

Although filmed 50 years ago, the film was not widely seen for over a decade. However, the film and its soundtrack have been newly remastered with the medley of “The Jean Genie/Love Me Do” medley and “Round And Round” featuring the late legendary Jeff Beck – the latter track making its very first appearance anywhere. Both performances have been newly mixed by long-time Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti.

The show featured Bowie’s famous speech just before the final encore, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide,” where he revealed that he was retiring the Ziggy Stardust persona. The shocking announcement was a surprise to all in attendance – including members of his band and was the first proclamation of its kind in rock and roll.

Fifty years later, Ziggy will finally go global with a digitally restored version of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture showing at over one thousand cinemas worldwide.

The Eventim Apollo Hammersmith (formerly the Odeon) will host the global premiere of the newly restored version of the film on June 3rd, 50 years to the day. The evening will also include an on-stage conversation with Bowie collaborators and contemporary musicians that will precede the film screening. They will address the original show’s legacy and Ziggy’s pan-generational resonance.

2 CD/Blu-ray | 2 CD | 2 LP

Blu-ray:

  1. Opening Credits/Introduction
  2. Hang On To Yourself
  3. Ziggy Stardust
  4. Watch That Man
  5. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
  6. All The Young Dudes
  7. Oh! You Pretty Things
  8. Moonage Daydream
  9. Changes
  10. Space Oddity
  11. My Death
  12. Cracked Actor
  13. Time
  14. The Width Of A Circle
  15. Let’s Spend the Night Together
  16. Suffragette City
  17. White Light/White Heat
  18. Medley: The Jean Genie / Love Me Do / The Jean Genie (feat. Jeff Beck)
  19. Round And Round (feat. Jeff Beck)
  20. Farewell Speech
  21. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide
  22. End Credits

CD 1:

  1. Introduction Part 1
  2. Hang On To Yourself
  3. Ziggy Stardust
  4. Watch That Man
  5. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
  6. All The Young Dudes
  7. Oh! You Pretty Things
  8. Moonage Daydream
  9. Changes
  10. Space Oddity
  11. My Death

CD 2:

  1. Cracked Actor
  2. Time
  3. The Width Of A Circle
  4. Let’s Spend the Night Together
  5. Suffragette City
  6. White Light/White Heat
  7. Medley: The Jean Genie / Love Me Do / The Jean Genie (feat. Jeff Beck)
  8. Round And Round (feat. Jeff Beck)
  9. Farewell Speech
  10. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide