Fiction    From 6/6/1972 

Ziggy Stardust

Categories: Music / songs

'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' is a concept album based on the story of a fictional rock star who is the human manifestation of an alien being attempting to present humanity with a message of hope in its last years of existence. It was intended to serve as the basis for a stage show and/or television production. Its sales earned it a platinum disc in the U.K. and gold in the U.S.A.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Ziggy Stardust

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David Bowie - Beckenham

The plaque was originally unveiled on the 6th December 2001. It was taken dow...

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David Bowie - Former Trident Studios

David Bowie, 1947 - 2016. His albums Hunky Dory and The Rise & Fall of Zi...

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Ziggy Stardust

This is an authorised plaque but Westminster, as revealed in the official dec...

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Marie Kendall

Marie Kendall

Music hall artiste. Born Bethnal Green, as Mary Ann Florence Holyome.  Successful as a male impersonator but also as a woman singing "I'm one of the girls".  Toured America and Australia. Grandmoth...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Donald "Tabby" Shaw

Donald "Tabby" Shaw

The Mighty Diamonds were a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group was formed in 1969 and were best known for their 1976 debut album, Right Time...

Person, Music / songs, Tragedy, Jamaica

1 memorial
Jah Spirit

Jah Spirit

We are confused. Every other entry on the Hackney plaque is the name of an individual who has died. For 'Jah Spirit' all we can find is a group with 5 members, formed in 1984 and, 2023, still perfo...

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
WAG Club

WAG Club

Former nightclub. The name derives from the initials of its predecessor, the Whiskey-A-Go-Go Club. It attracted a multi-racial clientele and regularly had a large number of potential customers queu...

Place, Music / songs

1 memorial
College of Minor Canons in St Paul’s Cathedral

College of Minor Canons in St Paul’s Cathedral

In existence before 1066.  Richard II formalised the structure.  At that time they were 12 in number but are now down to three, responsible for singing services and organising large and small scale...

Building, Music / songs, Politics & Administration, Religion

1 memorial