David Bowie - The Musican and The Memorabilia

On any given day David Bowie memorabilia exceeds 1,000's of listings on eBay and other memorabilia collecting sites. For some, it's an acquired taste for others it's just natural. Either way David Bowie has

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always kept people guessing. A restless artist whose insatiable curiosity and willingness to change identities at the drop of a hat has led him to adventurous experimentation with various musical genres, Bowie – whose real name is Davey Jones – refuses to be pigeonholed.

 In late ‘60s Britain, Bowie was a nomadic mod, moving from band to band, including the Manish Boys, who used Jimmy Page as a session man. Then came his hippie period, where he conjured up the odd psychedelic-folk vision of 1970’s The Man Who Sold the World and shifted into singer-songwriter mode on the 1971 LP Hunky Dory, before adopting the androgynous Ziggy Stardust persona and rising to glam-rock super stardom with The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Ever the risk-taker, Bowie washed off the glitter and tried his hand at stylish Philly soul with Young Americans, before embracing the

more avant-garde material of Station to Station and exiling himself to Berlin to work with producer Brian Eno on a trio of electronic records, as he closed out the ‘70s with Low, Heroes and Lodger.

 Proving to be just as innovative with his videos, Bowie’s fame exploded in 1983 with the dance-pop sensation Let’s Dance, and though he went through a long creative malaise afterward, he had already established himself as an influential force in electronica, glam-rock, dance music, industrial rock, R&B, folk and many other areas, including acting.

As one of the most photogenic rock stars ever, with his ever-evolving tastes in fashion and his penchant for dramatic stage shows, photo prints of Bowie from the some of rock’s greatest photographers are highly collectible – some are worth hundreds of dollars. Handbills and rare concert posters from Bowie’s early days are also prized, with price tags of $25 to $350 or more. Less expensive Bowie collectibles include concert tickets and backstage passes, pins and magazine issues featuring the Thin White Duke – although some can be pricey. With regard to records, Bowie has been extremely prolific. Unfortunately, with some notable exceptions, his records are not as valuable as those of some of his contemporaries.

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