Faithfull, Marianne, 123
Fellini, Federico, 119, 254
Fields, Danny, 161, 167–8, 175
Finn, Mickey, 151, 152
‘Five Years’, 75, 134, 190, 196–7, 199, 200
Flash Gordon’s Trip To Mars, 55–6
Flowers, Herbie, 151, 233
‘Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll’, 80
Foxe, Cyrinda, 238, 239, 242–2, 245–6, 250, 264, 301
Freed, Alan, 239
Frost, Sue, 187, 235, 278
Frost, Tony, 187, 235, 240, 278
Fugs, The, 123, 126, 130, 132
Fussey, Suzi, 203–4, 235, 278, 300
Galileo, 17–18
Garbo, Greta, 52–3, 60, 118, 190, 226, 238
Gagarin, Yuri, 91
Garland, Judy, 61, 198, 226, 232, 246
Garson, Mike (‘Garson The Parson’), 239, 240, 251, 271, 281, 289, 300–1
George, Stuey (‘Stuey’), 187, 209, 227, 228, 235, 237, 240, 243, 265, 282
Gilly (Woody Woodmansey), 173, 177, 187, 188, 221, 222, 235, 240, 255, 272, 281, 284, 292, 300
Ginsberg, Allen, 98, 119, 126
Gioconda, La, 111, 123, 172, 303
Glitter, Gary, 221, 223
Goddard, Robert, 40, 180
Grace, Bob, 169, 171
Gross, Edmund, 277
Haddon Hall, 166, 181, 185–6, 190, 191, 193, 200, 203–4, 209, 223, 233, 251–3, 278, 298
Haley, Bill, 74
‘Hang On To Yourself ‘, 169, 197
Harty, Russell, 257–9, 302
‘He’s A Goldmine’ (‘Velvet Goldmine’), 196
Heddon Street, 188–9, 209, 304
Heinlein, Robert A., 266–7
Hendrix, Jimi, 30, 130, 150, 220
“Heroes”, 300, 302
Hitler: The Last Ten Days, 279–80
Holly, Buddy, 100, 105, 131, 156
Hollywood Argyles, The, 174
Holst, 43–50, 54, 61, 71, 89, 91, 94, 95, 112, 115, 160, 180, 248, 270, 277, 289, 299; The Planets, 44, 46, 47–8, 49, 94, 95, 115, 277, 289
‘Holy Holy’, 151, 153, 196
Honey, 203
Horton, Ralph, 112–3, 116
‘Hot Pants’, 201
Hoyle, Fred, 11–13, 41, 269
Hunky Dory, 172, 173, 174, 177, 188, 190, 197, 200, 285, 303
Hunter, Ian, 206, 209, 226, 249, 251–3, 300
Hynde, Chrissie, 249
‘I Feel Free’, 130, 200, 300
‘I Pity The Fool’, 109
‘I’m Waiting For The Man’, 126, 127, 129, 132, 155, 226, 232
‘It Ain’t Easy’, 173, 197
Jackie, 148, 221
Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, 134
Jagger, Mick, 146, 246, 265, 290; and Bianca, 296–7
‘Jean Genie, The’, 242, 243, 246, 250, 255–6, 257, 290
Johansen, David (New York Doll), 239, 242, 301
‘John, I’m Only Dancing’, 234, 244, 256, 289
John, Elton (‘Reg’), 207, 232, 244; ‘Rocket Man’ 207–8
Jones, Brian, 30, 119, 146
Jones, Haywood Stenton ‘John’ (father of David Bowie), 11, 62–4, 76, 92, 94, 149, 253
Jones, Peggy, see Burns, Peggy
Jones, Steve, 296
K. West, 189, 209, 296
Katz, Dennis, 198
Kemp, Lindsay, 133–4, 232–3, 278
Kepler, 18–20, 21, 23, 39, 40, 44, 48, 147
Kerouac, Jack, 97–8, 115, 129, 162, 196, 244, 245, 246, 262
Kidd, Johnny, 101, 102
King Bees, The, 106–7
Kinks, The, 112, 116, 119
Kneale, Nigel, 89–92, 94–5
Konrads, The, 106
‘Kooks’, 171
Kubrick, Stanley, 127–30, 132, 135–6, 137, 139, 146, 157, 164, 178–9, 195, 197, 212, 217, 222, 238
La Roche, Pierre, 257, 288
‘Lady Grinning Soul’, 256
‘Lady Stardust’, 197, 232
Lakenheath–Bentwaters UFO Incident, 82–4, 181
‘Laughing Gnome, The’, 130, 134
Lee, Calvin Mark, 146, 149, 265
Legendary Stardust Cowboy, The, 156–9, 168, 179, 197
Lennon, John, 143, 168, 211
‘Let’s Spend The Night Together’, 256, 290
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 79–80, 102
‘Life On Mars?’, 173–4, 249, 285, 287, 289
Lift Off With Ayshea, 218, 302
Little Prince, The, 117, 179
‘Little Toy Soldier’, 132
‘Liza Jane’, 107, 142
‘London Boys, The’, 117
‘London Bye Ta–Ta’, 134, 143
Love Aladdin Vein, 254, 256
Love You Till Tuesday (film), 144–5
Low, 299, 302
Lowell, Percival, 38
Lower Third, The, 50, 111, 112–3
Lydon, John, 228, 296
MacCormack, Geoff, 93, 262, 264, 268, 270, 273–4, 276, 281
MacInnes, Colin, 76
Madonna, 265
Main Artery (design studio), 209
MainMan, 238, 239, 240, 241, 268, 272, 276, 285, 287, 297, 300, 301
Malanga, Gerard, 120, 123–4
Man Who Fell To Earth, The (Walter Tevis novel) 267; (Nicolas Roeg film) 298–9
Man Who Sold The World, The, 151, 153, 173
Manish Boys, The, 107, 108, 111
‘Mars, The Bringer Of War’, 46, 47, 49, 89, 112, 299
‘Mask, The’, 145
Mattix, Lori, 265
McCartney, Paul, 132, 145, 168
McGough, Roger, 134, 196
Meek, Joe, 105, 106, 131
Melody Maker, 104, 115, 190, 192, 199, 223, 244, 256, 272, 286, 304
‘Memory Of A Free Festival’, 151
Mercury, Freddie, 196, 300
Midler, Bette, 263, 264
Miners (cosmetics), 6, 285, 288
Mingus, Charles, 104, 197, 262, 264
Mirabelle, 192, 193, 208, 210, 221, 254, 266, 302
Monsoon, Ricky, 271
‘Moonage Daydream’, 169, 170, 197, 290, 303
Moondog, 154, 179, 239
Moore, Scotty, 70, 71–2
Morrissey, 254
Morrissey, Paul (director), 119–121, 123–4, 175–6
Mott The Hoople, 206–7, 209, 226, 229, 231, 233, 234, 249, 251–3, 257, 285, 300
Mr Smith Goes To Washington, 167
Murcia, Billy (‘Billy Doll’), 239, 248, 249
Murray, Charles Shaar (‘Charlie’), 257, 287
‘My Death’ (‘La Mort’), 101, 134, 232, 238, 253, 259, 263, 275, 290
Nationwide, 284
New Musical Express (NME), 99, 207, 220, 257, 267, 272, 282, 287, 295
New York Dolls, 239, 241, 242, 247–8, 264, 301
Newley, Anthony, 102, 116, 137
Nico, 109, 118–9, 120, 123, 124–5, 126, 129, 161
Nietzsche, Friedrich, 37, 151, 171
1980 Floor Show, The, 297, 299, 300
Nineteen Eighty–Four (Orwell novel), 91, 256, 297
‘1984’ (Bowie song), 256
Noone, Peter, 171, 172
Oberman, Ron, 154, 159
Old Grey Whistle Test, The, 199, 200
Oldham, Andrew Loog, 119, 123
‘Oh! You Pretty Things’, 171, 172
On The Road, 98, 115, 196, 245
Orwell, George, 41, 61, 62, 91, 256, 297
Osmond, Donny, 3, 208, 221, 223, 265, 266
Osmond, Little Jimmy, 251, 255, 256
‘Over The Rainbow’, 60, 61, 198, 223, 232
‘Panic In Detroit’, 243, 250
Parma, Daniella (‘Daniella’), 187, 196, 203, 205, 278
Pastor, Terry, 209
Paulsen, Kristina (‘cousin Kristina’), 76, 92, 141, 214
Peacock, Annette, 239
Peel, John, 142, 148, 149, 207
Pennebaker, D. A., 109, 287–8
Phillips, Sam, 69, 70–2, 74, 79,
99, 151
Pin Ups, 297, 299, 300
Pink Floyd, The, 116, 130, 170, 297
Pitt, Kenneth, 112–3, 116–8, 125–6, 132, 133, 144, 145, 166, 175, 200
‘Please Mr Gravedigger’, 117
Pop, Iggy, 160–2, 163, 165, 167–8, 174, 177, 179, 227, 228–9, 231, 242–3, 245, 278, 285, 301; albums: Fun House, 163; The Idiot, 301; Lust For Life, 301; Raw Power, 242–3, 245, 285; The Stooges, 162
Pork (Andy Warhol’s Pork), 174, 175, 213, 238
Presley, Elvis, 27, 67–74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 82, 84, 88, 89, 92, 98, 99, 100, 102, 115, 118, 137, 141, 153, 156, 166, 179, 198, 210–15, 226, 229, 232, 235, 239, 243, 264–5; songs: ‘An American Trilogy’, 214; ‘Blue Moon’, 72; ‘Blue Moon Of Kentucky’, 72; ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, 74, 137, 198; ‘Hound Dog’, 76, 82, 92, 141, 211, 214; ‘Love Me Tender’, 239; ‘Proud Mary’, 212–3; ‘That’s All Right’, 71–2, 74, 212
‘Prettiest Star, The’, 149–50, 256
Pythagoras, 15–16, 18, 19, 44
Quatermass TV series: The Quatermass Experiment, 88–91; Quatermass II, 91–2, 94, 246; Quatermass And The Pit, 94–5
Quatro, Suzi, 284–5
‘Queen Bitch’, 100, 171, 200
Raw Power, see Pop
RCA Victor, 71, 74, 166, 175, 186, 198, 203, 207, 213, 227, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 250, 272, 285, 289, 295
Record Mirror, 192, 202, 235
Reed, Lou, 27, 120–5, 126, 155, 162, 165, 166–7, 171, 175, 179, 186, 197, 200, 226, 227, 229, 231, 232, 233, 247, 254, 278, 285, 290, 297, 301; albums: Lou Reed, 186; Transformer, 233, 303
Richard, Cliff, 101, 141, 148, 288
Richard, Little, 92–3, 94, 95, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 115, 118, 153, 168, 179, 232, 235, 287
Riley, Billy Lee, 80
Riley, Gina, 292–3
Riot Squad, The, 131–2
Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, The, 191, 196–9, 209, 256
Rock, Mick, 220, 227, 229, 234, 246, 250
‘Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide’, 197–8, 200, 208, 235, 262, 263, 267, 281, 292, 303
Rolling Stone (magazine), 162, 298
Rolling Stones, The, 106, 116, 119, 146, 206, 256, 287
Ronno (Mick Ronson), 172, 173, 177, 187, 188, 190, 200, 203, 204, 208, 209, 210, 219, 220, 222, 223, 227, 233, 235, 244, 255, 256, 263, 271, 272, 278, 281, 283, 285, 290, 293, 299–300
Ross, Ronnie, 104, 233
Roswell UFO Incident, 80–1
‘Round And Round’, 93, 197, 199, 290
Roxy Music, 231, 248
‘Rubber Band’, 117, 126
Rubin, Barbara, 120–1, 123
Rungk, 169, 170
Sagan, Carl, 34, 129–30, 136
Schiaparelli, Giovanni, 38
Scott, Ken, 172, 177, 278
Secunda, Chelita, 166, 221
Sex Pistols, 296
‘Silver Tree Top School For Boys’, 132
Slade, 265–6, 287, 295–6
Small Faces, The, 123
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men, 108
Sombrero (Yours Or Mine club), 169, 170, 187, 205, 209, 234, 298
‘Song For Bob Dylan’, 171
‘Soul Love’, 197, 267
Sounds, 264
Space Oddity (album), see David Bowie (second album, 1969)
‘Space Oddity’, 139, 140, 145–7, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 158, 166, 171, 200, 207, 218, 244, 250, 256, 273, 289, 290, 303
Sputnik I, 94, 104
‘Standing Next To You’, 302
Star (magazine), 265
‘Star’, 197
‘Stardust’ (Hoagy Carmichael song), 57–8, 61, 79, 299
‘Starman’, 18, 198–9, 206, 207, 218, 220, 223, 231, 232, 234, 267
Starr, Ringo, 57–8, 61, 79, 299, 254, 265, 288, 296
Station To Station, 299
Steele, Tommy, 75–7, 84, 92, 98, 186, 230
Stooges, The, see Pop
Strange People, 111
Stranger In A Strange Land, 266–8
Stravinsky, 34, 115
Streisand, Barbra, 288, 296–7
‘Suffragette City’, 179, 190, 197, 206, 207, 220
Sun Ra, 120
Sun Records, 69, 72, 79–80, 212
Sweet, The, 221, 223, 256, 296
‘Sweet Head’, 196
‘Sweet Thing (Reprise)’, 298
T. Rex, see Bolan
‘Take My Tip’, 109
Taylor, Vince, 98–100, 101–2, 109–112, 115, 131, 141, 221, 287
‘There Is A Happy Land’, 117
Thomas A’Becket (pub), 192
‘Time’, 249, 250
Took, Steve Peregrin, 142, 151
Top Of The Pops, 147, 148, 166, 220, 224, 225, 234, 251, 255,
Transformer, see Reed
Twiggy, 297
2 I’s, The, 75, 82, 98, 111, 136, 141, 221
Tyrannosaurus Rex, see Bolan
UFO (TV series), 186, 217–8
‘Uncle Arthur’, 117, 126
Underwood, George, 93, 94, 103, 104, 106, 108, 144, 210, 231, 237, 254, 278
Vanilla, Cherry, 174, 238, 239, 241, 276, 297
‘Velvet Goldmine’, see ‘He’s A Goldmine’
Velvet Underground, The, 120–6, 130, 154–5, 161, 162, 198, 233; albums: Loaded, 154, 198; The Velvet Underground & Nico, 125–6
Velvet Underground, The (book), 122
Vile Bodies, 250
Vincent, Gene, 101, 103, 168–9, 197
Virgin Soldiers, The, 144
Visconti, Tony, 143, 145–6, 149–50, 151–2, 172, 173, 278, 286, 302
Voyager Golden Record, 33–4, 93, 129
‘Walk On The Wild Side’, 233, 278, 285
Walker Brothers, The, 116, 134
Walker, Scott, 134
War Of The Worlds, The (H. G. Wells novel), 14, 38–40, 41–2; (Orson Welles radio broadcast), 56–7, 59, 128, 180; (George Pal film), 81
Ward, Brian, 188–9, 209
Warhol, Andy, 118–20, 122–3, 124, 128, 129, 167, 174, 175–6, 233, 240; Exploding Plastic Inevitable, 124–5, 154; Vinyl, 119, 120, 124, 178
‘Watch That Man’, 242, 250
Watts, Michael, 190, 191, 304
Waugh, Evelyn, 250
‘We Are Hungry Men’, 117
Weird (Trevor Bolder), 173, 177, 187, 188, 200, 219, 222, 235, 255, 271, 272, 281, 284, 292, 300, 301
Wells, H. G., 2, 14, 35–42, 44, 45, 47, 51, 57, 61, 82, 93, 95, 116, 132, 180, 201, 248, 297
‘Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am’, 104, 262
‘What Kind Of Fool Am I?’, 103, 116
‘White Light/White Heat’, 226, 290
Who, The, 112, 123, 146, 223; Tommy, 146, 191
‘Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud’, 148
Wizard Of Oz, The, 60, 198
Woodmansey, Woody, see Gilly
Yamamoto, Kansai, 203, 232, 271, 280
Yardbirds, The, 116, 229, 242, 256, 290, 297
‘You Got To Have A Job’, 201
Yule, Doug, 155, 166
Zanetta, Tony (‘Tony Zee’), 174, 175, 213, 238
Ziggy Stardust (album), see Rise And Fall
‘Ziggy Stardust’ (song), 197, 198, 199, 289
‘Zion’, 256, 298
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