{"product_id":"david-bowie-close-up-haddon-hall-1972","title":"David Bowie, Close-Up, Haddon Hall, 1972","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Photograph in Limited Edition\u003cbr\u003eSeries Stamped by the Artist’s Estate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a defining portrait, this photograph became part of David Bowie’s visual history. Mick Rock’s close-up of Bowie was selected for the front cover of RCA’s 1972 worldwide reissue of \u003cem\u003eSpace Oddity\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRock photographed Bowie at Haddon Hall, his home in Beckenham, in the spring of 1972—at the precise moment when the image and identity of Ziggy Stardust were taking shape. The companion photograph shown here, depicting Bowie seated in his son Zowie’s pink bedroom, appeared on the album’s back cover. Together, the two images transformed Bowie’s 1969 album for the new audience that discovered him after his Ziggy Stardust breakthrough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in the UK as \u003cem\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/em\u003e and in the United States as \u003cem\u003eMan of Words \/ Man of Music\u003c\/em\u003e, the album was retitled \u003cem\u003eSpace Oddity\u003c\/em\u003e for the 1972 RCA edition. Its title track introduced Major Tom and established Bowie’s fascination with isolation, identity, and space-age mythology, while songs including “Cygnet Committee,” “Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud,” and “Memory of a Free Festival” revealed the ambitious songwriting that would define his following decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cultural importance of this photograph lies in that remarkable intersection: a portrait made during the birth of Ziggy Stardust used to reintroduce the album that first launched Bowie into public consciousness. The original 1972 package even included a poster reproducing Mick Rock’s cover image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor exclusive pieces signed by Mick Rock—including original handwritten notes or vintage prints from his personal archive—please contact us directly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mick Rock","offers":[{"title":"11x14 inch \/ 27x35 cm","offer_id":45832138850534,"sku":"0fcfcace-a-1","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 inch \/ 40x50 cm","offer_id":45832138883302,"sku":"0fcfcace-a-2","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 inch \/ 50x60 cm","offer_id":45832138916070,"sku":"0fcfcace-a-3","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x30 inch \/ 60x75 cm","offer_id":45832138948838,"sku":"0fcfcace-a-4","price":4700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x40 inch \/ 75x100 cm","offer_id":45832138981606,"sku":"0fcfcace-a-5","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x60 inch \/ 100x150 cm","offer_id":45832139014374,"sku":"0fcfcace-a-6","price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/2426\/0838\/files\/710853_c9be13917a764b6f81042824fb70937e_mv2.jpg?v=1743608338","url":"https:\/\/musicphoto.gallery\/products\/david-bowie-close-up-haddon-hall-1972","provider":"The Music Photo Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}