December 17, 1971 –
David Bowie releases his fourth album, Hunky Dory, which opens with the iconic Changes, on this date. The album was the first to feature all the members of the band that would become known the following year as Ziggy Stardust’s Spiders From Mars.
Two singles were released from the album: Changes/ Andy Warhol in January 1972 and Life on Mars which was released late June 1973. Bowie himself considered the album to be one of the most important in his career.
