Original: Bowie further explored his androgynous persona in June 1972 with the seminal concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which presents a world destined to end in five years and tells the story of the ultimate rock star, Ziggy Stardust.
Simplified: Ziggy Stardust His album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars was released in 1972.