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 .