Rock 'n' Roll Star!

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This article is about the David Bowie boxed set. For the song by Oasis, see Rock 'n' Roll Star.
Rock 'n' Roll Star!
Box set by
David Bowie
Released14 June 2024
RecordedFebruary 1971 – October 1972[1]
GenreRock
Length3:48:00
LabelParlophone
ProducerVarious
David Bowie chronology
Moonage Daydream
(2022) 		Rock 'n' Roll Star!
(2024) 		I Can't Give Everything Away (2002–2016)
(2025)
David Bowie box set chronology
Divine Symmetry: An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory
(2022) 		Rock 'n' Roll Star!
(2024) 		I Can't Give Everything Away (2002–2016)
(2025)

Rock 'n' Roll Star! is a box set by the English singer David Bowie released on 14 June 2024.

Background

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The box set chronicles the time period from David Bowie recording The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars to a BBC performance from late 1972 that features songs from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars to Hunky Dory.[2] A lot of the album's tracks had already been bootlegged or officially released on official and unofficial Bowie compilations.[3]

Content

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The Blu-ray disc includes the 2003 5.1 mix.[4] It also includes reproductions of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era notebooks.[5]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[7]
Classic RockStarStarStarStar[8]
MojoStarStarStarStar[9]
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar[10]

The box set has been viewed favorably by various music magazines and websites such as Rolling Stone.[11] Record Collector states that it "underscores just what a remarkable thing Bowie achieved: this is the mortal man behind the extraterrestrial dressing, and it’s no less compelling for that."[10] Goldmine Magazine critic Dave Thompson states in his review summary of the box set that is an "immaculately packaged five CDs-plus-Blu ray box that reaches back to early 1971 in search of the demos and doodles that would become Ziggy Stardust."[12] The staff of Rock Cellar Magazine gave it a positive review.[13]

Charts

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Chart (2024) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 50
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 44
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 51
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 81
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 34
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[22] 22
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[23] 34
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[24] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 39

References

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  1. ^ Marchese, Joe (18 June 2024). "Review: David Bowie, "Rock 'N' Roll Star"". The Second Disc. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ Gallucci, Michael (2024-03-21). "David Bowie 'Rock 'n' Roll Star!' Box Explores Ziggy Stardust Era". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  3. ^ Aswad, Jem (14 June 2024). "David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust: Rock and Roll Star'". Variety. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Paul (21 March 2024). "David Bowie / Rock 'n' Roll Star!". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  5. ^ "David Bowie box set Rock 'N' Roll Star! chronicles Ziggy Stardust-era across six discs". Consequence. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  6. ^ "Rock 'n' Roll Star! [Box Set] by David Bowie". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rock 'n' Roll Star! – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ^ Needs, Kris (14 June 2024). "David Bowie: Rock 'N' Roll Star album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  9. ^ Paytress, Mark (14 June 2024). "David Bowie Rock 'N' Roll Star Review". Mojo. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  10. ^ a b Draper, Jason. "Rock'n'Roll Star! – David Bowie". Record Collector. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  11. ^ Grow, Kory (2024-06-14). "David Bowie's 'Rock 'n' Roll Star!' Box Set Chronicles the Rise of Ziggy Stardust". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  12. ^ Thompson, Dave (4 October 2024). "Looking back, Bowie's 'Rock'n'Roll Star!' is one of the best box set releases in years". Goldmine. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Out Now: 'Rock 'n' Roll Star!' 5-CD/Blu-ray Collection Exploring the 'Ziggy Stardust' Era of David Bowie". Rock Cellar Magazine. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – David Bowie – Rock 'N' Roll Star!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – Rock 'N' Roll Star!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – Rock 'N' Roll Star!" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Rock 'N' Roll Star!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  18. ^ "Lescharts.com – David Bowie – Rock 'N' Roll Star!". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – David Bowie – Rock 'N' Roll Star!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  20. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – David Bowie – Rock 'N' Roll Star!". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Rock 'N' Roll Star!". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  22. ^ "David Bowie Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  23. ^ "David Bowie Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  24. ^ "David Bowie Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  25. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 8, 2025.