![]() Bowie had insisted on using a cropped image. Taken on the set of The Man Who Fell to Earth by photographer Steve Schapiro it depicts the Thin White Duke stepping into a seemingly alien environment. Although there is something slightly more jarring about it. It’s reminiscent of the International Typographic Style or Swiss Style, which was prominent in the 1950s. ![]() What’s immediately apparent when looking at the cover is its stark minimalism. Station to Station, 1976: Photography by Steve Schapiro, image from It’s fitting to see that this album presents us with some equally strong album artwork. It might have been Bowie’s dive into his own psyche or even the peppers and milk that led him to producing one of his strongest albums (in my opinion, the best). The Thin White Duke: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bowie later claimed that he recalled almost nothing from the production of the album. Most prevalent during this period was his dependency on drugs – his consumption consisted primarily of peppers, milk and cocaine. ![]() He became fascinated with Nazi Germany and the occult, all playing as influence to both the context of his songs and his stage presence. This is by far Bowie’s darkest character. His gaunt appearance, slicked black blonde hair and smart attire were partly based on Thomas Jerome Newton, the alien character Bowie played in The Man Who Fell to Earth. It was around the time of its release that Bowie adopted his controversial persona of the Thin White Duke. David Bowie’s 10 th album, Station to Station was released on 23 rd January 1976 by RCA Records.
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