David Bowie 1975 — The Plastic Soul Era

📍 New York City, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Electric Lady Studios

🎧 Recording: Young Americans Sessions Continue
🗒️ Notes: David continues overdubs and vocal work for the upcoming album. His sound shifts decisively toward American soul and R&B influences.

📍 New York City, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Electric Lady Studios

🎤 Artist: David Bowie & John Lennon
🗒️ Notes: Historic session with John Lennon. They record ‘Across The Universe’ and develop the track that becomes ‘Fame’.

📍 New York City, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Electric Lady Studios

🎧 Recording: ‘Fame’
🗒️ Notes: Final structure of ‘Fame’ is completed, featuring Carlos Alomar’s riff and Lennon’s backing vocals.

📍 Worldwide 🌎
🏛️ RCA Records

💿 Album Release: Young Americans
🗒️ Notes: The album introduces Bowie’s “Plastic Soul” sound. It receives strong reviews and marks a radical break from the Diamond Dogs era.

📍 USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ RCA Records

💿 Single Release: ‘Fame’
🗒️ Notes: Released as a single in the US. It later becomes David Bowie’s first American number-one hit.

📍 New Mexico, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Film Locations

🎬 Film: The Man Who Fell to Earth (Filming)
🗒️ Notes: Bowie stars as alien Thomas Jerome Newton in Nicolas Roeg’s film. His gaunt appearance becomes iconic and reflects his increasingly fragile lifestyle.

📍 Albuquerque, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Tingley Coliseum

🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Opening night of the Soul Tour. The theatrical Hunger City set is gone; the focus is now on music and groove.

📍 Philadelphia, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ The Spectrum

🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Strongly soul-oriented setlist featuring new arrangements and extended band improvisations.

📍 Detroit, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Olympia Stadium

🎤 Artist: David Bowie

📍 Uniondale, New York 🇺🇸
🏛️ Nassau Coliseum

🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: One of the best-documented Soul Tour performances.

📍 Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Cherokee Studios / Record Plant

🎧 Recording: Station to Station Sessions
🗒️ Notes: Bowie begins recording the material that will become Station to Station. The Thin White Duke persona starts to emerge during these sessions.

📍 Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Cherokee Studios

🎧 Recording: ‘Golden Years’
🗒️ Notes: Recorded during the early Station to Station sessions. The song blends funk and European-style groove.

📍 Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Studio Sessions

🎧 Recording: ‘Station to Station’
🗒️ Notes: Long-form title track recorded, marking Bowie’s shift toward darker, more experimental structures.

📍 Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸
🏛️ Private Residence

🥂 Event: End of the Soul Era
🗒️ Notes: Bowie ends 1975 deeply immersed in recording. The transition from Plastic Soul to the Thin White Duke period is nearly complete.