MainMan - The Journey

MainMan - Episode 69

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:58:05 GMT

Tony Defries recalls his first meetings with David Bowie in 1970 and the resulting plans that enabled the pair to begin working together in one of the most successful creative partnerships in rock history.

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MainMan - Episode 68

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:16:48 GMT

Tony Defries recalls his first meetings with David Bowie in 1970

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MainMan - Episode 67

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:41:14 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the stage design, rehearsals and adventures on the road during the Diamond Dogs Tour in 1974

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MainMan - Episode 66

Wed, 15 May 2024 03:32:38 GMT

Tony Defries recalls The Year of the Diamond Dog

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MainMan - Episode 65

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:56:37 GMT

Tony Zanetta continues his recollections of his adventures with David Bowie in 1973

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MainMan - Episode 64

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:44:42 GMT

Tony Zanetta recalls the summer of '73, and all the fascinating adventures he shared with David Bowie

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MainMan - Episode 63

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:31:12 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the inspirations for the songs on David Bowie's seminal Aladdin Sane album

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MainMan - Episode 62

Sun, 07 May 2023 09:39:55 GMT

Brian Duffy created the now legendary Aladdin Sane album cover for David Bowie in 1973. Hear Brian’s son Chris tell the full story of that iconic cover shot.

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MainMan - Episode 61

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 16:20:21 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the writing, recording and release of David Bowie’s classic Aladdin Sane album

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MainMan - Episode 60

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:04:48 GMT

Mike Garson recalls the highlights of the 1972 and 1973 Ziggy Stardust tours and recording Aladdin Sane.

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MainMan - Episode 59

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 06:45:06 GMT

Mike Garson recalls his audition to join the US leg of the Ziggy Stardust Tour in 1972

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MainMan - Episode 58

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:02:55 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the recording of Lou Reed's Transformer album in the summer of '72

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MainMan - Episode 57

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:26:21 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the recording of Lou Reed's seminal Transformer album in August 1972.

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MainMan - Episode 56

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:43:22 GMT

Tony Defries explains why he and Bowie took a very quick trip to NYC to see Elvis Presley play Madison Square Garden in June 1972.

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MainMan - Episode 55

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:17:09 GMT

Cherry Vanilla recalls the characters that provided the inspiration for Lou Reed's Transformer.

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MainMan - Episode 54

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:52:18 GMT

The legendary Cherry Vanilla recalls her MainMan adventures.

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MainMan - Episode 53

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:15:25 GMT

Producer Ken Scott recalls his work with David Bowie

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MainMan - Episode 52

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:43:51 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the early gigs on the first Ziggy Stardust Tour in 1972.

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MainMan - Episode 51

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:47:04 GMT

Photographer Barrie Wentzell recalls photographing David Bowie in his Ziggy perona.

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MainMan - Episode 50

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:00:23 GMT

To mark the 50th Anniversary of the first Ziggy Stardust concert on January 29, 1972, Tony Defries, Woody Woodmansey, Trevor Bolder, George Underwood and Anya Wilson recall the birth of Ziggy.

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MainMan - Episode 49

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:57:57 GMT

MainMan founder Tony Defries recalls the embryonic Ziggy Stardust timeline from January 1972.

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MainMan - Episode 48

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 17:02:20 GMT

MainMan founder Tony Defries recalls the conception and creation of the iconic Hunky Dory album cover

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MainMan - Episode 47

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:54:22 GMT

Tony Defries marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's Hunky Dory.

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MainMan - Episode 46

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:07:39 GMT

Tony Defries explains the corporate history of the world's major record labels in 1971

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MainMan - Episode 45

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:38:09 GMT

Tony Defries explains why he chose RCA for David Bowie's new deal in September 1971.

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MainMan - Episode 44

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:57:05 GMT

Tony Defries explains his deal for David Bowie with RCA Records in 1971

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MainMan - Episode 43

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:35:08 GMT

Defries continues his 1971 highlights including Warhol, Lou and Iggy

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MainMan - Episode 42

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:41:35 GMT

Tony Defries recalls his work with a Motown legend in 1971

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MainMan - Episode 41

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:57:58 GMT

Marianne Faithfull recalls the 1980 Floor Show at The Marquee with David Bowie in 1973

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MainMan - Episode 40

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:20:48 GMT

Tony Defries recalls his highlights of 1971, which as well as working with David Bowie, include tales about Marianne Faithfull, Lionel Bart and Iggy Pop.

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MainMan - Episode 39

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:37:22 GMT

Wendy Kirby, one of Bowie's 'Young Dudes', recalls her friendship with Freddie Burretti.

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MainMan - Episode 38

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:55:40 GMT

Wendy Kirby recalls Freddie Burretti's friendship

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MainMan - Episode 37

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:18:13 GMT

Tony Defries pays tribute to Freddie Burretti

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MainMan - Episode 36

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:05:28 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the creative relationship between David Bowie and designer Freddie Burretti.

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MainMan - Episode 35

Thu, 20 May 2021 16:39:33 GMT

Anya Wilson recalls her time as MainMan's Publicist and record plugger.

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MainMan - Episode 34

Thu, 13 May 2021 17:35:47 GMT

Peter Noone releases Oh You Pretty Things in May '71

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MainMan - Episode 33

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:06:12 GMT

David Bowie's Oh You Pretty Things recorded by Peter Noone.

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MainMan - Episode 32

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:37:26 GMT

Trevor Bolder from the MainMan arhive

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MainMan - Episode 31

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:34:40 GMT

Tony Defries pays tribute to MainMan President Jamie Andrews

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MainMan - Episode 30

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:11:32 GMT

Tony Defries pays tribute to Leee Black Childers.

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Episode 29

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:09:56 GMT

Leee Black Childers recalls how he became part of the MainMan team.

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MainMan - Episode 28

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:31:37 GMT

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust as an LGBT+ icon

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MainMan - Episode 27

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:38:02 GMT

Defries explains how David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust became an LGBT+ icon.

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MainMan - Episode 26

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:33:51 GMT

Tony Defries recalls working with Michael Kamen during and beyond the MainMan years

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MainMan - Episode 25

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:22:52 GMT

Tony Defries recalls how Michael Kamen joined MainMan for Bowie's Diamond Dogs Tour in 1974.

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MainMan - Episode 24

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:17:02 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the working relationship and great friendship between Mick Ronson and John Mellencamp.

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MainMan - Episode 23

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:48:38 GMT

Tony Defries recalls the relationship between MainMan artistes Mick Ronson and John Mellencamp.

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MainMan - Episode 22

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:59:54 GMT

Tony Defries recalls David Bowie's first visit to America in January 1971.

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MainMan - Episode 21

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:41:24 GMT

Michael Oberman recalls David Bowie's first visit to America in 1971.

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MainMan - Episode 20

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:43:17 GMT

Dana Gillespie recalls working with Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Jimmy Page and more...

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MainMan - Episode 19

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 18:17:45 GMT

Dana Gillespie - Weren't Born A Man (contd:)

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MainMan - Episode 18

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:11:59 GMT

Dana Gillespie - Weren't Born A Man

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MainMan - Episode 17

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:54:46 GMT

The 50th Anniversary of the US release of The Man Who Sold The World album.

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MainMan - Episode 16

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:57:52 GMT

Tony Defries, Tony Visconti, Charles Shaar Murray and Trevor Bolder discuss the writing and recording of the David Bowie album The Man Who Sold The World, released 50 years ago in November 1970.

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MainMan - Episode 15

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:56:29 GMT

Lindsay Kemp

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MainMan - Episode 14

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:00:57 GMT

Bowie, Bolan and the birth of Glam in late 1970.

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MainMan - Episode 13

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:39:11 GMT

Bowie, Bolan and the birth of Glam.

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MainMan - Episode 12

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:47:34 GMT

Photographer Mick Rock talks about his incredibly successful career collaborating with David Bowie.

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MainMan - Episode 11

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:45:25 GMT

Tony Visconti and Angie Bowie recall the creation of The Hype and their historic gig at the Camden Roundhouse in early 1970 as well as the session Tony produced for 'The Prettiest Star' - the first time Bowie and Bolan recorded together.

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MainMan - Episode 10

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:55:15 GMT

Some of the early residents of Haddon Hall describe their artistic adventures with Angie and David Bowie.

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MainMan - Episode 9

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:22:22 GMT

Tony Defries explains how he was very impressed by the songs David Bowie was writing in 1970, which convinced him of Bowie's huge potential.

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MainMan - Episode 8

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:09:04 GMT

Tony Defries describes Mick Ronson's impact on David Bowie's music.

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MainMan - Episode 7

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:44:39 GMT

Tony Defries explains how 50 years ago he met David Bowie and helped extricate him from his existing restrictive agreements, allowing him greater artistic and financial freedom.

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MainMan - Episode 6

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:41:58 GMT

Tony Defries explains how he restructured David's business arrangements allowing him the creative freedom to become 'Bowie'

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MainMan - Episode 5

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:32:19 GMT

Tony Defries

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MainMan - Episode 4

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:36:24 GMT

Dana Gillespie

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MainMan Episode 3

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:43:54 GMT

Dana Gillespie

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MainMan Episode 2

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:10:11 GMT

In this episode Tony Zanetta explains how he introduced David Bowie to Andy Warhol in New York City in September 1971.

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Mainman-episode1

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 06:55:15 GMT

This is the story of MainMan

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