Station To Station, David Bowie: The inside story of the Thin White Duke and the 1976 album 

As 'Station To Station' marks 50 years, Richard Purden chats to contributors on a record that saw the emergence of a darker, drug-addled persona 

David Bowie released 'Station To Station' in January 1976.

David Bowie’s first American number one single, 'Fame', was a last-minute addition to Young Americans, his 1975 breakthrough album in the US. It also came with jagged edges and a sneering attitude towards success that even Bowie described as “nasty” and “angry”.

'Fame' gave a first hint of Bowie’s new direction and his controversial character, the Thin White Duke, a persona who would turn the temperature down and invite a much darker, stoic presence.