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"The graffiti on the wall bears testimony to its status as third only to the Tardis and Clark Kent's changing room in Space Age phone-booth mythology."

- Time Out magazine (18-24 October 1984)

01/10/2023

The red telephone box in Heddon Street today is neither the Ziggy original (K2) nor is it a replica of that design.

Part of the confusion may stem from the fact that some time after 1972, the old K2 was replaced with a modern blue telephone box.

Eventually - in 1997 - the blue box was replaced with a red K6 and although this looked much closer to the original, it was actually a different and popular London design.

LEFT -
The K2 - as per Heddon Street circa 1972

RIGHT -
The K6 - as per Heddon Street today

(Smithfield Market, London)

07/03/2023

Good to see the Bowie theme is expanding in Heddon Street. These photos from Sue Jones who visited today.

04/07/2022

Billy Idol (far left) with his first band Generation X under the K West sign in 1977.

Next right is bass player Tony James who went on to mastermind Sigue Sigue Spuntnik in the 80's.

What is interesting about this picture is confirmation that a second (K2) phonebox existed in Heddon Street at this time!

This visit provided inspiration for their single "Wild Youth"

~ http://www.5years.com/heddonfans.htm

05/03/2022

Bowie fan Mark with original K.WEST sign from the album cover.

Mark says that the sign remains in the "private collection of a music industry friend".

The sign itself has undergone restoration and it was even displayed in an exhibition in 2012. More here:

http://www.5years.com/KWestsignupdate.htm

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Heddon Street
London
W1B4

Website

http://www.5years.com/heddon.htm

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Plaque for Ziggy Stardust

ITV NEWS: Tuesday 27 Mar 2012 A black plaque has been unveiled to David Bowie's alter-ego Ziggy Stardust. It is on Heddon Street in Central London, where the singer shot the iconic cover to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Daisy Gray reports.

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