 The album was recorded at Trident Studios in London like his previous album "Hunky Dory".Most of the album was recorded in November 1971 with further sessions in January and early February 1972.Described as a rock opera and also a loose concept album, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" is about Bowie's titular alter ego Ziggy Stardust, a fictional androgynous bisexual rock star who acts as a messenger for extraterrestrial beings.