It takes place in early June 1972; the end is June 12, 1972 (premiere of "Deep Throat") However, early on someone makes a Ziggy Stardust reference, but the album wasn't released until 4 days later after the end (6/16/72). While there were singles released before that time, the only song to reference Ziggy by name ("Ziggy Stardust") wasn't released as a single at that point.