Live Nassau Coliseum '76
| Live Nassau Coliseum '76 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 10 February 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 23 March 1976 | |||
| Venue | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA | |||
| Studio | Record Plant Mobile | |||
| Length | 82:58[1] | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Harry Maslin | |||
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Live Nassau Coliseum '76 is a live album by David Bowie recorded on 23 March 1976 during Bowie's Isolar Tour[2] in support of the album Station to Station. The recording was first released in September 2010, as part of special and deluxe editions of Station to Station.[3][4][5] The album was released separately on 10 February 2017.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Writer Nicholas Pegg described the album as "an excellent memento of one of Bowie’s greatest tours, with highlights including a majestic 'Word On A Wing', an über-cool 'Waiting For The Man', and riotous, thrilling renditions of 'Stay' and 'The Jean Genie'" with "Bowie and his terrific 1976 band on blistering form."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by David Bowie, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Station to Station" | 11:53 | |
| 2. | "Suffragette City" | 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Fame" | Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Word on a Wing" | 6:06 | |
| 5. | "Stay" | 7:25 | |
| 6. | "Waiting for the Man" | Lou Reed | 6:20 |
| 7. | "Queen Bitch" | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Life On Mars?" | 2:13 |
| 9. | "Five Years" | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Panic in Detroit" (with most of drum solo edited out) | 6:03 |
| 11. | "Changes" (with band intro) | 4:11 |
| 12. | "TVC 15" | 4:58 |
| 13. | "Diamond Dogs" | 6:38 |
| 14. | "Rebel Rebel" | 4:07 |
| 15. | "The Jean Genie" | 7:28 |
Personnel
[edit]- David Bowie – vocals
- Carlos Alomar – guitar
- Stacey Heydon – guitar
- George Murray – bass
- Tony Kaye – keyboards
- Dennis Davis – drums
Technical
- Dave Hewitt – recording engineer, 1976
- Harry Maslin – producer, mixing engineer
- Mixed at Sweetersongs East Studios, Santa Monica, California, USA in February 2009.
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Andrew Kent – photography, 1976
- Scott Minshall – artwork
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 83 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 147 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Live Nassau Coliseum '76". Amazon.
- ^ Kevin Cann, David Bowie: A Chronology, Vermilion, 1983, ISBN 0-09-153831-9
- ^ David Bowie's Space Oddity, Station to Station Albums to Be Reissued, Pitchfork News, Retrieved on 19 August 2009.
- ^ Station to Station four disc set due next year Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine at BowieNet. Retrieved on 16 November 2009.
- ^ S2S special and deluxe edition boxes due in September Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine at BowieNet. Retrieved on 16 November 2009.
- ^ "David Bowie - Live Nassau Coliseum '76 | Rhino".
- ^ Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie. London: Titan. pp. 461, 460.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – Live Nassau Coliseum '76" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – Live Nassau Coliseum '76" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
