Live Nassau Coliseum '76
| Live Nassau Coliseum '76 | ||||
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| 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. Recorded live at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the album captures the second-last date of the North American leg of the tour.
An edited version of the concert was broadcast on radio's King Biscuit Flower Hour and was heavily bootlegged years before the concert recording's first official release 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]
The official album is a largely complete version of the concert, although "Panic in Detroit" is a shortened version with most of Dennis Davis' drum solo edited out.
Critical reception
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
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
- 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
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 83 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 147 |
References
- ^ "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.
