David Bowie – Stage (UK)

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The second of two inessential double live albums David Bowie released in the ’70s, 1978’s Stage is a different beast than its 1974 predecessor, David Live. That album captured Bowie in a transitional phase, sliding from glam to stylized soul, while Stage was recorded in the thick of his Berlin phase with producer/collaborator Brian Eno, and Stage is an attempt to translate that sleek, angular, arty studio-bound sound to the live arena. This means not only are Low and Heroes have given live treatments, but about half of both Ziggy Stardust and Station to Station are given new arrangements here. On these older tunes, the new flair — the synthesizers and Adrian Belew‘s tangled, mathematical guitar — doesn’t sound sleek, it sounds chintzy and cheap, not quite fully formed. The newer songs suffer from this, too, and that’s because the performances are too direct and the recording is too crisp and clear, removing the dark, foreboding mystery and assuredness that made Low and Heroes thrilling, compelling listens. Consequently, Stage winds up as a curiosity, and not a very interesting one at that.

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RCA Victor PL 02913(2) 2xLP, Stereo Album, Gatefold UK 1978

Side 1.

1. Hang On To Yourself
2. Ziggy Stardust
3. Five Years
4. Soul Love
5. Star

Side 2.

1. Station To Station
2. Fame
3. TVC 15

Side 3.

1. Warszawa
2. Speed Of Life
3. Art Decade
4. Sense Of Doubt
5. Breaking Glass

Side 4.

1. “Heroes”
2. What In The World
3. Blackout
4. Beauty And The Beast

Credits:

Backing Vocals – Adrian Belew, Carlos Alomar, George Murray, Roger Powell, Sean Mayes
Bass Guitar – George Murray
Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – David Bowie
Drums, Percussion – Dennis Davis
Electric Violin – Simon House
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Roger Powell
Lead Guitar – Adrian Belew
Mixed By [Live Sound] – Buford Jones
Photography By – Gilles Riberolles
Piano, Synthesizer [String Ensemble] – Sean Mayes
Producer – David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Recorded By, Mixed By – Tony Visconti
Rhythm Guitar – Carlos Alomar
Written-By – David Bowie

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Laminated gatefold sleeve live recordings from Bowie’s 1978 world tour, culled from concerts in Philadelphia, Providence and Boston USA (uncredited on sleeve).

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Other PL 02913(2), (CPL2 2913), PL 02913(2) A
Other PL 02913(2), (CPL2 2913), PL 02913(2) B
Other PL 02913(2), (CPL2 2913), PL 02913(2) C
Other PL 02913(2), (CPL2 2913), PL 02913(2) D
Matrix / Runout PL-02193-A-1
Matrix / Runout PL-02193-B-1
Matrix / Runout PL-02193-C-1
Matrix / Runout PL-02193-D-1
Matrix / Runout A-1-02913 ZIG AIAAC
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-B-1 A4A W
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-C-1 LORDES A 20
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-D-1 HELOWS A31-1
Matrix / Runout PL 02913-A-2E AID ‘W’
Matrix / Runout PL 02913-B-1 A2H [Utopia lyre] ‘W’ STAME
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-C-1 [Utopia lyre] LOROES A1D
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-D-1 AIC ‘W’ HELOWS [Utopia lyre]
Matrix / Runout PL-A-1-02913 ‘W’ [Utopia lyre] ZIG AIAK
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-B-1 AIAA [Utopia lyre] ‘W’ STAME
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-C-1 [Utopia lyre] LORDES A3D
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-D-1 AIL ‘W’ HELOWS [Utopia lyre]
Matrix / Runout PL-A-1-02913 ‘W’ [Utopia lyre] ZIG AIAU
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-B-1 A4C [Utopia lyre] ‘W’ STAME
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-C-1 [Utopia lyre] LORDES A3AA
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-D-1 A2J ‘W’ HELOWS [Utopia lyre]
Matrix / Runout ZIG AIAAF PL-02193-1-1-02913 ‘W’ [Utopia lyre]
Matrix / Runout STAME PL 02913-B-1 A2H A4D [Utopia lyre] “W’
Matrix / Runout LORDES A2L PL-02913-C-1 [Utopia lyre]
Matrix / Runout HELOWS A3K [Utopia lyre] PL-02913-D-1 ‘W’
Matrix / Runout PL- A-1-02913 ‘W’ [Utopia lyre] ZIG AIAK
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-C-1 [Utopia lyre] LOROES A3R
Matrix / Runout PL-02913-D-1 AIAA ‘W’ HELOWS [Utopia lyre]
Matrix / Runout PL-02193 A-1-02913 [Utopia lyre] ZIG AIAL
Matrix / Runout PL-02193 B A2I [Utopia lyre] W STAME
Matrix / Runout PL-02193-C-1[Utopia lyre] LORDES A3U
Matrix / Runout PL-02193-D-1 AII W HELOWS
Price Code EE

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Weight 1 kg
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