TV Eye Live 1977 explained

TV Eye Live 1977
Type:Live album
Artist:Iggy Pop
Cover:Iggy_Pop_T.V._Eye.jpg
Released:May 1978
Recorded:March 21, 22 & 28, 1977
October 26, 1977
Length:36:01
Label:RCA
Producer:Iggy Pop, David Bowie
Prev Title:Kill City
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:New Values
Next Year:1979

TV Eye Live 1977 (or simply TV Eye) is a live album by the American musician Iggy Pop originally released in 1978. Iggy took a $90,000 advance from RCA Records to finish his contract with a live album. According to AllMusic, the album was assembled from soundboard tapes. Iggy Pop doctored them in a German studio, quickly and cheaply for around $5,000. The album features recordings from concerts on March 21 & 22, 1977 at The Agora in Cleveland, Ohio; on March 28, 1977 at The Aragon in Chicago, Illinois; and on October 26, 1977 at The Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

The album is notable for the presence of David Bowie on keyboards and background vocals for selected tracks and the rather crushing bass and drum sound; also, with the Sales brothers, the lineup prefigures in part Bowie's Tin Machine lineup.

Track listing

  1. "T.V. Eye"[1] [2] [3] (Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton)
  2. "Funtime" (Iggy Pop, David Bowie)
  3. "Sixteen" (Iggy Pop)
  4. "I Got a Right" (Iggy Pop)
  5. "Lust for Life" (Iggy Pop, David Bowie)
  6. "Dirt" (Iggy Pop)
  7. "Nightclubbing" (Iggy Pop, David Bowie)
  8. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton)

Personnel

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iTunes – Music – TV Eye (1977 Live) by Iggy Pop. iTunes Store. Apple Inc.. 3 September 2014.
  2. Web site: TV Eye (1977 Live) – Iggy Pop | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic. AllMusic. 3 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Iggy Pop – TV Eye 1977 Live (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs. Discogs. 3 September 2014.
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 235.