Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78) explained

Welcome to the Blackout
(Live London '78)
Type:live
Artist:David Bowie
Cover:Welcome To The Blackout (cover).jpg
Recorded:30 June – 1 July 1978
Venue:Earls Court, London
Studio:RCA Mobile
Genre:Art rock
Length:108:13
Label:Parlophone
Producer:Tony Visconti
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Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78) is a live album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie recorded on the Isolar II Tour. It had a limited vinyl release on 21 April 2018 for Record Store Day.[1] [2] A more widely available CD edition followed on 29 June 2018, along with digital releases for download and streaming.[3]

Recording

The album was recorded live during the Isolar II Tour at Earls Court, London on 30 June and 1 July 1978 by Tony Visconti with the RCA mobile unit. It was mixed by Bowie and David Richards at Mountain Studios, Montreux, from 17–22 January 1979.

The 1st July performances of "Be My Wife" and "Sound and Vision" were previously released on the semi-official 1995 Mainman compilation album, Rarestonebowie.

The shows were filmed by the director David Hemmings for cinematic release later in 1978. Bowie was dissatisfied with the film and it was never released, saying in 2000, “I simply didn’t like the way it had been shot."[4]

Track listing

CD Release

Personnel

Live performance personnel

Charts

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Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] 83
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[6] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7] 86

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Three Bowie discs for RSD 2018.
  2. Web site: Rare and unreleased David Bowie albums set for Record Store Day 2018 – NME. 1 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Christiane F and Baal vinyl plus Blackout CD due.
  4. Buckley, David (August 2018) "Soundtrack to the film that never was." Mojo (magazine), no. 297.
  5. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 17 (dal 2018-04-20 al 2018-04-26). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 28 April 2018.
  6. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 30 April 2018. 27 April 2018.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Albumes – Semana 27: del 29.6.2018 al 5.7.2018. Productores de Música de España. es. 11 July 2018.