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 |
Prev Title: | A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) |
Prev Year: | 2017 |
Next Title: | Loving the Alien (1983–1988) |
Next Year: | 2018 |
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]
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]
Live performance personnel
Peak position | |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] | 83 |
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New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 3 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7] | 86 |