Welcome To The Blackout (Live in London '78) 3-LP: 2018

A Record Store Day Blackout

Released as a 3-LP set in the UK on April 21, 2018, as part of Record Store Day by Parlophone Records, David Bowie’s Live in London '78 captured previously unreleased performances from Earls Court, London, on June 30 and July 1, 1978.

The recordings were made live by Tony Visconti, mixed by David Bowie and David Richards at Mountain Studios, Montreux, from January 17–22, 1979. The newly designed trifold sleeve featured imagery by photographers Sukita and Chris Walter. The set was also made available more widely on June 29, 2018.

Track Listing

Side A

Warszawa – 6:27

"Heroes" – 7:34

What In The World – 4:07

Side B

Be My Wife – 2:53

The Jean Genie – 6:34

Blackout – 3:43

Sense Of Doubt – 3:40

Side C

Speed Of Life – 2:37

Sound And Vision – 3:12

Breaking Glass – 3:31

Fame – 3:52

Beauty And The Beast – 4:58

Side D

Five Years – 6:09

Soul Love – 2:52

Star – 2:30

Hang On To Yourself – 2:40

Ziggy Stardust – 3:25

Suffragette City – 4:02

Side E

Art Decade – 3:08

Alabama Song – 3:59

Station To Station – 11:10

Side F

TVC 15 – 4:18

Stay – 6:59

Rebel Rebel – 3:53

This release documented one of Bowie’s most powerful late-’70s live performances — a thrilling snapshot of the Stage tour era.

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Sources

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