Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles 3-LP: 2017

A Record Store Day Diamond Dogs Transition

Released as a limited edition 3-LP set in the UK on April 22, 2017, as part of Record Store Day by Parlophone Records, David Bowie’s Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles captured a previously unreleased live recording from the Los Angeles Forum on September 5, 1974.

This pivotal gig marked the transition between the Diamond Dogs tour and the emerging Philly Dogs phase. Produced by David Bowie and mixed by Tony Visconti at Human Studios, NYC in October/November 2016. The set featured an etching on the sixth side and was limited to 17,000 copies worldwide.

Track Listing

Side A

Introduction (Live)

1984 (Live)

Rebel Rebel (Live)

Moonage Daydream (Live)

Sweet Thing / Candidate / Sweet Thing (Reprise) (Live)

Side B

Changes (Live)

Suffragette City (Live)

Aladdin Sane (Live)

All The Young Dudes (Live)

Cracked Actor (Live)

Side 2A

Rock 'N' Roll With Me (Live)

Knock on Wood (Live)

It's Gonna Be Me (Live)

Space Oddity (Live)

Side 2B

Diamond Dogs (Live)

Big Brother (Live)

Time (Live)

Side 3A

The Jean Genie (Live)

Rock 'N' Roll Suicide (Live)

John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (Live)

Side 3B

Etching (no audio)

This release documented a fascinating bridge in Bowie’s 1974 live evolution — from the theatrical Diamond Dogs spectacle toward the soul-infused Philly Dogs sound.

Do you have Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles in your collection? Ready for the 1974 transition? Share in the comments!

Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including davidbowie.com, Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia and BBC Official Charts Company

Whilst every effort is made to provide accurate information, mistakes do happen. Simply leave a comment and the post will be updated. Thank you.