In the past 10 months I’ve acquired every David Bowie album and an entire host of live albums, bootlegs and imports. And to be honest, while I respect him greatly, I’m not the biggest Bowie fan in the world — at least not a regular listener.
But apparently I wasn’t a “real” Bowie fan until today, when I checked out the new Live Santa Monica ‘72 disc on Virgin Records — a recording of Bowie’s Santa Monica concert that was his first live U.S. radio broadcast (KMET in L.A.) and never available as a true release.
According to the label:
Over the last 36 years this historic recording has only been occasionally available as a bootleg. For many, ownership of this concert was regarded as a true test of being a ‘proper Bowie fan’. This powerful, galvanizing show allows a more than 70 minute glimpse into the earliest nationwide live radio exposure granted David and the Spiders.
I’m always a sucker for “The Man Who Sold The World” and the two covers, Jacques Brel’s “My Death” and the Velvet Underground’s “Waiting for the Man,” are a nice addition.
Available starting June 22, the CD will be released as a limited edition with special packaging featuring shots taken at the actual gig for the first time. The double LP will be a heavyweight vinyl one-off run.
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