CD: DAVID BOWIE - DIAMOND DOGS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR - RARE 9CD BOX IMPORT

Tracklist

Dress Rehearsal: Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY, June 8, 19741-1Toni Basil Instructions1-2Moonage Daydream1-3Sweet Thing1-4Changes1-5Suffragette City1-6Aladdin Sane1-7All The Young Dudes1-8Diamond Dogs1-9Panic In Detroit1-10Big Brother1-11Time1-12The Jean GenieO'Keefe Auditorium, Toronto, ON, Canada. Evening Show, June 16th,1974.2-119842-2Rebel Rebel2-3Moonage Daydream2-4Sweet Thing2-5Candidate2-6Sweet Thing (Reprise)2-7Changes2-8Suffragette City2-9Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)2-10All The Young Druds2-11Cracked Actor2-12Rock 'n' Roll With Me2-13Watch That Man3-1Drive-In Saturday3-2Space Odditiy3-3Future Legend3-4Diamond Dogs3-5Panic In Detroit3-6Big Brother3-7Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family3-8Time3-9The Width Of A Circle3-10The Jean Genie3-11Rock 'n' SuicideCurtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL July 2nd, 19744-119844-2Rebel Rebel4-3Moonage Daydream4-4Sweet Thing4-5Candidate4-6Sweet Thing (Reprise)4-7Changes4-8Suffragette City4-9Alladin Sane (1913-1938-197?)4-10All The Young Dudes4-11Cracked Actor4-12Rock 'n' Roll With Me4-13Watch That Man5-1Space Odditiy5-2Future Legend5-3Diamond Dogs5-4Panic In Detroit5-5Big Brother5-6Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family5-7Time5-8The Width Of A Circle5-9The Jean Genie5-10Rock 'n' Roll SuicideUniversal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA September 5th,19746-1Intro6-219846-3Rebel Rebel6-4Moonage Daydream6-5Sweet Thing-Candidate-Sweet Thing (Reprise)6-6Changes6-7Suffragette City6-8Aladdin Sane6-9All The Young Dudes6-10Cracked Actor7-1Rock 'n' Roll With Me7-2Knock On Wood7-3It's Gonna Be Me7-4Space Oddity7-5Diamond Dogs7-6Big Brother7-7Time7-8The Jean Genie7-9Rock 'n' Roll Suicide7-10John I'm Only DancingDane County Coliseum, Madison, WI October 11th,19748-1Memory Of A Free Festival8-2Rebel Rebel8-3John, I'm Only Dancing8-4Sorrow8-5Changes8-619848-7Moonage Daydream8-8Rock 'n' Roll With Me8-9The Jean Genie8-10Future Legend8-11Diamond Dogs8-12Young Americans8-13Can You Hear Me8-14It's Gonna Be Me8-15Somebody Up There Likes Me8-16Suffragette City8-17Rock 'n' Roll SuicideOmni Arena, Atlanta, GA, December 1, 19749-1Memory Of A Free Festival (Mike Garson Band)9-2Rebel Rebel9-3John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)9-4Sorrow9-5Changes9-6Young Americans9-719849-8Win9-9The Jean Genie9-10Moonage Daydream9-11Band Intro9-12When You Rock 'n' Roll With Me9-13Panic In Detroit9-14Suffragette City9-15Rock 'n' Roll Suicide9-16Knock On Wood9-17Footstompin'9-18Diamond Dogs

Notes

This is a great collection of live recordings from Bowie's North American Diamond Dogs tour in the Summer an Fall of 1974. All are audience recordings and they range from good to excellent.Limited Edition of 450 copies only.Disc One: Dress rehearsalCapitol Theater, Port Chester, NY, June 8, 1974This recording is taken from one of two days spent preparing For the tour at the Capitol cs Two and Three:O'Keefe Auditorium, Toronto, ON, Canada.Evening show, June 16th,1974.This was the third show of the tour and the final Canadian date after Montreal and Ottawa. He played afternoon and evenings shows - this was the evening show.Discs Four and Five:Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL July 2nd, 1974The driver transporting the tour's gear was stung by a bee on the way to this show - the truck overturned and much of the gear was wrecked. "The concert you are going to see tonight is not the show we had planned for you," says a man address the restless-sounding crowd, the show almost two hours to an unfortunate road accident, half of our stage scenery, costumes, lighting equipment, is in a local swamp 15 miles north off here. There was talk of cancelling tonight's performance, but David Bowie would not hear of it, and insisted we go on in handicapped condition.BAND LINE-UP FOR THE FIRST FIVE DISCS:David Bowie - vocalsEarl Slick - guitarMichael Kamen-oboeMike Garson - piano, mellotron, electric piano, synthesizersDavid Sanborn - alto saxophone, fluteRichard Grando - baritone saxophone, fluteHerbie Flowers - bassTony Newman - drumsPablo Rosario - percussionGui Andrisano - backing vocalsWarren Peace - backing vocalsA week after this show the band rolled into Upper Darby, PA where they played six shows at the Tower Theater which were recorded and became the “David Live" album.Soon after Bowie took the month of August 1974 off, during which time he Begans recording his follow-up studio album, Young Americans. After this, songs from that album would be incorporated into the band's setlists.Discs Six and Seven:Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA September 5th,1974This was the fourth of seven concerts played at the legendary L.A. venue. Supposedly a pre-FM recording, the sound is especially good on this show. It was never broadcast though, so if this is an audience recording, it's a phenomenally good one.BAND LINE-UP FOR THE L.A. SHOW:David Bowie - vocalsEarl Slick - guitarCarlos Alomar - rhythm guitarMike Garson - piano, mel otronDavid Sanborn - alto saxophone, fluteRichard Grando - baritone saxophone, fluteDoug Rauch - bassGre Errico - drumsPablo lgosario - percussionGui Andrisano - backing vocalsWarren Peace - backing vocalsAva Cher - backing vocalsRobin Clal‘k - backing vocalsAnthony Hinton - backing vocalsDiane Sumler - backing vocalsLuther Vandross - backing vocalsOn October 1oth, Bowie abandoned the extravagant theatrical set and re-branded the tour "The Soul Tour,II which would continue through the end of the North American leg in December.Disc Eight:Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI October 11th,1974Disc Nine:Omni Arena, Atlanta, GA December 1st,1974The very last night of the tour, this concert features the first and last ever live performance of the song "Win".BAND LINE-UP FOR THE LAST TWO DISCS:David Bowie - vocalsEarl Slick - lead guitarCarlos Alomar - rhyt m guitarMike Garson - piano, mel otronDavid Sanborn - alto saxophone, fluteWillie Weeks- bassDennis Davis - drumsPablo Rosario - percussionWarren Peace - backing vocalsAva Cher - backing vocalsRobin Clark - backing vocalsAnthony Hinton - backing vocalsDiane Sumler - backing vocalsLuther Vandross - backing vocals