David Bowie -Alabama Song (40th Anniversary) -Parlophone Label Group (PLG) Vinyl Single Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

1. ALABAMA SONG
2. JOE THE LION (LIVE EARLS COURT '78 SOUNDCHECK)
3. ALABAMA SONG (LIVE EARLS COURT '78)

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Extra-Infos:

40th Anniversary Limited Edition Picture Disc

Description:

Special limited DAVID BOWIE 7" picture disc, the 40th-anniversary edition of â??ALABAMA SONGâ??. Originally released in the UK on 15th February, 1980, â??ALABAMA SONGâ?? was initially written as a poem by Bertolt Brecht in 1925 and was put to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 play The Little Mahogany. David Bowie was a longstanding Brecht fan and included the song in the setlist for his 1978 Isolar II tour. The studio version of â??ALABAMA SONGâ?? on the A-side of this release was recorded on July 2nd 1978, the day after the final show of the European leg of the tour, at Tony Viscontiâ??s Good Earth Studios in Soho, London. The AA-Side features two previously unreleased tracks; A rendition of â??Heroesâ? track â??JOE THE LIONâ?? recorded at the soundcheck of the tourâ??s final Earls Court show on the 1st July 1978. Though rehearsed for the Isolar II tour â??JOE THE LIONâ?? would not make its live debut until the Serious Moonlight tour of 1983. The second track on the AA-side is a live version of â??ALABAMA SONGâ?? also recorded July 1st 1978â??a different performance than the one featured on the live album Welcome To The Blackout. - 40TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION PICTURE DISC

Seven inch picture disc vinyl pressing. Originally released in the UK on 15th February, 1980 'Alabama Song' was initially written as a poem by Bertolt Brecht in 1925 and was put to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 play Little Mahogany. David Bowie was a longstanding Brecht fan and included the song in the setlist for his 1978 Isolar II tour. The studio version of 'Alabama Song' on the A-side of this release was recorded on July 2nd 1978, the day after the final show of the European leg of the tour, at Tony Visconti's Good Earth Studios in Soho, London. The AA-Side features two previously unreleased tracks; A rendition of Heroes track 'Joe The Lion' recorded at the soundcheck of the tour's final Earls Court show on the 1st July 1978. Though rehearsed for the Isolar II tour 'Joe The Lion' would not make it's live debut until the Serious Moonlight tour of 1983. The second track on the AA-side is a live version of 'Alabama Song' also recorded July 1st 1978-a different performance than the one featured on the live album Welcome To The Blackout.

Track AA2 is a different version to the one that features on [m=1386218]. Track AA1 & AA2 are previously unreleased. Made in the EU.

Manufacturer No.:

9029535628

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