Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)

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Welcome to the Blackout
(Live London '78)
File:Welcome To The Blackout (cover).jpg
Live album by David Bowie
Released 21 April 2018 (2018-04-21)
Recorded 30 June – 1 July 1978
Venue Earls Court, London
Studio RCA Mobile
Genre Art rock
Length 108:13
Label Parlophone
Producer Tony Visconti
David Bowie chronology
A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)
(2017)		 Welcome to the Blackout
(Live London '78)
(2018)		 Loving the Alien (1983–1988)
(2018)
{{{This album}}}

Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78) is a live album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie recorded on the Isolar II Tour. It had a limited vinyl release on 21 April 2018 for Record Store Day.[1][2] A more widely available CD edition followed on 29 June 2018, along with digital releases for download and streaming.[3]

Recording

The album was recorded live during the Isolar II Tour at Earls Court, London on 30 June and 1 July 1978 by Tony Visconti with the RCA mobile unit. It was mixed by Bowie and David Richards at Mountain Studios, Montreux, from 17–22 January 1979.

The 1st July performances of "Be My Wife" and "Sound and Vision" were previously released on the semi-official 1995 Mainman compilation album, Rarestonebowie.

The shows were filmed by the director David Hemmings for cinematic release later in 1978. Bowie was dissatisfied with the film and it was never released, saying in 2000, “I simply didn’t like the way it had been shot."[4]

Track listing

Vinyl release

All songs written and composed by David Bowie, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Warszawa"    
2. "'Heroes'"    
3. "What in the World"    
Side two
No. Title Length
4. "Be My Wife"    
5. "The Jean Genie"    
6. "Blackout"    
7. "Sense of Doubt"    
Side three
No. Title Length
8. "Speed of Life"    
9. "Sound and Vision"    
10. "Breaking Glass"    
11. "Fame"    
12. "Beauty and the Beast"    
Side four
No. Title Length
13. "Five Years"    
14. "Soul Love"    
15. "Star"    
16. "Hang On to Yourself"    
17. "Ziggy Stardust"    
18. "Suffragette City"    
Side five
No. Title Length
19. "Art Decade"    
20. "Alabama Song"    
21. "Station to Station"    
Side six
No. Title Length
22. "TVC 15"    
23. "Stay"    
24. "Rebel Rebel"    

CD Release

Disc one
No. Title Length
1. "Warszawa"   6:27
2. "'Heroes'"   7:34
3. "What in the World"   4:07
4. "Be My Wife"   2:53
5. "The Jean Genie"   6:34
6. "Blackout"   3:43
7. "Sense of Doubt"   3:40
8. "Speed of Life"   2:37
9. "Sound and Vision"   3:12
10. "Breaking Glass"   3:31
11. "Fame"   3:52
12. "Beauty and the Beast"   4:58
Disc two
No. Title Length
1. "Five Years"   6:09
2. "Soul Love"   2:52
3. "Star"   2:30
4. "Hang On to Yourself"   2:40
5. "Ziggy Stardust"   3:25
6. "Suffragette City"   4:02
7. "Art Decade"   3:08
8. "Alabama Song"   3:59
9. "Station to Station"   11:10
10. "TVC 15"   4:18
11. "Stay"   6:59
12. "Rebel Rebel"   3:53

Personnel

Live performance personnel

  • Jan Michael Alejandro – band tech
  • Vern "Moose" Constan – band tech
  • Leroy Kerr – band tech
  • Buford Jones – FOH mixer
  • Townsend Wessinger – Showco sound crew
  • Billy King – Showco sound crew
  • Russell Davis – Showco sound crew
  • Randy Marshall – Showco sound crew
  • Glenn George – Showco sound crew

Charts

Chart performance for Welcome to the Blackout
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 96
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 32
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 127
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 58
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 36
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 83
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[14] 3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] 30
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] 86
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 75
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 16
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20] 23

References

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  4. ↑ Buckley, David (August 2018) "Soundtrack to the film that never was." Mojo (magazine), no. 297.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – David Bowie – Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)" (in German). Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)" (in French). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – David Bowie – Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)". Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – David Bowie – Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – David Bowie – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
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  15. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – David Bowie – Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)". Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)". Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "David Bowie – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for David Bowie.
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