David Bowie: Santa Monica 1972 Live [Live]

David Bowie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1972
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Griffin Records
• ASIN: B000001LH3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,202 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hang on to Yourself

2. Ziggy Stardust

3. Changes

4. The Supermen

5. Life on Mars?

6. Five Years

7. Space Oddity

8. Andy Warhol

9. My Death

10. The Width of a Circle

11. Queen Bitch

12. Moonage Daydream

13. John, I'm Only Dancing

14. Waiting for the Man

15. The Jean Genie

16. Suffragette City

17. Rock & Roll Suicide

Editorial Reviews

DAVID BOWIE Santa Monica 1972 (Scarce 1995 US-only very limited edition 18-track PICTURE DISC CD and 2-track 7" vinyl pack housed in a in special 7" x 7" orange die-cut picture sleeve - limited to 15000 this copy is numbered 1191!)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Bowie - 'Santa Monica '72' (Griffin), March 21, 2005

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: David Bowie: Santa Monica 1972 Live (Audio CD)

An absolute must-have for every true Bowie fan. I finally got to see David play live nearly a year ago and one thing I'll say about a David Bowie concert, the man simply takes you into his own world for over two hours. A must-be there event!The shindig on this disc took place on October 20, 1972. Total of eighteen cuts and a duration of 76:39. Thank goodness for the invention of compact discs, no doubt. I remember years ago when the only source of an early '70's Bowie concert was some pricey lousy sounding bootleg put on 2-lp vinyl. Now, the fan gets the entire show one shiny disc. Great matching art work to go with it. Tunes I couldn't get enough of were "Ziggy Stardust", "The Superman", "Space Oddity", "John,I'm Only Dancing", "Jene Genie", "Suffragette City" and "Rock&Roll Suicide". One of the better archive concerts EVER to be released, period!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live versions of Bowie's first great band, March 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Santa Monica 72 (Audio CD)

I find this a beautiful CD, of a RADIO SHOW, that was broadcast at the end of Bowie's first american tour. At that point, the SPIDERS were fresh, the material wasnt played to the point of tired repetition. If you compare this Cd, to the soundtrack to the movie ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS, you become amazed at the difference in sound. For one thing, the playing here is tight, concise, and energetic. On the movie soundtrack, from the END of the spider's history, what you hear is sloppy, dull playing. If you want to hear EARLY Bowie live, and your time machine is broken, so you cant go back to hear it in person, then for now, this is the next best thing. IF you can find it, buy it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Bowie is his own special effect, May 8, 2006

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intagliosfera "intagliosfera" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Santa Monica 72 (Audio CD)

The greatest strength of this recording is the fact that it is LIVE. One night. One continuous take. It's a testament to just how good this artist was (and is)and how his talent takes over the stage without resorting to recording tricks or artifice. It's easy to think of Bowie as an image maker, and easy to forget that he's a music maker. The Spiders prove themselves to be a white-hot, smokin' band too. This recording gives me pleasure every time I listen, and I always find something new.