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David Live is David Bowie’s first official live album, originally released by RCA Records in 1974. The album was recorded in July of that year, on the initial leg of Bowie's US Diamond Dogs Tour, at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. (The second leg, a more soul-oriented affair following recording sessions in Philadelphia for the bulk of Young Americans, would be renamed 'Philly Dogs'). The album catches Bowie in transition from the Ziggy Stardust/Aladdin Sane glam-rock era of his career to the 'plastic soul' of Young Americans. While the cover featured a picture of Bowie in his latest soul threads – baggy trouser suit complete with shoulder pads and braces from October 1974 – the music was recorded in July of that year when he was showcasing his two most recent studio albums of original material, Diamond Dogs and Aladdin Sane, as well as selected favourites from Ziggy Stardust and earlier. The tour was Bowie's most ambitious to date, featuring a giant set designed to evoke "Hunger City", the post-apocalyptic setting for Diamond Dogs, and his largest band, led by Michael Kamen. For "Space Oddity" (recorded at the time but not released until the album's 2005 reissue) Bowie sang using a radio microphone disguised as a telephone whilst being raised and lowered above the stage by a cherry picker crane. The tour was documented in Alan Yentob's Cracked Actor (1975). ************************************************************************************** New Stereo Mix. In Original set list order featuring 2 previously unreleased tracks. David Live was culled from performances on the 8th, 9th, 10th 11th and 12th of July 1974 at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia. No studio overdubs or re-recording of voices, instruments or audience have been added with the exception of several backing vocals due to a loss of theatre mike contact Alto Saxophone, Flute – David Sanborn Backing Vocals – Gui Andrisano, Warren Peace Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Richard Grando Bass – Herbie Flowers Coordinator [Project Coordinator For EMI] – Jo Brooks, Nigel Reeve Coordinator [Project Coordinator For RZO Music] – Henry Wrenn-Meleck Design [Reissue Design] – Chris Peyton Drums – Tony Newman Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Oboe, Directed By [Musical Director] – Michael Kamen Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Pugh* Engineer [Pro Tools] – Mario McNulty* Guitar – Earl Slick Mastered By – Peter Mew Mixed By – Tony Visconti Percussion – Pablo Rosario Photography By – Dagmar (4) Piano, Mellotron – Mike Garson Producer – Tony Visconti Recording Supervisor [Original Live Recording] – Keith Harwood Sleeve Notes – Tony Visconti Sleeve Notes [David Live Chronology] – Kevin Cann Vocals – David Bowie Written-By – David Bowie (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9, 1-11, 2-2 to 2-10)