David Bowie 1976 02 09 The Forum Inglewood, CA
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David Bowie
The Forum
Inglewood, CA
February 9, 1976
Setlist
01 Station To Station
02 Suffragette City
03 I'm Waiting For The Man
04 Word On A Wing
05 Stay
06 TVC15
07 Sister Midnight
08 Life On Mars?
09 Five Years
10 Panic In Detroit
11 Fame
12 Changes
13 The Jean Genie
14 Diamond Dogs
15 Rebel Rebel
Tapers notes....
Known Faults:
-The Jean Genie: splice
Beggars can't be choosers.
Despite being a serious fan, the one David Bowie tour Mike Millard didn't record was the 1976 Isolar tour in support of Station to Station.
To the best of our knowledge, the only extant document of the three-show Forum stand is a partial recording of the February 9 show, pressed on the bootleg Wish Upon A Star. To that we add this previously uncirculated, complete recording of the same show, taped by Millard's friend Ed F.
As we have written before, at the time Ed F recorded on lesser quality gear than Millard but still made what I consider very good recordings for the era and the equipment with some exceptions. Regrettably this is one of them.
Ed's capture suffers from overloaded levels and severe distortion for much of the show, and the quality is further harmed by an overly enthusiastic audience that is often screaming near the microphone. The result is a muddled, challenging listen, that gets slightly better on quieter songs but is still tough sledding. Samples provided.
That being said, it is a new recording of a previously unavailable full show, and as such has merit despite sonic challenges. We assume serious Bowie collectors will welcome its release, flaws and all.
The set list for the show is also different from what's been listed on the Internet, with the inclusion of "Diamond Dogs" and the exclusion of "Queen Bitch."
Thanks to Professor Goody for navigating the audio mire to come up with pitch adjustments and to mjk5510 for handling post production. We are most grateful to Ed F for loaning us his master tapes as well.
BK for JEMS
The Tour Band – The Station To Station Tour
• David Bowie – Vocals, saxophone
• Carlos Alomar – Rhythm guitar, music director,backing vocals
• Stacy Heydon – Lead guitar, backing vocals
• George Murray – Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dennis Davis – Drums, percussion
• Tony Kaye – Keyboards
The band became known as “Raw Moon”
Crew
• Vern Moose Constan, Rob Joyce – Band technicians/personnel
• Lonnie McKenzie, Leroy Kerr, Lester Burton, Buddy Prewitt, Larry Sizemore – Lighting technicians/personnel
• Buford Jones, Scott Wadsworth – Sound technicians/personnel