ORIGINAL 1974 PRESSING LIMITED 300 DAVID BOWIE ZIGGY STARDUST IN DRAG VINYL LP
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DAVID BOWIE DOLLARS IN DRAG LIVE at the MARQUEE CLUB 1973
The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label (AKRL 1905) Original 1974 Pressing
Highly sought after and out of print for decades original pressing, purported to be only 300 pressed, original paste-on cover and record both remain in very good plus condition. Features Bowie's first appearance of Bowie since his much publicised ‘retirement’ on the 3rd July 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon and his last with Mick Ronson until the two were reunited in 1983, a decade later, when Ronson played with Bowie in Canada on Bowie’s Serious Moonlight Tour (read more below). The ultimate addition to any collection and a very rare piece of Bowie history that will continue to grow in value.
The 1980 Floor Show was recorded on the 18th, 19th and 20th August 1973, and was broadcast on the 16th November 1973 (US only). It was recorded at The Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, London.
The 1980 Floor Show was a pun on the Bowie song 1984 (Nineteen Eighty Floor) and was the first appearance of Bowie since his much publicised ‘retirement’ on the 3rd July 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon. It was also his last ever appearance as Ziggy Stardust. The show itself was a spectacular stage production that was filmed over three days (as above), at The Marquee Club for the American NBC TV late night show, The Midnight Special.
The idea for the event came when David himself was approached in regards to creating something for the Midnight Special Rock Series. Bowie’s vision was a theatrical event featuring himself and various rock groups from the 1960’s performing in a futuristic setting. Bowie agreed to the gig after a layer saw that he would get complete artistic control over proceedings. Bowie himself had chosen the show venue to be The Marquee Club after his vision of a full-scale live concert has been rejected by the NBC as too expensive. The club itself was a famous London gig venue where Bowie had performed himself as a support act. It no longer exists today, having been demolished. Admission to the show was by invitation ONLY and included 200 selected members of the David Bowie International Fan Club. Bowie’s performance on Saturday the 19th went on for 10 hours as each song was performed and filmed over and over, as many as five to six times. This was because of the small size of the venue there were only two cameras and doing each song multiple time allowed for camera repositioning and editing.
The set list for the night, including David’s guests was: 1984/Dodo; Sorrow; ‘Bulerias’ by Carmen; Everything’s Alright; Space Oddity; I Can’t Explain; ‘As Tears Go By’ by Marianne Faithfull; Time*; ‘Wild Thing’ by The Troggs; The Jean Genie; Rock n Roll Suicide**; ‘20th Century Blues’ by Marianne Faithfull; and I Got You Babe (Bowie/Marianne Faithfull).
* During Time there is a noticeable (forced?) lyric change to …falls swanking to the floor…
** During Rock n Roll Suicide the word ‘suicide’ was bleeped out each time it was sung. This was because earlier in 1973 a boy had died in the US trying to imitate part of Alice Coopers’ stage act where Alice is hung. It was eventually dropped by NBC during the final edit.
Notable, this was also the last time Bowie played with Mick Ronson until the two were reunited in 1983, a decade later, when Ronson played with Bowie in Canada on Bowie’s Serious Moonlight Tour.
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