David Bowie - The 1980 Floorshow (Limited 2 x Clear Vinyl LP) New & Sealed
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David Bowie - The 1980 Floorshow (Limited 2 x Clear Vinyl LP) New & Sealed
Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl.
Only 1,000 pressed on Clear Vinyl.
Gatefold Sleeve.
The 1980 Floor Show was the first appearance by David Bowie since
his much publicised retirement on 3rd July 1973 at the Hammersmith
Odeon. It was also to be his last appearance as Ziggy Stardust. The
show itself was a spectacular stage production that was filmed over
three days, mostly at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, for the American
NBC TV late night show The Midnight Special. The idea for the show
came when Bowie was approached by Burt Sugarman to create something
for The Midnight Special rock series. Bowie's idea was a highly theatrical
cabaret extravaganza featuring him and various rock groups and artists,
performing in a futuristic setting. The result was edited down to fit the one-hour
rock series slot and was shown on American NBC-TV on 16th November 1973.
Apart from a short segment used on Top Of The Pops, it has never been fully
screened in the UK, while still being regularly shown on US TV. Filming at the
Marquee was carried out on the 18th, 19th and 20th October, with Bowie personally
choosing the setting for the show, after first considering the possibility of a full-scale
live concert (rejected by the NBC as too expensive). This release features the entire
broadcast on vinyl for the first time, with, alongside Bowie and the Spiders, The Troggs,
Marianne Faithful, and the today little known Carmen, a Brit/American ‘flamenco/rock’
ensemble, rarely heard of since.
SIDE A
1.1984/Dodo
2.Sorrow
3.Bulerias
4.Everything's Alright
SIDE B
5.Space Oddity
6.1984
7.I Can't Explain
8.As Tears Go By
9.Time
SIDE C
10.Wild Thing
11.Bullfight
12.The Jean Genie
SIDE D
13.20th Century Blues
14.I Can't Control Myself
15.Strange Movies
16.I Got You Babe
Released by Parachute Recordings Cat: PARA200LPLTD.
Shipped within 24 hours from the U.K.
Packaging
Items are sent in new plastic sleeves and high quality, professional record packaging, with stiffeners for protection.
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