David Bowie/NY,USA 7.20.1974 New Source

During his Ziggy days, Bowie toured Theater Class venues in the United States, including Santa Monica’s Civic Auditorium, but in addition to his steady touring activities, “THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW” was broadcast on TV. Its popularity in the United States skyrocketed thanks to the impact of the show. The album became a hit, and the 1974 “DIAMOND DOGS” tour suddenly increased the number of performances using American arenas. The tour, which began in June, immediately took place at Kobo Arena in Detroit and Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, proving that Bowie had joined the ranks of top-notch artists in America. However, in July, we will return to the Theater Class venue, and the venue will be smaller, but the number of performances will increase. The official live album “DAVID LIVE” was recorded during this schedule. The tour so far has been far from smooth, with the backing band asking Bowie and his management for a pay raise before recording a live album, and most of all, everyone from Bowie on down has been drugged with cocaine. So I moved on. The “DIAMOND DOGS” set, which was extremely groundbreaking at the time, had frequent troubles, and finally, on July 2nd in Tampa, the driver transporting the set was stung by a bee and was unable to arrive at the venue. Surprisingly, there was even a day when the event was held without the “DIAMOND DOGS” set (you can hear this on “TAMPA 1974”). This was the first leg of a tour that was full of ups and downs, but as proof of their ever-rising popularity in America, Chishu Raku ended with two consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden. It will be. If it is a large venue like MSG, it seems that there are abundant sound sources, but surprisingly, the audience recording of Bowie’s first MSG performance was only discovered on July 20th, the second day. What’s more, the sound quality of this source is very poor. First of all, the sound quality itself was muffled and muffled, and the sound of Earl Slick’s guitar was ridiculously loud. It was a particularly important day for the “DIAMOND DOGS” tour, but only poor sound sources were left behind. However, this May, another sound source from the second day of MSG suddenly appeared on the internet. This valuable excavation was made public by Krw_co, a well-known name in the music enthusiast world. It’s like a certain quality is guaranteed just because he released it, but the new sound source that appeared this time has the ease of listening that is unique to a monaural vintage audience. Compared to the existing sound source whose sound was unnaturally close, this time the sound image has a sense of distance, but it still captures the entire performance, including Bowie’s singing voice, in a very easy-to-hear state. Also, even though it was recorded in an arena like MSG, the fact that there were no noisy spectators around was a big plus. And it is incomparably easier to listen to than existing sound sources, and the freshness of the tape is wonderful. For this release, we have softened the buzzing noise at a low level and adjusted the higher pitch to make it easier to hear valuable new discoveries. This day ended up being the last day for the first leg band. This leg had the most rock-like sound of the “DIAMOND DOGS” tour because the British rock craftsman duo of Tony Newman and Harvey Flowers was the rhythm section. Since September, the soul tone has become stronger and stronger, and the rock-oriented sound is even more appealing than this period. In the first place, the “DIAMOND DOGS” set was created with arena play in mind, so it’s easy to imagine that it would look great on MSG. Therefore, it was a tour that attracted a lot of attention, and many celebrities also came on that day, and it is said that Angie, who was Bowie’s wife at the time, tried to entertain them. In this way, the eventful first leg was somehow completed successfully, and Bowie continued to sing enthusiastically, full of confidence, suitable for the stage of MSG. The feeling of accomplishment of finally reaching MSG (and for two days in a row) probably made him do that. As heard on “DAVID LIVE”, Bowie’s unique withered voice during this period is rather appealing, but he sings more freely than usual, and he speaks to the audience more than usual. It’s as if you can feel his joy. Of course, since it is the last day of the first leg, the band is playing more freely than “DAVID LIVE”, and David Sanborn in particular makes his uninhibited blows echo everywhere. And in “Time”, Mike Garson incorporates a completely different piano improvisation than usual, which seems to be the final day. Even though it was an important day in the first leg of the “DIAMOND DOGS” tour, until now only sound sources with poor sound existed, and therefore the release of items could not be expected from MSG in 1974. Finally, a high-quality audience recording that even enthusiasts were satisfied with was discovered. This is a great performance that is perfect to conclude the first leg of the legendary “DIAMOND DOGS” tour! Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA 20th July 1974 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND*NEW SOURCE Disc 1 (54:16) 1. 1984 2. Rebel Rebel 3. Moonage Daydream 4. Sweet Thing 5. Changes 6. Suffragette City 7. Aladdin Sane 8. All The Young Dudes 9. Cracked Actor 10. When You Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me 11. Watch That Man 12. Knock On Wood Disc 2 (47:29) 1. Space Oddity 2. Future Legend 3. Diamond Dogs 4. Panic In Detroit 5. Big Brother 6. Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family 7. Time 8. The Width Of A Circle 9. Jean Genie 10. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide David Bowie – vocals Michael Kamen – electric piano, Moog synthesizer, oboe Earl Slick – guitar Mike Garson – piano, mellotron David Sanborn – alto saxophone, flute Richard Grando – baritone saxophone, flute Herbie Flowers – bass Tony Newman – drums Pablo Rosario – percussion Gui Andrisano – backing vocals Warren Peace – backing vocals