Desert Online General Trading LLC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Desert Online General Trading LLC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Originally released in the UK on 15th February, 1980 âALABAMA SONGâ was initially written as a poem by Bertolt Brecht in 1925 and was put to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 play Little Mahogany. David Bowie was a longstanding Brecht fan and included the song in the setlist for his 1978 Isolar II tour. -The studio version of âALABAMA SONGâ on the A-side of this release was recorded on July 2nd 1978, the day after the final show of the European leg of the tour, at Tony Viscontiâs Good Earth Studios in Soho, London. -The AA-Side features two previously unreleased tracks;A rendition of âHeroesâ track âJOE THE LIONâ recorded at the soundcheck of the tourâs final Earls Court show on the 1st July 1978. Though rehearsed for the Isolar II tour âJOE THE LIONâ would not make its live debut until the Serious Moonlight tour of 1983. -The second track on the AA-side is a live version of âALABAMA SONGâ also recorded July 1st 1978âa different performance than the one featured on the live album Welcome To The Blackout.
B**O
40th anniversary
Example of how diverse Bowieâs catalogue was - A side: AlabamaB - side: DJ . Both very different genres on one record and both excellent tracks
C**T
EXCELLENT LIVE ALBUM MANY THANKS
A SURPRISE GIFT FOR MY HUBBY TO ADD TO THE MANY THOUSAND RECORDS HE HAS COLLECTED ...HE LOVES IT
J**N
Alabama song/joe the lion( 40th anniversary picture disc)
Bought as a gift for a friend, thank you. A very quick delivery service.
R**N
fast delivery
great recording đ
K**R
Happy fan
What David Bowie fan wouldn't want this..
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