Welcome to the Blackout (live London ’78)

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2018-10-12 15:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Five Years
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Five Years (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
6:09
2Soul Love
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Soul Love (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (until 2021-07-01) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
2:52
3Star
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Star (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music and TuneCore Global (publisher)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), チューンコアジャパン株式会社 (TuneCore Japan, mostly a distributor; not a release label. Use [no label]), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:31
4Hang On to Yourself
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Hang On to Yourself (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:39
5Ziggy Stardust
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Ziggy Stardust (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:25
6Suffragette City
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Suffragette City (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
3:50
7Art Decade
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Art Decade (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
3:09
8Alabama Song
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Harms Co., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Universal Edition (London) Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Alabama Song (from “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny”)
3:58
9Station to Station
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Station to Station (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
11:09
10TVC 15
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
John Prestage (engineer)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
TVC 15 (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bewlay Bros. Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Moth Music, RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
4:18
12Stay
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Stay (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
6:58
13Rebel Rebel
recording engineer:
Tony Visconti (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
engineer:
Jeremy Allom and Ken Capper
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
mixed at:
Mountain Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1979-01-17 until 1979-01-22)
live recording of:
Rebel Rebel (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music America (, from 1974 to present), MainMan, RZO Music Ltd and Tintoretto Music (from 1997 to present)
3:51

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
photography:George Rose
Sukita
Chris Walter (English photographer)
producer:Aisha Cohen
Nigel Reeve
mastering:Ray Staff (British mastering engineer)
bass:George Murray (American bass guitarist) (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:Dennis Davis (drummer) (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
guitar:Carlos Alomar (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
Adrian Belew (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
piano:Sean Mayes (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
synthesizer:Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia") (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
violin:Simon House (from 1978-06-30 until 1978-07-01)
copyrighted (©) by:Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2018)
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2018)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 2018)
licensed to:Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company)
produced for:Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)
mastered at:AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12198319 [info]
ASIN:FR: B07D2XSSP2 [info]