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Stage
Stage cover
Live album by David Bowie
Released September 8, 1978
Recorded The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 28 April-29 April 1978
Providence Civic Center, Providence, 5 May 1978
Boston Garden, Boston, 6 May 1978
Genre Rock, Krautrock
Length 71:57
Label RCA Records (1978) (1984)
Rykodisc (1992)
EMI (2005)
Producer David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Professional reviews
  • All Music Guide 2/5 stars link
  • Robert Christgau (B+) link
  • Rolling Stone (not rated) link
  • Pitchfork Media (7. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Wachovia Spectrum (formerly known as the Spectrum (1967–1994 CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998 and First Union Spectrum (1998–2003 is an Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Dunkin' Donuts Center, also known as The Dunk, is an Indoor arena located in Providence Rhode Island, USA. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Boston Garden was a famous Arena built in 1928 in Boston Massachusetts. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary 9/10) link
David Bowie chronology
"Heroes"
(1977)		 Stage
(1978)		 Lodger
(1979)

Stage is David Bowie's second live album, released by RCA in 1978. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979 David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was rumoured at the time that this would be his final outing with the label, following dissatisfaction over the promotion of Low and "Heroes", Bowie would in fact remain with RCA until 1982. Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977

The recording was culled from concerts in Philadelphia, Providence and Boston, USA. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It primarily included material from Bowie's most recent studio albums to that date, Station to Station, Low and "Heroes" but, in a surprise show of nostalgia, also featured five songs from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form Aside from Bowie's core team of Carlos Alomar, Dennis Davis and George Murray, band members included ex Frank Zappa sideman Adrian Belew on guitar, Simon House from Hawkwind on electric violin, and Roger Powell, best known for his work with Todd Rundgren in the group Utopia, on keyboards. Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American Guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. George Murray is a studio Bass guitarist who worked closely with David Bowie as a part of his regular ensemble on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew, December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American Guitarist The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Simon House (born 29 August 1948 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) is a composer and classically-trained Violinist Hawkwind are a British rock band, one of the earliest Space rock groups The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member Roger Powell was a member of the rock band Utopia, led by Todd Rundgren and featuring players Kasim Sulton and Willie Wilcox, among others Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Musician Utopia was an American Progressive rock band led by Todd Rundgren that toured and recorded from 1974 to 1986 A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. All would reunite the following year on Bowie's next studio LP, Lodger. Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979

Generally considered more relaxed than Bowie's previous live album, David Live (1974), Stage was praised on its initial vinyl release for the fidelity with which the band was able to emulate in concert the electronic and effects-filled numbers from Low and "Heroes", as well as for the singer's vocal performance. David Live is David Bowie ’s first official live album originally released by RCA in 1974 Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 However it was criticised for lacking a 'live' atmosphere, thanks to the recording being largely taken from direct instrument and microphone feeds which increased sound quality but minimised crowd noise. The original concert running order was also changed, with fades between tracks similar to a studio album.

As Bowie rarely tampered with the arrangements - in contrast to his method on David Live - Stage added little to what was available on the original albums, and hence was seen by some commentators as simply a marketing exercise that did not do justice to a memorable series of live concerts. David Live is David Bowie ’s first official live album originally released by RCA in 1974 Even the cover picture came in for criticism, more so because the rest of the package contained only variations of the same shot.

Stage reached #5 in the UK album charts but only #44 in the US. "Breaking Glass", which originally appeared in shorter form on Low, was released as a single. " Breaking Glass " was a song and live single written by David Bowie and co-written by bassist George Murray and drummer Dennis Davis. Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin

A 2005 reissue saw most of the criticisms of the original LP addressed, and the new version garnered some favourable reviews.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by David Bowie except where noted. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

Original LP

Side one

  1. "Hang on to Yourself" – 3:26
  2. "Ziggy Stardust" – 3:32
  3. "Five Years" – 3:58
  4. "Soul Love" – 2:55
  5. "Star" – 2:31

Side two

  1. "Station to Station" – 8:55
  2. "Fame" (Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon) – 4:06
  3. "TVC 15" – 4:37

Side three

  1. "Warszawa" (Bowie, Brian Eno) – 6:50
  2. "Speed of Life" – 2:44
  3. "Art Decade" – 3:10
  4. "Sense of Doubt" – 3:13
  5. "Breaking Glass" (Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray) – 3:28

Side four

  1. ""Heroes"" (Bowie, Eno) – 6:19
  2. "What in the World" – 4:24
  3. "Blackout" – 4:01
  4. "Beauty and the Beast" – 5:08

Rereleases

Stage has been rereleased on CD three times to date, the first being in 1984 by RCA Records, then in 1991 by Rykodisc (containing a bonus track) and most recently in 2005 by EMI. " Hang Onto Yourself " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single under the name Arnold Corns. " Five Years " is a song written by David Bowie and released in 1972. " Soul Love " is a song written by David Bowie in for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972 " Star " is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 " Fame " is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1974 and in remixed versions in 1990 Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American Guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born " TVC 15 " was a single by David Bowie. The song was inspired by an episode in which Iggy Pop, during a drug-fuelled period at Bowie’s LA " Warszawa " is a mostly Instrumental song by David Bowie, co-written with Brian Eno and originally released in 1977 on the album Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer " Speed of Life " is the first instrumental song by David Bowie. " Art Decade " is an instrumental song by David Bowie for his album Low from 1977. " Sense of Doubt " is an instrumental piece written by David Bowie in 1977 for the album "Heroes". " Breaking Glass " was a song and live single written by David Bowie and co-written by bassist George Murray and drummer Dennis Davis. Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. George Murray is a studio Bass guitarist who worked closely with David Bowie as a part of his regular ensemble on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s " Heroes " is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977 "What in the World" is a song by David Bowie released on his 1977 album Low, later making appearances as repertoire in the " Blackout " is a song written by David Bowie in 1977 for the album "Heroes". A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The latter edition received a different running order of songs to reflect the actual performance, removed fades between tracks, and included two additional bonus tracks.

The 2005 EMI release of this album has been copy protected with CDS 200 in the EU. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy prevention, or copy restriction, is a technology for preventing the unauthorised reproduction Cactus Data Shield (CDS is a form of CD/DVD copy protection for audio Compact discs developed by Midbar Tech now owned by Macrovision.

1984 rerelease notes

The 1984 rerelease on CD (catalog number PD89002, Made in Germany or Japan) contains the same running order as the original LP, and comes on two discs. The European edition has a blue rainbow spine while the Japanese edition is red. The US edition is both blue and red and the discs themselves have a blue rim. Some of the European CDs were manufactured in Japan, but cover and assembling were made in Europe (blue spine). Most of the CDs were made in Germany.

1991 rerelease bonus track

  1. "Alabama Song" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:00

2005 rerelease track listing

Disc one

  1. "Warszawa" (Bowie, Eno) – 6:50
  2. ""Heroes"" (Bowie, Eno) – 6:19
  3. "What in the World" – 4:24
  4. "Be My Wife" (bonus track) – 2:35
  5. "Blackout" – 4:01
  6. "Sense of Doubt" – 3:13
  7. "Speed of Life" – 3:44
  8. "Breaking Glass" (Bowie, Davis, Murray) – 3:28
  9. "Beauty and the Beast" – 5:08
  10. "Fame" (Bowie, Lennon, Alomar) – 4:06

Disc two

  1. "Five Years" – 3:58
  2. "Soul Love" – 2:55
  3. "Star" – 2:31
  4. "Hang on to Yourself" – 3:26
  5. "Ziggy Stardust" – 3:32
  6. "Art Decade" (Bowie, Eno) – 3:10
  7. "Alabama Song" (Brecht, Weill) – 4:00
  8. "Station to Station" – 8:55
  9. "Stay" (bonus track) – 7:17
  10. "TVC 15" – 4:37

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1978 UK Albums Chart 5
1978 Billboard Pop Albums 44
1978 Norway 18

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Breaking Glass" UK Singles Chart 54

Certifications

Organization Level Date
BPI – UK Gold 1978

References

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