David Bowie 1973-07-03 Hammersmith Odeon London-Final ever Ziggy Stardust Show

[bluwes]

Will be ordering this. Saw the show at the Free Trade Hall April 72, front row seats, a great night even though the place was hardly full

 

[coleridge]

Will be ordering this. Saw the show at the Free Trade Hall April 72, front row seats, a great night even though the place was hardly full

Respect and jealousy in equal measure. As I must be younger, I saw the Smiths play there (down the front) almost exactly 12 years later. Weird shit, bro.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

Will be ordering this. Saw the show at the Free Trade Hall April 72, front row seats, a great night even though the place was hardly full

Hope you had a great Christmas and NewYear Wes. I was 14 in 1972 but never got a chance to see Ziggy. I think the TOTP's appearance doing Starman is what catapulted him into stardom. I know by time Ziggy rolled into Blackburn in spring 1973 he was doing a matinee and evening show at the King Georges Hall which is a venue we both know well.

I know this is probably a stupid question but you didn't happen to tape the Free Trade Hall show you went to by any chance? I have a recording of it but it's pretty dire in sound quality.

 

[M18CTID]

Fair enough if 20% is going to charity but you actually don't have to fork out the balance as this gig has been shown a couple of times at least late on Friday nights on BBC4 over the past couple of years, and I suspect it will get shown again soon enough with him passing away this week.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

Fair enough if 20% is going to charity but you actually don't have to fork out the balance as this gig has been shown a couple of times at least late on Friday nights on BBC4 over the past couple of years, and I suspect it will get shown again soon enough with him passing away this week.

Unfortunately Jeff Beck won't give his permission for the two songs that he appears on to be Officially released. He says he doesn't like the way he looks, he was wearing flared pants, no shit it was 1973.

The reality for those that have watched his performance is that his guitar strap breaks during the Jean Genie and ultimately he ends up relying on Ronson to pull him out of the mire when he was meant to be main man.

Most bootlegs cost £14-£18 for singles and £25-£35 for doubles so if you view it from that perspective it's a bargin.

I'm sure this release isn't for a casual Bowie fan, but more the hardcore fans like myself.

 

[M18CTID]

Unfortunately Jeff Beck won't give his permission for the two songs that he appears on to be Officially released. He says he doesn't like the way he looks, he was wearing flared pants, no shit it was 1973.

The reality for those that have watched his performance is that his guitar strap breaks during the Jean Genie and ultimately he ends up relying on Ronson to pull him out of the mire when he was meant to be main man.

Most bootlegs cost £14-£18 for singles and £25-£35 for doubles so if you view it from that perspective it's a bargin.

I'm sure this release isn't for a casual Bowie fan, but more the hardcore fans like myself.

Ah right, gotcha mate. Thinking about it, the programme doesn't show all the songs from the gig let alone those featuring Jeff Beck.

 

[bluwes]

Hope you had a great Christmas and NewYear Wes. I was 14 in 1972 but never got a chance to see Ziggy. I think the TOTP's appearance doing Starman is what catapulted him into stardom. I know by time Ziggy rolled into Blackburn in spring 1973 he was doing a matinee and evening show at the King Georges Hall which is a venue we both know well.

I know this is probably a stupid question but you didn't happen to tape the Free Trade Hall show you went to by any chance? I have a recording of it but it's pretty dire in sound quality.

Sorry Paul, no recordings. My best Bro and Companion was with me, and we still get pissed together all those years after.

 

[Summerbuzz]

You guys know that this 'Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture' is a two hour film of this concert, right? It doesn't get a lot of love in film circles but I thought it was a brilliant watch.

You haven't experienced psychedelic rock until you've seen Mick Ronson gurning his way through Moonage Daydream.... and the thousand yard stare of the poor young girls in the front row.

 

[OB1]

This Bowie subject has cropped up from time to time for discussion on here, both in Bowie threads and one about Jeff Beck.

Well I've recently found out that Robin Mayhew the sound engineer for Bowie for all the "Ziggy Shows" recorded this show in it's entirity and has it for sale on his official website for £12 with 20% going to charity.

I have bought my copy and it arrived within two or three days and it's awsome.

Anyone else thats like minded can buy their copy here:

http://www.robinmayhew.co.uk/pages/rmshop.htm

If you like Bowie this is without doubt the best Bowie recording of the lot.

Track List:

Disc 1

01 Intro by Barry Bethal
02 Mike Garsons Medley
03 Intro to Concert/Beethovens 9th
04 Hang Onto yourself
05 Ziggy Stardust
06 Watch That Man
07 Wilded Eye Boy From Freeclound/All The Young Dudes/Oh You Pretty things Medley
08 Moonage Daydream
09 Changes
10 Space Oddity
11 My Death

Disc 2

01 Intro
02 Cracked Actor
03 Time
04 Width Of A Circle (All 15 minutes 55 seconds of it)
05 Lets Spend The Night Together (Rolling Stones Cover)
06 Suffragette City

Encore

07 White light White heat (Lou Reed Cover)
08 The Jean Genie (With Jeff Beck)
09 Around And Around (With Jeff Beck)
10 Farewell Speech/Rock N Roll Suicide.

I have just purchased this. We may have discussed this before but I used to have a bootleg cassette version, which I have long since lost, and am particularly keen to have the Jean Genie with JB.

Thank you for posting this info.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

I have just purchased this. We may have discussed this before but I used to have a bootleg cassette version, which I have long since lost, and am particularly keen to have the Jean Genie with JB.

Thank you for posting this info.

Your welcome as I said I only found it by accident.

If your interested in other Bowie live recordings I suggest you visit:

http://www.bowiestation.com

A Bowie fan site with truck loads of "live" recordings from every tour Bowie ever did.

Enjoy Jeff Beck playing on the Jean Genie and Round and Round.