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Radio: David Bowie live at Maida Vale, London

Joe — Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:00:52 +0000

David Bowie recorded a special concert for BBC Radio 2 on this day. The show was seen by just 100 people, and took place at studio four in the corporation’s Maida Vale studio complex in west London. The concert was introduced by Jonathan Ross, and the producer was Sarah Gaston. Bowie and his band performed ten songs, five of which were from his acclaimed 2002 album Heathen. He sang a single song – ‘Survive’ – from Heathen’s predecessor ‘hours…’. Most remarkable, however, was the first-ever live performance of ‘The Bewlay Brothers’, the closing song on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. During

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Radio: David Bowie – Live and Exclusive

Joe — Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:00:45 +0000

David Bowie recorded a session for BBC Radio 2’s Live and Exclusive on 25 October 1999. It was his final BBC radio session. It took place in Studio 3 at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios on Delaware Road, London, and was broadcast on 5 October 2002. The executive producer was Lewis Carnie. Bowie’s band was Earl Slick, Gerry Leonard, and Mark Plati on guitar, Mike Garson on keyboards, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass guitar and vocals, Sterling Campbell on drums and percussion, and Catherine Russell on keyboards, acoustic guitar, and vocals. They recorded ten songs: ‘Sunday’, ‘Look Back In Anger’,

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Live: BBC Radio Theatre, London

Joe — Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:00:48 +0000

David Bowie performed a special concert at the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, London, on 27 June 2000. It was recorded two days after Bowie’s headline set at the Glastonbury Festival, and was before an invited audience of mostly BowieNet members. The show was broadcast on BBC Radio 1, and later on television. It was also issued as a bonus disc, titled BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000, as part of the limited edition 3xCD Bowie At The Beeb set, released on 26 September 2000. Bowie’s band was Earl Slick on guitar, Mark Plati on guitar and bass,

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Radio: Mark Radcliffe Show

Joe — Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:00:21 +0000

David Bowie recorded a BBC radio session for the Mark Radcliffe Show on 25 October 1999. It took place in Studio 4 at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios on Delaware Road, London, and was broadcast live. The producer was Will Saunders and the engineer was Mike Robinson. Bowie’s band was Page Hamilton and Mark Plati on guitar, Mike Garson on keyboards, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass guitar and vocals, Sterling Campbell on drums, and Emm Gryner and Holly Palmer on vocals. They performed five songs: ‘Survive’, ‘Drive-In Saturday’, ‘Something In The Air’, ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’, and ‘Repetition’. ‘Can’t

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Radio: Saturday Music Mix

Joe — Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:00:02 +0000

David Bowie recorded a session for BBC Radio 2’s Saturday Music Mix on 25 October 1999. It took place in Studio 4 at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios on Delaware Road, London, and was broadcast on 6 November 1999. The producer was Chris Whatmough and the engineer was Mike Robinson. Bowie’s band was Page Hamilton and Mark Plati on guitar, Mike Garson on keyboards, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass guitar and vocals, Sterling Campbell on drums, and Emm Gryner and Holly Palmer on vocals. They recorded four songs: ‘Survive’, ‘China Girl’, ‘Survive’, ‘Changes’. The latter two songs were not broadcast

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Radio: Tin Machine, Mark Goodier’s Evening Session

Joe — Tue, 13 Aug 1991 18:00:06 +0000

Tin Machine recorded a session for BBC Radio 1’s Mark Goodier’s Evening Session on 13 August 1991. It took place in Studio 5 at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios on Delaware Road, London, and was broadcast live. The producer was Mike Robinson and the engineers were Paul Long and Adam Askew. Tin Machine performed five songs: ‘A Big Hurt’, ‘Baby Universal’, ‘Stateside’, ‘If There Is Something’, and ‘Heaven’s In Here’.

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Radio: Scene And Heard

Joe — Fri, 11 May 1973 11:00:02 +0000

David Bowie gave an interview to the BBC Radio 1 show Scene And Heard on 11 May 1973. Bowie had recently returned to the UK following tours in the USA and Japan, and was about to embark on the final stretch of the lengthy Ziggy Stardust Tour. The interview was conducted by the BBC’s Stuart Grundy.

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Television: Top Of The Pops

Joe — Wed, 03 Jan 1973 12:00:38 +0000

David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed ‘The Jean Genie’ on the BBC’s Top Of The Pops on 3 January 1973. It was broadcast the following day. Unusually for the time, the band played the song live in the studio. Their third take was the one shown, despite an error in the final section where Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey went into the final choruses before Bowie and Ronson were ready. “Everyone thought it was me,” Bolder later said, “but the whole band missed the cue. It was a real mess.” We were playing a live version of the

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Television: Top Of The Pops

Joe — Wed, 05 Jul 1972 11:00:26 +0000

David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed ‘Starman’ on the BBC’s Top Of The Pops on 5 July 1972. They had re-recorded the backing track at Trident Studios on 29 June, in keeping with Musicians Union regulations. Bowie’s vocals were live for the performance, which was filmed at BBC Television Centre in west London. They had been invited onto the show after Bowie’s manager Tony Defries persuaded the show’s producer Mike Moran to see them play a show in Croydon on 25 June 1972. Tony Defries had been trying to get us on Top of the Pops for ages,

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Radio: Sounds Of The 70s

Joe — Tue, 23 May 1972 11:00:21 +0000

David Bowie recorded a BBC radio session for Sounds Of The 70s on 23 May 1972. It was his twelfth session for BBC radio, and his last until the 1990s. This edition was presented by Bob Harris, and was broadcast on 19 June 1972. The recording took place at Studio 5 in the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London. It was produced by Jeff Griffin and engineered by Chris Lycett and John Etchells. Bowie sang and played guitar. He was joined by Mick Ronson on guitar and vocals, Trevor Bolder on bass, and Mick Woodmansey on drums. Four songs were

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