Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78) is a live album by the English singer-songwriter
David Bowie recorded on the
Isolar II Tour. It had a limited vinyl release on 21 April 2018 for
Record Store Day.[1][2] A more widely available CD edition followed on 29 June 2018, along with digital releases for download and streaming.[3]
Recording
The album was recorded live during the Isolar II Tour at
Earls Court, London on 30 June and 1 July 1978 by
Tony Visconti with the RCA mobile unit. It was mixed by Bowie and
David Richards at
Mountain Studios, Montreux, from 17–22 January 1979.
The 1st July performances of "
Be My Wife" and "
Sound and Vision" were previously released on the semi-official 1995 Mainman compilation album, Rarestonebowie.
The shows were filmed by the director
David Hemmings for
cinematic release later in 1978. Bowie was dissatisfied with the film and it was never released, saying in 2000, “I simply didn’t like the way it had been shot."[4]
Track listing
Vinyl release
All tracks are written by
David Bowie, except where noted