David Bowie / Rare & Unaired Footage From Diamond Dogs Tour 1974 / 1DVDR

David Bowie / Rare & Unaired Footage From Diamond Dogs Tour 1974 / 1DVDR / Non Label
Footage of The Diamond Dogs Tour From 14th June to 11th November 1974

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Bowie in 1974, who said goodbye to the charismatic “Jiggy Stardust” and set out for a new world. A video collection that allows you to witness the transition is a gift release decision.
The video contained in this work was shot on a stage of 10 performances. There are various types such as precious 8mm to professional recording film, but it is one piece that overseas enthusiasts have collected less than one song. If you are an avid collector, you may remember the video collection “RIPPED & REWRAPPED” with a similar concept, but this work can be said to be an expanded / expanded version of that masterpiece. While “RIPPED & REWRAPPED” was a 29-minute work composed of 6 performances, this work is a compilation of 10 performances, 46 songs, and about 48 minutes.
There are some professional shots, but the main and most important is the precious 8mm film audience shot. In the first place, “audience photography” was a culture that developed in the 1980s when home video cameras became widespread, but it also existed in the 1970s. It was shot as a material for enthusiastic fans and related parties, but the medium is 8 mm. However, unlike the subsequent video, it was not possible to shoot for a long time, leaving a fragmented image of tens of seconds to minutes. In recent years, such excavation of 8mm film in the 1970s has been actively carried out, and the audience recording of the day was synchronized there. The method of making a work is also fashionable.
Moreover, 8mm is more beautiful than the later audience shots. Video tapes are vulnerable to dubbing and aging, and the pixels are rough in the first place. Although it depends on the state of preservation, 8 mm is excavated from Omoto, so there is almost no deterioration, and the glossy color is exactly the same as that time. This work is one that covers such precious images with the highest quality.
Also, the number of materials is not the only difference from the previous work “RIPPED & REWRAPPED”. Last time, I put together one track no matter how many songs the video of one performance was, but this time I divided the tracks into smaller tracks one by one in more detail. Let’s organize the contents here.

● DIAMOND DOGS Tour (5 performances: June-September 1974)
・ Jiggy Stardust: Moonage Daydream (4 performances) / Suffragette City (2 performances) / Rock’n’Roll Suicide (2 performances)
・ Aladdin Sane: Time (3 performances) / Panic in Detroit (2 performances) / The Jean Genie / Aladdin Sane / Cracked Actor
・ Diamond Dogs: Sweet Thing (3 performances) / 1984 (2 performances) / Rebel Rebel (2 performances) / Rock’n’Roll With Me / Big Brother / Diamond Dogs
・ Others: Space Oddity / The Width Of A Circle / Changes / All The Young Dudes / John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)

● THE SOUL / PHILLY DOGS Tour (5 performances: October-December 1974)
・ Jiggy Stardust: Moonage Daydream / Suffragette City
・ Diamond Dogs: Rebel Rebel (3 performances) / 1984 (2 performances)
・ Young Americans: Young Americans (2 performances) / Somebody Up There Likes Me / Can You Hear Me?
・ Others: John, I’m Only Dancing (Again) (3 performances) / Footstompin’

… And it looks like this. The final leg of “DIAMOND DOGS Tour” is also known as “THE SOUL / PHILLY DOGS Tour” and is often distinguished. Here, Bowie has begun to devote himself to soul music, and he will also show off a new song of “YOUNG AMERICANS” that was being produced. In this work, 5 performances are selected from “DIAMOND DOGS Tour” / “THE SOUL / PHILLY DOGS Tour”, and the above also shows the sense of balance.
Also, not only the distribution but also the content is different. “THE SOUL / PHILLY DOGS Tour” is a funky arrangement of past masterpieces, and the band itself has undergone a major transformation with the participation of actress Carlos Alomar and becoming a big family. Although it is dark and difficult to understand until the stage set is only 8 mm, you can firmly witness the appearance of Bowie who changed the image.

Previously, it was an 8mm archive that attracted attention only for the value of the material, but now it has been sublimated into a splendid video work by synchronizing the finest audio. This work also includes genuine professional shot footage, but it’s not inferior when viewed side by side. One piece that spells “Bowie of 1974” that stood at the toning point with such historical treasures. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content.

カリスマ“ジギー・スターダスト”と別れを告げ、新たな世界へと旅立った1974年のボウイ。その変遷を目撃できる映像集がギフト・リリース決定です。
そんな本作に収められているのは、10公演に及ぶステージで撮影された映像。貴重な８ミリからプロ撮影の記録フィルムなど種類は様々ですが、海外マニアが１曲未満の映像を集成した１枚です。熱心なコレクターの方なら似たコンセプトの映像集『RIPPED & REWRAPPED』をご記憶かも知れませんが、本作はあの名作の拡大・拡張版と言っても良い。『RIPPED & REWRAPPED』が６公演から組まれた29分作品だったのに対し、本作は10公演・46曲・約48分にまとめあげたものなのです。
一部プロショットもありますが、メインにして最重要なのが貴重な８ミリ・フィルムによるオーディエンス・ショット。そもそも「客席撮影」は家庭用ビデオ・カメラが普及した80年代になってから発展した文化ですが、70年代にも存在はしていました。熱心なファンや関係者の資料として撮影されたのですが、その媒体は８ミリ。ただし、その後のビデオとは違って長時間の撮影はできず、数十秒から数分という細切れの映像が残されました。近年では、そうした70年代の８ミリフィルム発掘も盛んに行われ、そこに当日のオーディエンス録音をシンクロ。作品化する手法が流行でもあります。
しかも、８ミリは後のオーディエンス・ショットよりも美しい。ビデオ・テープはダビングや経年劣化に弱いですし、そもそも画素が荒い。保存状態にもよりますが、それに対して８ミリは大元から発掘されることもあって劣化がほとんどなく、艶やかな色合いはまさに当時そのもの。本作は、そんな貴重映像を最高峰クオリティで網羅した１枚なのです。
また、前作『RIPPED & REWRAPPED』と違うのは素材の数だけではありません。前回は１公演の映像が何曲分であろうと１トラックにまとめていましたが、今回はより詳細に１曲ずつ細かくトラック割りしました。ここでその内容を整理しておきましょう。

●DIAMOND DOGS Tour（５公演：1974年６月ー９月）
・ジギー・スターダスト：Moonage Daydream（４公演）／Suffragette City（２公演）／Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide（２公演）
・アラジン・セイン：Time（３公演）／Panic in Detroit（２公演）／The Jean Genie／Aladdin Sane／Cracked Actor
・ダイアモンドの犬：Sweet Thing（３公演）／1984（２公演）／Rebel Rebel（２公演）／Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me／Big Brother／Diamond Dogs
・その他：Space Oddity／The Width Of A Circle／Changes／All The Young Dudes／John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)

●THE SOUL/PHILLY DOGS Tour（５公演：1974年10月ー12月）
・ジギー・スターダスト：Moonage Daydream／Suffragette City
・ダイアモンドの犬：Rebel Rebel（３公演）／1984（２公演）
・ヤング・アメリカンズ：Young Americans（２公演）／Somebody Up There Likes Me／Can You Hear Me?
・その他：John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)（３公演）／Footstompin’

……と、このようになっています。“DIAMOND DOGS Tour”の最終レッグは別名“THE SOUL/PHILLY DOGS Tour”とも呼ばれ、区別されることが多い。ここではボウイがソウル・ミュージックに傾倒し始めており、制作中だった『YOUNG AMERICANS』の新曲も披露。本作では“DIAMOND DOGS Tour”／“THE SOUL/PHILLY DOGS Tour”から５公演ずつがセレクトされているわけですが、上記からもそのバランス感覚がうかがえます。
また、配分だけでなく内容も異なる。“THE SOUL/PHILLY DOGS Tour”は過去の名曲もファンキーにアレンジしていますし、そもそもバンド自体も名優カルロス・アロマーが参加したり、大所帯になったりと大変革。８ミリだけにステージ・セットまでは暗くて分かりづらいものの、イメージを変えていったボウイの姿をしっかりと目撃できるのです。

以前は資料価値ばかりが注目された８ミリ・アーカイヴでしたが、極上音声のシンクロによって見事な映像作品に昇華されるようになりました。本作には正真正銘のプロショット映像も含まれるわけですが、並べて観ても何ら見劣りしないのです。そんな歴史の秘宝達でトーニングポイントに立っていた「1974年のボウイ」を綴っていく１枚。どうぞ、心ゆくまでじっくりとお楽しみください。

Filmed at the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada 14th June 1974

1. 1984
2. Moonage Daydream
3. Sweet Thing
4. Space Oddity
5. Time

Filmed at the O’Keefe Auditorium, Toronto, Canada 16th June 1974 (Matinee Show)

6. Rebel Rebel
7. Moonage Daydream
8. Changes
9. Suffragette City
10. Panic In Detroit

Filmed at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA 8th-13th July 1974

11. 1984
12. Moonage Daydream
13. The Jean Genie

Filmed at the Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, USA 14th July 1974

14. Rebel Rebel
15. Sweet Thing
16. Suffragette City
17. Aladdin Sane
18. All The Young Dudes
19. Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me
20. Panic In Detroit
21. Big Brother
22. Time
23. The Width Of A Circle
24. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide

Filmed at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, USA 2nd September 1974

25. Moonage Daydream
26. Sweet Thing
27. Cracked Actor
28. Diamond Dogs
29. Time
30. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide
31. John I’m Only Dancing (Again)

Filmed at the Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA October/November 1974

32. Rebel Rebel
33. John I’m Only Dancing (Again)

Audio was from a recording made at the Music Hall, Boston, USA 15th Novemver 1974

34. 1984
35. Rebel Rebel
36. John I’m Only Dancing (Again)
37. Footstompin’

Filmed at the War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA 8th November 1974

38. Rebel Rebel
39. 1984
40. Moonage Daydream
41. Young Amwricans

Audio was from a recording made at the Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA 11th Novemver 1974

42. Somebody Up There Likes Me

Filmed at the Capitol Centre, Washington DC, USA 11th November 1974

43. John I’m Only Dancing (Again)
44. Young Amwricans
45. Can You Hear Me?
46. Suffragette City

COLOUR NTSC Approx.48min.