David Bowie

Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles 1974 is the first authorized release of Bowie's Philly Dogs Tour show at Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre, from September 1974.  First released earlier this year on vinyl only, some of this performance was featured in Alan Yentob's BBC documentary also known as Cracked Actor.  The original tapes for this show were finally brought together last November, and they have been newly mixed by Tony Visconti.  The packaging boasts original photography from Terry O'Neill and Jamie Andrews in a gatefold sleeve.  The concert has Luther Vandross among the backing vocalists, and the band includes Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar on guitar, Mike Garson on piano and mellotron, David Sanborn on alto saxophone and flute, Pablo Rosario on conga, Doug Raunch on bass, and Greg Errico on drums.  Note that this is a different band and setlist than on David Live, also from 1974.