Santa Monica '72

Santa Monica '72
Live album by
David Bowie
Released25 April 1994 (1994-04-25) (UK)
28 March 1995 (1995-03-28) (US)
Recorded20 October 1972 (1972-10-20)
GenreGlam rock
Length76:29
LabelGolden Years (UK)
Griffin Music (US)
David Bowie chronology
The Singles Collection
(1993) 		Santa Monica '72
(1994) 		Rarestonebowie
(1995)
David Bowie live albums chronology
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
(1983) 		Santa Monica '72
(1994) 		LiveAndWell.com
(1999)
Alternative cover
Griffin Limited Edition box set
Alternative cover
Griffin Wooden box release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Select[2]

Santa Monica '72 is a live album by David Bowie, recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on 20 October 1972 during the Ziggy Stardust Tour. Taken from KMET FM's radio broadcast,[3][4] it was available only as a bootleg for more than 20 years; according to author David Buckley, possessing a copy was the test of a "proper Bowie fan".[5] The recording was issued semi-legally/officially and without Bowie's approval by the Golden Years label in 1994, with Griffin Music handling the American release in 1995.

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Morrison, Dave (July 1994). "David Bowie: Santa Monica '72". Select. p. 91.
  3. ^ Roberts, Randall (3 June 2008). "Advance Warning: David Bowie's Classic 1972 Bootleg, Live Santa Monica '72, To See the Light of Day". LA Weekly.
  4. ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record: p.116
  5. ^ David Buckley (1999). Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story: p.359