''Living Ornaments '79'' (1981) is a

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by British musician

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recorded at the

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on 28 September 1979. It was also released as a

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with '' Living Ornaments '80'' (1981). An expanded (21-track) version was

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d on a double CD in 1998 before a

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ed version was again reissued in 2005. The nine tracks of the original ''Living Ornaments '79'' were included on ''1979: The Live EPs'', a disc available to those who bought the expanded, 2-disc version of '' The Pleasure Principle'' from Numan's website in 2009. ''Living Ornaments '79'' is one of two official live albums from Numan's 1979-1980 tour (billed as "The Touring Principle"), and is a record of the tour's first leg. In 2008, Numan's record label released ''

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'', recorded during the tour's final leg (May 1980).

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Numan except where noted.

Original version

Side one

#"Airlane" – 3:12 #"

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" – 3:20 #"We Are So Fragile" – 2:33 #"Films" – 3:45 #"Something's in the House" – 4:08

Side two

#"My Shadow in Vain" – 2:50 #"Conversation" – 7:45 #"The Dream Police" – 4:12 #"Metal" – 3:25

Remastered version

Disc one

#"Intro" – 2.32 #"Airlane" – 3.07 #"Me! I Disconnect From You" – 3.02 #"

" – 3.25 #"M.E." – 4.42 #"You Are in My Vision" – 3.11 #"Somethings in the House" – 3.55 #"Random" – 3.38 #"Everyday I Die" – 3.36 #"Conversation" – 7.51 #"We Are So Fragile" – 2.46

Disc two

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" – 5.30 #"Remember I Was Vapour" – 4.51 #" On Broadway" (

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) – 4.38 #"The Dream Police" – 4.19 #"Films" – 3.49 #"Metal" – 3.25 #"

Down in the Park "Down in the Park" is a 1979 song by the English band Tubeway Army, featuring lead vocals by Gary Numan. It was released as the first single from the band's second album ''Replicas'', though was not a hit. The song was written and produced by t ...

" – 5.38 #"My Shadow in Vain" – 2.34 #"

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" – 5.33 #"Tracks" – 3.10

Personnel

*Gary Numan –

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, producer *

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–

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*Cedric Sharpley –

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s *Chris Payne – keyboards,

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– bass *Rrussell Bell –

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, keyboards *Tim Summerhayes –

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– assistant engineer *John Dent – digitally master *Peter Gilbert –

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*Robert Ellis – photographer

Charts

*Original album #47 (

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) *''Living Ornaments '79 and '80'' box set #2 (UK Albums Chart)

The Touring Principle video

In 1980, an edited version of the 28 September 1979 concert was released on video under the title ''The Touring Principle '79'' and "special video effects" of the time were added to the recording. The songs featured on the video were "Me! I Disconnect From You", "M.E.", "We Are So Fragile", "Everyday I Die", "Conversation", "Remember I Was Vapour", "On Broadway", "Down in the Park", "My Shadow in Vain", "Are 'Friends' Electric?", and "Tracks". The concert itself was preceded on the original cassette by the promo video for "Cars". In 2009, ''The Touring Principle '79'' was released on DVD with the same track listing and with the video effects removed (although the original video version with the effects is included as a bonus feature). The DVD does not feature the "Cars" video although it does include a 34-minute interview with Numan in 2009, recalling his memories of the original 1979 tour.

Notes

References

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numanme.co.uk *Paul Goodwin (2004). ''Electric Pioneer: An Armchair Guide To Gary Numan'' {{Authority control 1981 live albums Gary Numan live albums Beggars Banquet Records live albums Albums recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo