''Live Santa Monica '72'' is a

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by English singer-songwriter

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. It was released on in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It is the official release of KMET FM's radio broadcast, then

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album and – later – semi-legal release '' Santa Monica '72'', recorded at the

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during the Ziggy Stardust Tour. By November 2008 the album had sold 10,000 copies in US.

Track listing

All songs written by

except where noted.David Bowie. ''Live Santa Monica '72'' (EMI, 2008).

Personnel

Musicians

– vocals, acoustic guitar * Mick Ronson – lead guitar, backing vocals *

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– bass guitar * Mick "Woody" Woodmansey – drums * Mike Garson – keyboards

Technical personnel

* Mike Moran – recording engineer *Grover Hesley – mixing engineer *B. Mitchel Reed – KMET announcer *Bob Griffin – KMET engineer *Bill Fure – KMET engineer *Bill Calucci – KMET studio tape editor *Richard Kimball – KMET producer *Ted Jensen – mastering engineer

Chart performance

References

External links

Live Santa Monica '72
(2008, UK, vinyl edition) on

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