Glass Spider
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| Video by David Bowie | |||||
| Released | 1988 | ||||
| Recorded | 7 & 9 November 1987 | ||||
| Venue | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 110:00 | ||||
| Director | David Mallet | ||||
| Producer | Anthony Eaton | ||||
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Special edition cover
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| Source | Rating |
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| People | B+ |
| Pop Matters (2007 re-release) |   |
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Glass Spider is a concert video by David Bowie, recorded during the 1987 Glass Spider Tour at Sydney Entertainment Centre in support of his album Never Let Me Down (1987). Directed by David Mallet produced by Anthony Eaton, the concert film stars Bowie, his band including Peter Frampton, and a troupe of dancers performing on what was called in 2010 one of the best concert stage designs of all time. The video was released in 1988 on VHS, 1999 on DVD and re-released on DVD with a Special Edition in 2007 which peaked at number 9 on the UK Music DVD chart.
The Glass Spider Tour was a worldwide concert tour launched in May 1987 in support of Bowie's album Never Let Me Down (1987). The tour was well attended and profitable, but was poorly received by contemporary critics. The tour and concert film were named after the track "Glass Spider" from the album.
The film was released on VHS in 1988 and is a recording of nearly two hours of performances from the tour recorded in Sydney, Australia in November 1987. The concert features dance choreography by Toni Basil and Peter Frampton on guitar.Charlie Sexton makes a guest appearance on vocals and guitar. In some regions, it was released on two video cassettes of 10 songs each until a 1990 compilation combined them into a single release. The running time of the VHS is approximately 110 minutes. In 1999 a "semi-official" DVD of the show was released in Far East regions only.
A 1-hour edit from the original release was aired on US prime-time television in early June 1988 on American Broadcasting Company-affiliated stations. This was the first ABC concert special since 1973's Aloha from Hawaii starring Elvis Presley.
The video was reissued in 2007 on DVD. A regular edition includes the DVD of the same concert as released on VHS, while a special edition also includes a 2 CD live album from the same tour, recorded at Montreal Olympic Stadium on 30 August 1987. The 2007 re-release was originally planned to include a live recording of the song "Glass Spider" recorded in Vienna on 1 July 1987, but these plans were dropped for reasons unknown.
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