Living Ornaments '79 [Live] [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Intro

2. Airplane

3. Me! I Disconnect From You

4. Cars

5. M.E.

6. You Are in My Vision

7. Somethings in the House

8. Random

9. Everyday I Die

10. Conversation

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Bombers

2. Remember I Was Vapour

3. On Broadway

4. Dream Police

5. Films

6. Metal

7. Down in the Park

8. My Shadow in Vain

9. Are 'Friends' Electric?

10. Tracks

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
1998 two-on-one reissue from Beggars Banquet featuring 21 tracks recorded live on September 28, 1979 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. Includes 'Every Day I Die', 'Cars', 'Down In The Park', 'Me! I Disconnect From You', 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Every Day I Die'. Double slimline jewel case.

Living Ornaments '79,Gary Numan,Beggars UK - Msi,Electronic,New Romantic,New Wave,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Synth Pop

Tracks:

Intro
Airlane
Me! I Disconnect From You
Cars
M.E.
You Are in My Vision
Somethings in the House
Random
Everyday I Die
Conversation
We Are So Fragile
Down in the Park
Remind Me to Smile
Joy Circuit
Tracks
Are 'Friends' Electric?
We Are Glass

Tracks:

Bombers
Remember I Was Vapour
On Broadway
Dream Police
Films
Metal
Down in the Park
My Shadow in Vain
Are 'Friends' Electric?
Tracks

Album Description

1998 two-on-one reissue from Beggars Banquet featuring 21 tracks recorded live on September 28, 1979 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. Includes 'Every Day I Die', 'Cars', 'Down In The Park', 'Me! I Disconnect From You', 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Every Day I Die'. Double slimline jewel case.

Album Details

Limited Reissue. Only in Print Through Jan 2000. Stock Will Deplete Rapidly Afterwards. Classic Numan Live at his Peak at the End of the 70's.

Customer Reviews:

You could tell from conversations..........2006-10-20

The Living Ornaments double-disc releases are invaluable documents of Numan's early live days. This is the first one, covering a full 1979 show in London, and is an expanded edition of the original vinyl release.

First off, the quality on all three releases is excellent---79, 80, and 81. They each differ a bit, but as official live recordings they absolutely hold up and benefit from the remastering. My favorite sound would have to be the first show from the '80 version---a the mix is perfect, the sound crystal clear.

This was recorded during The Touring Principle and features tracks from the Tubeway Army album, Replicas, and The Pleasure Principle along with a few Telekon tracks snuck in as preview material. The sound is excellent: crisp, clear, with an even mix. Still very early in his career (even with two #1 hits) Numan kept the songs close to the album versions (the subsequent Living Ornaments releases feature more elaborate production for the tracks so there is a clear progression in style from the `79 to `81 releases). The trademark keyboards are fantastic--the sound holds up today far, far better than so many keyboard-driven bands that would appear in the coming decade. Numan, perhaps accidentally, really hit upon how to make good rock without up-front electric guitars. By putting the keyboards through guitar pedals, he created a unique, futuristic, and versatile group of sounds. The whole sci-fi / Phillip K. Dick-inspired material is set against a rich, unique sonic landscape. Conversation, in particular, rolls along at seven minutes without ever dragging, while shorter songs like Me! I Disconnect From You are like being stuck in a catchy, early Atari game with Kraftwerk attire, to use a trite music-review device...

For the Numan fan, all of the Living Ornaments releases are real gems and well worth buying. Fans of any artist would be lucky to get a slew of such releases. This version is one complete show, beginning to end, while 80 features parts of two shows and 81 again captures a complete show. Sound-wise, it's fantastic, hands down, rivaled only by the first portion of 80. Also, as imports, I have no idea how long these will be available or how accessible they will continue to be in the US. This is an artist who's been perfecting and mastering the live format for decades. Sadly, despite nearly 20 albums and a live album for most tours, he's still only known for `Cars'. Ridiculous.

Android Comes Alive.......2005-11-04

Living Ornaments is an amazing recording. It's good to see Beggar's Banquet has reissued the entire concert.
This was Gary Numan's first tour and he wanted to make a big impression and he succeeded, musically and visually. Numan certainly proved the synthesizer was an incredibly powerful instrument if desired. I can easily imagine the floor of the Hammersmith Odeon vibrating to the opening notes of 'Conversation', 'M.E.' and of course 'Down In The Park'. The band play brilliantly. Drummer Cedric Sharpley and bassist Paul Gardiner made a great rhythm section. A good deal of the songs feature the signature synthesizer solos from Ultravox member Billy Currie who toured with Numan on the European half of the tour. One of the best synth solos I've ever heard is on the song On Broadway (the old R&B classic). Even though Numan's voice was emotionless on his studio albums, one can detect a bit more emotion in the vocals on Living Ornaments.
The visual impression Numan made you can get an idea from the cd cover. Two keyboard players on platforms, 20 foot high pillars of lights that looked as they were rotating and a huge pyramid of light over the drummer. The concert was filmed and released on video under the name Living Principle. It would be great if Beggars Banquet were to rerelease the concert video on DVD. There are bootleg versions available and well worth seeking out.

INCREDIBLE LIVE ALBUM !!!!.......2005-10-25

And Gary's first.The songs are welcome variations to those of the studio versions.Richer in texture and less agressive,especially on the guitar parts,maybe approaching the style of the album they were presenting at the time ¨PLEASURE PRINCIPLE¨.This was a bit of a letdown to my punk and heavy metal mentality,used as I am to live versions being faster and rawer,but this is another kind of music and I take it at face value,and it's EXCELLENT.Even ¨Bombers ¨is presented with nice arabian synth licks.The sound is incredibly dinamic,very bass heavy,and the Sharpley/Gardiner rhyhtm section is up front in the mix all along the 85'+.It's a bit synth-weak as I'd heard before I bought the record,but as good as live recordings got by late 70's.

One out of two aint bad.......2005-01-16

For Numan fans looking for "Living Ornaments 79/80 you're halfway there.The double cd has the complete 79 show with tracks not found on the original LP.Sadly this set does not have the 80 show(see track list).Still a must for the Numan fan(especially early GN).Hopefully someone will release the 80 show as well done as this.

OMIGOD--I'VE FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL--AGAIN!!!.......2004-05-10

About fourteen years ago, I was stunned and amazed to find the "Living Ornaments '79 and '80" collection in a vinyl box set. I had no idea that it even existed, but snapped it up immediately. It was totally awesome! I saw both of the tours when they came through Boston on 23 Feb. and 17 Oct. 1980, and they were both unforgettable. Today, I have to admit that I didn't know the CD existed, either, and have only now stumbled across it and the reviews. I don't have it yet, but am ordering it even as you read this. I would pay GOOD money to get a DVD of THESE Gary Numan tours, but again do not know if such a thing exists!

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