Living Ornaments '79

Infobox Album
Name = Living Ornaments '79
Type = Live album
Artist = Gary Numan


Released = 1981
Recorded = Hammersmith Odeon, London September 28, 1979
Genre = New Wave, Synthpop
Length = 71:10
Label = Beggars Banquet Records
Producer = Gary Numan
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hxfexqr5ldfe link]
Last album = "Dance" (1981)
This album = "Living Ornaments '79" (1981)
Next album = "Living Ornaments '80" (1981)

"Living Ornaments '79" (1981) is a live album by Gary Numan recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon on 28 September 1979. It was also released as a limited edition box set with "Living Ornaments '80" (1981). An expanded version was reissued on a double CD in 1998 before a remastered version was again reissued in 2005. [cite web| author = Beggars Banquet Records | title = Gary Numan Living Ornaments | url = http://www.beggars.com/features/garynuman/index.html | accessdate = 2007-07-25 | publisher = beggars.com ]

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Numan except where noted.

1981 version

ide one

#"Airlane" – 3:12
#"Cars" – 3:20
#"We Are So Fragile" – 2:33
#"Films" – 3:45
#"Something's in the House" – 4:08

ide two

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

1998 and 2005 version

Disc one

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

#"Bombers" – 5.30
#"Remember I Was Vapour" – 4.51
#"On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller) – 4.38
#"The Dream Police" – 4.19
#"Films" – 3.49
#"Metal" – 3.25
#"Down in the Park" – 5.38
#"My Shadow in Vain" – 2.34
#"Are 'Friends' Electric?" – 5.33
#"Tracks" – 3.10

Personnel

*Gary Numan – vocals, producer
*Billy Currie – keyboards
*Cedric Sharpley – drums
*Chris Payne – keyboards, viola
*Paul Gardiner – bass
*Rrussell Bell – guitar
*Tim Summerhayes – engineer, remix
*Phil Thornally – assistant engineer
*John Dent – digitally master
*Peter Gilbert – photographer
*Robert Ellis – photographer

Charts

*Original album #47 (UK Albums Chart)
*"Living Ornaments '79 and '80" box set #2 (UK Albums Chart)

Notes

References

* [http://www.everyhit.com Everyhit.com]
*Paul Goodwin (2004). "Electric Pioneer: An Armchair Guide To Gary Numan"