From Ziggy Stardust to rock elder statesman,some of Bowie’s greatest shows absorb been on American soil, even changing his whole image mid-tourBroadcast live by a local radio station, and this demonstrate became a must-absorb bootleg for years after,capturing Ziggy-era Bowie in his prime. From the moment Mick Ronson’s guitar rips into the intro to Hang On to Yourself it was clear that Bowie and the Spiders from Mars were intent on showing Americans what all the fuss was about. The set included nods to Jacques Brel (My Death) and the Velvet Underground (Waiting for the Man) as well as songs from Bowie’s pre-Ziggy albums such as Life on Mars?, which proved so popular on tour that it was released as a single the following year.
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Source: theguardian.com