David Bowie TVC 15 - We Are The Dead (1976 Germany) estimated value € 25,00
Label: RCA Victor – PB-10664, RCA – PB-10664, RCA Victor – PB-10 664, RCA – PB-10 664,
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Recorded at: Cherokee and Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded date: September – November 1975
Released: 1976
Country: Germany
"TVC 15" is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter David Bowie and released on his 1976 album Station to Station. The track was inspired by an episode in which Iggy Pop, during a drug-fueled period at Bowie's LA home, hallucinated and believed the television set was swallowing his girlfriend.
Bowie developed a story of a holographic television, TVC 15. In the song, the narrator's girlfriend crawls into the television and afterwards, the narrator desires to crawl in himself to find her.
Tracklist
Side A – TVC 15 – 3:29
Side B – We Are The Dead – 4:56
Description
RCA Victor – 26.11422, RCA – 26.11422, RCA Victor – 26.11 422, RCA – 26.11 422
Media & Sleeve Condition
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Ring wear: No
All three seams perfect: Yes
Picture sleeve near mint: Yes
Creases/folds: No
Stamps or writing: No
Live versions
A live performance recorded on 23 March 1976 was included on Live Nassau Coliseum '76 , released as part of the 2010 reissues of Station to Station.Performances from the 1978 "Heroes" tour appeared on Stage (1978) and Welcome to the Blackout (2018).
Bowie also performed the song on Saturday Night Live in 1979 and at Live Aid in 1985.
Producers
Harry Maslin
David Bowie
Musicians
David Bowie: lead vocals, saxophone
Warren Peace: percussion, backing vocals
Carlos Alomar, Earl Slick: electric guitar
George Murray: bass
Dennis Davis: drums
Roy Bittan: piano
Companies & Credits
Published By – Bewlay Bros. Music, Moth Music Corp., Fleur Music Ltd., Chrysalis, Mainman
Distributed By – Inelco
Manufactured By – Inelco Nederland B.V.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA Records
Pressed By – EMI-Bovema N.V.
Artwork – Arno Van Orsouw
Key Details
Album: A standout track from Station to Station (1976).
Inspiration: Inspired by Iggy Pop’s surreal hallucination involving a television swallowing his girlfriend during Bowie’s Los Angeles period.
Production: Co-produced by David Bowie and Harry Maslin.
Release: The single was released on 30 April 1976 as the second single from the album.
Live Performance: One of its most famous versions was performed on Saturday Night Live in 1979 with Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias.