David Bowie TVC 15 – We Are The Dead (1976 Portugal) estimated value € ……

"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

Arranged By – David Bowie
Producer – David Bowie, Harry Maslin
Songwriter – David Bowie

Side B – We Are The Dead – 4:53

Arranged By – David Bowie
Producer – David Bowie
Songwriter – David Bowie

Description

Media & Sleeve Condition

Media: Near Mint (NM)
Sleeve: Near Mint (NM)
Ring wear: No
All three seams perfect: Yes
Picture sleeve near mint: Yes
Creases/folds: No
Stamps/writing: No

Live Versions

A live performance recorded on 23 March 1976 was included on Live Nassau Coliseum '76, which was released as part of the 2010 reissues of the Station to Station album, on the 2016 collection Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976), and as a stand–alone album in 2017.

Performances from the 1978 "Heroes" tour have been released on Stage (1978) and Welcome to the Blackout (2018).

On 15 December 1979, Bowie recorded the song for a performance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, accompanied by Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias.

Bowie performed the song during the Live Aid concerts on 13 July 1985. The tempo was considerably faster and more upbeat.

Compilations

• The Best of Bowie (1980) (single edit)
• Fame and Fashion (1984) (album version)
• Sound + Vision box set (1989) (album version)
• Bowie: The Singles 1969–1993 (1993)
• The Singles Collection (1993)
• The Best of 1974/1979 (1998) (single edit)
• Best of Bowie (2002)
• Christiane F. soundtrack (1981) (single edit)
• Re:Call 2 (Who Can I Be Now? box, 2016)

Personnel

• Producers: David Bowie, Harry Maslin
• 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, etc.

• Published By – Bewlay Bros. Music
• Published By – Moth Music Corp.
• Published By – Fleur Music Ltd.
• Published By – Chrysalis
• Published By – Mainman
• Distributed By – Inelco
• Manufactured By – Inelco Nederland B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA Records
• Pressed By – EMI-Bovema N.V. – 28101, 28102

Credits

• Artwork By [Cover] – Arno Van Orsouw
• Producer – Harry Maslin (track A)
• Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – David Bowie

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.