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| Santa Monica '72 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 25 April 1994 (UK) 28 March 1995 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 20 October 1972 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock | |||
| Length | 76:29 | |||
| Label | Golden Years (UK) Griffin Music (US) | |||
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| David Bowie live albums chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Griffin Limited Edition box set | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Griffin Wooden box release | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Select |  [2] |
Santa Monica '72 is a live album by David Bowie, recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on 20 October 1972 during the Ziggy Stardust Tour. Taken from KMET FM's radio broadcast,[3][4] it was available only as a bootleg for more than 20 years; according to author David Buckley, possessing a copy was the test of a "proper Bowie fan".[5] The recording was issued semi-legally/officially and without Bowie's approval by the Golden Years label in 1994, with Griffin Music handling the American release in 1995.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Morrison, Dave (July 1994). "David Bowie: Santa Monica '72". Select. p. 91.
- ^ Roberts, Randall (3 June 2008). "Advance Warning: David Bowie's Classic 1972 Bootleg, Live Santa Monica '72, To See the Light of Day". LA Weekly.
- ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record: p.116
- ^ David Buckley (1999). Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story: p.359