TV Eye Live 1977 (or TV Eye) is a live album by American musician Iggy Pop originally released in 1978. Iggy took a $90,000 advance from RCA Records to finish his contract with a live album. According to AllMusic, the album was assembled from soundboard tapes. Iggy Pop doctored them in a German studio, quickly and cheaply for around $5,000. The album features recordings from concerts on March 21 & 22, 1977 at The Agora in Cleveland, Ohio; on March 28, 1977 at The Aragon in Chicago, Illinois; and on October 26, 1977 at The Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
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| Released | May 1978 | |||
| Recorded | March 21, 22 & 28, 1977 October 26, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, punk rock | |||
| Length | 36:01 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Iggy Pop, David Bowie | |||
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| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
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| Tom Hull – on the Web | B−[5] |
The album is notable for the presence of David Bowie on keyboards and background vocals for selected tracks and the rather crushing bass and drum sound; also, with the Sales brothers, the lineup prefigures in part Bowie's Tin Machine lineup.
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 89 |
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