Live Versions
"Aladdin Sane" was debuted live in February 1973, prior to the album’s release, and often played in concert during the later Ziggy Stardust tours and again on the Diamond Dogs tour in 1974. A performance from the 1974 tour was released on David Live (1974), the same track also appearing on Rock Concert. Another live version from the same tour was released on A Portrait in Flesh. Bowie revived it on stage in 1996, again with Garson on piano. He also recorded an acoustic version with vocals from bass player Gail Ann Dorsey for the BBC session ChangesNowBowie on 8 January 1997.
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