In 1973, David Bowie traveled via train through the Soviet Union on the Trans-Siberian Express. A friend, Geoff MacCormack, documented the journey — and it's now on view, for the first time in the U.S.
In 1973, after performing in Japan as part of histour, Bowie headed home to Europe through the Soviet Union. He was fearful of flying and journeyed by boat, car and train with a close childhood friend, Geoff MacCormack, a percussionist and backup vocalist on the concert tour.
But the Wende Museum show, of the Soviet Union trip exclusively, is the first time any of MacCormack’s pictures from Russia have gone on view in the U.S. This year marks 50 years since their trip, which is why he and Sova decided to present the show in L.A., a city Bowie and MacCormack visited together.David Bowie, left, and Geoff MacCormack in 1973 on the Trans-Siberian Express.
Only tourists knew who [Bowie] was, but not the Russians. He was just breaking out. He liked the anonymity. I think it gave him a respite between touring and reinventing his next album. Time to sit back and take stock.This is a train station. In the carriage, they left certain documents for us to peruse, including government policy for foreigners. The Russians already knew the rules. There was a list of restrictions: You couldn’t take any photographs of bridges, for example, or train stations.
The Russians put out a recording, which was like Muzak, on the train and one of the tapes was Russians singing Beatles songs in English. But some of the words didn’t come out right. On a track called “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” there’s a line “Desmond says to Molly, ‘Girl, I like your face.’” But they sang it: “Desmond said to Molly gal ‘I lick your fass.’” When that track went round and round, we sang it — loud — with all the Russian influencers on the train. It was a very good time.
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