Living Ornaments '81 is a live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 recorded at a 1981 concert by Gary Numan

Gary Numan

Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...

. It was released as a double

Double album

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 CD

Compact Disc

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 in 1998. The show on 28 April 1981 was the third and last of Numan's 'Farewell Concerts' staged at Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...

 (although he would return to performing live shows the following year). It was filmed and released on VHS

VHS

The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 as Micromusic in April 1982; Living Ornaments '81 is essentially an audio release of the video.

Disc one

1. "Intro/This Wreckage
   This Wreckage
   "This Wreckage" is a song written and performed by Gary Numan. It was featured as the opening track on his 1980 LP Telekon and was the third and final single to be released from that album .Described by Numan as a "self-portrait" song, "This Wreckage" foreshadowed his temporary retirement from...
   
   " – 7:40
2. "Remind Me to Smile" – 3:22
3. "Metal" – 3:14
4. "Me! I Disconnect from You" – 3:03
5. "Complex" – 3:10
6. "The Aircrash Bureau" – 5:24
7. "Airlane" – 3:24
8. "M.E." – 4:32
9. "Everyday I Die" – 4:38
10. "Films" – 5:47
11. "Remember I Was Vapour" – 4:34
12. "Trois Gymnopedies
    Gymnopédie
    The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie.These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure...
    
     (First Movement)" – 3:04
13. "Conversation" – 7:39

Disc two

1. "She's Got Claws
   She's Got Claws
   "She’s Got Claws" is a 1981 song by Gary Numan. It was the first and only single released from his 1981 album Dance. The song signalled a different musical style for Numan, featuring jazz-influenced saxophone and fretless bass, as well as a new image comprising trilby hat and pinstriped suit,...
   
   " – 4:51
2. "Cars
   Cars (song)
   Fear Factory, an American industrial metal band, recorded a version of "Cars" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, Obsolete. The song was only included as a bonus track on the limited edition digipak re-release of Obsolete and would be instrumental in breaking Fear...
   
   " – 3:39
3. "I Dream of Wires" – 4:37
4. "I'm an Agent" – 3:57
5. "The Joy Circuit" – 5:56
6. "I Die: You Die
   I Die: You Die
   "I Die: You Die" is a Gary Numan single from 1980. Released shortly before his fourth album, Telekon, it continued the anthemic style Numan had begun earlier in the year with "We Are Glass". The composer himself described the two singles as "Much the same thing...
   
   " – 3:43
7. "Cry the Clock Said" – 5:26
8. "Tracks" – 2:19
9. "Down in the Park
   Down in the Park
   "Down in the Park" is a 1979 single written and recorded by Gary Numan with his band Tubeway Army. The first cut from the album Replicas, it was not a hit when released but has long been a critical and fan favourite and for many years was described by Numan as his best composition.-Style:Like the...
   
   " – 5:59
10. "My Shadow in Vain" – 2:38
11. "Please Push No More" – 5:29
12. "Are 'Friends' Electric?
    Are 'Friends' Electric?
    "Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song written by Gary Numan, released under the name of his then-band Tubeway Army as a single and on the album Replicas...
    
    " – 5:40
13. "We Are Glass
    We Are Glass
    "We Are Glass" is a Gary Numan single released in 1980. Its up-tempo beat, scratchy guitars and pitch-bending synthesizer effects made it a prime example of the synthpop of the time....
    
    /Outro" – 7:43

Although the third track on disc one is listed as "Metal" (a song from Numan's 1979 album The Pleasure Principle

The Pleasure Principle (Gary Numan album)

The Pleasure Principle is the third studio album, and debut album under his own name, by electronic music pioneer Gary Numan, released in 1979...

), its actual lyrics identify it as the song "Moral" (a reworking of "Metal" which was recorded for Numan's then-forthcoming 1981 album Dance

Dance (Gary Numan album)

Dance is the fifth studio album, the third under his own name, by the British musician Gary Numan, released in 1981. It is his first release after announcing his retirement from touring in April 1981...

).

The song "Conversation", included at the end of disc one, is a bonus track. It was played at the first two Wembley shows but replaced by "Complex" for the 28 April show. The version included on the Living Ornaments '81 set is from the 26 April show, and is a mono mix of noticeably poor audio quality.

Micromusic VHS/DVD

Originally released in April 1982, the Micromusic video cassette features the same listing as the subsequent Living Ornaments '81 CD, with the exception of the track "Conversation." Soon after its video release, the show was broadcast on British television, albeit in an edited, highlights-only version featuring the following tracks: "Intro," "This Wreckage," "Airlane," "M.E.," "She's Got Claws," "Cars," "I'm an Agent," "The Joy Circuit," "I Die: You Die," "Tracks," "Down in the Park," "Are "Friends" Electric?," "We Are Glass," and "Outro." Both the full version and the edited version of the concert have been released on VHS. The full version of Micromusic was released on DVD in April 2010, and features an hour-long 2006 interview with Numan as a bonus feature.