Rolling Stones / Dome On Wheels / 8CD Box Set

Rolling Stones / Dome On Wheels / 8CD Box Set / Non Label
Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 14th, 17th, 20th & 26th February 1990.

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25 years ago (it has passed another quarter of a century!) Now to our release “DOME ON WHEELS” which was recorded the first Japan tour of Rolling Stones that was achieved or will you remember the … or Even? Forget “remember Dokoroka to escape many times or limited resale, but is likely to hear a voice from everyone of how! “that you have been waiting for a how formal recurrence (laughs), it is Years of five years from 2010 release of elapsed that name board is I will come back to finally upgrade!
The three performances of the first half from the first visit to Japan performance was recorded from the original audience recording master “DOME ON WHEELS”. Still 1990 live it is difficult to leave a high quality audience recording in Tokyo Dome, the fact that it was Mise aligned Zurarito literally exceptional quality sound source, even while Sold Out while the blink of an eye at that time of release, name board status as the unwavering until now, because it is such a title, of course this time it does not stop the mere recurrence. Passage of time that After all five years first has dramatically improved mastering technology. It also in such monographs have been such as pointed out limit at the time of mastering, was taking advantage of the original sound to review the sound finish from scratch when this release, dared literally remastered. All of the sound source I’ve realized the upgrade of about find and listen to one.
If Mire than in the previous release and the current, going to be realized that the overwhelmingly prefer this time it has been recorded in texture to feel natural and U~omi, yet the profoundness. It is February 14 Japan tour the first day of most of the upper first time among such has appeared. Was state that most of habit in sound source of this day, and correction to the center a subtly localization was right side. Changes in this area I think if they can feel immediately, if I play with headphones. It is the only even stability was suddenly up, but there it is possible that performance is applied is surprisingly sound image and the current U~omi taste that caught on, and listen to the upper first time enough I say finally and rarity can enjoy I will guarantee a comfortable.

When listening to three performances was recorded here is joy and tension Stones is to show off for the first time playing in land of Japan, finally realizes the Japan tour, is stepping on it Stones the land of Japan in front of the eye for Japanese do it! Various positive feelings that will come acutely To transmitted. No longer the first day of the 14th not even an exaggeration to say that legend is the first time since the United States tour of the previous year in December, that was the start of the live activities of 1990 beginning of the year, is the fact that there were Japan tour first live and together with surprisingly playing careful Stones will listen. Impression was also engaged in a most Shure playing in Stones live history of it, but is strong “STEEL WHEELS” tour, thus too different atmosphere and other day I seems still Stones When I listen. Mick Among such atmosphere, while you are that “Nihon’nikurunowo, Nagau (long) Machimashita” me issued immediately the MC that, not likely still can leak English as “happy valentine”, or embarrassed smile to the scene also really the first day Is.

However, Mick when it comes to the stage of the 17th until the middle of the live, I think of was what it is not me talking the Japanese (laughs) Modokashika~tsu? However, I feel like playing itself is his real exercise from this day, surprise that it up to number from has never been playing live “STEEL WHEELS,” “Almost Hear You Sigh” first live showcase has been achieved. Later but will repertoire up playing frequently than “Play With Fire”, there is also the fact that live premiere, here in awkward without even innocent playing tasteful thing. Moreover, if there in general reaction of reaction of good Japanese audience, here in a little puzzled downside realism before the new song of It is interesting.
Following the previous day in the live of the 20th “Angie” appeared. Now because it was a rare number outside the scope of this song is the first concert in Japan is not an exaggeration to say that overused feeling being played every time the Japanese performances, this also interesting thing. It is not thought now. But this day is the day of further rare “Little Red Rooster” is famous. While it is of the was Mise been unearthed sound source listen with great sound quality it was this title, “Honky Tonk Women” noticeable from around the want and “hot-blooded Stones Favorite boy” and even young people singing … This is also the first In that caught the fever of Japan unique realism (laughs).

And this time, version-up of press CD recording was achieved capture audience recording of February 26 was a bonus CD-R treatment at the time of release of 2010 also in the set. It was a sound that was a bonus treat because it is the day you have become a staple in a variety of broadcast sound source, will also be finally included on this set sound source of about was told from time to be “in CD-R too good”. Not only say the same high-quality sound and the other day, it is not transmitted in the above all broadcast sound source, you’ll run out to that state of frenzy of the day had been superbly containment is. Although yellow cheers by female fans in the first half of live will hear everywhere, This is what ’90 Japan unique bubbly a sense of realism of. But live or middle of later tired, quietly became upsurge of contrast (laughs) also document preeminent sound source this time is taken, quality, will be released in the press CD of content both limited literally upgrade version again. Whether this what you do not miss!

今から25年前(もう四半世紀経ったとは!)に実現したローリング・ストーンズの初来日公演を収録した当店リリース「DOME ON WHEELS」を覚えていらっしゃいますでしょうか…「覚えてるかだって?忘れるどころか何度かの限定再販も逃がして、どれほど正式な再発を待ち望んでいたことか!」という皆様からの声が聞こえてきそうですが(笑)、2010年のリリースからも五年の歳月が経過したあの名盤が遂にアップグレードして帰ってきます!
初来日公演から前半の三公演をオリジナル・オーディエンス録音マスターから収録した「DOME ON WHEELS」。まだ東京ドームでのライブを高音質オーディエンス録音で残すことが難しかった1990年、文字通り別格のクオリティな音源をずらりと揃えてみせたことから、当時のリリースが瞬く間にSold Outしながらも、名盤としてのステイタスが今に至るまで揺るがない、そんなタイトルですので、もちろん今回も単なる再発にはとどまりません。まず何と言っても五年という時の経過はマスタリング技術を飛躍的に向上させています。それに研究書などでも当時のマスタリングの限界などが指摘されており、今回のリリースに際しては音仕上げを一から見直して原音を活かした、文字通りのリマスターを敢行。すべての音源が一聴して分かるほどのアップグレードを実現しました。
前回のリリースと今回で比べてみれば、圧倒的に今回の方がナチュラルかつウォーミー、それでいて重厚さを感じさせる質感で収録されていることを実感されるはず。そんな中でも一番のアッパーぶりが現れているのは来日公演初日の2月14日です。この日の音源における一番癖のある状態だった、微妙に右寄りだった定位をセンターへと訂正。この辺りの変化はヘッドフォンで再生してもらえればすぐに感じてもらえるかと思います。それだけでも安定度が俄然アップしたのですが、そこに演奏が驚くほどオンに捉えられた音像と今回のウォーミーな味わいが加わったことで、いよいよ絶品と言っていいほどのアッパーぶりが堪能できる聴き心地を保証します。

ここに収録された三公演を聴いているとストーンズが日本という土地で初めて演奏を披露する緊張と喜び、日本人にとってようやく実現した来日公演、日本の地を踏んだストーンズが目の前にいるんだ!というさまざまにポジティブな感情がひしひしと伝わってきます。もはや伝説と言っても過言ではない14日の初日は前年12月のアメリカ・ツアー以来となる、1990年初のライブ活動のスタートだったということ、そこに来日公演最初のライブだったということが合わさって驚くほど慎重なストーンズの演奏が聴かれます。ストーンズのライブ史においても一番シュアーな演奏を繰り広げていた印象が強い「STEEL WHEELS」ツアーですが、こうして聴くと他の日とあまりに違う雰囲気がやはりストーンズらしいですね。ミックはそんな雰囲気の中でも、あの「ニホンニクルノヲ、ナガウ(長く)マチマシタ」というMCをさっそく発してくれている一方で、まだ「happy valentine」と英語を漏らしたり、あるいは照れ笑いする場面も実に初日らしいではないですか。

ところが、17日のステージになるとミックはライブの中盤まで、何と日本語を喋ってくれません(笑)もどかしかったのでしょうか?しかし演奏自体はこの日からが本領発揮といった感じで、それまでライブ演奏されたことがない「STEEL WHEELS」からのナンバー「Almost Hear You Sigh」初のライブ披露というサプライズが実現しています。以降は「Play With Fire」よりも演奏頻度が上がるレパートリーとなりますが、ライブ初演ということもあり、ここでのぎこちなくも初々しい演奏は味わい深いもの。しかも全般的に反応が良い日本の観客の反応の中にあって、ここでの新曲を前にちょっと戸惑い気味な臨場感は面白いですね。
20日のライブでは前日に続いて「Angie」が登場。今や日本公演の度に演奏されて食傷気味と言っても過言ではないこの曲が初来日公演ではレア・ナンバー扱いだったのだから、これまた面白いもの。今では考えられません。しかしこの日はさらにレアな「Little Red Rooster」が有名な日です。それを素晴らしい音質で聴ける音源を発掘してみせたのが本タイトルでしたが、「Honky Tonk Women」辺りから顕著な「熱血ストーンズ好き少年」とでも呼びたくなる若者の熱唱…これもまた、初来日ならではのフィーバーを捉えた臨場感ということで(笑)。

そして今回は、2010年のリリース時にボーナスCD-R扱いだった2月26日のオーディエンス録音もセットの中に取り込んでプレスCD収録というバージョン・アップが実現しました。各種放送用音源で定番となっている日ですのでボーナス扱いとした音源でしたが、当時から「CD-Rではもったいない」と言われたほどの音源も遂にこのセットに収録されます。他の日と同様な高音質というだけでなく、何より放送用音源では伝わらない、この日の熱狂の様子が見事に封じ込められていたことに尽きるでしょう。ライブの前半では女性ファンによる黄色い歓声が随所で聴かれますが、これこそ90年の来日ならではのバブリーな臨場感。ところがライブ中盤以降は疲れたのか、大人しくなった盛り上がりのコントラスト(笑)ドキュメント性抜群な音源も今回は取り込まれ、音質、内容共に文字通りのアップグレード・バージョンが再度限定のプレスCDでリリースされます。どうか今回こそお見逃しなく!

★200セット限定のボックス・セット仕様(ナンバリング入り No.1~200)

Live at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 14th February 1990

Disc 1 (64:12)
1. Continental Drift 2. Start Me Up 3. Bitch 4. Sad Sad Sad 5. Harlem Shuffle 6. Tumbling Dice
7. Miss You 8. Ruby Tuesday 9. Play With Fire 10. Rock And A Hard Place 11. Mixed Emotions
12. Honky Tonk Women 13. Midnight Rambler

Disc 2 (67:51)
1. You Can’t Always Get What You Want 2. Can’t Be Seen 3. Happy 4. Paint It Black
5. 2000 Light Years From Home 6. Sympathy For The Devil 7. Gimme Shelter
8. Member Introduction 9. It’s Only Rock’n Roll 10. Brown Sugar 11. Satisfaction
12. Jumping Jack Flash

Live at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 17th February 1990

Disc 3 (66:50)
1. Continental Drift 2. Start Me Up 3. Bitch 4. Sad Sad Sad 5. Harlem Shuffle 6. Tumbling Dice
7. Miss You 8. Ruby Tuesday 9. Almost Hear You Sigh 10. Rock And A Hard Place
11. Mixed Emotions 12. Honky Tonk Women 13. Midnight Rambler

Disc 4 (73:50)
1. You Can’t Always Get What You Want 2. Can’t Be Seen 3. Happy 4. Paint It Black
5. 2000 Light Years From Home 6. Sympathy For The Devil 7. Gimme Shelter
8. Member Introduction 9. It’s Only Rock’n Roll 10. Brown Sugar 11. Satisfaction
12. Jumping Jack Flash

Live at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 20th February 1990

Disc 5 (59:12)
1. Continental Drift 2. Start Me Up 3. Bitch 4. Sad Sad Sad 5. Harlem Shuffle
6. Tumbling Dice 7. Miss You 8. Angie 9. Rock And A Hard Place 10. Mixed Emotions
11. Honky Tonk Women 12. Midnight Rambler

Disc 6 (76:56)
1. You Can’t Always Get What You Want 2. Little Red Rooster 3. Can’t Be Seen
4. Happy 5. Paint It Black 6. 2000 Light Years From Home 7. Sympathy For The Devil
8. Gimme Shelter 9. Member Introduction 10. It’s Only Rock’n Roll 11. Brown Sugar
12. Satisfaction 13. Jumping Jack Flash

Live at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 26th February 1990

Disc 7 (65:44)
1. Continental Drift 2. Start Me Up 3. Bitch 4. Sad Sad Sad 5. Harlem Shuffle
6. Tumbling Dice 7. Miss You 8. Ruby Tuesday 9. Almost Hear You Sigh 10. Rock And A Hard Place
11. Mixed Emotions 12. Honky Tonk Women 13. Midnight Rambler

Disc 8 (74:04)
1. You Can’t Always Get What You Want 2. Can’t Be Seen 3. Happy 4. Paint It Black
5. 2000 Light Years From Home 6. Sympathy For The Devil 7. Gimme Shelter
8. Member Introduction 9. It’s Only Rock’n Roll 10. Brown Sugar 11. Satisfaction
12. Jumping Jack Flash

200 sets only. Numbered stamped edition (No.1-200)

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