Genesis / Selling England By The Toronto / 4CDR

Genesis / Selling England By The Toronto / 4CDR / Amity

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Live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada 2nd May 1974 Early & Late Show

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Selling England By The Pound” End of the tour, on May 2, Canada was completely recorded with a superb audience recording that pushed the line recording to the same day Early & Late Show same day in Toronto. Perhaps it is mastering the same recording person’s tape by the same aircraft and both performances are recorded at a different high-quality sound as then. I think that you can understand that superb separating sound that makes you feel spread and direct feeling is masterpiece and you will listen carefully that the press CD is a greatly different recorded version that is suitable. Early show is recorded with the sound quality exceeding the already-to-be-released board, the recording time is also nearly 5 minutes long, you can confirm the superiority of the master quality (It is the same evaluation even at the overseas specialty site.) Also, Although this sound source which is regarded as the best also overseas had the drawback that the pitch was out of order at various places, since it was carefully adjusted the pitch from the beginning to the end in this board, this Toronto · Massey · It will be the best version of Hall’s twice performances. Both performances can enjoy the best performance that seems to be like this time with the highest sound quality. Of course Firth Of Fifth is a performance with a piano intro, the contents of MC before introduction of the song is completely different in this part. Fortunately there is no limiter function, or the whole show is recorded with a sound full of direct feeling standing wonderfully, you can enjoy it with a splendid sound like penetrating all instrument sounds. Contents of such a large extent that it seems that it may be the Best Genesis title of this year. Since sound quality, performance, timing, all such things are exquisite contents, please listen to the fans by all means. You can enjoy the highest three hours.

★ It is a review summary of beatleg magazine vol.103 (February 2009 issue). For your information.

“Selling England By The Pound” tour Completely recorded twice performance in Toronto Canada which can be said to be the ultimate completion form. While recording the audience, it is terribly clear, and the reaction of the audience is also wonderful, it is interesting that the part that seems to be the voice of the same person’s recording person talks the music and MC before. Especially in the Late Show, the ha ha that customers sing before songs. And surprisingly, there is no trace of tape change in this sound source. Although it is a clear sound source, is there a place where you think that you joined by the sound of a different performance when you played the way you listened? There is not a place called, but it is not a thing that makes you feel stressed, it seems to be an act of poking a corner of a box. On the other hand, the performance is perfect, there is only the final stage of the tour that lasted long, and it is a performance that everyone is imminent. Especially “Supper’s Ready” sounds silent clapping is moving. Jerusalem’s whistle back in the opening MC Tambourine in the back appeared on the Youtube, but the image that the monkey doll is striking is probably the soundboard. In addition, it is impossible to overlook the fact that all the pitches not corrected by the existing sound source have been corrected. Therefore, it is a more easy-to-hear sound. Both shows, both of which are recorded before the introduction of “Wacther Of The Skie” started. Here also points of interest. Well, there are other sound sources that will be performed twice a day, but there is no “More Fool Me” or “Horizons” or “Horizons” or “The Battle Of Epping Forest” which should be in front of “Supper’s Ready” for some reason. It is not certain whether the original was there, but the conclusion that it is deleting in the case of 2 shows will be correct. Listening to the audience’s voice, there is a place requesting “Epping Forest!” It is a wonderful place of such a clear audience sound source that makes us imagine various things.
「Selling England By The Pound」ツアー末期、5月2日、カナダはトロントで行われた同日アーリー&レイト・ショウをどちらもライン録音に迫る極上オーディエンス録音で完全収録。おそらく同一機材による同一録音者のテープをマスターにしており、両公演とも当時としては別格の高音質サウンドで収録されています。広がりとダイレクト感を感じさせる分離感抜群のサウンドは圧巻で、本来はプレスCDが相応しい大別格の録音版であることが聴き進んでいくとお分かりになられると思います。アーリーショウは既発盤を上回る音質で収録されており、収録時間も5分近く長く、マスター・クオリティの優位性を確認できます(海外の専門サイトでも同一の評価になっています。)また、海外でもベストとされている本音源は、各所でピッチが狂っているという欠点がありましたが、本盤では最初から最後まで、丁寧にピッチのアジャストを行いましたので、間違いなくこのトロント・マッセー・ホール2回公演の最良のヴァージョンということになります。演奏はどちらの公演も、この時期らしい最高のパフォーマンスを極上音質で堪能できます。勿論Firth Of Fifthはピアノイントロ付の演奏で、この部分は曲紹介前のMC内容が全く違います。リミッター・ファンクションが無いのが幸いしてか、素晴らしく立ったダイレクト感いっぱいのサウンドでショウ全貌が録音されており、全ての楽器音を突き抜けるような見事なサウンドで楽しむことができます。今年のベスト・ジェネシス・タイトルかも知れないと思えるほどの大別格の内容。音質・演奏・時期、そういったもの全てが絶品の内容ですので、ファンの方々は是非、聴いてみてください。至高の3時間を楽しむことができます。

★beatleg誌 vol.103(2009年2月号)のレビュー要約です。ご参考まで。

「Selling England By The Pound」ツアー究極の完成形とも言えるカナダ・トロントにおける2回公演の完全収録。オーディエンス録音ながら、恐ろしくクリアであり、また、観客の反応も素晴らしく、同一人物の録音者の声と思える箇所が、先に曲目やMCをしゃべってしまうのが面白い。特にLate Showでは、客が曲前に歌ってしまうというはしゃぎぶり。そして驚くべきことに、この音源にはテープチェンジの形跡が見当たらないのである。クリアな音源ではあるが、穿った聴き方をしてしまうと、違う公演の音で繋いだと思える箇所もあるのでは?という箇所もなくはないが、それはストレスを感じさせるものではなく、重箱の隅をつつく行為とも思えてしまう。一方、演奏は完璧でさすがに長く続いたツアーの終盤だけあって、全員鬼気迫る演奏である。特に「Supper’s Ready」の鳴りやまぬ拍手は感動的である。オープニングのMCでエルサレムの口笛バックのタンバリンは猿のお人形が叩いている画像がYoutubeで登場したが、たぶんその音盤であろう。また既発の音源では直っていなかったピッチがすべて補正されているという点も見逃せない。よって、より聴きやすい音となっている。2つのショウ、どちらともオープニングは「Wacther Of The Skie」のイントロが始まる前から収録されている。ここも注目ポイント。さて、1日に2回公演となる音源は他にもあるのだが、なぜか「Supper’s Ready」前に あるはずの「More Fool Me」or「Horizons」そして「The Battle Of Epping Forest」がない。元はあったのかどうかは定かではないが、2公演の場合は削除しているという結論が正しいだろう。観客の声を聴くと、「Epping Forest!」とリクエストしている箇所がある。いろいろ想像させてくれるのは、こういうクリアなオーディエンス音源のすばらしいところだ。

Early show
Disc 1
1. Watcher Of The Skies 2. The Story Of Brittania 3. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
4. The Story Of Romeo And Juliet 5. The Cinema Show 6. I Know What I Like
7. The Story Of Five Rivers 8. Firth Of Fifth

Disc 2
1. The Story Of Henry And Cynthia 2. The Musical Box 3. The Story Of Old Michael
4. Supper’s Ready

Late Show
Disc 3
1. Watcher Of The Skies 2. The Story Of Brittania 3. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
4. The Story Of Romeo And Juliet 5. The Cinema Show 6. I Know What I Like
7. The Story Of The Zipper Girl 8. Firth Of Fifth

Disc 4
1. The Story Of Henry And Cynthia 2. The Musical Box 3. The Story Of Old Michael
4. Supper’s Ready

*Pitches were 100% adjusted correctly.

Peter Gabriel – Lead Vocals Steve Hackett – Guitar Mike Rutherford – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Tony Banks – Keyboards Phil Collins – Drums, Vocals

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