Simon & Garfunkel / Eastbound / 2CD

Simon & Garfunkel / Eastbound / 2CD /Zion

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Live At Osaka Stadium, Osaka, Japan 8th May 1982. SBD

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From 1982, the first Japanese tour, the second day of Osaka baseball stadium on May 8 spilled live stream recorded with stereo sound board recording. It is recorded with a realistic stereo line recording that is clear and clear, and in the quiet part you can hear the hiss noise unique to the analog master, but the freshness of the sound itself is wonderful, the first fresh impression of all the fans You can enjoy the performance in Japan with the highest sound quality. The second day in Osaka, a few years ago, was a performance that had not been converted into a sound until it was released by the good audience recording with the title “At Osaka Stadium” from the same ZION label, and that it can be listened to by line recording By doing so, this board will be a very nice release for fans. The Late Great Johnny Ace which had a late-cut in the already-recorded audience recording board is perfectly recorded in the main board. The last half of El Condor Pasa (from 2:49 onward) where there was a cut in this outflow sound board sound source and the replay of Angkor The Boxer from Late In The Evening 3: 02 on the last stage of the show are connected by the same day audience take, Complete recording is realized. This take was also very high sound quality so you can listen at once without a sense of incongruity. I think that there are many fans who listen with the thought of impression, that Bridge Over Troubled Water for the first visit to Japan will be able to listen on stereo line recording. After the show, Paul, “Kanpai, Osaka” and MC, The Sound Of Silence After the performance, while Paul was tuning the guitar “I think probably we would have better practiced Japanese more · Next time Well! “MC will do. The first stereo sound board recording title from Simon & Garfunkel’s first visit to Japan stadium performance which was held five times in total, Osaka baseball stadium twice and three times at Korakuen Baseball stadium release decision with 200 press limited CD.

★ It is a review summary of beatleg magazine vol.109 (August 2009 issue). For your information.

It is like a celebration of S & G ‘s visit to Japan’ s concert in Japan, a line of sound sources that appeared suddenly on the net was commercialized with press discs. In 1982, the performance in Japan celebrated a good audience recording reflecting the times, and this is also a performance that was released at Zion label ‘AT OSAKA STADIUM’. Compared with that, this line sound source is a monaural recording from the mixing board, but with the narrow range of sound quality, and it is not realistic feeling that there is no sense of presence by circling the recording of this hand that tends to be originally realistic, Together with the small number of sounds of the band, it will sound like a lack of power. However, after “My Little Town” where the entire band is added, it will be easier to hear more easily with overlapping improvement of mixing balance. Besides, the sound source is missing from the ending of “El Condor Pasa” and the middle part of “Late In The Evening” to “The Boxer”, and that part has been patched perfectly with audience recording of the previous title However, if you listen to the noisy presence of it, it seems to be thought that line recording can not be done with the sharpness of the outline of the performance as well. Moreover, the fact that enhances the completeness as an item by such polite editing places a line with a simple download. And unlike Paul in “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, unstable singing of art with live experience is thin, and on the contrary the instability of Paul’s guitar tuning in “The Sound Of Silence” comes clearly Also listen to the unique line recording. For the above reasons, it can be said that the beginner has a slightly habitual sound source, but it will be greatly appreciated that the line sound source finally unearthed from this performance in Japan.

1982年、初の日本ツアーより、5月8日の大阪球場2日目のライブを流出ステレオ・サウンドボード録音で収録。クリアーで澄み切ったようなリアルなステレオ・ライン録音で収録されており、静かな部分ではアナログマスター特有のヒスノイズも聴こえますが、音の鮮度そのものは素晴らしく、全てのファンを大いに感動させてくれた初来日公演を最高の音質で楽しむことができます。この大阪2日目は、数年前、同じZIONレーベルから、「At Osaka Stadium」というタイトルで良好なオーディエンス録音によりリリースされるまで音盤化されていなかった公演であり、それがライン録音で聴けるということで、本盤はファンにとってはとても嬉しいリリースとなることでしょう。既発オーディエンス録音盤で後半カットのあったThe Late Great Johnny Aceは本盤では完璧に収録されています。今回の流出サウンドボード音源でカットのあったEl Condor Pasa後半(2:49以降）とショウ終盤のLate In The Evening3:02以降からアンコールThe Boxerの再演までは同日のオーディエンス・テイクで繋いでおり、完全収録を実現しています。こちらのテイクも非常に高音質でしたので違和感なく一気に聴き切ることができます。初来日のBridge Over Troubled Waterがステレオ・ライン録音で聴ける日が来るとは、と感動の思いで聴き入ってしまうファンの方々も多いと思います。The Boxer終演後、ポールが「カンパイ、オオサカ」とMC、The Sound Of Silence終演後、ポールがギターチューニングをしながら「多分、僕らはもっと日本語を練習してくれば良かったと思うよ・・次回こそ！」とMCを行います。大阪球場2回、後楽園球場で3回の、計5回行われたサイモン＆ガーファンクルの初来日スタジアム公演より初のステレオ・サウンドボード録音タイトルが、200枚限定のプレスCDでリリース決定です。

★beatleg誌　vol.109（2009年8月号）のレビュー要約です。ご参考まで。

まるでS&Gの来日公演決定を祝うかのようにしてネット上に突如現れたライン音源をプレスのディスクで商品化したもの。これまで82年の来日公演は時代を反映した良好なオーディエンス録音に恵まれており、この日もZIONレーベルの『AT OSAKA STADIUM』でリリースされていた公演だ。それに比べると今回のライン音源はミキシングボードからのモノラル録音なのだが、レンジ狭めの音質で、しかも元々臨場感が薄くなりがちなこの手の録音に輪をかけて臨場感がなく、それがショウ序盤のバンドの音数の少なさと相まって、迫力不足に聴こえることだろう。しかしバンド全体が加わる「My Little Town」以降はミキシング・バランスの向上と重なってグッと聴きやすくなる。それにこの音源は「El Condor Pasa」のエンディングと「Late In The Evening」の後半から「The Boxer」の途中までが欠けており、その箇所は先のタイトルのオーディエンス録音で見事にパッチされているのだが、それの騒がしい臨場感を聴けば、やはり演奏の輪郭のシャープさではライン録音にはかなわないな、と思わされてしまう。しかもそのような丁寧な編集によってアイテムとしての完成度を高めてくれているのが単なるダウンロードものと一線を画している。そして「Bridge Over Troubled Water」における、ポールと違いライブの経験が薄いアートの不安定な歌いっぷりや、反対に「The Sound Of Silence」におけるポールのギターのチューニングの不安定さがはっきり伝わってくるのもライン録音ならではの聴きどころ。以上の理由により、初心者にはちょっと癖のある音源といえるが、それ以上にこの来日公演からライン音源が遂に発掘されたことは大感激だろう。

Disc 1
1. Intro. 2. Mrs. Robinson 3. Homeward Bound 4. America 5. Me And Julio Down By The School Yard
6. Scarborough Fair 7. My Little Town 8. Wake Up Little Susie 9. Still Crazy After All These Years
10. Bright Eyes 11. Late In The Evening 12. Slip Slidin’ Away 13. El Condor Pasa
14. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

Disc 2
1. American Tune 2. The Late Great Johnny Ace 3. Kodachrome/Maybellene
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water 5. The Boxer 6. Old Friends/Bookends Theme
7. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) 8. The Sound Of Silence
9. Late In The Evening 10. Member Introduction 11. The Boxer

Paul Simon – Vocal, Guitar Art Garfunkel – Vocal John Eckert – Trumpet John Gatchell – Trumpet
Gerry Niewood – Saxophone Fred Lipsius – Saxophone George Wadenius – Guitar Pete Carr – Guitar
Richard Tee – Keyboards Ed Walsh – Synthesizer Wayne Pedzwater – Bass Steve Gadd – Drums

STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING

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