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Live at the Country Club, Reseda, California, USA 31st October 1983 STEREO SBD
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1983, from the US tour with the album featuring the young Yngwie Malmsteen that shook the guitar fans “No Parole From Rock ‘n’ Roll”, on October 31, California is the official class of the Country Club performances recorded in stereo sound board recording. As the one and only decisive sound that captures the stage of this season Alcatraz at the highest sound quality, to only have been eager long recurrence, the appearance of this board is, will be a one happy for the non-hearing fan . The balance of the sound, there is no perfect to spread both in the sense of separation preeminent super sound, you can enjoy plenty of the contest between Yngwie and Graham Bonnet. This time Yngwie Since You Been Gone, of course, such as the Desert Song of MSG, but had to play a great song, sharpness sharp Hayabiki play in each song, you have really nice, now that all the listening stations. Graham, unlike was noticeable fluctuation of pitch Japan tour, shows off a sufficiently stable to hear vocals with a response. In addition, in the second half of the disc than the Nakano Sun Plaza performances of the following year on 28 January, adding recorded six songs of the official “Live Sentence” accrued, including the Rainbow cover Lost In Hollywood. All 70 minutes of enhancement was recorded in the ultra-high-quality stereo-line recording. Release determined by the press CD.
In addition, as a happy first delivery worth of bonus disk, December 21, 1983, marked with a fan must listen take that was recorded in high-quality audience recording a concert in California Golden Bar Club. Alone it has been recorded in excellent sound enough to no problem even if the release, you can enjoy the show that takes place in the frenzy of the atmosphere in an ideal sound quality. Also in the sense that enjoy the full picture of this period show, probably the one that is very valuable.
1983年、世界中のギターファンを震撼させた若きイングヴェイ・マルムスティーンをフィーチャーしたアルバム「No Parole From Rock ‘n’ Roll」に伴うUSツアーより、10月31日のカリフォルニアはカントリークラブ公演をオフィシャル級のステレオ・サウンドボード録音で収録。この時期のアルカトラスのステージを最高音質で捉えた唯一無二の決定的音源として、長らく再発が熱望されていただけに、本盤の登場は、未聴のファンにとっては嬉しい一枚となることでしょう。音のバランス、広がりともに申し分ない、分離感抜群のスーパーサウンドで、イングヴェイとグラハム・ボネットとの競演をたっぷりと楽しむことができます。このころイングヴェイはSince You Been Goneは勿論、MSGのDesert Songなど、凄い曲をプレイしていましたが、各曲での切れ味鋭い早弾きプレイは、本当に素晴らしく、その全てが聴き所になっています。グラハムは、音程のふらつきが目立った日本公演と違い、十分に安定した聴き応えのあるボーカルを披露しています。更に、ディスク後半には翌年1月28日の中野サンプラザ公演より、レインボーカバーLost In Hollywoodを含むオフィシャル「Live Sentence」未収の６曲を追加収録。全て超高音質ステレオ・ライン録音で収録された充実の70分。プレスCDにてリリース決定です。
また、嬉しい初回納品分のボーナス・ディスクとして、1983年12月21日、カリフォルニアのゴールデン・バー・クラブでのコンサートを高音質オーディエンス録音で収録したファン必聴テイクが付きます。単独でリリースしても全く問題ほどに優れたサウンドで収録されており、熱狂の雰囲気の中行われるショウを理想的な音質で堪能することができます。この時期のショウの全貌を楽しめると言う意味でも、大変価値のある一枚と言えるでしょう。
1. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live 2. General Hospital 3. Kree Nakoorie
4. Island In The Sun 5. Evil Eye 6. Since You Been Gone 7. Hiroshima Mon Amour
8. Suffer Me 9. Desert Song 10. Jet To Jet
Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan 28th January 1984
11. Big Foot 12. Suffer Me 13. Desert Song 14. Lost In Hollywood
15. Kojo No Tsuki 16. Something Else
STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING
ALCATRAZZ – LOST IN CALIFORNIA(Bonus CDR)
Live at Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA, USA 21st December 1983
1. Incubus 2. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live 3. Hiroshima Mon Amour
4. Desert Song 5. Kree Nakoorie 6. Island In The Sun 7. Big Foot
8. Evil Eye 9. Guitar Solo 10. Since You’ve Been Gone 11. Jet To Jet
12. All Night Long 13. Lost In Hollywood
Graham Bonnet – Vocal Yngwie Malmsteen – Guitar Jimmy Waldo – Keyboards
Gary Shea – Bass Jan Uvena – Drums
POWER GATE-168
