GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Pink Floyd / Nassau Coliseum 1975 2nd Night Cassette Master / 3CD / Sigma
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Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY. USA 17th June 1975
If you are in contact with an unofficial sound source long, you will occasionally encounter the sound source “Madoka”. In most cases, it will happen when the sound source history is greatly repainted, and in recent years the 1971 · Hakone Aphrodite complete recording edition emanating from this Sigma could be said to be the best one. On the other hand, it is extremely rare that the sound source that I thought “This is the top” is a rare event that it will cross over the top of a certain rhythm, and it also shudders with the excitement that the sound source history is renewed while dazzling its shine.
On June 17, 1975, New York said the second day of the Nassau-Coliseum performance, there was a monument titled “A GENERATION’S LEGACY (Sigma 63)”. After several degrees of upgrading from the former Ayanami label era, this name recording that appeared in October 2010 became a famous board which is claimed as Best of Best in Floyd’s 1975 sound source history with this title, its high quality sound Not only was it the best for beginner’s bootleg but also became the name title that let the senior citizen of old tenacious giant horse return to child’s heart. Even in the professional magazine beatleg, as was said at the time “It will be hard to find any more audience sound sources from this tour”, as far as seven years since the appearance saw no more than this sound source exceeded this extent I can tell if it was a title. …. However, just the other day, a monster sound source that directly captured sound from the actual cassette master used in this masterpiece suddenly appeared on the net and he got hot attention from Floyd fans all over the world Do you know? Moreover, since it came out with the penetrating sound of the top of “Masakazu!” Which far exceeded the excellent sound quality that it was immobile for seven years, this is a “great incident” visited to the sound source history of Floyd 1975 for a long time!
Nevertheless, can we have such excellent sound quality beyond that much? As you know, “A GENERATION’S LEGACY” (hereinafter referred to as “already released”) was using the DAT which was digitally converted from the cassette which is the sound source of Omara. At first glance, there seems to be no factor causing deterioration of sound anywhere in this process, but the sound source which appears this time is digitized directly from the cassette which is the original sound source, and it does not go through DAT. Although there is only a slight difference, but this is the basis of a tremendous upper feeling, realizing the amazing update that the raw raw sound power recorded will be barely exposed. The dense feeling of the sound filling the entire range and the color vividness of the sound are as if the sun was shining in the transparent sea and the unbelievable weight feeling originally in each tone, the serenity and deep transparency was the deep sea ahead It seems to see the mystery of. Also, the amplitude of the three-dimensional lively sound that makes you realize the width and the depth is like an unmanned seaside of the night when Albatross’s barking spirits overhead, and when it comes in contact with it, the sound is evaporated by DAT duplication And things that were lightly thinned and things that seem to be living in the ocean floor, such as the fact that it was a resolution that was not accurate enough to know something, that the original master information originally originally was lost I can not help but admit (* It should be noticed that even if the sound quality and sound information amount directly for this cassette master is set to 100, it is about 80 even in the original sound board with good sound quality). This is the latest work that I made the world ‘s first disc without limit, but this time, unlike the already launched sound which was lost in sound, the real digitization of the master cassette, digitization of the direct master cassette, and different from modern latest 7 years ago Because it is the highest-class digital transfer using equipment, this may be a clone that is no different from the master sound any more than a copy. This is the ultimate upgrade, it has become the definite source of the same sound that finally appeared !!
For example, “Raving And Drooling” introduces songs by Roger on this day titled “Raving And Drooling I Fell On His Neck With a Scream”, but his voice has already been good from the scene just before this performance You can see that the sharpness is increasing. The sharp sound output of the keyboard revives uprightly and extensively also by a tremendous and tremendous tone, the bass spinning a strange rhythm is also stunned by the upper feeling that the subtle tone color change comes out with no deterioration / no turbidity sound Ru. The appearance that the sound and music are released at once (※ 10 minutes 00 seconds just ~) has also bursted out the power of the cassette master directly, and the difference of the sound image with the already-to-be-sound is very easy to understand scene. ‘You Gotta Be Crazy’ cymbal’s sharp upper feeling was conspicuous, not that Nick at the time was carved it monotonically nevertheless, you should know exactly how to express expression with subtle strength is. The scene where the guitar rings loudly (※ 3 minutes 37 seconds ~) also got the sound that sucked up and plenty of reverberation descended with the transparency of the top of the source, and Gilmore and Roger’s twin vocals also felt that way (※ praise It is a word) revived with the highest sharpness of the past, the singing of the second half to be handed over to Roger can also be confirmed clearly that the gloss of the deeper sound was in the original sound image. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond IV” Roger comments on Sid from around 00 minutes and 41 seconds, but also with the already-launched board, the voice is slightly thinner and the sound heard far away comes out with an innocent voice with a core You will be surprised to come. The theme of the guitar which is characteristically strongly released on this day at 3 minutes 06 seconds also pierces the painful sound elegantly to the already launched board sharply, and the thickness of the sound of the guitar and organ until entering singing, and I think that you can see that the elastic midrange of the drum and the base to the elastic resonance of the bass range are coming out with a remarkably raised tone color. It is noticed that the songs are connected to “Have A Cigar” as well as the strong lump of chunks (* or sound density) in the already-launched panels with outstanding responses, but this enormous / low back crowded high Concentration sound is the unique power of master original sound. Likewise, “Shine On … VI – IX” shows the rhythm progressing around the bass’ nearest sound (* 7: 57 – second ~) with the strongest force in the source history, such super – woofer like It seems that the power of the bass range can also be said to be a terrible performance of the performance of the day which is taught again from the master original sound.
In Disk 2 “Madness” All-song Reproduction Introduction “Speak To Me” already has an upper feeling, realizing that the depictive power of the fine sound in the SE and the three-dimensional feeling of the midrange range are increasing even without listening with headphones It should be done. “Breathe” also glows up from the lump of sound The glitter of the electric piano gets dizzy, the enthusiasm of the day and the sharpness of the performance come closer with the sound of peeling off both the skin and the lid, and “On The Run” That sound which was surprised at the start is further upgraded. It is revived with a sense of richness and sharpness, that sound image like surround effect comes out with more precise and three-dimensional sound. At “Time”, Rick ‘s single tone that diffuses and spreads in the scene is very dazzling, the closeness of the singing voice of both male and the female vocal entering the back are more clearly heard, and the outline of the sound is increasing more clearly I think. The midfield guitar solo also appears with a burning sound like shining it out, and in the second half Rick mistakes the lyrics and blows out the example part also is quite different in vividness. “The Great Gig In The Sky” is more prominent in vividness and goodness of elongation, but the point that I want to pay attention to is the gloss of the tone spreading at high density and high density. I’d like you to listen to it if you already have a previous platform, but how to transform the sound into a meat-thinned sound by going through the DAT, in the resonance of the multiple chorus and the piano It has become a very well understood scene. “Money” is more attractive sound image, attracts saxophone sound and guitar solo revives with the master’s original fearless tone, and when it becomes “Us And Them”, its highly accurate texture reinforcement It will appear clearly in everyone’s ears. And this is reachable to “Any Colour You Like”, but the vivid multi-layer feeling of that female chorus, the sharp and fresh cymbal notch, the eloquence born in the gap between sound and sound, will exceed this day for 10 minutes From the performance we realize that we can still receive more. “Brain Damage” also Roger’s voice got thicker nearly, the sound reverberated its original depth, making it easy to grasp the original large field of view, viewpoint and perspective, from which the sound image heading for “Eclipse” was also released from the performance Everyone will lose words as the liberation of knowledge spreading in all directions with the strongest high level echo in source history.
In the disc 3, a difference in sound appears also on the track 1 where the state of the intermission was recorded, and where the cheering becomes thicker around 1 min 33 sec (* probably all the spectators are also stepping on with clapping) The appearance of that excitement appears with further wall thickness. Sound checking scenes (members including Roger playing “Sunshine Of Your Love” for a moment) are brilliant as members return to the stage, and the excitement of those days is reviving as an extremely high-quality documentary scene . And “Echoes” to visit is inevitable in that special sound image. Starting from a fun-in-a-kind phrase that doubles as a sound check of the electric piano, you can see that the density and weight feeling of the sound is significantly improved from the introduction of this unique day. The guitar ringing in the back also flows with the sound with its core, and the singing voice of Gilmore and the female chorus overlapping it are approaching with the nearest sound, but this is also a lot of sound information that was lost in the already-produced sound and It should be surprised by the difference in texture of the sound. There is an upper feeling that convinces the master sound also to the thick feeling of the saxophone and the resilience feeling of the gorilla and there is no doubt that you will see the beautiful shadow being born in the thick deep resonance many times. The barking scene is also beautifully spreading sound of the real sound, the highest in the history of sauce The sound is flying The guarantee that you hold your sweat in your hands. As the sonar comes out (around 15 minutes and 30 seconds), the sound image exceeds the line recording and reaches the closeness and density of the sound comparable to the modern ear monitor matrix, but finished listening to it Let’s promise that ecstasy and euphoria when it is at the time is a genuine reverberation that any advanced person will feel depressed.
Finally one more push, let’s mention why this recording source is left with such a good sound in the first place, along with the history of this source. Original recording of this sauce has been found to have brought Sony’s TC – 152SD (* first – generation Denske ‘s overseas edition) to the venue of the day and recorded Maxell’ s UD cassette 120 minutes with Dolby Bon. Another person is in charge of the digital transfer in 2009, but what is surprised is that the engineer who fell in love with the original sound is using the super high performance playback machine “Nakamichi Dragon” here, so that audio / If you are a fan, why this playback sound is so high resolution, no blurring, and you have a thick, high grade quality of core, you will understand with this. Another engineer has been digitally remastered and cleaned up, but the original sound that the signal was originally exaggerated in the midrange area was also digitally converted based on the superb reproduction sound raised with Nakamichi By remastering, the harmonic balance of clarity, depth and sound power is more perfectly arranged, which is linked to the highest listening experience. Just to be sure, “A GENERATION’S LEGACY” which made this DAT copy master was never a bad thing. It is precisely because it was a high sound quality board that can not find such a difference in the amount of information, density, scale feeling just by not going through DAT, and it is because of this work, The privilege that can be grasped
非公式音源に長く接していると、時折り「まさか」という音源に遭遇するものです。大抵の場合、それは音源史が大幅に塗り替えられる時に起こるもので、近年で言えば当Sigmaから放たれた1971年・箱根アフロディーテ完全収録版の登場などがその最たるものと言えたでしょう。一方で「これこそが頂点だ」と思っていた音源がまさかの頂点越えをしてくる事が極稀にあり、それもまた音源史が眩い輝きを放ちながら更新される興奮で身震いするものです。
1975年6月17日、ニューヨークはナッソー・コロシアム公演の2日目と言えば、かつて『A GENERATION’S LEGACY (Sigma 63)』という金字塔的タイトルが存在しました。旧Ayanamiレーベル時代から数度のアップグレードを経た末、2010年10月に登場したこの名録音はこのタイトルでフロイド1975年音源史上のベスト・オブ・ベストと謳われる名盤となり、そのハイクオリティ・サウンドはブートレッグ入門編として最適なだけでなく、千軍万馬な古強の上級者をも童心に返らせた名タイトルとなりました。専門誌beatlegでも当時「このツアーからこれ以上のオーディエンス音源の発掘は難しいだろう」と評された通り、登場から7年経つのにこの音源を超えるソースが出なかった事もこれがどれだけ突出したタイトルであったかが伺えるのです。….ところが、つい先日、この名盤に使用されたカセットマスター現物から直接音を取り込んだというモンスター音源が突如ネットに登場し、世界中のフロイド・ファンから熱い注目を集めているのを御存知でしょうか。しかもこれが7年間不動だったあの優良音質を遥かに超える「まさか!」の頂点突き抜けサウンドで出てきたのですから、これは久々にフロイド1975年の音源史に訪れた” 大事件 “なのです!
とはいえ、あれだけ優秀な音質を更に超えるなどあり得るのでしょうか。御存知の通り『A GENERATION’S LEGACY (※以降” 既発盤 “とします)』は、大元の音源であるカセットからデジタル変換されたDATをマスター使用していました。一見、この過程のどこにも音の劣化を招く要因は無さそうですが、今回登場する音源は大元の音源であるカセットから直接デジタル化しており、DATを経由していないのです。僅かこれだけの差ではあるのですが、しかしこれが凄まじいアッパー感の根幹となっており、記録された生の原音力が直接剥き出しになるという驚異のアップデートを実現しているのです。音域全体に充満する音の濃密感と響きの色鮮やかさはまるで透明な海中に陽が射した海底の様で、音色ひとつひとつに本来あった信じ難い重量感、静謐で深い透明度はその先の深海の神秘を見る様です。また幅広さと奥行きを実感させる立体的で活きた音の振幅はアホウドリの鳴き声が頭上に木霊する夜の無人海辺の如くであり、これに接すると既発盤はDAT複製された事によって音が蒸発して軽く細くなっていた事や、海底に生物が居るのは分かるものの、それが正確に何かまでは分からない程度の解像度であった事など、マスター本来の原音情報がかなり失われていた事を認めざるを得ないのです(※ 今回のカセットマスター直の音質と音の情報量を100とすると、あれほど音質良好な既発盤でも80程度だったと気付かされる筈です)。これを余すところ無く世界初ディスク化したのがこの最新作という訳ですが、今回は音痩せした既発盤と違って本物のマスターカセット直のデジタル化、しかも7年前とは違う現代の最新機材を使用しての最高級デジタル・トランスファーですから、これはもうコピーというよりはマスターサウンドと何ら変わらないクローンと申し上げて良いでしょう。これこそ究極のアップグレード、遂に登場した真の同音源決定版となっているのです!!
例えば「Raving And Drooling」はこの日” Raving And Drooling I Fell On His Neck With a Scream “というタイトルでロジャーが曲紹介していますが、既にこの演奏直前のシーンからして彼の生声がグッと鮮明さを増しているのが分かるのです。キーボードの鋭い出音が縦横無尽に伸び上がる姿も桁違いに凄まじい音色で甦り、奇妙なリズムを紡ぐベースもその微妙な音色の変化が一切の劣化・濁り無しの音で出るアッパー感に唖然とされるでしょう。音と音楽が一気に解放される姿(※ 10分00秒ちょうど～)もカセットマスター直の威力が炸裂しており、既発サウンドとの音像差が大変分かり易いシーンとなっています。「You Gotta Be Crazy」はシンバルの鋭さのアッパー感が顕著で、当時のニックが決して単調にそれを刻んでいたのではなく、微妙な強弱を入れて表情付けしていた事が格段に良く分かる筈です。ギターが大きく鳴き上げるシーン(※ 3分37秒～)もその伸び上がりと残響感をたっぷり吸った音がソース史上頂点の透明度で降臨し、ギルモアとロジャーのツイン・ボーカルもあのヨレた感じ(※ 褒め言葉です)が過去最高の鮮明さで甦り、ロジャーに引き継がれる後半の歌唱も更に深い音の艶が原音像にあった事がハッキリ確認出来るのです。「Shine On You Crazy Diamond I-V」は00分41秒付近からロジャーがシドについてコメントを発していますが、これも既発盤では声が若干細く・遠く聴こえたものが芯のある間近な声で出てくることに驚かれるでしょう。3分06秒でこの日特徴的に強く発されるギターの主題も痛々しい響きが既発盤とは桁違いに鋭く刺さりますし、歌唱に入るまでのギターとオルガンの音の太さ、そしてドラムとベースの明瞭な中音域～低音域の弾力ある響きも格段に底上げされた音色で出ているのが分かると思います。曲が「Have A Cigar」に繋がる部分も強い音の塊(※ 或いは音の密度)が既発盤では手応え希薄な姿で出ていた事に気付かされますが、この野太い・腰の入りまくった高濃度サウンドこそマスター原音ならではの威力でしょう。同様に「Shine On…VI-IX」はベースの至近音を軸にリズムが進行する様子(※ 7分57秒付近～)がソース史上最強の迫力で出ていて、こうしたスーパー・ウーファー的な低音域の迫力もマスター原音から改めて教えられる当日の演奏の凄みと言えそうです。
ディスク2『狂気』全曲再現では導入「Speak To Me」で既にアッパー感があり、ヘッドホンで聴かずともSEの中にある細かい音の描写力や中音域の立体感が更に増しているのを実感される筈です。「Breathe」も音の塊の中から跳ね上がるエレキピアノの煌きが一層眩しくなり、当日の熱狂と演奏の鋭さがひと皮もふた皮も剥けたサウンドで迫ってきますし、「On The Run」も既発盤で驚かされたあのサウンドが更にグレードアップ。濃密感と鋭さを増した姿で甦り、サラウンド効果の様なあの音像がますます精緻で立体的なサウンドで出てくるのです。「Time」では場内に木霊して拡散するリックの単音が非常に眩しく、両雄の歌声の近さやバックに入る女性ボーカルもこれまで以上にハッキリ聴こえ、音の輪郭がグッと増しているのが分かると思います。中盤のギターソロもジリジリと照り付ける様な灼熱の音色で出ていて、後半でリックが歌詞を間違えて吹き出してしまう例の箇所も生々しさが断然違っているのです。「The Great Gig In The Sky」は鮮やかさと伸びの良さが更に際立つのですが、注目したいのは音色の艶が高濃度・高密度で広がってゆく点です。これは既発盤をお持ちであれば是非聴き比べて戴きたいのですが、DATを経由した事で音がどの様に肉痩せしたサウンドに変容するかが、多重コーラスとピアノの響きの中で大変良く判るシーンとなっています。「Money」は一層マッシヴになった音像が魅力で、サックスの唸るような響きとギターソロがマスター本来の精悍な音色で甦りますし、これが「Us And Them」になるとその高精度な質感の補強が誰の耳にもハッキリ現れる様になるのです。そしてこれが「Any Colour You Like」で極みに達するのですが、その女性コーラスの鮮やかな多層感、鋭く瑞々しいシンバルの刻み、音と音の間隙に生まれる雄弁さなど、この日10分超えする演奏から私達はまだまだ多くを受け取れる事に気付かされるのです。「Brain Damage」もロジャーの声が近く太くなり、響きが本来の奥行きを取り戻した事で演奏音本来の大きな視野・視点・展望が掴み易く、ここから「Eclipse」へ向かう音像も演奏から放たれる知の解放がソース史上最強の高水準な響きで全方位に拡散する様子に誰もが言葉を無くすでしょう。
ディスク3は幕間の様子が記録されたトラック1にも音の違いが現れており、1分33秒付近を境にして歓声が太くなるところ(※ 恐らく手拍子と共に観客全員が足踏みも始めている)もその盛り上がる様子が更なる肉厚さで現れます。メンバーがステージに戻って始まるサウンドチェック・シーン(※ ロジャーが一瞬「Sunshine Of Your Love」を弾く部分も含め)も鮮烈で、これら当日の興奮が極めて高水準なドキュメンタリー・シーンとして甦っているのです。そして訪れる「Echoes」はその特級音像に悶絶必至。エレキピアノのサウンドチェックを兼ねた、指慣らし的なフレーズからスタートするこの日独特の導入からして音の密度と重量感が格段にアップしているのが分かるでしょう。バックに鳴るギターもそのニュアンスが芯の入った音で流れ、ギルモアの歌声とそれに重なる女性コーラスが更なる至近音で迫るのですが、これも既発サウンドで失われていた音情報の多さとサウンドの質感の違いにビックリされる筈です。ゴリゴリ響くベースの弾力感とサックスの肉厚な音色にもマスターサウンドを確信させるアッパー感があり、厚みのある深い響きの中に美しい陰影が生まれる姿を何度も目の当たりにするに違いありません。鳴き声のシーンも広がりのある実音の響きがいちいち美しく、ソース史上一番高く音が飛翔する姿に手に汗握ること請け合いです。ソナー音が出てくる辺り(※ 15分30秒付近)に至って音像はライン録音を超え、現代のイヤーモニター・マトリックスに匹敵する音の近さと密度に達しているのですが、これを聴き終えた時の恍惚と多幸感は、どんな上級者でも心酔させる本物の余韻である事もお約束致しましょう。
最後にもう一押し、そもそも何故この録音ソースはこんなに良い音で残っているのかについて、本ソースの歴史と共に触れておきましょう。このソースの原録音はテーパーが当日の会場にSONY製のTC-152SD(※ 初代デンスケの海外版)を持ち込み、マクセルのUDカセット120分をドルビーBオンで録音した事が判明しています。デジタル・トランスファーは2009年に別の人物が担当していますが、驚くのは原音に惚れ込んだそのエンジニアがかの超高性能再生機” ナカミチドラゴン “をここで使用している事で、オーディオ・ファンなら何故この再生音がこれほど高解像でブレが無く、芯の太いハイグレードな質の高さを持っているのかがこれで御理解戴けるでしょう。これを更に別のエンジニアがデジタル・リマスターとクリーンアップを施しているのですが、元々中音域で信号が誇張されていたという原音像もナカミチで甦った極上の再生音を元にデジタル変換・リマスターした事で明瞭度、深さ、音の威力のハーモニック・バランスがより完璧に整えられており、これが最高値のリスニング体験に結び付いているのです。念の為ですが、これのDATコピーをマスターにした『A GENERATION’S LEGACY』が決してダメだったのではありません。DATを経由しないだけで音の情報量や密度、スケール感にこれほど違いが発見出来るのはあれが高音質盤であったからこそですし、それは本作でこの日の演奏からより多くの情報を掴み取れる特権の礎ともなっているのです。フロイド専門レーベルSigmaだからこそ出来た世界最速・初音盤化にして究極のプレス盤、どうぞ今週末はこの頂点突き抜けるアッパー感を存分にお愉しみ下さい!!
★信じらない程のアップグレード。全フロイド・ブートの中で最も音の良い一枚です。まさに奇跡の詩。
Disc 1(58:59)
1. Soundcheck 2. Raving And Drooling 3. You Gotta Be Crazy 4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond I-V
5. Have A Cigar 6. Shine On You Crazy Diamond VI-IX
Disc 2(58:01)
The Dark Side Of The Moon
1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe 3. On The Run 4. Time 5. Breathe (reprise) 6. The Great Gig In The Sky
7. Money 8. Us And Them 9. Any Colour You Like 10. Brain Damage
11. Eclipse
Disc 3(29:44)
1. Audience 2. Echoes
Sigma 175
