GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Bob Dylan / Prague 1995 1st Night / 2CDR / Uxbridge
Kongresovy sal, Prague, Czech Republic 11th March 1995
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Bob Dylan’s first live concert in 1995, the European Tour, began on March 11th in Prague, and the stage was a hot topic among enthusiasts at the time. Because Dylan rarely played the guitar on stage, focusing on singing and harmonica.
At the time of 1995, the Internet had already begun to spread, but it is still at a primitive level compared to the present. Because of that, the Prague show was mistakenly disseminated as “Dylan didn’t play the guitar at all”, but in reality he played only two songs, and the others went up to the stage in “singer state”. I was there.
Regarding this matter, it was said among enthusiasts that Dylan had a chronic illness on his back at that time and that he couldn’t play the guitar because it started to hurt. However, when he listened to the sound source of the day, he explained to the audience unusually in front of “Watching The River Flow”, saying “I got the flu yesterday, but this is a good place so I can hold it.” thing. This scene was not properly communicated because the amount of information on the Internet was still limited at that time.
Under such circumstances, a nostalgic two-disc set called “12 /-A POUND” that recorded the first day of the 1995 tour. It was the first item released on the 1995 European tour, and I think there are many enthusiasts who got it at the shop at that time. This time, the master cassette used for this release was provided by a European Dylan collector, and unlike “12 / -A POUND”, it was released on a CD-R, but instead it appeared as a splendid upper version for the first time in a while. I will.
Compared to the release of “12 /-A POUND” in 1995, it is very warm and comfortable to listen to, and the technology that has evolved over the course of 25 years is the master of this area. It is great that I was able to record all the goodness.
This audience recording is different from what is described as a “sound board”, but the balance between the good distance and the sound image is exquisite, and even when asked in 2021, it is excellent. On the contrary, the warmy feeling has improved compared to “12 / -A POUND”, so you may be surprised again by “Is it such a good sound?”
What was even more surprising was Dylan, who sang so freely that he couldn’t believe he was in a physical condition before playing the guitar. Ironically, I don’t have to play the guitar anymore, so I’m impressed as if I’m concentrating on singing as a singer. The acoustic corner, where the performance seems to be restrained, is already in great shape, and now you can see the scene of “Boots Of Spanish Leather” on YouTube with audience shots, but he sings enthusiastically with gestures.
And when it came to “Watching The River Flow” and “God Knows,” Dylan hung the Stratocaster on his shoulder and exploded his lead guitar at the time. At the time of this release, the cuts between songs that occurred at the time of recording were also diverted from the “1995 EUROPEAN TOUR ANTHOLOGY” source released by the nostalgic maniac label Doberman to make up for it. As a result, not only the sound quality but also the content will be released in the upper version. Prague on the first day became a legend because Dylan did not play the guitar as much as possible even in the nostalgic 1995 European tour. Was it really sick to be singing so well?
★ Compensated with 2 types of sources to realize non-stop complete recording of all songs. Based on this cassette was the ready-made “12 /-A Pound” (2CD), which was packed and recorded as a bonus on the 12th the next day.
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