Deep Purple / Osaka 1985 1st Night Definitive Master / 2CD

Deep Purple / Osaka 1985 1st Night Definitive Master / 2CD / Darker Than Blue
Live at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan 8th May 1985

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The shocking live album “OSAKA 1985 2ND NIGHT: DEFINITIVE MASTER (Darker Than Blue 289/290)” released the other day. The new excavation master, which is the sister work, is making its debut! It is the birth of a miracle live album that lets you experience the “dream of 1985” in the field with even higher sound quality !!
The performance of “May 8, 1985: Osaka Castle Hall” is engraved in this work. It is the best audience recording. In 1985, a special monument tour in the history of purple visits to Japan with “five golden people”. As with last week, let’s check the position of the show while organizing the collection by schedule.

・ May 8: Osaka Castle Hall ← ★ This work ★
・ May 9 “OSAKA 1985 2ND NIGHT: DEFINITIVE MASTER”
・ May 11 “FAR FROM GOD (Nagoya)”
・ May 13 “PERFECT GUNNERS (Nippon Budokan)”
・ May 14 “THRILL OF THE CHASE”
・ May 15 “PERFECT MACHINE (Nippon Budokan)”
・ May 16 “THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE (Nippon Budokan)”

[Rich, dynamic, and direct new champion recording] Above, all 7 performances. Osaka was also the site of the collapse of Phase II, but it was also the first site of the Japan tour 12 years later. And this work was the first day of the best of all. There were many records on that day, and especially “FAR FROM GOD (DTB 115/116)” was a famous recording that reigned at the top. This work is a completely different recording from the “FAR FROM GOD”, and is the new champion who has updated the highest peak. Yes, it’s a sister version of the same venue / recorder collection as “2ND NIGHT (Darker Than Blue 289/290)” that shocked me last week!
And this work is also a shocking new master who updates the highest peak sound. The sound is similar to the sister work “2ND NIGHT”, and the density of the midrange is higher than that of the “FAR FROM GOD” master, which specializes in the extension of treble, and the deep bass is also clear. Even more intense is the sense of closeness. Although it sounds like an audience recording, I can’t feel the hall ringing even when listening with headphones, and the core with a bare feel is vivid. The outline is clear as if it were an outdoor recording with no echo. This generous density is the biggest point of this work. Even if the recordings so far are clear, there is a sense of space that makes the sound squishy, ​​but the density of this work is just “close”. You can enjoy the notes spun by the “five golden people” with a sense of zero distance, as if you were listening to the PA perfectly (though if you do that, your ears will die in one shot). It is probably the position that creates such a feeling of close contact. The recording position of this work is “1st floor arena 2nd row”, and it is close to the stage which is almost the same as the sister work “2ND NIGHT” on the first day. It directly picks up the PA sound before it spreads in the space.

[Clear and tight sound that surpasses even the shocking sister works] It is a superb recording that is very similar to “2ND NIGHT”, but it can be said that this work transcends its sister work. This is due to the on-site PA, and the peak is output slightly over in “2ND NIGHT”. I was picking up the sound with a slightly distorted peak. On the other hand, the sound of the on-site PA is neat in this work on the first day. The beautifully separated ensemble without distortion is captured beautifully up to k. However, on the first day, there was a “gritty” noise on the first day (a feature of the first day in Osaka that exists in every recording). Therefore, it is no wonder that “2ND NIGHT” is better, but it is this work that feels “clearer and more glossy” in total.
Anyway, a shocking sound. It was a day with many famous recordings just because Japan was paying attention to Japan, but it is a new champion album that wipes them out. Even 36 years later, I was surprised to find a new excavation, but it was a superb sound that I had never heard before, and it was discovered for two days with sister recordings … Those who have loved “FAR FROM GOD” will be overwhelmed by the rich and dynamism sound, and those who were shocked by “2ND NIGHT” last week will doubt the clearness of this live album. How many treasures are sleeping in this master collection? A transcendental sister work that makes you terrifying just by imagining that possibility. Please enjoy it with the permanent preservation press title.

★ The best audience recording of the “May 8, 1985: Osaka Castle Hall” performance. The sound is shocking with the first appearance recording that jumped out of the master collection that has been firing hot topics. Anyway, it’s rich and thick, yet glossy. The core recorded in “1st floor arena 2nd row” is fiercely on and powerful, and anyway, the performance without a sense of distance is beautifully separated and approaches in front of you. The density of the midrange that doesn’t feel squishy, ​​the resolution of the deep bass that is clear even to the attack sound of the bass that is brittle, the glossy sound that can not be seen with aging deterioration … A marvelous new excavation master that dismisses all existing groups Then, you can enjoy the enthusiasm of the “Golden Five” who have returned to Osaka, the land of the end of Phase II.

★ The sound quality is the best on the 1985 tour. Moreover, it is a complete first appearance. Just one of the miracles.

先日リリースされた衝撃のライヴアルバム『OSAKA 1985 2ND NIGHT: DEFINITIVE MASTER（Darker Than Blue 289/290）』。その姉妹作となる新発掘マスターがまさかの初登場！　さらなる高音質で「1985年の夢」を現場体験させてくれる奇跡のライヴアルバムの爆誕です!!
そんな本作に刻まれているのは「1985年５月８日：大阪城ホール」公演。その極上オーディエンス録音です。1985年は、“黄金の５人”が揃ったパープル来日史でも特別な記念碑ツアー。先週と同じく、日程でコレクションを整理しつつ、ショウのポジションを確かめてみましょう。

・５月８日：大阪城ホール　←★本作★
・５月９日『OSAKA 1985 2ND NIGHT: DEFINITIVE MASTER』
・５月11日『FAR FROM GOD（名古屋）』
・５月13日『PERFECT GUNNERS（日本武道館）』
・５月14日『THRILL OF THE CHASE（日本武道館）』
・５月15日『PERFECT MACHINE（日本武道館）』
・５月16日『THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE（日本武道館）』

【リッチでダイナミック、そしてダイレクトな新王者録音】
以上、全７公演。大阪は第II期崩壊の地でもあったわけですが、12年後のジャパンツアー最初の地でもありました。そして、本作こそがその中でもイの一番となる初日だったわけです。この日は何本もの記録が存在し、特に『FAR FROM GOD（DTB 115/116）』はその頂点に君臨する名録音でした。本作は、その『FAR FROM GOD』とはまったくの別録音であり、さらに最高峰を更新してしまった新王者。そう、先週衝撃を振りまいた『2ND NIGHT（Darker Than Blue 289/290）』と同一会場／同録音家コレクションの姉妹篇なのです！
そして、本作も最高峰サウンドを更新する衝撃の新マスター。サウンドは姉妹作『2ND NIGHT』と似ており、高音の伸びに特化していた『FAR FROM GOD』マスターと比べて中音域の密度が高く、重低音も克明。さらに強烈なのが間近感。音色的にオーディエンス録音とは感じるものの、ヘッドフォンで聴いていてもホール鳴りを感じられず、丸出し感のある芯がやけにビビッド。まるで反響のない野外録音かのように輪郭のクッキリしているのです。このたっぷりした密度こそが本作最大のポイント。これまでの録音はクリアであっても鳴りにスカスカした空間感覚が宿ってきたわけですが、本作の密度はまさに「間近」。まるでＰＡにピッタリと耳を当てているかのような（そんな事をしたら一発で耳が死にますが）ゼロ距離感で“黄金の５人”が紡ぐノートを綺麗に味わえるのです。それほどまでの密着感を生み出しているのは、恐らくポジション。本作の録音位置は「１階アリーナ２列目」でして、初日の姉妹作『2ND NIGHT』とほぼ同じのステージ間近。空間に広がる前のＰＡ出音をダイレクトに拾っているのです。

【衝撃の姉妹作さえも超えるクリア＆タイトサウンド】
まさに『2ND NIGHT』にも酷似した極上録音なのですが、本作はその姉妹作も超越していると言っても良い。これは現場ＰＡの関係でして『2ND NIGHT』ではピークがオーバー気味に出力。ピークがやや歪んだ出音を正確に拾っていました。それに対し、初日の本作は現場ＰＡの出音が端正。歪みもなく綺麗にセパレートしたアンサンブルがｋびまで美しく捉えられているのです。もっとも、初日は初日で「ジリジリ」としたノイズが発生（どの録音にも存在する大阪初日の特色です）。そのため、「やはり『2ND NIGHT』の方が良い」となっても不思議はないのですが、トータルで「よりクリアで艶やか」に感じられるのは本作の方なのです。
とにもかくにも、衝撃のサウンド。日本中が注目した来日だけに従来から名録音の多い日でしたが、それらを一掃してしまう新王者アルバムです。36年後になっても新発掘があるだけで驚きなのに、これまで聴いたこともないような極上サウンド、さらに姉妹録音で２日分丸ごと発掘されるとは……。『FAR FROM GOD』を愛されてきた方にはリッチでダイナミズムなサウンドにド肝を抜かれ、先週『2ND NIGHT』に衝撃を受けた方なら更なるクリアさに耳を疑う頂点ライヴアルバムです。この達人コレクションには、どれほどの秘宝が眠っているのか。その可能性を想像しただけで空恐ろしくなる超絶の姉妹作。どうぞ、永久保存プレス・タイトルで存分にお楽しみください。

★「1985年５月８日：大阪城ホール」公演の極上オーディエンス録音。話題作を連発している達人コレクションから飛び出した初登場録音で、そのサウンドは衝撃的。とにかくリッチで極太、それでいて艶やか。「１階アリーナ２列目」で録音された芯は猛烈にオンで力強く、とにかく距離感のない演奏が綺麗にセパレートして目の前に迫る。スカスカ感のまるでない中音域の密度、ブリブリとしたベースのアタック音まで克明な重低音の解像度、経年劣化のまるで見られない艶やかな鳴り……あらゆる既発群を一蹴する驚異の新発掘マスターで、第II期終焉の地である大阪に戻ってきた“黄金の５人”の熱演を楽しめます。

★1985年ツアーで最も音質が良いです。しかも完全初登場。まさに奇跡の1枚。

 

Disc 1 (42:58)
1. Intro
2. Highway Star
3. Nobody’s Home
4. Strange Kind Of Woman
5. Blues
6. A Gypsy’s Kiss
7. Perfect Strangers
8. Under The Gun
9. Lazy
10. Drum Solo

Disc 2 (53:28)
1. Child In Time
2. Knocking At Your Back Door
3. Difficult To Cure
4. Keyboard Solo
5. Space Truckin’
6. Smoke On The Water

Ian Gillan – Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar
Jon Lord – keyboards
Roger Glover – Bass
Ian Paice – Drums

Darker Than Blue 287/288