Gary Moore / Stuttgart 1990 / 2CDR

Gary Moore Stuttgart 1990 / 2CD / Shades

Liederhalle Beethovensaal, Stuttgart, Germany 18th May 1990 Shades 1882

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Gary Moore’s fortunes changed drastically in 1990 with the hit of his masterpiece “STILL GOT THE BLUES”. Two new recordings by the sisters that will allow you to experience the tour they went on with Albert Collins will be released at the same time.
This work is the sister work of sister recordings that will be released at the same time. This is a masterpiece audience recording of “May 18, 1990 Stuttgart Performance”. Speaking of “STILL GOT THE BLUES Tour”, two official videos “AN EVENING OF THE BLUES” and “LIVE AT MONTREUX 1990” were also left, but of course this work is a separate performance. First, let’s take a look at the overview of the activities at the time and check the positional relationship between them.

《“STILL GOT THE BLUES” released in March》
・April 30th – May 2nd: Europe #1 (3 performances)
・May 6th-11th: UK #1 (5 performances) ← *Official AN EVENING OF THE BLUES
・May 14th – June 7th: Europe #2 (18 performances) ←★Here★
・June 10th-20th: UK #2 (9 performances)
・June 22nd – July 7th: Europe #3 (5 performances) ← *Official MONTREUX 1990
・August 10: Denmark performance
・August 13th-15th: UK #3 (3 performances)
・August 17th – September 2nd: Europe #3 (13 performances)

This is Gary Moore in 1990. Although he moved back and forth between Britain and the continent, he never left Europe. Perhaps because “STILL GOT THE BLUES” was the first to receive a gold disc in the United States, there is an impression that “the blues route = for the United States,” but this is a misunderstanding. In fact, it was a big hit in Europe, where it was awarded platinum in the UK and double platinum in Sweden, where it had previously only received a silver disc. In fact, in his 20-year blues era, he only performed live in North America twice (excluding media appearances such as TV). In reality, it was the “blues route ≡ for Europe.”
Quiet topic.
In such “STILL GOT THE BLUES Tour”, both of these sister works were recorded as “Europe #2”. The Stuttgart performance of this work was the fourth performance, and it was also one week after the official video “AN EVENING OF THE BLUES”.
This work, which is a vacuum-packed version of such a show, is the first sound source by the much-talked-about master. The master is “Stephane”. If you have been paying attention to this article, you may know that “Stephane” is a person who released great HR/HM recordings one after another from the late 80’s to the early 90’s. She has released masterpieces by various bands, including press masterpieces such as BLACK SABBATH’s “DEFINITIVE PARIS 1992 (Zodiac 467)” and IRON MAIDEN’s “DEFINITIVE PARIS 1993 (Zodiac 469)”. It is surprising and delighting HR/HM collectors around the world. These two works are the Gary Moore edition of such a master taper.
And, that quality is something that further enhances the fame of the master. Although the sound is typical of an audience that has absorbed the sounds of the hall, the atmosphere is clear and the core that runs through the middle is very clear. The details and sense of separation are vivid, and even when the eight-person large household overlaps, they don’t mix. Particularly wonderful are the guitar and singing voice of Gary, the main character. The vocals can be clearly understood down to every single word of the lyrics, and the guitar also conveys the range of crying vibrato.
What is depicted with such a master sound is a fresh full show that has just stepped into the world of blues. The set is slightly different from the sister work “PARIS 1990”, so let’s organize it while comparing.

●Original (4 songs)
・Midnight Blues／Still Got The Blues／Texas Strut／Moving On
●Cover (11 songs)
・Albert Collins: Too Tired/Cold Cold Feeling/Farther Up The Road
・Others: Oh, Pretty Woman/Walking By Myself/All Your Love (I Miss Loving)/The Stumble/You Don’t Love Me/Stop Messin’ Around/Caldonia (★)/The Messiah Will Come Again
*Note: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard on the sister album “PARIS 1990”.

…and it looks like this. “PARIS 1990” was a set based on the official video “LIVE AT MONTREUX 1990”, but this work also shows Louis Jordan’s “Caldonia”, which was not played there. Then, in the middle, Texas hero Albert Collins also appeared and co-starred in three songs. Collins also sang the vocals on T-Bone Walker’s “Cold Cold Feeling.”
“STILL GOT THE BLUES Tour” changed Gary’s life greatly. You can fully experience the scene with masterful sound…that’s all there is to it. The collection of master taper “Stephane” has begun to be whispered about as being “greater than GManOF and Per Erik!?” due to its high average quality with no missed recordings. Please take a closer look and experience it this week.

★A masterpiece audience recording of “May 18, 1990 Stuttgart Performance”. A new excavation master from the popular “Stephane” collection, the atmosphere is clear and transparent, and the core that runs through the middle is very clear. The details and sense of separation are vivid, and even when the eight-person large household overlaps, they don’t mix. You can experience “Caldonia” that cannot be heard on “LIVE AT MONTREUX 1990” and co-starring with Albert Collins in clear sound.

大代表作『STILL GOT THE BLUES』のヒットで運命が大きく変わった1990年のゲイリー・ムーア。アルバート・コリンズと共に巡ったツアーを現場体験できる姉妹の新録音が２タイトル同時リリース決定です。
本作は同時リリースされる姉妹録音の姉作。「1990年５月18日シュトゥットガルト公演」の大傑作オーディエンス録音です。“STILL GOT THE BLUES Tour”と言えば、２つの公式映像『AN EVENING OF THE BLUES』『LIVE AT MONTREUX 1990』も残されたわけですが、もちろん本作は別公演。まずは当時の活動概要を俯瞰し、それぞれの位置関係を確認してみましょう。

《３月『STILL GOT THE BLUES』発売》
・４月30日ー５月２日：欧州#1（３公演）
・５月６日ー11日：英国#1（５公演）←※公式AN EVENING OF THE BLUES
・５月14日ー６月７日：欧州#2（18公演）←★ココ★
・６月10日ー20日：英国#2（９公演）
・６月22日ー７月７日：欧州#3（５公演）←※公式MONTREUX 1990
・８月10日：デンマーク公演
・８月13日ー15日：英国#3（３公演）
・８月17日ー９月２日：欧州#3（13公演）

これが1990年のゲイリー・ムーア。英国と大陸を行き来しつつも、ヨーロッパから出る事はありませんでした。『STILL GOT THE BLUES』がアメリカで初めてゴールド・ディスクを獲得したせいか「ブルース路線＝米国向け」というイメージもありますが、これは誤解。それまでシルバー・ディスク止まりだった英国ではプラチナ、スウェーデンではダブル・プラチナに輝くなど、大ヒットしたのはむしろヨーロッパ。実際、20年に及ぶブルース時代トータルでも北米でのライヴはたった２回だけ（TV等メディア出演は除く）。現実には「ブルース路線≡ヨーロッパ向け」だったわけです。
閑話休題。
そんな“STILL GOT THE BLUES Tour”の中で、今回の姉妹作が記録されたのはどちらも「欧州#2」。本作のシュトゥットガルト公演はその４公演目で、公式映像『AN EVENING OF THE BLUES』の一週間後でもありました。
そんなショウを真空パックした本作は、話題の名手による初登場音源。その名手こそ「Stephane」氏。本稿に目を留められた方ならご存知かも知れませんが、「Stephane」氏は80年代末から90年代初頭にかけてHR/HM系の名録音を次から次へと発表している人物。BLACK SABBATHの『DEFINITIVE PARIS 1992（Zodiac 467）』やIRON MAIDENの『DEFINITIVE PARIS 1993（Zodiac 469）』といったプレス名盤を筆頭に、様々なバンドの大傑作を連発。世界中のHR/HM系コレクターを驚喜させている。今回の２作品は、そんな達人テーパーのゲイリー・ムーア篇なのです。
そして、そのクオリティは達人の名声を更に高める業物。ホール鳴りも吸い込んだオーディエンスらしいサウンドではあるものの、その空気感がクリアに透き通り、ド真ん中を貫く芯がえらくくっきり。ディテールもセパレート感も鮮やかで、８人編成の大所帯が重なり合っても混じり合わない。特に素晴らしいのは、主役ゲイリーのギターと歌声。ヴォーカルは歌詞の一語一語まではっきり分かりますし、ギターも泣きに泣くヴィヴラートの幅まで伝わるのです。
そんな達人サウンドで描かれるのは、ブルースの世界に踏み出したばかりの瑞々しいフルショウ。セットは姉妹作『PARIS 1990』とも微妙に異なっていますので、比較しながら整理しておきましょう。

●オリジナル（４曲）
・Midnight Blues／Still Got The Blues／Texas Strut／Moving On
●カバー（11曲）
・アルバート・コリンズ参加：Too Tired／Cold Cold Feeling／Farther Up The Road
・その他：Oh, Pretty Woman／Walking By Myself／All Your Love (I Miss Loving)／The Stumble／You Don’t Love Me／Stop Messin’ Around／Caldonia（★）／The Messiah Will Come Again
※注：「★」印は姉妹作『PARIS 1990』で聴けない曲。

……と、このようになっています。『PARIS 1990』は公式映像『LIVE AT MONTREUX 1990』に準じるセットでしたが、本作はそこでも演奏されなかったルイス・ジョーダンの「Caldonia」も披露されています。そして、中盤ではテキサスの英雄アルバート・コリンズも登場し、３曲で共演。T-ボーン・ウォーカーの「Cold Cold Feeling」ではコリンズがヴォーカルも務めています。
ゲイリーの人生を大きく変えた“STILL GOT THE BLUES Tour”。その現場を名手サウンドでフル体験できる……コレに尽きます。ハズレ録音がないアベレージの高さに「GManOFやPer Erikよりスゴい!?」とも囁かれ始めた達人テーパー「Stephane」氏コレクション。どうぞ、今週も刮目してご体験ください。

★「1990年５月18日シュトゥットガルト公演」の大傑作オーディエンス録音。話題の「Stephane」氏コレクションの新発掘マスターで、空気感がクリアに透き通り、ド真ん中を貫く芯がえらくくっきり。ディテールもセパレート感も鮮やかで、８人編成の大所帯が重なり合っても混じり合わない。『LIVE AT MONTREUX 1990』で聴けない「Caldonia」もアルバート・コリンズとの共演もクリア・サウンドで現場体験できます。

Disc 1(43:15)
1. Intro
2. Oh, Pretty Woman
3. Walking by Myself
4. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
5. The Stumble
6. Midnight Blues
7. You Don’t Love Me
8. Still Got the Blues
8. Texas Strut
10. Moving On

Disc 2(93:37)
1. Too Tired (with Albert Collins)
2. Cold Cold Feeling (with Albert Collins)
3. Farther Up the Road (with Albert Collins)
4. Stop Messin’ Around
5. Caldonia
6. The Messiah Will Come Again

Gary Moore – Guitars, Vocals
Don Airey – Keyboards
Andy Pyle – Bass
Graham Walker – Drums

Frank Mead – Alto Saxophone, Harmonica
Nick Pentelow – Tenor Saxophone
Nick Payn – Baritone Saxophone
Martin Drover – Trumpet

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