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The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 9th August 1982
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In addition to the absolute virtuoso sound, heaps of rare songs and Bill Bruford. An absolute must-listen album with a lot of things to listen to is now available.
“August 9, 1982 Inglewood performance” is imbued in this work. It is a superb audience recording left by the genius Mike Millard. The most recent studio work was “ABACAB”, but at that time it was a tour related to the subsequent live album “THREE SIDES LIVE”. Speaking of 1982, the historic reunion event SIX OF THE BEST was realized, and Phil Collins’ solo work “THE HELLO, I MUST BE GOING!” It was also a time when activities became more complicated. First of all, let’s take a look at the overview with the schedule and check the position of this work.
《3×3 released in May》
《“THREE SIDES LIVE” to be released on June 4》
・August 1-29: North America (23 performances) ← Coco
・ September 3-16: Europe (10 performances) ← * FESTIVAL UNITA 1982 etc.
・ September 18th-30th: UK (12 performances) ← * MAN ON THE HAMMERSMITH and others
・October 2: SIX OF THE BEST
《“THE HELLO, I MUST BE GOING!” Released on November 5》
《“THE HELLO, I MUST BE GOING Tour” starts on November 21》
This is the 1982 GENESIS. At that time, it was also a big hit era, but in 1981, the “ABACAB Tour” was held once. The 1982 “THREE SIDES LIVE: ENCORE Tour”, which was also the second round, toured Europe and the United States at once in just two months. The Inglewood performance of this work was the 7th performance of the “North America” leg, which is the beginning of it.
This work, which is a vacuum-packed version of such a show, is a top-class audience recording by the absolute master Millard. At the beginning, the hustle and bustle that seems to be a big hit era blows out and I have a bad feeling, but that is only at the start of the performance. Once the performance began, the hustle and bustle gradually subsided, and the clear and vivid sound of the performance dominated the venue. If that happens, it’s already the usual mirrored world. After all, the scene is “The Forum” in Millard’s garden, and the band is GENESIS, which he recorded like his life’s work. The sound output characteristics are well understood, and there is no doubt that high sound quality will not be achieved.
In fact, the sound of this work is suitable for pressing, but it was not perfect. First of all, what was discovered was not the original master, but the 1st Gene Master who had dubbed only once. Secondly, “I Know What I Like” played in the encore last is not recorded. Regarding the latter, it is unknown whether it was a recording omission (Millard makes such a mistake !?) or it was dropped during dubbing, but in any case the possibility of future upgrades was left. Hoping for that possibility (although it is not very high), we have decided not to preserve it permanently this time.
And what is depicted in such a mirrored sound is a show that attracts a lot of attention with extremely rare songs and delicious guests. Speaking of the representative work of this tour, our press masterpiece “MAN ON THE HAMMERSMITH 1982 (Virtuoso 137/138)” is famous, so let’s organize it while comparing.
● 3 people era
・Duke: Behind The Lines/Misunderstanding/Turn It On Again
Abacab: Dodo/Lurker/Abacab/No Reply At All (*)/Man On The Corner/Who Dunnit?
・Others: Follow You, Follow Me/Paperlate (*)
● Classics
・ Gabriel era: Supper’s Ready / Medley (In The Cage / Cinema Show / The Colony Of Slippermen) / Medley (★: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway / Watcher Of The Skies)
・4 people era: Dance On A Volcano/Los Endos/Afterglow/Drum Duet
* Note: “★” marks are songs co-starred with Bill Bruford. The “*” mark is a song that PHENIX HORNS participated in and cannot be heard on the press masterpiece “MAN ON THE HAMMERSMITH 1982”.
… and it looks like this. “No Reply At All” and “Paperlate”, which are also co-stars with PHENIX HORNS, are extremely rare, especially “Paperlate” can only be played with one hand. It’s miraculous just to listen to live performances, but to be able to taste it with mirrored sound …. It is encore that attracts ears more than that. When the band reappeared, Phil called Bill Bruford. “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” & “Watcher Of The Skies” are co-starring in a medley performance.
Furthermore, the whole show is full of flavor from the “THREE SIDES LIVE: ENCORE Tour”, which became a hot topic as a “return to prog”. The main set that starts with “Dance On A Volcano” and ends with “Los Endos” has a conceptual mood, and the core large song “Supper’s Ready” is a full performance of more than 20 minutes.
The precious “THREE SIDES LIVE: ENCORE Tour” was only two months old. Even in that collection, in addition to the special sound quality, it is a definitive board packed with rare “No Reply At All”, “Paperlate” and guest co-stars. In terms of content and quality, it is a new name board that is suitable for permanent preservation press if it is originally. Please enjoy it to the fullest.
★ The best audience recording of “August 9, 1982 Inglewood Performance”. It is the 1st Gene Master by absolute master Mike Millard, and there is no doubt that the sound recorded in his garden “The Forum” is bad. It is an absolute new masterpiece that you can enjoy even the extremely rare “No Reply At All” and “Paperlate” and guest participation of Bill Bruford and PHENIX HORNS.
絶対名手サウンドに加え、激レア曲やビル・ブルーフォードまでてんこ盛り。聴きどころが塊になった絶対の必聴アルバムが登場です。
そんな本作に吹き込まれているのは「1982年８月９日イングルウッド公演」。天才マイク・ミラードが遺した極上オーディエンス録音です。直近のスタジオ作は『ABACAB』でしたが、当時はその後のライヴアルバム『THREE SIDES LIVE』にまつわるツアーでした。また1982年と言えば、歴史的な再結成イベントSIX OF THE BESTが実現し、フィル・コリンズのソロ作『THE HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! 』も大ヒット。活動が複雑化していった時期でもありました。まずは、その概要をスケジュールで俯瞰し、本作のポジションも確かめてみましょう。
《５月『3×3』発売》
《６月４日『THREE SIDES LIVE』発売》
・８月１日ー29日：北米（23公演）←★ココ★
・９月３日ー16日：欧州（10公演）←※FESTIVAL UNITA 1982他
・９月18日ー30日：英国（12公演）←※MAN ON THE HAMMERSMITH他
・10月２日：SIX OF THE BEST
《11月５日『THE HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! 』発売》
《11月21日“THE HELLO, I MUST BE GOING Tour”開始》
これが1982年のGENESIS。当時は大ヒット時代でもあったのですが、前1981年中に“ABACAB Tour”を一度実施。二巡目でもあった1982年の“THREE SIDES LIVE: ENCORE Tour”はわずか２ヶ月で欧米を一気に巡るものでした。本作のイングルウッド公演は、その序盤である「北米」レッグの７公演目にあたるコンサートでした。
そんなショウを真空パックした本作は、絶対名手ミラードによる極上級オーディエンス録音。冒頭ではいかにも大ヒット時代らしい喧騒が吹き出してイヤな予感もしますが、それはあくまで開演時だから。いざ演奏が始まると喧騒も徐々に落ち着いていき、クリアでビビッドな演奏音が会場を支配していく。そうなったらもう、いつも通りのミラード・ワールド。何しろ現場はミラードの庭である“The Forum”ですし、バンドは彼がライフワークのように録音を重ねたGENESIS。出音の特性もキッチリと把握しており、高音質にならないハズがないのです。
実際、本作のサウンドはプレス化が相応しいのですが、完全無欠というわけでもありませんでした。まず第一に、発見されたのが大元マスターではなく、１回だけダビングを経た1stジェネ・マスターであった事。第二に、アンコールラストに演奏された「I Know What I Like」が未収録な事。後者に関しては録音漏れなのか（ミラードがそんなミスする!?）、ダビングの際に落としたのかは不明ですが、いずれにせよ将来的なアップグレードの可能性が残された。その可能性（はあまり高くないものの）を願って今回は永久保存を見送ることになったのです。
そして、そんなミラード・サウンドで画かれるのは、激レア曲と美味しいゲストも大注目のショウ。このツアーの代表作と言えば、当店のプレス名盤『MAN ON THE HAMMERSMITH 1982（Virtuoso 137/138）』が有名ですので、比較しながら整理してみましょう。
●３人時代
・デューク：Behind The Lines／Misunderstanding／Turn It On Again
・アバカブ：Dodo/Lurker／Abacab／No Reply At All（＊）／Man On The Corner／Who Dunnit?
・その他：Follow You, Follow Me／Paperlate（＊）
●クラシックス
・ガブリエル時代：Supper’s Ready／メドレー（In The Cage／Cinema Show／The Colony Of Slippermen）／メドレー（★：The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway／Watcher Of The Skies）
・４人時代：Dance On A Volcano／Los Endos／Afterglow／Drum Duet
※注：「★」印はビル・ブルーフォードとの共演曲。「＊」印はPHENIX HORNSが参加し、プレス名盤『MAN ON THE HAMMERSMITH 1982』で聴けない曲。
……と、このようになっています。PHENIX HORNSとの共演でもある「No Reply At All」「Paperlate」はまさに激レアで、特に「Paperlate」は片手で数えられるほどしか演奏されていない。生演奏で聴けるだけでも奇跡的なのに、それをミラード・サウンドで味わえるとは……。それ以上に耳を惹くのがアンコール。バンドが再登場した際にフィルがコールしたのは、ビル・ブルーフォード。「The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway」＆「Watcher Of The Skies」がメドレー演奏で共演しているのです。
さらに言えば、ショウ全編が「プログレ回帰」と話題になった“THREE SIDES LIVE: ENCORE Tour”の旨みたっぷり。「Dance On A Volcano」で始まり「Los Endos」で締めるセット本編はコンセプチュアルなムードがありますし、中核の大曲「Supper’s Ready」も20分以上のフル演奏なのです。
わずか２ヶ月だった貴重な“THREE SIDES LIVE: ENCORE Tour”。そのコレクションでも特級のサウンド・クオリティに加え、激レアな「No Reply At All」「Paperlate」やゲスト共演までギュウ詰めの決定盤です。内容的にもクオリティ的にも、本来であれば永久保存プレス化が相応しい新名盤。どうぞ、存分にお楽しみください。
★「1982年８月９日イングルウッド公演」の極上オーディエンス録音。絶対名手マイク・ミラードによる1stジェネ・マスターで、彼の庭である“The Forum”で録音されたサウンドが悪かろうハズもない。激レアな「No Reply At All」「Paperlate」やビル・ブルーフォード、PHENIX HORNSのゲスト参加まで楽しめる絶対の新名盤です。
Disc 1 (72:25)
1. Intro
2. Dance On A Volcano
3. Behind The Lines
4. Follow You Follow Me
5. Dodo/Lurker
6. Abacab
7. Paperlate (with Phenix Horns)
8. No Reply At All (with Phenix Horns)
9. Story Of Romeo And Juliet
10. Supper’s Ready
Disc:2 (55:03)
1. Misunderstanding
2. Man On The Corner
3. Who Dunnit?
4. In The Cage/ Cinema Show / Colony Of Slippermen
5. Afterglow
6. Turn It On Again
7. Drum Duet
8. Los Endos
9. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (with Bill Bruford)
/ Watcher Of The Skies (with Bill Bruford)
Phil Collins – Vocals, Drums & Percussion
Mike Rutherford – Bass & Guitar
Tony Banks – Keyboards
Chester Thompson – Drums & Percussion
Daryl Steurmer – Guitar
Amity 726
