John Foxx / Osaka 1983 / 2CDR

John Foxx in 1983 made his first visit to Japan on a precious solo tour. Introducing an original recording that allows you to experience the scene in an exquisite manner.
The performance of “November 5, 1983: World Rally Hall” was imbued with this work. It is the masterpiece audience recording. His solo tour activity itself is rare, and his first visit to Japan is historic. First, let’s take a look at the situation at that time from the schedule.

・ November 5: World Expo Hall ← ★ This work ★
・ November 7: Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan
・ November 8: Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan

Above, all 3 performances in 2 cities. In 1982/1983, the old nest ULTRAVOX came to Japan, and there were performances in Nagoya and Fukuoka, but it was a rare schedule in which John’s solo was narrowed down. The Osaka performance of this work was a concert that was the first day of the memorable first visit to Japan.
This work, which is a vacuum-packed version of such a historic site, is a historic masterpiece audience in terms of sound. It’s an original recording that was unearthed in the early days of the Ayanami label, but it’s wonderfully clear and direct. There is a sense of space in the vivid applause and vocal tone, so it is not mistaken for a sound board, but the performers seem to make a mistake. Even if you listen carefully with headphones, the tight feeling that you do not feel the hall ringing is tremendous, and the dense core roars around your ears. On the other hand, the resolution of the details is also overwhelming, and even if synths of various tones overlap, they do not mix.
The delicacy can be felt from the vocals. John on the day used two microphones, a normal microphone and a microphone with a vocoder, but the nuances can be clearly understood. Because it is the first day, the audience can listen quietly, and even the finest parts of the ensemble can be clearly felt.
The delicate sound is drawn on the night when Japan and John Foxx met for the first time. It is a non-set similar to the official live work “IN THE GLOW” of “THE GOLDEN SECTION Tour”, so let’s organize it while comparing.

● ULTRAVOX
・ SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE: Quiet Man / Just For A Moment / Slow Motion / I Can’t Stay Long
● Solo
・ THE GARDEN: Walk Away / Pater Noster / When I Was A Man And You Are A Woman / Systems Of Romance / The Garden
・ THE GOLDEN SECTION: Running Across Thin Ice With Tigers / My Wild Love / Twilight’s Last Gleaming / Like A Miracle / Ghosts On Water / The Hidden Man
・ Others: Unreleased Song (★)
* Note: The “★” mark is a song that cannot be heard even in the official work “IN THE GLOW”.

…… And it looks like this. While concentrating and reducing the three works “SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE”, “THE GARDEN” and “THE GOLDEN SECTION”, there is no selection from the first two works of the ULTRAVOX! Era. The content is roughly similar to “IN THE GLOW”, but the big difference is the 2nd encore of the big lath. While the official version was occupied by “Your Dress”, unreleased songs are shown in this work. Even though the MC said “This is the new song”, it was a new song whose title was unknown, and it has not been officially recorded since then. What’s more, it’s a beautiful ballad that will impress your heart even if you listen to it for the first time, and it’s a must-listen take that has been praised by enthusiasts as “it’s worth listening to just this one song” and “a treasure from Japan”.
John Foxx’s solo tour, which is already precious. Among them, it is a superb live album that you can not only experience the first day of your first visit to Japan, which is a once-in-a-lifetime meeting, but also enjoy unreleased songs that are important worldwide. An inscription among the inscriptions that is truly a cultural heritage. Please take this opportunity to chew carefully.

★ Excellent audience recording of the performance of “November 5, 1983: World Rally Hall” on the first day of the first visit to Japan. Greatly clear and full of direct feeling. Vocals using two microphones have a sense of space, but the performers seem to mistake them for sound boards. Even if you listen carefully with headphones, the tight feeling that you do not feel the hall ringing is tremendous, and the dense core roars around your ears. It is a cultural heritage album from Japan that concentrates and reduces “SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE”, “THE GARDEN”, ​​and “THE GOLDEN SECTION”, and even shows beautiful unreleased ballads.