GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Keith Richards & the X-pensive Winos / Rotterdam 1992 / 2CDR / Uxbridge
Live at Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 4th December 1992
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Nostalgic Keith “MAIN OFFENDER” tour now. Unlike 1988, it became a big topic that Europe was also visited, and while many items were created in the rear tie, in recent years, “MARQUEE 1992” and Mike Millard’s later DAT recording “LOS ANGELES 1993: MIKE MILLARD” MASTER DAT” has been delivered.
This time, the first appearance sound source from the European performance located in the middle of those items will be exclusively released.
The Rotterdam performance on December 4, 1992 was sent from an overseas collector. There was no release on this day until now, but this time we got exclusive access to the first generation cassette that the collector had hidden.
It can be said that 1992 was a time when audience recording equipment was mixed with cassettes and DATs, and it was cassettes that maniacs used on this day.
The sound quality is a wonderful blend of a moderate sense of distance and realism. The opening “Take It So Hard” may be unsatisfactory to hear because the sound output at the venue is weak, but it quickly evolved into a powerful sound image.
For many people, 1992 seems to have a strong impression of just recently, but in fact 30 years (!) Has passed, and the pitch of the delivered cassette has changed due to aging. I was there.
It’s precisely because 30 years have passed that we’ve made adjustments with the latest technology. By the way, at the beginning of “Hate It When You Leave”, there are places like sound skipping, but of course this is due to the timing of changing the cassette.
What is surprising about the Rotterdam performance, listening to a wonderful audience recording that praises such a mild analogue texture, is that the performance is suddenly heated.
In the first place, this day was the stage after the club gig of the famous album “MARQUEE 1992”. So, maybe because I took a break as a band in a good way, the performance that returned to this tour book chan is exactly the engine fully open.
A carefree performance that no longer calls for Cologne, which is familiar from the video. From the beginning, you can hear that the band below Keith is in great shape, and the tremendous momentum reaches its first peak with “999”.
After that, this is the 1992 Wynose! As if to say, the powerful performance continued, and the high-tension performance such as “I Could Have Stood You Up” was a masterpiece.
And the live ends with the perfect finale of “Whip It Up”, but is it a different band compared to the same song on the mirrored recording “LOS ANGELES 1993”? The performance is so hot that I want to doubt it.
Perhaps the peak of the 1992 Wynose was not in December after the marquee? A fulfilling performance that seems to be enough to surprise maniacs. A rare audience master that captures such an unknown performance is exclusively released! Why didn’t you shoot this day…lol
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