Madonna / Korakuen Stadium 1987 / 1DVDR

Madonna / Korakuen Stadium 1987 / 1DVDR / Non label
Live at Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 22nd June 1987

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Madonna’s first visit to Japan, which was the peak of the Western music boom and was also a major incident involving the general public beyond music. The symbolic image appears with the highest quality.
Included in this work is a multi-camera pro shot of the “June 22, 1987: Korakuen Stadium” performance. Yes, it is a detailed DVD version of the video work “WHO’S THAT GIRL: LIVE IN JAPAN” that was officially released at that time. This week, the legendary master press masterpiece “OSAKA STADIUM 1987 1ST NIGHT (Zion-233)” will also appear, but of course this work will be a separate performance. First of all, let’s unravel the legendary first visit to Japan schedule and check each other’s positional relationship.

・June 14 “OSAKA STADIUM 1987 1ST NIGHT”
・June 15: Osaka Stadium
× June 20: Korakuen Stadium (cancelled due to rain)
・June 21: Korakuen Stadium
・June 22: Korakuen Stadium ← This work

A total of 4 performances. The new masterpiece “OSAKA STADIUM 1987 1ST NIGHT” was the first day. On the other hand, the Korakuen performance of this work is the last day of the Japan tour. However, since the first visit to Japan was the kickoff place of the “WHO’S THAT GIRL WORLD Tour”, it was also the very early show of the 4th performance in the entire world tour.
This stage was also famous for being broadcast on TV, and it was also a video that symbolized the legendary first visit to Japan itself. Moreover, the complete version that expanded the incomplete broadcast was officialized as “WHO’S THAT GIRL: LIVE IN JAPAN”. Furthermore, it became a re-edited work “CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY” mixed with the Italian performance, and it was known worldwide as a video work representing “WHO’S THAT GIRL WORLD Tour”.
In this way, various versions have been left, but this work is “the purest, most complete, and highest quality” among them. “WHO’S THAT GIRL: LIVE IN JAPAN” has been made into a DVD from the Japanese edition laser disc. The quality is exactly the highest peak. Although the standard itself for laser discs is higher resolution than VHS, it physically does not cause uneven playback or magnetic transfer, and is resistant to aging. Its glossy sense of stability is enormous, and it may be preserving “1987” more precisely than the original master tape that would be stored in the official warehouse.
A full show of the “WHO’S THAT GIRL WORLD Tour”, which was at the peak of its popularity, is depicted with such visual beauty. The set is fixed throughout the tour and is the same as “CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY”. However, it is longer than the broadcast version with cuts by more than 20 minutes, so let’s organize it while comparing here.

● True Blue (7 songs)
・Open Your Heart/True Blue (★)/Papa ​​Don’t Preach/White Heat/Where’s The Party/Live To Tell (★)/La Isla Bonita
● Others (9 songs)
・Burning Up: Lucky Star (★) / Holiday
・Like A Virgin: Dress You Up/Material Girl/Like A Virgin/Into The Groove
・Who’s That Girl: Causing A Commotion/The Look Of Love/Who’s That Girl
* Note: “★” marks are songs that were cut from the TV broadcast.

… and it looks like this. There are only three more songs when arranging them by song, but the intervals between songs and MC are significantly longer than the broadcast version. I do not know if it is a complete uncut unless it is unearthed even in the audience recording on the day, but it is probably complete.
And if I had to describe the set itself in one word, it would be “TRUE BLUE with my eyes”. All songs except “Jimmy Jimmy” and “Love Makes the World Go Round” from that masterpiece are shown, and past big hit songs are scattered there. The 28-year-old Madonna and a large number of cast members danced to a number of blockbuster songs that had conquered the world, and the many costume changes and elaborate stage sets were exciting. This extravagant entertainment is something that only the darlings of the times were allowed to do.
It is much longer than the TV broadcast at the time, and unlike “CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY”, it is full of one-show reality. Moreover, the quality is also the highest with the DVD conversion from the Japanese edition laser disc. It’s a masterpiece in every sense of the word. A piece that stands at the top of the imported culture of “Western music” beyond the dimension of simply excellent music video. Please enjoy it to the fullest.

★ A multi-camera pro shot of the performance of the masterpiece “June 22, 1987: Korakuen Stadium” that symbolizes the legendary first visit to Japan. This is a detailed DVD version of the out-of-print official video work “WHO’S THAT GIRL: LIVE IN JAPAN”. This show also has a re-edited work “CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY” mixed with the TV broadcast version at that time and the Italian performance, but this work is a complete version that is more than 20 minutes longer than the TV broadcast, “CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY” is full of reality of one show. Moreover, the quality is also the highest with the DVD conversion from the Japanese edition LD. It’s a masterpiece in every sense of the word.

洋楽ブームの頂点であり、音楽を超えた一般層まで巻き込む一大事件でもあったマドンナの初来日。その象徴映像が最高峰クオリティで登場です。
そんな本作に収められているのは「1987年６月22日：後楽園球場」公演のマルチカメラ・プロショット。そう、当時オフィシャル・リリースされた映像作品『WHO’S THAT GIRL: LIVE IN JAPAN』を精緻にDVD化した１枚です。今週は伝説名手によるプレス名盤『OSAKA STADIUM 1987 1ST NIGHT（Zion-233）』も登場しますが、もちろん本作は別公演。まずは、伝説の初来日スケジュールを紐解き、互いの位置関係を確かめてみましょう。

・６月14日『OSAKA STADIUM 1987 1ST NIGHT』
・６月15日：大阪スタヂアム
×６月20日：後楽園球場（雨天中止）
・６月21日：後楽園球場
・６月22日：後楽園球場　←★本作★

以上、全４公演。新名盤『OSAKA STADIUM 1987 1ST NIGHT』はその初日でした。それに対して本作の後楽園公演はジャパン・ツアー最終日。ただし、初来日は“WHO’S THAT GIRL WORLD Tour”のキックオフ地でしたので、ワールド・ツアー全体では４公演目という極初期のショウでもありました。
このステージはTV放送された事でも有名で、伝説の初来日そのものを象徴する映像でもありました。しかも、不完全だった放送を拡張した完全版が『WHO’S THAT GIRL: LIVE IN JAPAN』としてオフィシャル化。さらにはイタリア公演と混ぜられた再編集作『CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY』ともなり、全世界的に“WHO’S THAT GIRL WORLD Tour”を代表する映像作品として知られていったのです。
このように様々なバージョンが残されているわけですが、本作はその中でも「最も純粋・最も完全・最も高品質」なもの。『WHO’S THAT GIRL: LIVE IN JAPAN』の日本盤レーザーディスクからDVD化されています。そのクオリティはまさに最高峰。レーザーディスクは規格自体がVHSよりも高解像度なわけですが、さらに物理的に再生ムラも磁気移りも起こさず、経年劣化にも強い。その艶やかな安定感は絶大で、オフィシャルの倉庫に保管されているであろう大元マスター・テープよりも精密に「1987年」を保存しているのかも知れません。
そんな映像美で描かれるのは、人気絶頂だった“WHO’S THAT GIRL WORLD Tour”のフルショウ。セットはツアー全体で固定されており、ぶっちゃけ『CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY』と同一。ただし、カットのあった放送版よりは20分以上長いので、ここで比較しながら整理しておきましょう。

●トゥルー・ブルー（７曲）
・Open Your Heart／True Blue（★）／Papa Don’t Preach／White Heat／Where’s The Party／Live To Tell（★）／La Isla Bonita
●その他（９曲）
・バーニング・アップ：Lucky Star（★）／Holiday
・ライク・ア・ヴァージン：Dress You Up／Material Girl／Like A Virgin／Into The Groove
・フーズ・ザット・ガール：Causing A Commotion／The Look Of Love／Who’s That Girl
※注：「★」印はTV放送ではカットされていた曲。

……と、このようになっています。曲目で並べると３曲増えているだけですが、他にも曲間やMCも放送版より大幅に長い。完全なノーカットなのかは当日オーディエンス録音でも発掘されないと分かりませんが、恐らく完全なのではないでしょうか。
そして、セット自体をひと言で表現するなら「目で観るTRUE BLUE」。かの名作から「Jimmy Jimmy」「Love Makes the World Go Round」以外の全曲を披露し、そこに過去の大ヒット曲を散りばめている。全世界を制覇していた大ヒット曲の数々で28歳のマドンナや大勢のキャスト達が舞い踊り、数々の衣装替えや趣向を凝らしたステージセットで沸かせまくる。その贅を尽くしたエンターテインメントは、まさに時代の寵児だけが許されたものです。
当時のTV放送よりも格段に長く、『CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY』とは違ってワンショウのリアリティに溢れている。しかも、日本盤レーザーディスクからのDVD化でクオリティも最高峰。あらゆる意味で「極み」にある大傑作です。単に優れた音楽映像という次元を超え、「洋楽」なる舶来文化の頂点に立つ１枚。どうぞ、存分に味わい尽くしてください。

★伝説の初来日を象徴する名作映像「1987年６月22日：後楽園球場」公演のマルチカメラ・プロショット。廃盤オフィシャル映像作品『WHO’S THAT GIRL: LIVE IN JAPAN』を精緻にDVD化した１枚です。このショウは当時のTV放送版やイタリア公演と混ぜられた再編集作『CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY』もありますが、本作はTV放送より20分以上長い完全版で、『CIAO ITALIA: LIVE FROM ITALY』とは違ってワンショウのリアリティに溢れている。しかも、日本盤LDからのDVD化でクオリティも最高峰。あらゆる意味で「極み」にある大傑作です。

1. Intro
2. Open Your Heart
3. Lucky Star
4. True Blue
5. Papa Don’t Preach
6. White Heat
7. Causing A Commotion
8. The Look Of Love
9. Dress You Up
10. Material Girl
11. Like A Virgin
12. Where’s The Party
13. Live To Tell
14. Into The Groove
15. La Isla Bonita
16. Who’s That Girl
17. Holiday

Madonna – lead vocals

Patrick Leonard – keyboards
Jai Winding – keyboards
Jonathan Moffett – drums
David Williams – guitar
James Harrah – guitar
Kerry Hatch – bass
Luis Conte – percussion

Donna De Lory – backgound vocals
Nadirah Shakoor – backgound vocals
Debra Parson – backgound vocals
Shabba Doo – dancer
Angel Ferreira – dancer
Chris Finch – dancer

Non label