Peter Gabriel / The Roxy 1977 2nd Night Mike Millard Master Tapes / 2CDR

Peter Gabriel / The Roxy 1977 2nd Night Mike Millard Master Tapes / 2CDR / Amity
Live at The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA, USA 10th April 1977 (Late Show)

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Two major charisma of British prog rock, Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp. Introducing a live album where you can experience a miracle tour where both males line up.
It is “April 10, 1977 West Hollywood performance (late show)” that is imbued with such a work. This is the best audience recording recorded by the legendary club “The Roxy” by the absolute master Mike Millard. First, let’s look back at the big picture of his first solo “CAR Tour 1977” and confirm the position of the show.

“February 25,” CAR “released”
・ March 5th-April 10th: North America (28 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
・ April 23-30: UK # 1 (7 performances)
・ September 2-November 1: Europe / UK # 2 (49 performances)
<< November production of “SCRATCH” started >>

This is Peter Gabriel in 1977. His first solo tour is broadly divided into “North America / UK # 1” in the spring and “Europe / UK # 2” in the fall, and the West Hollywood performance of this work is the former. It was also the final performance of the “North America” ​​leg. Speaking of “The Roxy of 1977”, it is also famous that the big classic FM sound board was left, and this week there will be a similar title “THE ROXY 1977 1ST NIGHT (Amity 659)”. This work is a completely different performance (please refer to the explanation of “1ST NIGHT” for details of that area).
This work recorded at such a show is a neat and beautiful audience recording that seems to be a mirrored. Actually, “1ST NIGHT” released at the same time is a masterpiece that boasts a transcendent direct feeling even though it is not a mirrored work, but in terms of “beauty”, there is no match for mirrored recording. .. Although it is fully on, it wears a beauty that sounds a little different from “do close contact”, yet the feeling of a closed room because it is a club scale does not make you feel the distance. If you have noticed this article, you may have experienced the mirrored work “ROXY 1978 1ST NIGHT (Amity 640)” the following year, but this work is a live album of beauty that can be said to be a sister version of that masterpiece. ..
The beautiful sound is the first solo full show that is different from the GENESIS era. There are plenty of extremely rare songs that will not be played on later tours, so let’s organize them here.

● CAR
・ Here Comes The Flood (2 takes) / Moribund The Burgermeister / Waiting For The Big One / Excuse Me (★) / Solsbury Hill / Humdrum / Slowburn / Modern Love / Down The Dolce Vita (★)
● Others
・ SCRATCH: On The Air / A Song Without Words (Indigo)
・ Cover etc .: Ain’t That Peculiar (★) / All Day And All Of The Night / Back in N.Y.C. (★)
* Note: “★” mark is a limited song only for this tour.

…… And it looks like this. Of course, the core is the solo debut work, and you can listen to the rare live performances of “Excuse Me” and “Down The Dolce Vita” because all the songs are shown. In addition, there are songs that will reappear more than once. “Here Comes The Flood” will be fully performed not only at the opening but also in the middle stage, and “Modern Love” and “Solsbury Hill” will be replied in the encore. The arrangement is due to the fact that the repertoire is still small, but even more delicious is the extremely rare song rush. THE KINKS'”All Day And All Of The Night” was also performed on the next tour, but Marvin Gaye’s “Ain’t That Peculiar” and GENESIS’s “Back in NYC” are keynote numbers only in 1977. ..
Co-starring Peter Gabriel & Robert Fripp, which cannot be experienced on other tours. And precious masterpieces. This work is a new masterpiece that allows you to experience the scene in 1977 with a mirrored sound. Millard never recorded GENESIS during the Gabriel era, but he left behind this work from “Gabriel & Flip” and “BURBANK 1976 (Virtuoso 422/423)” from “GENESIS & Bill Bruford”. A new masterpiece that conveys the miracle stage where the heroes of progressive rock were present. Please enjoy it together.

★ The best audience recording of “April 10, 1977 THE ROXY Performance (Late Show)”. It is a separate performance from the standard FM broadcast and “1ST NIGHT (Amity 659)” at the same venue, and it is a brand item that was directly digitized from the Omoto master of the absolute master Mike Millard. With a beautiful recording unique to Millard, which has a club-scale closed room and beautiful sound, you can experience the best full show with a lot of valuable songs such as all the songs of your solo debut and GENESIS’s “Back in N.Y.C.”.

英国プログレの2大カリスマ、ピーター・ガブリエルとロバート・フリップ。両雄が並び立った奇跡のツアーを現場体験できるライヴ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「1977年4月10日ウェスト・ハリウッド公演(レイト・ショウ)」。絶対名手マイク・ミラードが伝説クラブ“The Roxy”で記録した極上オーディエンス録音です。まずは、ソロ初となった“CAR Tour 1977”の全体像から振り返り、ショウのポジションを確かめてみましょう。

《2月25日『CAR』発売》
・3月5日ー4月10日:北米(28公演)←★ココ★
・4月23日ー30日:英国#1(7公演)
・9月2日ー11月1日:欧州/英国#2(49公演)
《11月『SCRATCH』制作開始》

これが1977年のピーター・ガブリエル。初のソロ・ツアーは大きく春の「北米/英国#1」と秋の「欧州/英国#2」に二分されており、本作のウェスト・ハリウッド公演は前者。「北米」レッグの最終公演でもありました。「1977年のThe Roxy」と言えば、大定番のFMサウンドボードが残された事でも有名ですし、今週は似たタイトルの『THE ROXY 1977 1ST NIGHT(Amity 659)』も登場しますが、本作はまったくの別公演です(その辺の詳細は『1ST NIGHT』の解説をご参照ください)。
そんなショウで記録された本作は、いかにもミラードらしい端正で美しい極上オーディエンス録音。実のところ、同時リリースの『1ST NIGHT』はミラード作品ではないにも関わらず超絶なダイレクト感を誇る名作だったりするのですが、こと「美しさ」に関してはやはりミラード録音に敵うものはない。十分にオンでありながら「ド密着」とはチョット違う鳴りの美しさを纏い、それでいてクラブ規模だからこその密室感が距離を感じさせない。本稿に目を留めた方なら翌年のミラード作品『ROXY 1978 1ST NIGHT(Amity 640)』も体験されたかも知れませんが、本作はまさにあの名作の姉妹篇とも言うべき美のライヴアルバムなのです。
その美音で描かれるのは、GENESIS時代とは打って変わった初ソロのフルショウ。後のツアーでは演奏しない激レア曲もたっぷりありますので、ここで整理してみましょう。

●CAR
・Here Comes The Flood(2テイク)/Moribund The Burgermeister/Waiting For The Big One/Excuse Me(★)/Solsbury Hill/Humdrum/Slowburn/Modern Love/Down The Dolce Vita(★)
●その他
・SCRATCH:On The Air/A Song Without Words (Indigo)
・カバー他:Ain’t That Peculiar(★)/All Day And All Of The Night/Back in N.Y.C.(★)
※注:「★」印はこのツアーだけの限定曲。

……と、このようになっています。もちろん軸となるのはソロ・デビュー作でして、全曲が披露されていためにレアな「Excuse Me」「Down The Dolce Vita」の生演奏も聴ける。さらに一度で終わらず再登場する曲もある。「Here Comes The Flood」はオープニングだけでなく中盤になって改めてフル演奏しますし、アンコールでは「Modern Love」「Solsbury Hill」がリプライズ。まだまだレパートリーが少ないからこそのアレンジなのですが、さらに美味しいのが激レア曲ラッシュ。THE KINKSの「All Day And All Of The Night」は次のツアーでも演奏されましたが、マーヴィン・ゲイの「Ain’t That Peculiar」やGENESISの「Back in N.Y.C.」は1977年だけの基調ナンバーです。
他のツアーでは味わえないピーター・ガブリエル&ロバート・フリップの共演。そして、貴重な名曲たち。本作は、そんな1977年だからこその現場をミラード・サウンドで極上体験できる新名盤です。ミラードはガブリエル時代のGENESISを録音する事はありませんでしたが、「ガブリエル&フリップ」の本作や「GENESIS&ビル・ブルーフォード」の『BURBANK 1976(Virtuoso 422/423)』は残してくれました。プログレの英雄達が居合わせた奇跡のステージを伝える新名盤。ぜひ併せてお楽しみください。

★「1977年4月10日THE ROXY公演(レイト・ショウ)」の極上オーディエンス録音。定番FM放送や『1ST NIGHT(Amity 659)』とは同会場でも別公演で、絶対名手マイク・ミラードの大元マスターからダイレクトにデジタル化された銘品中の銘品。クラブ規模の密室感がありつつ、鳴りも美しいミラードならではの美録音で、ソロ・デビュー作の全曲やGENESISの「Back in N.Y.C.」など、貴重曲盛りだくさんのフルショウが極上体験できます。

Disc 1 (45:01)
1. Here Comes The Flood
2. On The Air
3. Moribund The Burgermeister
4. Waiting For The Big One
5. A Song Without Words
6. Excuse Me
7. Solsbury Hill
8. Ain’t That Peculiar
9. Band Introductions
10. Humdrum

Disc 2 (51:43)
1. MC
2. Slowburn
3. All Day And All Of The Night
4. Here Comes The Flood
5. Modern Love
6. Down The Dolce Vita
7. Back in NYC
8. Modern Love (reprise)
9. Solsbury Hill (reprise)

Peter Gabriel – Vocals, Piano, Flute, Tambourine
Dusty Roads (★Robert Fripp) – Guitars
Steve Hunter – Guitars
Tony Levin – Bass, Stick, Tuba, Vocals
Alan Schwartzberg – Drums, Vocals
Jim Maelen – Percussion, Vocals
Larry Fast – Synthesisers
Phil Aaberg – Keyboards, Vocals

Amity 660

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