Queen / Budokan 1975 2nd Night / 2CD

Queen / Budokan 1975 2nd Night / 2CD / Wardour
Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1st May 1975

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Shocking work “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT (Wardour-503)” While the whirlwind is blowing, a new masterpiece that tells the legendary first visit to Japan is discovered. The world premiere master of the same recorder collection is now available on Permanent Preservation Press 2CD.
The performance of “May 1, 1975: Nippon Budokan” is engraved in this work. It is the masterpiece audience recording. “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT” was also “Budokan for the first time in Japan”, but this work is a sequel to another performance album. First of all, let’s check the position of the show from the schedule of the first visit to Japan as usual.

・ April 19 “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT”
・ April 22 “NAGOYA 1975”
・ April 23, “COMPLETE KOBE 1975”
・ April 25: Fukuoka City Kyuden Memorial Gymnasium
・ April 28, “FATAL ATTRACTION (Okayama)”
・ April 29, “TSUMAGOI 1975”
・ April 30: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
・ May 1: Nippon Budokan ← ★ This work ★
* Only representative works for each performance.

Above, all 8 performances. “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT” was “the first day of my first visit to Japan”, but this work was the final performance that was added.
Such a show is known as a recording fierce battlefield even for the first time in Japan. Masterpieces such as “AN EXCEPTIONAL LEGACY (Wardour-097)” and “BUDOKAN 1975 FINAL NIGHT: MASTER-STROKE (Wardour-429)” have been loved at our shop, but this work is a completely new work that was unknown until now. recording. It is the world premiere master of the same recorder collection as “1ST NIGHT”. And the sound is also wonderful enough to be called a sequel to “1ST NIGHT”. While inheriting that clearness and strength of the core, the feeling of closeness is further improved. The factor is probably the position. “1ST NIGHT” was a recording on the 2nd floor where the sound was beautifully delivered, but this work is on the 1st floor. I’m sucking in the enthusiasm that much, but it’s easy to listen to because the core with a lot of direct feeling is suppressed.
As a matter of fact, this work is the highest peak update because there is only a fierce battlefield of famous recording on this day! It’s hard to say, but it’s definitely one of the most promising candidates for the championship deciding match. For example, compared to “AN EXCEPTIONAL LEGACY”, this work is overwhelmingly superior in the first half, but in the final stage after Brian May’s guitar solo, it becomes difficult to attach to the other side … It is a famous recording of such a close battle.
It was a highlight night even when the legendary first visit to Japan was drawn with such a sound, and it was a full show that was also the worldwide Chiakigaku of the “SHEER HEART ATTACK Tour”. Although it is a familiar show with various existing shows, this work is also a sister work of “1ST NIGHT”. It’s a big deal, so let’s organize the set while comparing.

● Queen of horror
・ Great King Rat (★) ／ Son And Daughter ／ Keep Yourself Alive ／ Liar ／ Modern Times Rock’n’ Roll
● Queen II
・ Procession / Ogre Battle / White Queen (As It Began) / Seven Seas Of Rhye
● Sheer Heart Attack
・ Now I’m Here / Flick Of The Wrist / Stone Cold Crazy / In The Lap Of The Gods … Revisited
● Others
・ Medley: Doing All Right Medley (In The Lap Of The Gods / Killer Queen / The March Of The Black Queen / Bring Back That Leroy Brown) / Rock’n’Roll Medley (Jailhouse Rock / Shake Rattle & Roll / Stupid Cupid / Be Bop A Lula)
・ Others: Hangman (★) / Big Spender / See What A Fool I’ve Been
* Note: The “★” mark is a song that cannot be heard in the sister work “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT” of the same recorder.

…… And it looks like this. Perhaps because it was the final performance, they also performed the precious “Great King Rat” and “Hangman”. Even from a global perspective, the full performance of “Great King Rat” and “In the Lap of the Gods” were the last live performances of the day. In addition, the performance is also in excellent condition. Freddie is enjoying the enthusiasm without rushing like “1ST NIGHT” whether he has become accustomed to the popularity of Japan so far, and there is plenty of openness without worrying about tomorrow only on the last day. You can also enjoy the Japanese MC who has improved rapidly with clear sound, such as “Watashi Tachiha, Tokyo Nimata Raite, Totemo Sachi Sedes!”.
They finished the “SHEER HEART ATTACK Tour” on this day and started recording the next work. The famous board “A Night at the Opera” was created and the history of rock was rewritten. There are various ways to divide the history of QUEEN, but if “A Night at the Opera” is used as one division, this work is also the final night of the early QUEEN. The first meeting night “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT”, which is too special for us Japanese, and this work, which has closed the curtain on one era. It is a sister work that you can enjoy “Nippon Budokan’s Two Nights” in the same collection, which is too special even for the legendary first visit to Japan. This is also fun because it is a bootleg. Please chew it carefully with the permanent storage press 2CD.

★ A masterpiece audience recording of the “May 1, 1975: Nippon Budokan” performance. This show is known for many famous recordings, but this work is a complete worldwide premiere recording. It is the same recorder collection as the shocking work “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT (Wardour-503)”, and the quality is as good as the sister work. It is a direct sound that inherits the clarity and strength of the core, while further improving the sense of proximity. “Great King Rat” and “Hangman” that could not be heard on the first day were also shown, and the Japanese MC who rapidly improved with “Watashi Tachiha, Tokyo Nimata Raite, Totemo Sachi Sedes!” Is a new masterpiece that can be enjoyed with clear sound.

衝撃作『BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT（Wardour-503）』旋風が吹き荒れる中、伝説の初来日を伝える更なる傑作が新発掘。同一録音家コレクションの世界初公開マスターが永久保存プレス２CDで登場です。
そんな本作に刻まれているのは「1975年５月１日：日本武道館」公演。その傑作オーディエンス録音です。『BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT』も「初来日の武道館」だったわけですが、本作はその続編ともなる別公演アルバム。まずは、いつものように初来日のスケジュールからショウのポジションを確かめてみましょう。

・４月19日『BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT』
・４月22日『NAGOYA 1975』
・４月23日『COMPLETE KOBE 1975』
・４月25日：福岡市九電記念体育館
・４月28日『FATAL ATTRACTION（岡山）』
・４月29日『TSUMAGOI 1975』
・４月30日：横浜文化体育館
・５月１日：日本武道館　←★本作★
※各公演とも代表作のみ。

以上、全８公演。『BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT』は「初来日の初日」だったわけですが、それに対して本作は追加された最終公演でした。
そんなショウは初来日でも録音激戦区として知られている。当店でも『AN EXCEPTIONAL LEGACY（Wardour-097）』『BUDOKAN 1975 FINAL NIGHT: MASTER-STROKE（Wardour-429）』といった名作が愛されてきたわけですが、本作はこれまで知られていなかった完全な新録音。『1ST NIGHT』と同じ録音家コレクションの世界初公開マスターなのです。そして、そのサウンドも『1ST NIGHT』の続編と呼ぶに相応しい素晴らしさ。あのクリアさや芯の力強さを継承しつつ、さらに間近感がアップしている。その要因はポジションでしょう。『1ST NIGHT』は出音が綺麗に届く２階席録音でしたが、本作は１階席。その分熱狂も吸い込んではいますが、ダイレクト感たっぷりの芯が制圧するために聴きやすさたっぷりなのです。
実のところ、この日は名録音の激戦区だけあって本作が最高峰更新！とは断言しづらいものの、優勝決定戦の最有力候補のひとつなのも間違いない。例えば『AN EXCEPTIONAL LEGACY』と比較すると前半は圧倒的に本作が上回るものの、ブライアン・メイのギターソロ以降を過ぎた終盤になると甲乙付けがたくなる……そんな接戦の名録音なのです。
そんなサウンドで描かれるのは伝説の初来日でもハイライトの一夜であり、“SHEER HEART ATTACK Tour”の全世界千秋楽でもあったフルショウ。さまざまな既発でお馴染みのショウではありますが、本作は『1ST NIGHT』の姉妹作でもある。せっかくですので、比較しながらセットも整理しておきましょう。

●戦慄の王女
・Great King Rat（★）／Son And Daughter／Keep Yourself Alive／Liar／Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll
●クイーンII
・Procession／Ogre Battle／White Queen (As It Began)／Seven Seas Of Rhye
●シアー・ハート・アタック
・Now I’m Here／Flick Of The Wrist／Stone Cold Crazy／In The Lap Of The Gods…Revisited
●その他
・メドレー：Doing All Right Medley（In The Lap Of The Gods/Killer Queen/The March Of The Black Queen/Bring Back That Leroy Brown）／Rock ‘n’ Roll Medley（Jailhouse Rock/Shake Rattle & Roll /Stupid Cupid/Be Bop A Lula）
・その他：Hangman（★）／Big Spender／See What A Fool I’ve Been
※注：「★」印は同一録音家の姉妹作『BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT』で聴けない曲。

……と、このようになっています。最終公演ということもあってか、貴重な「Great King Rat」や「Hangman」も披露。世界的に見ても「Great King Rat」のフル演奏や「In the Lap of the Gods」はこの日が最後の生演奏でした。さらに、演奏も絶好調。ここまでに日本人気にも慣れてきたのかフレディも『1ST NIGHT』のように慌てる事なく熱狂を楽しんでおり、最終日だけに明日の心配もない開放感もたっぷり。「ワタシタチハー、東京ニマタ来テー、トテモ幸セデス！」と急速に上達した日本語MCもクリア・サウンドで楽しめるのです。
この日をもって“SHEER HEART ATTACK Tour”を終えた彼らは、次作のレコーディングを開始。かの大名盤『オペラ座の夜』を生み出してロック史を塗り替えてしまいました。QUEEN史の区切り方はいろいろとありますが、もし『オペラ座の夜』を１つの区切りとするなら、本作は初期QUEENの最終夜でもあるのです。私たち日本人にとって特別すぎる初対面の夜『BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT』と、１つの時代が幕を閉じた本作。伝説の初来日でも特別すぎる「日本武道館の二晩」を同一コレクションで味わえる姉妹作です。これもまたブートレッグだからこその愉しみ。どうぞ、永久保存プレス２CDでじっくりと噛みしめてください。

★「1975年５月１日：日本武道館」公演の傑作オーディエンス録音。このショウは数々の名録音が知られていますが、本作は完全な全世界初公開録音。衝撃作『BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT（Wardour-503）』と同じ録音家コレクションで、クオリティも姉妹作に劣らぬ素晴らしさ。クリアさや芯の力強さを継承しつつ、さらに間近感がアップしたダイレクト・サウンドです。初日では聴けなかった「Great King Rat」「Hangman」も披露され、「ワタシタチハー、東京ニマタ来テー、トテモ幸セデス！」と急速に上達した日本語MCもクリア・サウンドで楽しめる新名盤です。

Disc 1 (51:03)
1. Introduction
2. Procession
3. Now I’m Here
4. Ogre Battle
5. Great King Rat
6. White Queen
7. Flick Of The Wrist
8. Hangman
9. Doing All Right Medley:
10. In The Lap Of The Gods
11. Killer Queen
12. The March Of The Black Queen
13. Bring Back That Leroy Brown

Disc 2 (70:47)
1. Son & Daughter
2. Brian May Solo
3. Son & Daughter (reprise)
4. Band Introductions
5. Keep Yourself Alive
6. Seven Seas Of Rhye
7. Stone Cold Crazy
8. Liar
9. In The Lap Of The Gods…Revisited
10. Hey Big Spender
11. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll
12. Rock ‘n’ Roll Medley: Jailhouse Rock/Shake Rattle & Roll/Stupid Cupid/Be Bop A Lula
13. See What A Fool I’ve Been
14. God Save The Queen

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