Queen / Ultimate Buenos Aires 1981 Soundboard / 2CD

Queen / Ultimate Buenos Aires 1981 Soundboard / 2CD / Wardour

Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina 28th February 1981 STEREO SBD

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impact! An unexpected new discovery of the upgrade master of the legendary broadcast, which was also called the “climax sound board”. An emergency release has been decided with a press 2CD that will permanently preserve the completely reborn sound!!!

[An amazing upgrade to the classic sound board] What is engraved on this work is “February 28, 1981 Buenos Aires performance”. This is a stereo soundboard recording. I’m sure many of you have already noticed this. This show is known for being broadcast on the radio, and is a classic that has produced many previous shows. We have introduced it several times in our store. In order to explain this upgrade, let’s first look back at what has already been released.

●“DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1981 1ST NIGHT”
FM broadcast version press masterpiece “Wardour-252″. There are “FM version” and “AM version” of radio broadcasts, and the “FM version” is famous for its better sound. This title was the highest peak sound up to that time, and it became a hot topic when it appeared for the first time, “Reprise of Now I’m Here”, which had not been released before.

●“BUENOS AIRES 1981 AM RADIO BROADCAST”
This is the best version of the “AM version” “Uxbridge 1088”. Also included are “Get Down, Make Love” and “God Save The Queen,” which were not broadcast on FM. On the contrary, it was the first full-length version that complemented the FM version of “Rock It (Prime Jive)” and the guitar solo that were cut in the AM broadcast.

…and it looks like this. This new master is the “FM version” and is a significantly (!) upgraded master. Moreover, this version is a unique discovery that is not available on the internet. That route is not free. At our store, we have excavated a large number of sound boards leaked by related parties and are shocking collectors around the world, but this work was also provided from that unique route.
And the real impact is the quality. I was surprised when I saw the previous peak, “DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1981 1ST NIGHT,” but this upgrade is incomparable! Of course, the vivid mix unique to broadcasting has not changed, so I’m not sure whether to call it “completely official!”, but the sound quality itself has completely changed to a different level.
This new master is on a whole other level in terms of stability and luster… If I were to write that, you might think, “That’s what I’ve been saying with previous upgrades, too.” How would you describe it? For example, in the past, upgrades were something that people who knew the old masters would think, “Wow, the sound has gotten better.” I’m the type of person who is filled with emotion and thinks, “The broadcasts in South America were so rough…” However, this time it’s not at that level. This is a class that will surprise even those who hear it for the first time.

[The longest complete soundboard album] Since it is such a significantly upgraded master, we aimed for it to be the best musical work. In the first place, this new excavated master is longer than before (the cheering part during the guitar solo, the inter-song part of “Sheer Heart Attack”, etc.), but it is still an “FM broadcast” and includes “Get Down, Make Love” and “God”. “Save The Queen” has not been aired. In this work, such parts are supplemented with the “AM version” and the complete recording of the show is realized. A Spanish DJ may be included for this part only, but the sound has been carefully mastered to eliminate any discomfort as much as possible.
What flows out of this work is a full show worthy of being called a masterpiece. It is no exaggeration to say that this tour is the pinnacle of QUEEN history, and its tremendous live performance will be poured directly into your brain. Let’s take a look back at the history of our activities back then to see just how amazing a time it was.

●1980
《“THE GAME” released on June 30th》
・June 30th – July 14th: North America #1 (14 performances)
・August 5th – September 30th: North America #2 (35 performances)
《“FLASH GORDON” released on December 8th》
・November 23rd – December 18th: Europe (17 performances)
●1981
・February 12th-19th: Japan (6 performances)
・February 28th – March 21st: Latin America #1 (7 performances) ←★Here★
・September 25th – October 18th: Latin America #2 (6 performances)
《“GREATEST HITS” released on October 26th》
・November 24th + 25th: North America #3 (2 performances) ← *Official ROCK MONTREAL

This is QUEEN in 1980/1981. This was a golden period when the album “THE GAME” and singles “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Another One Bites the Dust” reached No. 1 in the US, and the band’s potential was at its peak. I’m sure many people have experienced that amazing taste with the official live album “ROCK MONTREAL”. With this peak of momentum, they began an invasion of South America. Speaking of South America, it is famous as a pro-QUEEN region along with Japan, but 1981 was the first time QUEEN set foot in his country. What this work is packed with is the first day of such “Latin America #1”. In other words, it was a historic night where they received the greatest hospitality of their lives for the first time. That surprise and joy feeds back into the performance, and the oil of explosive tension is poured into the burning climax potential. Their extremely intense live shows are already famous, but now you can re-experience that transcendent full show with a new sound!!!!
It was so amazing that my meter went up just listening to it. Finally, we will introduce the set. In addition to the official “ROCK MONTREAL” mentioned above, the soundboard album “DEFINITIVE SAO PAULO 1981 PRE-FM MASTER (Wardour-366)” after 5 performances is also a standard at our store, so let’s organize it while comparing.

●New songs (9 songs)
・The Game: Play The Game/Need Your Loving Tonight (★)/Rock It (Prime Jive) (★*)/Save Me/Dragon Attack/Crazy Little Thing Called Love/Another One Bites The Dust
・Flash Gordon: Flash/The Hero
●Classics (14 songs + α)
・A Night at the Opera: Death On Two Legs (★*) / I’m In Love With My Car / Love Of My Life / Bohemian Rhapsody
・Dedicated to the world: We Will Rock You (2 takes) / Get Down Make Love / Sheer Heart Attack / We Are The Champions
・Others: Let Me Entertain You/Mustapha(★*)/Killer Queen(*)/Now I’m Here/Keep Yourself Alive/Tie Your Mother Down
*Note: Songs marked with “★” are the official “QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL (CD version)”, and songs marked with “*” cannot be heard on the press masterpiece “DEFINITIVE SAO PAULO 1981”.

Anyway, this is a shocking new excavation master. It is the climax full sound board of the climax QUEEN, and it is an absolute work that is nothing other than a cultural heritage. Enjoy this impact anytime and forever with the press 2CD that will preserve it forever!

★Stereo soundboard recording of “February 28, 1981 Buenos Aires performance”. Although it is a very standard FM broadcast, this work is a (significantly) upgraded master newly discovered through our own route. It has a gorgeous sound that is incomparable to the previous version, and it is also the longest to date. “Get Down, Make Love” and “God Save The Queen”, which were not broadcast on FM, were supplemented with AM broadcast versions, creating a complete live album of the show. It is the climax full sound board of the climax QUEEN, and it is the birth of an absolute work that is nothing but a cultural heritage.

★★This is a miraculous ★super-upgraded version brought to you by people in the industry. Probably the best sounding of all the queen boots.

衝撃! 「絶頂サウンドボード」とも呼ばれた伝説放送のアップグレード・マスターがまさかの新発掘。完全に生まれ変わったサウンドを永久保存するプレス2CDで緊急リリース決定です!!!

【大定番サウンドボードが驚異のアップグレード】
そんな本作に刻まれているのは「1981年2月28日ブエノスアイレス公演」。そのステレオ・サウンドボード録音です。もうピンと来ている方も多いことでしょう。このショウはラジオ放送されたことで知られ、数々の既発を生み出して来た大定番。当店でも幾度かご紹介してきました。今回のアップグレードをご説明するためにも、まずは決定的だった既発を振り返っておきましょう。

●『DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1981 1ST NIGHT』
FM放送版のプレス名盤『Wardour-252』。ラジオ放送は「FM版」と「AM版」があり、音が良く有名なのは「FM版」の方。このタイトルはそれまでの最高峰サウンドであり、既発になかった「Now I’m Hereのリプライズ」が初登場して話題となりました。

●『BUENOS AIRES 1981 AM RADIO BROADCAST』
こちらは「AM版」のベスト・バージョン『Uxbridge 1088』。FMでは未放送だった「Get Down, Make Love」や「God Save The Queen」も収録。逆にAM放送ではカットのあった「Rock It (Prime Jive)」やギターソロをFM版で補完した初の全曲版でした。

……と、このようになっています。今回の新マスターは「FM版」の方で、その大幅(!)アップグレード・マスターです。しかも、今回版はネット等でも出回っていない独自発掘。そのルートというのがタダモノではない。当店では関係者流出サウンドボードを大量発掘して世界中のコレクターを震撼させていますが、本作もその独自ルートから提供されたのです。
そして、真の衝撃はクオリティ。従来の最高峰だった『DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1981 1ST NIGHT』の時にも驚いたものですが、今回のアップグレードは比較にならない! もちろん放送特有の生々しいミックスは変わりませんので「完全オフィシャル級!」と呼ぶかは迷いますが、サウンド・クオリティ自体は完全に別物級の大化けしています。
今回の新マスターは、安定感も艶やかさも段違いで…………と書いていくと「これまでのアップグレードでもそう言ってきたじゃん」と思われてしまうかも知れませんね。どう表現すれば……例えばですね、これまでのアップグレードは旧マスターを知ってる人が「おぉ、音良くなったなぁ」と感じるものでした。「あんなにゴワゴワしてた南米放送が……」と感慨に耽るタイプ。ところが、今回はそのレベルじゃない。「初めて聴く人でもびっくり」クラスなのです。

【最長も更新する完全サウンドボード・アルバム】
そんな大幅アップグレード・マスターですから、音楽作品としても最高峰を目指しました。そもそも今回の新発掘マスターは従来より長い(ギターソロ中の歓声パートや「Sheer Heart Attack」の曲間パートなど)のですが、それでも「FM放送」には違いなく「Get Down, Make Love」「God Save The Queen」が未放送。本作では、そうしたパートを「AM版」で補完し、ショウの完全収録を実現しているのです。このパートのみスペイン語DJが入ったりもしますが、サウンドは細心マスタリングで調整し、極力違和感を解消しました。
そんな本作から流れ出るのは、最高傑作と呼ぶに相応しいフルショウ。このツアーはQUEEN史の絶頂と言っても過言ではなく、その凄まじい生演奏が直接脳みそに流し込まれるのです。いかに凄い時期だったのか、ここで当時の活動歴を振り返ってみましょう。

●1980年
《6月30日『THE GAME』発売》
・6月30日ー7月14日:北米#1(14公演)
・8月5日ー9月30日:北米#2(35公演)
《12月8日『FLASH GORDON』発売》
・11月23日ー12月18日:欧州(17公演)
●1981年
・2月12日ー19日:日本(6公演)
・2月28日ー3月21日:中南米#1(7公演) ←★ココ★
・9月25日ー10月18日:中南米#2(6公演)
《10月26日『GREATEST HITS』発売》
・11月24日+25日:北米#3(2公演) ←※公式ROCK MONTREAL

これが1980年/1981年のQUEEN。アルバム『THE GAME』もシングル『Crazy Little Thing Called Love』『Another One Bites the Dust』も全米No.1に輝く黄金期で、バンドのポテンシャルも絶頂。そのスゴ味は公式ライヴアルバム『ROCK MONTREAL』で実感されている方も多いことでしょう。彼らは、そんな絶頂の勢いを駆って南米侵攻も開始。南米と言えば日本と並ぶ親QUEEN地域として有名ですが、QUEENが彼の地に足を踏み入れたのは、1981年が初めて。本作に詰まっているのは、そんな「中南米#1」の初日。つまり、彼らの人生最大ともなる大歓待を初めて浴びた歴史的な夜なのです。その驚きと喜びはパフォーマンスにフィードバックし、燃える絶頂ポテンシャルに爆テンションの油が注がれる。その苛烈極まるライヴは既発群でつとに有名ですが、あの超絶のフルショウを生まれ変わったサウンドで再体験できてしまうのですッ!!!!
あまりの素晴らしさに聴いているだけでメーター上がってしまいました。最後にセットもご紹介。前述の公式『ROCK MONTREAL』の他、当店では5公演後のサウンドボード・アルバム『DEFINITIVE SAO PAULO 1981 PRE-FM MASTER(Wardour-366)』も定番ですので、比較しながら整理しておきましょう。

●新曲(9曲)
・ザ・ゲーム:Play The Game/Need Your Loving Tonight(★)/Rock It (Prime Jive)(★*)/Save Me/Dragon Attack/Crazy Little Thing Called Love/Another One Bites The Dust
・フラッシュ・ゴードン:Flash/The Hero
●クラシックス(14曲+α)
・オペラ座の夜:Death On Two Legs(★*)/I’m In Love With My Car/Love Of My Life/Bohemian Rhapsody
・世界に捧ぐ:We Will Rock You(2テイク)/Get Down Make Love/Sheer Heart Attack/We Are The Champions
・その他:Let Me Entertain You/Mustapha(★*)/Killer Queen(*)/Now I’m Here/Keep Yourself Alive/Tie Your Mother Down
※注:「★」印は公式『QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL(CD版)』で、「*」印はプレス名盤『DEFINITIVE SAO PAULO 1981』で聴けない曲。

とにもかくにも、衝撃の新発掘マスターです。絶頂QUEENの絶頂フル・サウンドボードであり、まさに文化遺産以外の何物でもない絶対作。この衝撃を永久に保存するプレス2CDでいつでも、いつまでもお楽しみください!

★「1981年2月28日ブエノスアイレス公演」のステレオ・サウンドボード録音。大定番のFM放送ですが、本作は当店の独自ルートで新発掘された(大幅)アップグレード・マスター。従来盤とは比較にならないほど艶やかなサウンドで、長さも過去最長。FM未放送だった「Get Down, Make Love」「God Save The Queen」はAM放送版で補完し、ショウの完全ライヴアルバムに仕上げました。絶頂QUEENの絶頂フル・サウンドボードであり、まさに文化遺産以外の何物でもない絶対作の誕生です。

★★業界関係者によって、もたらされた、これぞ奇跡の★超アップグレード版。おそらく全クイーン・ブートの中で最も音が良いです。

 

Disc 1 (51:52)
1. Intro
2. We Will Rock You
3. Let Me Entertain You
4. Play The Game
5. Mustapha
6. Death On Two Legs
7. Killer Queen
8. I’m In Love With My Car
9. Get Down, Make Love ★
10. Need Your Loving Tonight
11. Rock It (Prime Jive)
12. Save Me
13. Now I’m Here
14. Dragon Attack
15. Now I’m Here (Reprise)

Disc 2 (46:24)
1. Love Of My Life
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Guitar Solo ★1:58辺りが既発SBD未収録
4. Flash’s Theme
5. The Hero
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
7. Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Tie Your Mother Down
9. Another One Bites The Dust
10. Sheer Heart Attack ★曲が始まって次曲始まるまでの歓声が既発SBD未収録
11. We Will Rock You
12. We Are The Champions
13. God Save The Queen ★

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