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Rainbow Theatre, London, UK 8th July 1981
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RAINBOW in 1981 returned to his home country England with a new system that welcomed Joe Lynn Turner. The precious sound check album is here.
“July 8, 1981 Rainbow Theater performance” is imbued in this work. However, it is not the main part of the live performance, but the audience recording recorded at the sound check performed in the venue before the performance. As a convention, I wrote “audience recording”, but of course this is a story of type. (Probably) it was recorded by the staff, not the audience, with a microphone. Also, on this day, it is familiar that the Kinney recording press masterpiece “RAINBOW THEATER 1981 (Darker Than Blue 209/210)” was left. It’s also a good opportunity, so let’s look back at the schedule at the time and check the position of the show.
《February 3rd, “Cannot be treated” will be released》
・ February 20-May 13: North America (47 performances)
・ June 3-July 5: Europe (23 performances)
・ July 8-27: UK (16 performances) ← here
・ August 12-28: Japan (8 performances)
《September: Don Airey leaves → October: Dave Rosenthal joins》
This is RAINBOW in 1981. North America → Europe (Continental Europe) → UK → Japan, we traveled around the world with a simple configuration. It was two consecutive performances at the Rainbow Theater, but both this work and the press masterpiece “RAINBOW THEATER 1981” were on the first day. This was the first day of the “UK” tour itself, and it was also the homecoming concert since that “first MONSTERS OF ROCK”. In this work, you can witness the sound check ahead of such a memorial show.
As a matter of fact, this recording has been known for a long time, but this work is neither a copy of its predecessor nor a remastered reissue. It is an upgrade master brought from its own route. Moreover, its own route is the same route as Michael Schenker’s impact board “STUDIO SESSIONS 1979 WITH BILLY SHEEHAN (Zodiac 505)”. It is a young generation that is bright and easy to hear, with much less turbidity and cloudiness than the existing group.
The behind-the-scenes scenes of RAINBOW are depicted with such a fresh sound. Instead of playing the song in its completed form, it is just a check of the sound output. You can check your favorite phrases by playing them over and over, or by matching the texture of the song with several people to check the balance. Don has been experimenting with famous songs for solo time. Of course, it is a live performance by the person himself, and the conversations between the members and staff exchanged between them are vivid. Although most of it is an instrumental, Joe also participates properly, and in “Catch the Rainbow” you can hear scatting with a female chorus, and in “Since You Been Gone” he sings beautifully (a very glossy beautiful voice !)
A masterpiece of sound check album revived with a more beautiful and more realistic sound. Rather than a musical work, it was introduced from the Shades label because it appeals to fans who want to look into the backstage, but its sound and preciousness are press-class cultural heritage. Surprisingly (?) Richie who seriously faces the live is also interesting, and the member dynamics seems to be transparent and interesting. This work itself is a valuable record, and one of the best as a sub-text of the press masterpiece “RAINBOW THEATER 1981”. Please take this opportunity to thoroughly experience the highest peak updated sound.
★Soundcheck album of “July 8, 1981 Rainbow Theater Performance”. Although it is a microphone recording, it is a new excavation master that has been upgraded from the conventional version, and it is a bright and easy-to-hear young Gene sound. You can witness the behind-the-scenes performances before the show, such as the members playing many times to check their favorite phrases, and checking the balance by matching the texture of the song with several people. It is one of the best sub-texts of the show press masterpiece “RAINBOW THEATER 1981 (Darker Than Blue 209/210)”.
