Rainbow / Down To Earth Rough Mix Deluxe Edition / 1CD

Rainbow / Down To Earth Rough Mix Deluxe Edition / 1CD / Black Box

2023 Original Mixes with Down To Earth Rough Mix & Graham Bonnet Vocals

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“ANOTHER FINYL VINYL (Black Box 047)” made a big sensation by turning “maniac’s dream” into reality. The dream album that will be the second bullet is born! A press CD that permanently preserves the impact that far surpasses the first edition will be urgently released!!
The true identity of this work is “DOWN TO EARTH’s rough mix with songs”. Yes, Graham Bonnet’s version with vocals that I had no choice but to imagine from the instrumental track has become a reality!
“How in the world was this possible?” This work was created by the same overseas RAINBOW researcher who produced “ANOTHER FINYL VINYL”. Not only is he well versed in sound source knowledge, but he is also good at the latest editing technology, and he uses digital technology to disassemble studio recordings and soundboard live performances for each instrument. I remixed Graham’s vocal track (and Richie’s guitar solo) to the rough mix of “DOWN TO EARTH”. Of course, since the performances are different, it was not something that could be heard by simply overlapping, but there is no such worry in this work. Of course, there are differences in arrangements such as tempo adjustment and the number of repetitions, but it is finished as a perfectly matched studio work through detailed synchronization work for each bar.
What’s more, the selection of takes is exquisite. As a matter of fact, this work contains not only all songs of “DOWN TO EARTH”, but also some version differences, and can be divided into three sections. Let’s introduce each one individually.

Rough mix version with song “DOWN TO EARTH” (8 songs)
A rough mix with the main song of this work. The demo of “DOWN TO EARTH” has “Instrumental Outtake” recorded in the official deluxe edition and the so-called “cozy tape” excavated by our shop, but the latter is the foundation here. Although there are several types of “Cozy Tape” with differences in transfer accuracy and mastering, the one used in this work has the best sound and still retains the original form of the rough mix. Black Box 024”.
Overlaid on such an instrumental rough mix is (basically) the vocal track from the final version of “DOWN TO EARTH”. Richie’s solo is also mixed in the song where the guitar solo was not recorded. Since the production concept is not to raise the degree of perfection, but to “rough mix with songs”, the original taste of the demo is preserved as much as possible, and arrangements such as song order and number of repetitions are different, and processing of silent parts is done as much as possible to create a “cozy tape”. ” is compliant.
In this way, all the album songs except “Since You Been Gone” + eight songs of “Stone (Bad Girl)” were born with different versions with songs, but there are two exceptions. First, “Bluesing (Love’s No Friend)”. This song has a provisional lyric version of “Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me” in the official Dela Eddie, and if it is in the rough mix stage, this vocal should have been on. Therefore, only the official Dela Eddie vocal track is extracted and synchronized with the “cozy tape” backing.
Another song is “Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire (No Time To Lose)”. This is the only song in “Cozy Tape”. This is a re-recording without changing the editing, just adjusting the volume, sound pressure, etc. with other songs. Still, it is much easier to listen to than past rough mixes, and the lyrics can be heard well. It has a degree of perfection that is comparable to the final version.
Now.
“Another song with DOWN TO EARTH” was completed in this way, but it’s fresh and super cool! A tremendous impact from the first song “Stone (Bad Girl)”. It starts from the example count, but when Graham’s vocals ride on that rough and vivid performance, the degree of perfection explodes at once. It can be heard as a normal studio album. It seems that it will be established even if it is replaced with the final completed version.
Of course, even with that said, it’s also clear that it’s different from the final version. “The Steamer (Lost In Hollywood)” was unexpected that the intro tremolo was decided so cool, and “Once More With Feeling (All Night Long)” also had vocals, so the last sound rises The sharpness of the scene is vivid. Especially fresh is “The Plod (Makin’ Love)”. The arrangement that the vocal comes in immediately after the intro is new and natural.

● Rough mix with song of “Set Me Free” (1 song)
In addition to the “DOWN TO EARTH” number, the “Cozy Tape” also contained a rough mix of the “LINE-UP” song “Set Me Free”. In this work, this song is also upgraded. Graham’s vocals, which were originally recorded faintly, have been greatly remixed and have been adjusted to the level recorded in the album. Moreover, not only the vocals, but also the rhythm section and guitars are well balanced, and even if you listen to the above “DOWN TO EARTH” continuously, it is sublimated to a degree of perfection that is comparable.

● Live vocals and lively alternative version collection (7 songs)
“I’m overwhelmed with emotion so far, but this work is far from over.” After that, not the album total, but another version for each song is recorded.
The basis for this is Eradi’s “Instrumental Outtake”. The vocal take of the live album “MONSTERS OF ROCK LIVE AT DONINGTON 1980” is synchronized there. Three exceptions. First of all, “Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire (No Time To Lose)” is another version in which the vocals of the final version “No Time To Lose” are synchronized with the original backing of the official Dela Eddie. “Is not A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me (Love’s No Friend)” is synchronized with the vocals of “DENVER 1979” probably because it is not played at MONSTERS OF ROCK.
“All Night Long (Cozy Powell Mix)” is not synchronized, and has been remixed with the balance of the official Dela Eddie version. I thought it would be like a finished version, but it is clear that another take was actually used. Even with the same take, you can clearly enjoy the guitar, piano, etc. that are playing in the mix.
Now.
When it comes to combining studio and live performances, people may think, “That’s wrong” or “It just won’t work.” However, what a surprise, this is actually (if not better than the main story above) so I’m surprised!!! …… No, this is more than that. I can only hear “unpublished studio live” anymore. The coolness beyond the dimension of simply “different from the final version” is strange, and it makes me want to play it as it is in the BBC session and make it a treasure of rock history.
I was worried about the difference in sound quality between the backing and vocals, but this one might be more addictive. In particular, “Eyes Of The World” sings with a melody that Graham has changed over and over again. This version also sounds like “the version I originally wanted to do” that Graham raised.
In the meantime, “Since You Been Gone” is “really a demo”. When I thought, “Is it over?”, the chorus resumed again, but the vocals were mixed here as well. It reproduces the playfulness of the studio, just like a rehearsal. Speaking of nifty mixes, “Lost In Hollywood” is also excellent. In the original take, the keyboard sounds with one chord for about 30 seconds near the last and it cuts off, but while covering the guitar solo here as well, the end is shredded according to the end of the tape. It is a finish that can only be thought that it was such a session from the beginning, and I am impressed by the enthusiastic love that pays attention to every detail.

The above is a new masterpiece of the studio covering a total of 16 takes. “ANOTHER FINYL VINYL” was also a moving work, but this work is far superior in terms of perfection and listening response.
Certainly, this work is a dream album realized through technological progress. However, there is no such perfection even if the fans of Sonjosokora are messing with it. Listening to the details of each sound source, loving it, and backed by deep knowledge that considers the background, it is packed with ideas and obsessive work. It is a “rough mix with songs” and a “new DOWN TO EARTH” that is a crystal of mania love and technological evolution that has been cultivated for over 40 years. Please enjoy it with a press CD that will never lose its shine!

★★ “DOWN TO EARTH Rough Mix with Songs” produced by making full use of cozy tapes and official takes. It was produced by the same RAINBOW researcher as the masterpiece compilation “ANOTHER FINYL VINYL”, and remixed Graham’s vocal track and Richie’s guitar solo in the rough mix of the instrumental “DOWN TO EARTH”. It is the birth of “New DOWN TO EARTH” that you can enjoy as a music work, although it is completely different from the final version.

「マニアの夢」を現実化させ、一大センセーションを巻き起こした『ANOTHER FINYL VINYL（Black Box 047）』。その第二弾となるドリーム・アルバムが爆誕！　第一弾を遙かに超える衝撃を永久保存するプレスCDで緊急リリース決定です!!
そんな本作の正体とは、「DOWN TO EARTHの歌入りラフ・ミックス」。そう、これまでインスト・トラックから想像するほかなかったグラハム・ボネットの絶唱付きバージョンが現実になったのです！
一体、どうしてそんな事が可能になったのか。本作を制作したのは『ANOTHER FINYL VINYL』と同じ海外のRAINBOW研究家。音源知識に精通しているだけでなく最新の編集技術にも長けた人物で、スタジオ録音やサウンドボード・ライヴをデジタル技術で楽器毎に分解。『DOWN TO EARTH』のラフ・ミックスにグラハムのヴォーカル・トラック（やリッチーのギターソロ）をリミックスしたのです。もちろん、演奏が異なるので単に重ねただけではズレまくって聴けたものではないのですが、本作にその心配はない。テンポ調整や繰り返し回数等のアレンジ違いはもちろん、それこそ１小節毎の詳細なシンクロ作業を経て、完全一致したスタジオ作品に仕上げられているのです。
しかも、テイクの選択も絶妙。実のところ、本作は『DOWN TO EARTH』全曲だけではなく、いくつかのバージョン違いも収録しており、大きく３セクションに分けられる。それぞれ個別にご紹介していきましょう。

●歌入りラフミックス版『DOWN TO EARTH』（８曲）
本作のメインとなる歌入りラフミックス。『DOWN TO EARTH』のデモには公式デラックス・エディション収録の「Instrumental Outtake」と当店発掘のいわゆる“コージー・テープ”があるわけですが、ここで土台となっているのは後者の方。もっとも“コージー・テープ”にもトランスファー精度やマスタリング違いで何種かの盤があるわけですが、本作に採用されているのは最も音が良く、なおかつラフミックス本来の形態を残している『Black Box 024』です。
そんなインストのラフミックスに被せられているのは、（基本的に）最終版『DOWN TO EARTH』のヴォーカル・トラック。ギターソロが録音されていなかった曲には、リッチーのソロもミックスされている。製作コンセプトは「完成度上げる」ではなく「歌乗せラフミックス」のため、デモ本来のテイストを最大限に残し、曲順や繰返し回数などのアレンジ違い、無音部の処理なども極力“コージー・テープ”に準拠されています。
こうして「Since You Been Gone」以外のアルバム全曲＋「Stone (Bad Girl)」の８曲が歌入り別バージョンが誕生したわけですが、そんな中で例外なのが２曲ある。まずは「Bluesing (Love’s No Friend)」。この曲は公式デラエディに仮歌詞版「Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me」が収録されており、ラフミックス段階であるならこちらのヴォーカルが乗ったはず。そこで、公式デラエディのヴォーカル・トラックだけを抜き出し、“コージー・テープ”バッキングにシンクロさせています。
もう１曲が「Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire (No Time To Lose)」。これは“コージー・テープ”でも唯一の歌入り。これは編集を変えず、音量・音圧など、他曲との統一調整のみで再収録。それでも過去のラフミックスより格段に聴きやすく、歌詞もしっかり聴き取れる。最終版と比べても遜色のない完成度になっています。
さて。
こうして完成した「もう１つの歌入りDOWN TO EARTH」ですが、これがもう新鮮にして超かっこいい！　１曲目の「Stone (Bad Girl)」からもの凄いインパクト。例のカウントからスタートするわけですが、あのラフで生々しい演奏にグラハムのヴォーカルが乗ると一気に完成度が爆上がり。普通のスタジオ・アルバムとして聴ける。それこそ、最終の完成版と入れ替えても成立しそうなほどです。
もちろん、そうは言っても最終版との違うのも明らか……と言いますか、ヴォーカルやソロが同じだからこそ「違い」がくっきりと浮き立つ。「The Steamer (Lost In Hollywood)」はイントロのトレモロがこれほどカッコ良く決まるとは予想外でしたし、「Once More With Feeling (All Night Long)」もヴォーカルが入ることで、ラストの音が上がる場面のメリハリが鮮烈になっている。特に新鮮なのが「The Plod (Makin’ Love)」。イントロの直後に間髪入れずヴォーカルが入ってくるアレンジが目新しくも自然です。

●「Set Me Free」の歌入りラフミックス（１曲）
“コージー・テープ”には『DOWN TO EARTH』ナンバーの他、『LINE-UP』曲「Set Me Free」のラフミックスも収録されていました。本作では、この曲もバージョン・アップ。もともと微かに記録されていたグラハムのヴォーカルが大きくリミックスされており、アルバムに収録レベルにまで整えられているのです。しかも、ヴォーカルだけではなくリズム隊やギターもバランス調整されており、上記『DOWN TO EARTH』と続けて聴いても遜色のない完成度に昇華されています。

●ライヴ・ヴォーカルで生々しい別バージョン集（７曲）
ここまでで感無量なのですが、本作はまだまだ終わらない。その後はアルバム・トータルではなく、曲毎のさらなる別バージョンが収録されているのです。
こちらの基本は公式でエラディの「Instrumental Outtake」。そこにライヴアルバム『MONSTERS OF ROCK LIVE AT DONINGTON 1980』のヴォーカル・テイクがシンクロされているのです。例外は３曲。まず「Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire (No Time To Lose)」は公式デラエディの原曲バッキングに、最終版「No Time To Lose」のヴォーカルがシンクロされた別バージョン。「Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me (Love’s No Friend)」はMONSTERS OF ROCKで演奏していないせいか『DENVER 1979』のヴォーカルがシンクロされています。
シンクロではないのが「All Night Long (Cozy Powell Mix)」で、公式デラエディ版のバランスを整えてリミックスされています、極端に大きいドラムの音量が下げられ、代わってヴォーカルが増強。完成版みたいになるかと思いきや、実は別テイクも使われていたことがクッキリ。同じテイクでも思いっきりミックスで遊んでいるギター、ピアノなども鮮明に楽しめるようになっています。
さて。
スタジオとライヴの合体となると「そんなの邪道」「どうせ合うわけない」と思われるかも知れません。ところがどっこい、これが実は（下手すると上記の本編より）ビシッとドハマリだからびっくり!!!　バッキング自体が生々しいわけですが、そこに完成版とはまるで違うワイルドな歌いっぷりが乗るとデモらしさが大爆発………いや、これはそれ以上ですね。もう「未発表スタジオ・ライヴ」にしか聞こえない。単に「最終版と違う」という次元を超えたカッコ良さは異様で、それこそBBCセッションでそのまま流してロック史の宝にして欲しくなるほどです。
バッキングとヴォーカルで音質差も心配になりましたが、むしろこちらの方がはまっているかも知れません。特に「Eyes Of The World」は、グラハムがライヴを重ねて替えてきたメロディで歌っている。このバージョンはグラハムが育てた「本来はこうしたかったバージョン」にも聞こえるのです。
そんな中で「いかにもデモ」なのが「Since You Been Gone」。「終わったかな」と思ったらところで再びサビが再開されるわけですが、ここにもしっかりヴォーカルをミックス。まるでリハーサルのようなスタジオの遊び感覚が再現されているのです。気の効いたミックスと言えば、「Lost In Hollywood」も秀逸。元のテイクはラスト付近でキーボードがワン・コードで約30秒鳴らしてブツッと切れるのですが、ここにもギターソロを被せつつ、テープ終了に合わせて寸断エンド。まるで最初からそういうセッションだったとしか思えない仕上がりで、細部の細部まで神経の行き届いたマニア愛には心打たれます。

以上、全16テイクに及ぶスタジオ新名盤。『ANOTHER FINYL VINYL』も感動作ではありましたが、完成度も聴き応えも本作の方が遙かに上です。
確かに、本作は技術の進歩によって実現したドリーム・アルバムでしょう。しかしそんじょそこらのファンがイジったところで、この完成度はあり得ません。各音源の細部まで聴き込み、愛し、背景まで考察したディープな知識に裏打ちされたからこその発想と執念の作業が詰まりに詰まっている。40年以上に渡って醸成されてきたマニア愛と技術進化が結晶となった「歌入りラフミックス」であり、「新たなるDOWN TO EARTH」なのです。どうぞ、輝きを永久に失わないプレスCDで存分にご堪能ください！

★★コージー・テープや公式テイクをフル活用して製作された「DOWN TO EARTHの歌入りラフ・ミックス」。名作コンピ『ANOTHER FINYL VINYL』と同じRAINBOW研究家が製作したもので、インストだった『DOWN TO EARTH』のラフ・ミックスにグラハムのヴォーカル・トラックやリッチーのギターソロをリミックス。一聴して最終版とまるで違いながら、音楽作品としてキチンと楽しめる「新たなるDOWN TO EARTH」の誕生です。

●DOWN TO EARTH ROUGH MIX feat. Graham Bonnet Vocals
Taken from the original master cassette (Scotch C60) which belonged to Cozy Powell
The label description “Rainbow Rough Mixes France”

★ Rough mix album with songs. Unless otherwise specified, official vocals and guitar solos are synchronized based on Cozy Tape.

1. Stone (Bad Girl) (with vocals & guitar solo)
2. The Steamer (Lost In Hollywood) (with vocals & guitar solo)
★Unlike “ANOTHER FINYL VINYL”, the base rough mix is the Black Box label version.

3. Bluesing (Love’s No Friend) (with vocals)
★The vocal track is not the final version, but the provisional lyrics of the official demo “Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me” version. ★★The best place to listen. impact! !

4. Mars (Eyes Of The World) (with vocals)
★Unlike “ANOTHER FINYL VINYL”, the base rough mix is the Black Box label version.

5. The Plod (Makin’ Love) (with vocals & guitar solo)
★ The arrangement is different from the final version, and the song is added immediately after the intro, making it fresh.

6. New York (Danger Zone) (with vocals & guitar solo)
★Although the solo Middle Eastern-style phrase appears twice, the second phrase is a former rough mix performance.

7. Once More With Feeling (All Night Long) (with vocals)
8. Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire (No Time To Lose) (Original Rough Mix Version)
★ Vocals are also rough mixed (the volume is unified).

[BONUS TRACKS]

● GRAHAM BONNET
Taken from the original master cassette (TDK AD-C46) which belonged to Cozy Powell
Studio Demo for Graham Bonnet’s Solo Album “Line-Up”

9.Set Me Free (Remix Version)
★ Remixed version with slightly enhanced vocals. The performance is well balanced.

●DOWN TO EARTH A WORK IN PROGRESS

★Unless otherwise specified, the vocal track of “MONSTERS OF ROCK LIVE AT DONINGTON 1980” is synchronized to the official Della Eddie’s “Instrumental Outtake”.

10. All Night Long (with vocals)
11. Eyes Of The World (with vocals)
12. Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire (No Time To Lose) (with vocals)
★ Synchronize the vocals of the final version of “No Time To Lose” to the official Della Eddie’s “Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire”.

13. Since You Been Gone (with vocals)
★The second half of the song, “When you think it’s over, the chorus begins” has a nice vocal.

14. Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me (Love’s No Friend) (with vocals)
★ Synchronize the vocals of “DENVER 1979” with the official Della Eddie’s “Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me”. The last shout is strangely cool!

15. Lost In Hollywood (with vocals & guitar solo)
★Guitar solo is also mixed, and the last is an elaborate finish that cuts into pieces according to the demo.

16. All Night Long (Remix Version of Cozy Powell Mix)
★Remixed version of the official Della Eddy “Cozy Powell Mix”. The extremely loud drums are lowered, and the vocals are loud. The workmanship that the whole is in order and you can enjoy the difference in take naturally.

★歌入りラフミックス・アルバム。特記のない限り、コージーテープを土台に公式のヴォーカルやギターソロがシンクロされています。

1. Stone (Bad Girl) (with vocals & guitar solo)
2. The Steamer (Lost In Hollywood) (with vocals & guitar solo)
★『ANOTHER FINYL VINYL』と違い、土台のラフミックスはBlack Boxレーベル版。

3. Bluesing (Love’s No Friend) (with vocals)
★ヴォーカル・トラックは最終版ではなく公式デモの仮歌詞「Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me」版。★★一番の聴きどころ。衝撃！！

4. Mars (Eyes Of The World) (with vocals)
★『ANOTHER FINYL VINYL』と違い、土台のラフミックスはBlack Boxレーベル版。

5. The Plod (Makin’ Love) (with vocals & guitar solo)
★最終版とはアレンジが異なり、イントロ後にすぐに歌が入って新鮮。

6. New York (Danger Zone) (with vocals & guitar solo)
★ソロの中近東風フレーズが２回登場しますが、２回目フレーズは元ラフミックスの演奏。

7. Once More With Feeling (All Night Long) (with vocals)
8. Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire (No Time To Lose) (Original Rough Mix Version)
★ヴォーカルもラフミックスのまま（音量統一はされています）。

【BONUS TRACKS】

● GRAHAM BONNET
Taken from the original master cassette (TDK AD-C46) which belonged to Cozy Powell
Studio Demo for Graham Bonnet’s Solo Album “Line-Up”

9. Set Me Free (Remix Version)
★微かに記録されていたヴォーカルが強化されたリミックス版。演奏とのバランスも整えられています。

●DOWN TO EARTH A WORK IN PROGRESS

★特記のない限り、公式デラエディの「Instrumental Outtake」に『MONSTERS OF ROCK LIVE AT DONINGTON 1980』のヴォーカル・トラックがシンクロされています。

10. All Night Long (with vocals)
11. Eyes Of The World (with vocals)
12. Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire (No Time To Lose) (with vocals)
★公式デラエディの「Sparks Don’t Mean A Fire」に最終版「No Time To Lose」のヴォーカルをシンクロ。

13. Since You Been Gone (with vocals)
★後半の「終わったかと思ったら始まるサビ」パートにもキチンとヴォーカルが入っています。

14. Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me (Love’s No Friend) (with vocals)
★公式デラエディの「Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me」に『DENVER 1979』のヴォーカルをシンクロ。ラストのシャウトが異様にカッコイイ！

15. Lost In Hollywood (with vocals & guitar solo)
★ギターソロもミックスされており、ラストはデモ通りにブツ切りになる凝った仕上がり。

16. All Night Long (Remix Version of Cozy Powell Mix)
★公式デラエディ「Cozy Powell Mix」のリミックス版。極端に大きかったドラムが下げられ、逆にヴォーカルが大きい。全体が整ってテイク違いが自然に楽しめる出来映え。

Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar
Graham Bonnet – Vocal
Roger Glover – Bass
Don Airey – Keyboard
Cozy Powell – Drums

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