Rod Stewart / Christmas Concert 1976: Rebroadcast 2023 / 1DVDR

Rod Stewart / Christmas Concert 1976: Rebroadcast 2023 / 1DVDR / Uxbridge
Live at Olympia Theatre, London, UK 24th December 1976 Broadcast Date: 8th January 2023

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The single “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” recorded No. 1 in the US for 8 weeks in a row, and the album “A NIGHT ON THE TOWN” also achieved the great achievement of being No. 1 in the UK for 5 consecutive weeks. The symbolic image of 1975, which was right in the middle of the climax, has been upgraded. The latest rebroadcast version that boasts the ultimate visual beauty is now available.
The symbolic video was shot on “December 24, 1976 in London”. It is a multi-camera pro shot that captures the Christmas concert. Rod performed his first solo national tour in 1977 during the “FOOT LOOSE & FANCY FREE” era, and 1976 was the night before. First of all, let’s check the position of this work while imagining the situation with the schedule at that time.

《“THE BEST OF ROD STEWART” released in April》
《“A NIGHT ON THE TOWN” released on June 18》
・ November 1st to 9th: Northern Europe # 1 (5 performances)
・ November 11: Performance in Belgium
・ November 13-18: Northern Europe # 2 (5 performances)
・November 20: Performance in Holland
・November 26-December 31: UK (19 performances) ← Coco

This is Rod Stewart in 1976. FACES was dissolved in 1975, and “A NIGHT ON THE TOWN Tour” was his first solo tour. However, at this point there is no North American performance yet, and the circuit is centered on his home country England and Northern Europe. The London performance of this work was the 18th performance of the “UK” leg, which is the highlight.
This show is also famous for being broadcast on the famous program “Old Gray Whistle Test”, and its TV pro shot is a classic video that represents the early stages of solo. Gifts and titles have been widely loved in our shop. This work is also the same pro shot live, but the contents are familiar but the quality is unknown. It is the latest version that was digitally rebroadcast in 2023.
In fact, the visual beauty is just amazing. The gift board “LONDON OLYMPIA 1976”, which is the highest peak of the conventional master, was also a completely official grade, but this work is even more beautiful. When both are played back at the same time and compared, the conventional master feels the graininess of the film and (very slight) fading due to aging, and when the rod moves around violently, you can also feel the sweetness of the pin. However, this latest broadcast has no such negative elements.
Probably, it was digitized from the original film and then refined through mastering, but the accuracy is incomparably higher. In the past, when it came to digital mastering, it was often the case that the coloring was improved even if the details were crushed, but this work improves the detail as well as the vividness. If the conventional master is “as it was at that time”, the new master is a visual beauty as if “the time machine brought modern equipment to 1976 and re-shot”.
The video is the latest standard for 2023, but the content is unmistakably 47 years ago. The song itself is the same as before, but let’s reorganize it once again.

●Atlantic Crossing (3 songs)
・This Old Heart Of Mine / I Don’t Want To Talk About It / Sailing
● Night on the Town (3 songs)
・Tonight’s The Night／The Wild Side Of Life／The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)
● Others (4 songs)
・Every Picture Tells A Story: Maggie May / (I Know) I’m Losing You
・Other: Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller/Get Back

… and it looks like this. Although the contents along the broadcasting frame of about 1 hour are far from the full show, the contents are special. Opening the curtain with “Tonight’s the Night”, which is in the middle of a big hit, 7 out of 10 songs are single songs without FACES numbers. The momentum at that time, which was hit as a solo, is also reflected in the performance, and every move is shining like a star. That figure is still projected with the highest image beauty ever.
Although it has not been announced in particular, it is probably due to the latest AI mastering technology. The highest grade so far was “master quality”, but this work is more than that. It wipes away even the feeling of film, and is an amazing video masterpiece that approaches the “visual sensation of the scene”. Archive technology has advanced so far in 2023 … A piece that just feels hot. Please take a look and experience it.

★ Multi-camera pro shot of “December 24, 1976 London performance”. Although it is a large standard video of the famous program “Old Gray Whistle Test”, its quality is unprecedented. The latest version, which was digitally rebroadcast in 2023, is “completely official” … that’s all. The previous version was also master quality, but this work has no film feeling or even fading over time, and the details are improved at the same time as the vividness. You can enjoy the hit parade of the “A NIGHT ON THE TOWN” era with the visual beauty as if you took modern equipment in 1976 with a time machine and re-shot it.

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