Talking Heads / Tokyo 1981 2nd Night / 1CD

Talking Heads / Tokyo 1981 2nd Night / 1CD / Zion
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Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan 27th February 1981. Stereo SBD

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The legendary stereo sound board of the Japanese performance is the highest peak master ever. That “legend” is the second performance of “Japan February 27, 1981: Nakano Sanguraza Performance”. This show was a radio broadcast at that time, a large classic sound board in the large standard that has brought many incarnations. Also on the official “THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS” was also a superb broadcasting that “Psycho Killer” “Once In A Lifetime” “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” was adopted. This work is a new master album that updates the highest quality.
Before touching that sound, let’s first review the outline of “REMAIN IN LIGHT JAPAN TOUR” for the second time to Japan.

· February 23: Osaka Festival Hall
· February 25: Nagoya Health Pension Center
· February 26: Shibuya Public Hall
· February 27: Nakano Sanguraza 【this work】
· February 28: Nippon Youth Center (Day section)
· February 28: Nippon Youth Center (Night) ※ Bonus 2 CDR

Over, all six performances. The performance of this work by Nakano Sanguraza was a concert that was in the middle of that. Of course, everyone is familiar live, but that sound is not familiar. Although it is an air check master by record mania, this mania was not just a person. Although it is the one who provides a lot of broadcasting records to our shop, we use the high-end equipment as far as we can think of, at the time we use meticulous attention to the reception situation, electricity, media, the preservation state is perfect. It is a superb item that has been directly CDized from such master cassette itself. In addition, there are long boards which also recorded “The Book I Read”, “The Girls Want To Be With Girls” and “Mind”, but this is an increase in bulk of different performances. In this work it consists only of genuine Nakano Sansuraza performances.
Actually, the sound of this work is terrible. “Official grade” is natural. Of course, although it is a wide range from the dame board to the name board also to the official standards, this work is definitely the official name board class. Besides, there is no uncompensive comp, naturally glossy “ringing”, the vivid stereo feeling at the level with the particles accurately depicts the smell of 1981. Although it is the beauty of those days, it is surprising that “It was such a natural broadcast at the time” … It is such a superb noisy sound.
That sound is also Talking Heads at the time It is glad. “EXPANDED HEADS” which added the black member 4 to the core four people and even Adrian Brew has joined. Moreover, unlike simply aiming for “thickness of sound”, each note ‘s notes are entangled and it becomes loose. This ultra superb sound board is perfect for such a big and complicated ensemble. Indeed, intensely percussive African beat will not become a chunk as much as to disturb it, the three-dimensional feeling is amazing from the rise of one tone to the mute. On top of that, you can feel “skimmer” between each one. And the singing voice of David Burn flowing like sewing that “skimmer” is also ear level … …. And Adrian Brew. Anyway a variety of phrases flood. While it seems to be between the melody and the sound effect, it is a fragmentary phrase that cuddles closely with the song. That rambuncture is so prominent that even Baan’s vocals are thin.

EXPANDED HEADS “which dyed the world of masterpiece” REMAIN IN LIGHT “on stage and also changed” MORE SONGS ABOUT “and” FEAR OF MUSIC “. From intense urban to indigenous African heat, intense originality and sense of color transcending time, culture and borders. It is the ultimate stereo sound board album that unleashfully depicts its rich grooves and ensembles vividly. A name master live album that has been loved by fans even in long history, a new master to update the highest peak ever. Please enjoy it carefully.
日本公演の伝説的ステレオサウンドボードが、史上最高峰マスターで登場です。その“伝説”とは、２度目の来日公演のうち「1981年２月27日：中野サンプラザ公演」です。このショウは当時ラジオ放送され、幾多の既発を生んできた大定番中の大定番サウンドボード。オフィシャルの『THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS』にも「Psycho Killer」「Once In A Lifetime」「Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)」が採用されるほどの極上放送でした。本作は、最高峰クオリティを更新する新マスター・アルバムなのです。
そのサウンドに触れる前に、まずは２度目の来日“REMAIN IN LIGHT JAPAN TOUR”の概要を今一度振り返ってみましょう。

・２月23日：大阪フェスティバルホール
・２月25日：名古屋厚生年金会館
・２月26日：渋谷公会堂
・２月27日：中野サンプラザ　【本作】
・２月28日：日本青年館（昼の部）
・２月28日：日本青年館（夜の部）※ボーナス２CDR

以上、全６公演。本作の中野サンプラザ公演は、そのド真ん中にあたるコンサートでした。もちろん、皆さまお馴染みのライヴではあるわけですが、そのサウンドはお馴染みではない。記録マニアによるエアチェック・マスターではあるのですが、このマニアがただ者ではなかった。当店に幾多の放送記録を提供してくださる方なのですが、当時考え得る限りのハイエンド機材を駆使し、受信状況・電力・メディアにも細心の気を使い、保存状態も完璧。そんなマスター・カセットそのものからダイレクトにCD化した極上品なのです。なお、既発の中には「The Book I Read」「The Girls Want To Be With Girls」「Mind」も収録した長尺盤もありますが、これは別公演のかさ増。本作では正真正銘の中野サンプラザ公演のみで構成しています。
実際、本作のサウンドは凄まじい。「オフィシャル級」なのは当たり前。もちろん、オフィシャル基準にもダメ盤から名盤まで幅広いわけですが、本作は間違いなく公式名盤級。しかも、無粋なコンプもなく、自然で艶やかな“鳴り”、粒子でレベルで鮮やかなステレオ感は1981年の匂いを正確に描き出してくれる。当時だからこその美しさでありながら、「当時はこんなにナチュラルな放送だったのか」と驚く……そんな極めつけの美音なのです。
そのサウンドがまた、当時のTALKING HEADSだからこそ嬉しい。核となる４人に黒人メンバー４を加え、さらにエイドリアン・ブリューまでもが参加した“EXPANDED HEADS”。しかも、単に“音の厚さ”を狙ったのとも違い、各人のノートが絡み合ってはほぐれていく。本作の超・極上サウンドボードは、そんなビッグで複雑なアンサンブルにうってつけなのです。実際、強烈にパーカッシヴなアフリカン・ビートがいくら乱れ飛ぼうと塊にはならず、１音の立ち上がりから消音まで立体感が凄い。その上で、その１つ１つの間に“スキマ”まで感じられる。そして、その“スキマ”を縫うように流れるデヴィッド・バーンの歌声も耳元級……。そして、エイドリアン・ブリュー。とにかく多彩なフレーズの洪水。メロディと効果音の中間のようでありながら、曲にピタッと寄り添う断片的なフレーズ。その乱舞はバーンのヴォーカルにさえ肉薄するほど目立ちまくっています。

ステージ上に名盤『REMAIN IN LIGHT』の世界を描き出し、『MORE SONGS ABOUT』『FEAR OF MUSIC』も染め変えた“EXPANDED HEADS”。アーバンから土着的なアフリカンヒートに至るまで、時代・文化・国境を超えた強烈なオリジナリティと色彩感覚。その芳醇なグルーヴとアンサンブルをこれ以上なく鮮やかに描き出した究極のステレオサウンドボード・アルバムです。長い歴史でもファンに愛され続けた名ライヴアルバム、その史上最高峰を更新する新マスター。どうぞ、じっくりとお楽しみください。

(59:59)
1. Psycho Killer 2. Stay Hungry 3. Cities 4. Drugs 5. Once In A Lifetime
6. Houses In Motion 7. Born Under Punches 8. Crosseyed And Painless
9. Life During Wartime 10. The Great Curve

David Byrne – Guitar and Vocals Tina Weymouth – Bass Chris Frantz – Drums
Jerry Harrison – Guitar and Keyboards Dollette MacDonald – Vocals Busta Jones – Bass
Steven Scales – Percussion Bernie Worell – Keyboards Adrian Belew – Guitar

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