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Live at Orpheum Theater, Boston MA, USA 23rd October 1977
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The North American tour of 1977, which reached the peak of the golden age and produced Kano’s “LIVE AND DANGEROUS”. A new shock master who can experience the scene is newly discovered. Appeared in press 2CD that permanently preserves detailed mastering sound by “GRAF ZEPPELIN”.
“October 23, 1977 Boston performance” is engraved on this work. It is the super superb audience recording. Speaking of 1977, it is also a complicated time when Brian Robertson and Gary Moore were finely replaced. A slight difference in time can have a big difference in meaning, so let’s first check the situation at that time from a bird’s-eye view.
“November 1976: Robo injured → Gary participated”
* January 3: London performance
* January 18-March 18: North America # 1 (37 performances) ← * SEATTLE 1977
《March 25: Announcement of Robo’s withdrawal → Formation of a trio》
《Completion of “BAD REPUTATION” in June》
《July 20: Robo’s Return Announcement》
・ August 6-September 4: Europe # 1 (12 performances)
《“BAD REPUTATION” released on September 2nd》
・September 21-November 5: North America #2 (32 performances) ← Coco
・ November 11-December 17: UK (28 performances)
*Note: Shows marked with “・” are Robo’s, and shows with “*” are Gary’s participation.
This is THIN LIZZY in 1977. The Boston performance of this work was the 25th performance of “North America # 2” during the return of Robo. This “North America # 2” is famous for the main recording of the famous board “LIVE AND DANGEROUS”, and the official excavation board “STILL DANGEROUS” and its complete sound board “PHILADELPHIA 1977 1ST NIGHT (Zodiac 113)”. It is also crowded. So let’s focus on the schedule and take a closer look.
-Details of North America #2
・September 21-October 19 (21 performances)
・October 20 “PHILADELPHIA 1977 1ST NIGHT” & Official L&D
・October 21: Philadelphia performance ← *Official L&D
・October 22: Performance in New York
・October 23: Boston performance ← this work
・ October 26: Detroit performance
・October 28: Toronto performance ← *Official L&D
・October 29-November 5 (5 performances)
…………and it looks like this. “LIVE AND DANGEROUS” is said to have been recorded in “1976 Hammersmith”, “1977 Philadelphia”, and “1977 Toronto”, and the excavation board “STILL DANGEROUS” and “PHILADELPHIA 1977 1ST NIGHT” are the major performances of the Philadelphia performance. It is the original sound board. Under such circumstances, the Boston performance of this work is located in the middle of that “Philadelphia / Toronto”. In other words, it is “a live album where you can experience the same band potential on site, although it does not suffer from a big name board and one take”.
The introduction has become too long, but the sound that conveys such a show is also superb. It is also with “super”. Some maniacs have known the existence of recordings for some time, but this work is different from that, the 1st Gene reel master excavated by the prestigious “Krw_co”. It is the highest peak board that “GRAF ZEPPELIN” refined with detailed mastering.
Its quality goes “just like a sound board” on the ground. In fact, the very thick core and the direct feeling of close contact are as good as Philadelphia’s sound board recording. No, even the official work “STILL DANGEROUS” surpasses the thickness and dynamism of the hall sound. I believe that the excavated “Krw_co” is the audience, but the sound itself is completely out of the audience. It is a so-called “audience beyond the official”.
A full show that will be “100% real LIVE AND DANGEROUS” drawn with that transcendent sound. Both “LIVE AND DANGEROUS” and its original decision board sound board “PHILADELPHIA 1977 1ST NIGHT” have different sets, so let’s organize them while comparing them here.
●Songs heard in “Live and Dangerous”
・Jailbreak: Jailbreak/Emerald/Warriors/Cowboy Song/The Boys Are Back In Town
・Other: Still In Love With You/Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed/Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)/Southbound (★)/Are You Ready/Baby Drives Me Crazy
● Songs that cannot be heard in “Live and Dangerous”
Infamy: Soldier Of Fortune/Opium Trail/Bad Reputation
・Others: Johnny (★) / Me And The Boys
* Note: “★” marks are songs that could not be heard on the decision board sound board “PHILADELPHIA 1977 1ST NIGHT”.
Rare songs such as “Southbound” and “Johnny” are also delicious, but the real thrill of this work is that you can experience the climax of the climax on site. While “LIVE AND DANGEROUS” is a historical masterpiece, it is also known as a “made live album” at the same time. That is why the “true golden age live” has been pursued. This work is the ultimate gem in that sense. “PHILADELPHIA 1977 1ST NIGHT” is also loved as “True LIVE AND DANGEROUS”, but it is just a sound board. Even if it is the ultimate in live performance, it can not compete with the audience in the “experience of the concert site”.
Whether it’s a live album with completely different performances on the same level as “LIVE AND DANGEROUS” or a super-realistic experience at its peak, this is the ultimate cultural heritage album. A dignified live album is born that I would like you to look at and face.
★ Superb audience recording of “October 23, 1977 Boston performance”. The 1st generation reel master excavated by the prestigious “Krw_co”, and the highest peak board refined by “GRAF ZEPPELIN” with detailed mastering. Even the most recent official work “STILL DANGEROUS” has a very thick core and a direct feeling that is close to it … No, it surpasses the thickness and dynamism of the hall sound. It is a cultural heritage album where you can experience the delicious full show of “Soldier Of Fortune”, “Opium Trail”, “Bad Reputation”, “Johnny”, and “Me And The Boys” that cannot be heard on the traditional edition, while being at the same time as “LIVE AND DANGEROUS”. .
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REMASTERED BY GRAF ZEPPELIN
* Phase correction
★ Volume adjustment (does not crush waveforms such as limiters)
*Slightly adjust left/right band balance
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Zodiac 541
