Toto / Paris 1992 / 3CDR

Toto / Paris 1992 / 3CDR / Uxbridge
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 7th October 1992


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The “KINGDOM OF DESIRE Tour” has become a memorial tour for Jeff Porcaro who passed away suddenly. A new masterpiece that allows you to experience the scene has arrived.
“Performance in Paris on October 7, 1992” is imbued in this work. It is the best audience recording. Speaking of “KINGDOM OF DESIRE Tour”, the official work “ABSOLUTELY LIVE” is left, and the album “BUDOKAN 1992 (Uxbridge 1350)” is also familiar at our shop. Under such circumstances, let’s first unravel from the schedule at that time to see what the position of this work is.

● 1992
・ January 18 + February 14: North America # 1 (2 performances)
《August 5: Jeff Porcaro passes away》
《“KINGDOM OF DESIRE” will be released on September 7》
・September 26-November 3: Europe (28 performances) ← here
・ November 7-December 3: Asia / Australia (15 performances) ← * BUDOKAN 1992
・ December 14: Universal City Performance
● 1993
・ May 9-June 23: North America # 2 / Central and South America (21 performances)
・ August 26: Hoffman Estates Performance
《“ABSOLUTELY LIVE” Released on October 12》
・ October 30: Toulouse performance

This is TOTO in 1992/1993. This Paris performance is the ninth performance of “Europe”, which was also the main leg. It was the latest 12 days before the official work “ABSOLUTELY LIVE”, and it was also the timing of one month before coming to Japan.
This work, which is a vacuum-packed version of such a show, is a superb audience recording. After all, this work is a special item that jumped out of the much-talked-about “Stephane” collection. This person is a recording artist who has released one after another the finest recordings of the late 80’s / early 90’s, mainly in Paris. At our shop, IRON MAIDEN’s press masterpiece “DEFINITIVE PARIS 1993 (Zodiac 469)”, SCORPIONS’ “PARIS 1990 (Shades 1737)” and MOTLEY CRUE’s “PARIS 1989 (Shades 1761)” were very popular. . Since there are many HR/HM series, TOTO fans may not be familiar with it, but this work is also a masterpiece that makes the master’s golden signboard shine even more.
If I were to say how superb it is, would you be able to understand it if I said, “It’s at least the same level as the official ABSOLUTELY LIVE”? Of course, it’s a spatial recording, so it’s not as intimate as “ABSOLUTELY LIVE”, and the tone and clapping are also like an audience. However, the strength of the core, the ease of listening to the clear, the vividness of the details … If you check each item one by one, you will not lose to “ABSOLUTELY LIVE”. In particular, the beauty of the rich and glossy sound exceeds the official work, and the listening response that penetrates with the large chorus spectacle and symphonic gives a great impression that is incomparable.
More than that sound, the number of songs recorded in the full show is probably more than the official volume. The official “ABSOLUTELY LIVE” was also a 2-disc set of about 83 minutes, but this work is a 3-disc set of about 2 hours and 42 minutes, which is about double the scale. Finally, let’s compare the sets.

Kimball era (11 songs)
・Space Knight: Child’s Anthem (★)/I’ll Supply The Love (★)/Georgy Porgy/Angela (★)/Hold The Line
・Sacred Sword: I Won’t Hold You Back/Africa/Rosanna
・Other: Hydra/99/If It’s The Last Night (★)
After that (12 songs)
・Fahrenheit: I’ll Be Over You / Don’t Stop Me Now
・Seventh Sword: Home Of The Brave / Stop Loving You (★)
・Desire Kingdom: Gypsy Train (★)/Never Enough (★)/How Many Times (★)/Kingdom Of Desire/Jake To The Bone (★)/Don’t Chain My Heart
・Other: Angel Don’t Cry (★) / With A Little Help From My Friends
*Note: “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard on “ABSOLUTELY LIVE”.

In addition to recording the same 13 songs as “ABSOLUTELY LIVE”, 10 songs have been added. Although the live itself is a separate performance, the listening response is exactly “extended and complete version of ABSOLUTELY LIVE”. A new masterpiece born from the much-talked-about master “Stephane” collection, and an eternal masterpiece that will be handed down as a representative work that allows you to fully experience the “KINGDOM OF DESIRE Tour”. Please fully enjoy the 3-disc set that contains the master sound without leaking.

★ The best audience recording of “October 7, 1992 Paris performance”. It is a special product that jumps out from the much-talked-about master “Stephane” collection. In particular, the beauty of the rich and glossy sound exceeds the official work, and the listening response that penetrates with the large chorus spectacle and symphonic is tremendous. You can experience the best full show of 2 hours and 42 minutes, which is about twice as long as “ABSOLUTELY LIVE”.

急逝したジェフ・ポーカロの追悼ツアーともなってしまった“KINGDOM OF DESIRE Tour”。その現場を極上体験できる新名盤が到着です。
そんな本作に吹き込まれているのは「1992年10月7日パリ公演」。その極上オーディエンス録音です。“KINGDOM OF DESIRE Tour”と言えば、公式作『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』が残され、当店では来日公演アルバム『BUDOKAN 1992(Uxbridge 1350)』もお馴染み。そんな中で本作のポジションはいかなるものなのか、まずは当時のスケジュールから紐解いてみましょう。

●1992年
・1月18日+2月14日:北米#1(2公演)
《8月5日:ジェフ・ポーカロ死去》
《9月7日『KINGDOM OF DESIRE』発売》
・9月26日ー11月3日:欧州(28公演) ←★ココ★
・11月7日ー12月3日:アジア/豪州(15公演)←※BUDOKAN 1992
・12月14日:ユニバーサル・シティ公演
●1993年
・5月9日ー6月23日:北米#2/中南米(21公演)
・8月26日:ホフマンエステーツ公演
《10月12日『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』発売》
・10月30日:トゥールーズ公演

これが1992年/1993年のTOTO。本作パリ公演はメインレッグでもあった「欧州」の9公演目。公式作『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』の直近12日前であり、来日の1ヶ月前というタイミングでもありました。
そんなショウを真空パックした本作は、それはそれは見事な極上オーディエンス録音。何しろ、本作は今話題の「Stephane」コレクションから飛び出した特級品なのです。この人物はパリを中心に80年代末期/90年代初期の極上録音を次々と発表している録音家。当店ではIRON MAIDENのプレス名盤『DEFINITIVE PARIS 1993(Zodiac 469)』を筆頭に、SCORPIONSの『PARIS 1990(Shades 1737)』やMOTLEY CRUE『PARIS 1989(Shades 1761)』等が大好評を博しました。HR/HM系が多いのでTOTOファンの方には馴染みが薄いかも知れませんが、本作も名手の金看板を一層輝かせる大傑作なのです。
どれほど極上かと言えば、「公式ABSOLUTELY LIVEと同レベル以上」と申し上げればご理解頂けるでしょうか。もちろん空間録音ですから『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』ほどのド密着感ではありませんし、音色や手拍子にもオーディエンスらしさは宿っています。しかし芯の力強さ、クリアな聴きやすさ、ディテールの鮮やかさ……項目を1つひとつチェックしてみると『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』にも負けていない。特にリッチで艶やかな鳴りの美しさは公式作も上回っており、大合唱スペクタクルやシンフォニックで染み入る聴き応えは比較にならない大感動を与えてくれるのです。
そのサウンド以上にオフィシャル超えなのは、フルショウ完全収録の曲数ボリュームでしょう。公式『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』も約83分の2枚組ではありましたが、本作は約2倍尺の2時間42分という3枚組なのです。最後にセットを比較しておきましょう。

●キンボール時代(11曲)
・宇宙の騎士:Child’s Anthem(★)/I’ll Supply The Love(★)/Georgy Porgy/Angela(★)/Hold The Line
・聖なる剣:I Won’t Hold You Back/Africa/Rosanna
・その他:Hydra/99/If It’s The Last Night(★)
●それ以降(12曲)
・ファーレンハイト:I’ll Be Over You/Don’t Stop Me Now
・第7の剣:Home Of The Brave/Stop Loving You(★)
・欲望の王国:Gypsy Train(★)/Never Enough(★)/How Many Times(★)/Kingdom Of Desire/Jake To The Bone(★)/Don’t Chain My Heart
・その他:Angel Don’t Cry(★)/With A Little Help From My Friends
※注:「★」印は『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』では聴けない曲。

『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』と同じ13曲を丸ごと収録している上に、10曲も上乗せしている。ライヴ自体は別公演ではありますが、聴き応えはまさに「ABSOLUTELY LIVEの拡張・完全版」なのです。話題の名手「Stephane」コレクションから生まれた新名盤であり、“KINGDOM OF DESIRE Tour”を極上フル体験できる代表作として語り継がれて行くであろう永遠の傑作。マスター・サウンドを最大漏らさず封じ込めた3枚組でたっぷりとご堪能ください。

★「1992年10月7日パリ公演」の極上オーディエンス録音。話題の名手「Stephane」コレクションから飛び出した特級品で、オーディエンスらしさを感じさせつつも聴き応えは公式『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』に負けていない。特にリッチで艶やかな鳴りの美しさは公式作も上回っており、大合唱スペクタクルやシンフォニックで染み入る聴き応えも絶大。『ABSOLUTELY LIVE』の約2倍となる2時間42分のフルショウを極上体験できます。

Disc 1(70:10)
1. Intro
2. Gypsy Train
3. Never Enough
4. Child’s Anthem
5. I’ll Supply the Love
6. Hydra
7. I’ll Be Over You
8. How Many Times
9. Home of the Brave
10. Keyboard Solo
11. Georgy Porgy
12. 99
13. If It’s the Last Night
14. Angela
15. I Won’t Hold You Back
16. Don’t Stop Me Now

Disc 2(62:27)
1. Africa
2. Guitar Solo
3. Kingdom of Desire
4. Jake to the Bone
5. Drum Solo
6. Angel Don’t Cry
7. Don’t Chain My Heart
8. Stop Loving You
9. Rosanna

Disc 3(29:43)
Encore

1. MC
2. Hold the Line
3. Band Introductions
4. With a Little Help From My Friends

Steve Lukather – Guitar, Vocals
Mike Porcaro – Bass
David Paich – Keyboards, Vocals
Simon Phillips – Drums

Chris Trujillo – Percussions
Jenny Douglas-McRae – Backing Vocals
Donna McDaniel – Backing Vocals
John James – Backing Vocals

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