GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) UK / New Orleans 1978 / 1CD / Virtuoso
USA 27th September 1978
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U.K. in 1978 appeared on the scene in response to the ideals and hopes of British prog rock. Two kinds of super-best live albums that break the highest peak record will be released at the same time. This time, the new masterpiece will be released at the same time, with the sound board recording and audience recording, which are at the top of the debut tour, upgraded respectively. This work is a transcendental audience recording of the latter, “September 27, 1978 New Orleans Performance”.
If you have noticed this article, you may have already noticed it. This work is a famous recording that was once loved as “THE ONLY THING WE NEED”. However, even if the recording is the same, it is very different from the conventional version. It is the 1st Gene Master that appeared very recently, and it is a new excavation board that has attracted a lot of attention due to its finely polished sound.
Before the quality you care about, first of all, the position of the show. Let’s look back on the history of the original U.K., which collapsed just six months after its appearance.
《March “U.K.
・ April 29-May 15: UK (13 performances)
・ June 23-August 8: North America # 1 (26 performances) ← * SBD mass production period
・ September 8th-October 8th: North America # 2 (17 performances) ← ★ This work ★
・ November 9: Cleveland performance ← * PHILADELPHIA 1978
《November: Dismantling of 4 people → 2nd album production started》
This is U.K. in 1978. Their debut tour is famous for having many soundboards left, but most of them are records of “North America # 1” (detailed collection arrangement will be released at the same time “EL MOCAMBO 1978 (Virtuoso 469)” Please refer to the explanation). On the other hand, the New Orleans performance of this work is the second part of the US tour that was held after about a month off. It was the 9th performance of “North America # 2”.
The vacuum-packed recording of such a show was also a legend as “original U.K. strongest audience recording”. Even when the previous edition “THE ONLY THING WE NEED” was released, it was highly praised by specialized magazines as “the highest peak of audience recording” and “ultra-high sound quality comparable to sound boards”. The on-core and delicate details are out of the common sense of the guest record, and the bass that screams and screams powerfully is “This is a spatial recording of the 70’s !?” was.
This work is the latest edition that updates the highest peak of such legendary recording. It was announced by an overseas enthusiast very recently, and it is a remastered version of the 1st Gene Master. The remastering accuracy is not a humper. Precise pitch correction is a matter of course, and the balance and separation are arranged for each frequency, and the phase is also adjusted to the center. Furthermore, the tape change is cut and the sound drop is corrected …. The basics that are important in our shop are faithfully but thoroughly performed. There are some parts that have been additionally processed in our shop, such as uneven rotation of the tape and a small part of noise, but basically, we have just followed the same concept and corrected “I’m not sure”.
On the other hand, this mania also carries out processes that are not often done in our shop. It’s processing audience noise. The loud screams of the audience are suppressed, and the whistling is made smaller. It also (partially) removes the clapping that occurs during the performance. This area is a place where you can divide by all means, and if you are in our usual shop, we will not touch it as much as possible. It may affect the playing sound, but above all, the reality of the field and history is of the utmost importance. However, this is just a difference in aesthetics. Realism is the most important thing when you think of a live album as a “record”, but when you think of it as a “musical piece”, the proposition is to maximize the live performance. This work is assembled according to the latter policy.
In fact, the sound is the highest ever. Each of the tasks listed above is modest, but if dust accumulates, it becomes a mountain. The sense of stability that is neat and tidy, the contour that is crisp and tight, and the density of the core that even feels a response are incomparable to the conventional board. Instead of the sound board that represents “North America # 2” … No, the superb sound that makes no sense whether it is a sound board or an audience is realized.
The precious “North America # 2” full show is drawn with such a reborn sound. I think it’s too late, but let’s organize the set here.
● The four men of the gloomy country
・ Side B: Alaska / Time To Kill
・ Side A: Thirty Years / Presto Vivace / In The Dead Of Night
● Others
・ Danger Money: The Only Thing She Needs / Carrying No Cross / Caesar’s Palace Blues
・ One of a Kind: The Sahara Of Snow
…… And it looks like this. Each song is familiar, but the balance of the increased repertoire of “DANGER MONEY” and “ONE OF A KIND” is the mood of the latter half of the tour. And more than that is the performance itself that spells the set. It is clearly better than “North America # 1”, which produced the representative sound board group, and the playing ability has improved by the amount of the number of venues. Bill Bruford, in particular, has a bohemian, polyrhythmic drumming that doesn’t lose track heads like early in the tour. It is impossible to measure the time when the collapse became decisive, but it seems that the performance continues to evolve and trial and error, and you can taste the ensemble that has not started to rot even if it matures.
“North America # 1” with many sound boards left, and “North America # 2” which is different from the final Cleveland performance. In a sense, it is a live album where you can fully experience the most delicious ensemble with the sound board barefoot super rooftop sound. An inscription among the inscriptions that have been finely refined from the 1st Gene Master of the legendary recording. Please enjoy it with a permanent storage press CD.
★ A transcendental audience recording of “September 27, 1978 New Orleans Performance”. A legendary recording with a reputation as “the best guest record in 1978”, the highest peak ever mastered by the 1st Jane Master. The on-core and delicate details are out of the common sense of the guest record, and the bass that screams and screams powerfully is not squishy or explosive, but it makes me wonder if this is a spatial recording of the 70’s !? .. The 1978 tour has a lot of sound boards left, but you can fully experience the exception “Autumn Legs of the United States” with superb sound.
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REMASTERED BY GRAF ZEPPELIN
(Remaster memo)
★ Wow and flutter (rotation unevenness) correction. Pinpoint correction of discomfort in the range you noticed
★ EQ processing is very slight. Slightly high-frequency shear noise was noticeable, so this was corrected.
★ Only the first 80 sheets will be released with a numbered sticker.
