Van Halen / Little Rock 1979 / 2CD / Zodiac
Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR, USA 8th June 1979
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The 1979 “WORLD VACATION Tour” showed its true value to the world with a show scaled up to the headliner. A famous recording that allows you to experience the scene in a super-realistic way has been brushed up. Introducing the permanent storage press 2CD.
What is recorded in this work is “June 8, 1979 Little Rock Performance”. It is a powerful audience recording. Speaking of “WORLD VACATION Tour”, the standard is “TUCSON 1979 (Zodiac 306)”, “OSAKA 1979 2ND NIGHT (Zodiac 307)” and “WEST PALM BEACH 1979 (Zodiac 437)”, which are very popular in our shop. First, let’s look back on the tour schedule and check the positional relationship with this work.
<< March 23, “Legendary Bomber” released >>
・ March 25-June 10: North America # 1 (51 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
・ June 14-29: Europe (12 performances)
・ July 5-August 26: North America # 2 (31 performances) ← * WEST PALM BEACH 1979
・ September 3-13: Japan (7 performances) ← * OSAKA 1979 2ND NIGHT
・ September 18-October 7: North America # 3 (12 performances) ← * TUCSON 1979
<< December production of “Women and Children First” started >>
This is VAN HALEN in 1979. It was composed of a European and Japanese tour sandwiched between three laps of the US tour. The above sound board trilogy was born from each leg after the middle stage, but on the other hand, this work is a live album that should be said to be a masterpiece of the early stage. It was the 49th performance of “North America # 1”.
This work allows you to experience the initial legs that cannot be suppressed by the sound board trilogy alone, but the sound is also suitable for it. Best of all is the powerful core. There is a solid proof of audience recording such as vivid enthusiasm and snare sound, so I will not make a mistake, but the direct feeling and sharpness of the outline that is straight and has no sense of distance is not defeated by the sound board. Especially intense are the guitar and bass. The attack sound of the bass is that each picking swells, and Eddie’s guitar is also wonderfully natural while being clear at the vibration level of the strings. The contours of each are cut off strangely, and the power is as if a huge metal machine is wriggling. This work is not a sound board, but it is a line-like name recording that fills the holes in the sound board trilogy and is suitable for standing side by side.
Moreover, this work is also the highest peak version. The recording itself has been known among collectors since the 2000s, but this work is a further brush-up of Low Gene’s best master. As a matter of fact, the original sound seemed to be out of balance due to its excessive strength, and there were some tingling noises in some places, but this work treats those points. By adjusting the sound from high to deep bass to adjust the balance, the tingling sensation has also been eliminated. As a result, it is wonderful that it is even more vivid. The sound pressure is not earned indiscriminately, but the natural feeling is not impaired due to the adjustment of the sound, and the outline is sharply tightened without kinking. It is literally the highest peak board that maximizes the potential of the original sound.
“WORLD VACATION Tour 1979” is a delicious full show with plenty of scale that uses up the time, unlike the concentrated feeling of the undercard. It is a masterpiece of a live album where you can experience the scene in the best possible way. A great recording of a miraculous audience who can enjoy a very thick feeling comparable to a sound board directly connected to a table while being 100% realistic. It is the highest peak board. This is the best one to hold down the beginning of the tour, which cannot be experienced in the sound board trilogy. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content with the permanent storage press 2CD.
★ Strong audience recording of “June 8, 1979 Little Rock Performance”. Best of all is the powerful core. The straightforward direct feeling and sharpness of the outline are just like the sound board, especially the attack sound of the bass swells with each picking, and Eddie’s guitar is also wonderfully natural with the vibration level of the strings. You can experience the full show of “WORLD VACATION Tour” which concentrated “Van Halen” and “Van Halen II” with the famous recording with plenty of sound board-like taste while being an audience recording.
ZODIAC 450