GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Whitesnake / Offenbach 1983 / 2CD / Zodiac
Live at Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany 20th January 1983
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1983 WHITESNAKE was powerfully molted with Cozy Powell & Mel Galley and Colin Hodgkinson. In terms of receiving enthusiasts, the new masterpiece, which has the best experience of the No. 1 time in history and is interesting even for minor troubles, will be permanently preserved.
The engraving on this work is “January 20, 1983 Offenbach performance”. It is the best audience recording. Speaking of WHITESNAKE in 1983, there are “three major professional records”, including the familiar official video “MONSTERS OF ROCK 1983”. It’s also a good opportunity, so let’s check the position from the tour schedule as well.
● 1982
“November 25,” SAINTS & SINNERS “released”
・ December 10-31: Europe # 1a (14 performances)
● 1983
・ January 1-31: Europe # 1b (18 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
・ February 7-23: Japan (10 performances) ← DEFINITIVE BUDOKAN 1983
・ March 19: West Germany TV appearance ← LIVE … IN THE WEST OF THE RHINE
<< April “SLIDE IT IN” production started >>
・ August 14-September 6: Europe # 2 (11 performances) ← * Official MONSTERS OF ROCK 1983
This work recorded at such a show is truly the finest brand. After all, this work is the “G. Mann” collection, which has become the hottest topic in 2021 for HR / HM collectors around the world. Gary Moore and ACCEPT’s MONSTERS OF ROCK recordings have been made into a press in our shop and have been very well received, but this work is also the latest work that will further enhance the fame of the master. However, just because “G. Mann” does not mean that it is a masterpiece, it does not mean that everything will be pressed. As some of you may have already noticed, Ozzy Osbourne’s “OFFENBACH 1983 (Shades 1293)” at the same venue the day before was a CDR release. For that reason, I think that the WHITESNAKE version is also …, but this work is totally different in dimension! Apparently the positions are very different, and the thick core is super direct without a sense of distance. This tour isn’t “official” because it has official and semi-official pro shots, but it’s a superb sound that’s far from the audience, which would have been called Shiret if there were no comparisons.
Collectors all over the world are brilliant because of the quality, but this work is the highest peak board that has been further refined by the newly excavated master. Accurately adjusts the pitch that was significantly slower, and improves the overall lack. The sound board feeling has been further enhanced. Even bigger is the cut part by tape change. There is no separate recording for this show, but the latest Lausanne recording (January 22nd) complemented the recording omissions in two places (Lovehunter’s reply part 15 seconds and Thank You Blues opening 29 seconds). The full show is finished so that it can be enjoyed seamlessly. [Live album with interesting arrangements and troubles] The best quality of this work is a full show that is a bit different from the “three major professional records”. The most famous of the three is the official video “MONSTERS OF ROCK 1983”, so let’s organize it while comparing it.
● Classic Snake
・ LOVEHUNTER (2 songs): Walking in the Shadow of the Blues / Lovehunter
・ READY AN’WILLING (2 songs): Ready an’ Willing / Fool For Your Loving
・ COME AN’GET IT (2 songs): Don’t Break My Heart Again (★) / Wine, Women an’Song (★)
・ SAINTS & SINNERS (3 songs): Rough an’Ready / Here I Go Again / Crying in the Rain (★)
● Others
・ You Shook Me (★) ／ Soldier Of Fortune ／ Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City ／ Thank You Blues
* Note: The “★” mark is a song that cannot be heard in the official video “MONSTERS OF ROCK 1983”.
… And it looks like this. Many of the famous songs that were simplified at the festival are delicious, but the one that catches the eye is “You Shook Me”. He sang several times in 1979, but at this time he performed lightly but moodyly with only Mickey and Coverdale at the ending of “Lovehunter”. Elmore’s bare Mickey slide instantly transforms the mood into Chicago, and Coverdale’s wet voice barks with British pride. The arrangement that enriches the soul of early WHITESNAKE is the best.
Also, the only thing to listen to in this work is midfield trouble. Normally, “Crying in the Rain / Soldier of Fortune” is followed by Jon Lord → Cozy Powell and two major solo times, but it seems that something happened here. Coverdale was about to introduce Jon Lord, saying, “I’ll introduce my two best friends here. First of all …”, “What’s wrong? I’m sorry. I’m sorry, cozy.・ It’s Powell. ” Perhaps there was something wrong with the organ, but if Coverdale’s situation was judged quickly, the staff who played the tape of “633 Squadron” without a break from that word was just wonderful. Perhaps the on-site customers didn’t realize that the keyboard solo was originally planned.
Although the story goes back and forth, speaking of Cozy, the MC after “Here I Go Again” is also interesting. Here Coverdale (for some reason) tries to introduce Cozy, but just saying “new drummer” without saying his name causes a terrible “Cozy!” Call. I thought Japan was the most popular cozy in the world, but maybe I lost.
I’ve written many times about the umami of this lineup, such as the powerfully revived classic snake masterpieces and the fun of rhythm because of Cozy & Colin Hodgkinson, but this work was a fresh ensemble. It is a masterpiece of a live album where you can fully experience the first half of the tour with the best sound. A new masterpiece that I would like to call “Four Tenno” as a masterpiece of “Europe # 1” that cannot be suppressed by “three major professional records”. Here is a dignified permanent preservation decision!
★ The best audience recording of “January 20, 1983 Offenbach performance”. It is a super direct sound with a thick core approaching without a sense of distance, accurately adjusting the pitch that was crazy in the original sound of the net, patching the lack of tape change in the part UT performance, and finishing it so that you can enjoy the full show seamlessly. It was. In addition to the powerfully revived classics, you can fully experience a number of valuable scenes with the best sound, such as “You Shook Me” only at the beginning of the tour and equipment troubles where John’s solo quickly switches to cozy.
