Whitney Houston / Budokan 1986 Final Night / 2CD

Whitney Houston in 1986, when her debut work “Gift of the Breeze” swept the world and made her first visit to Japan. The original recording of the impact that permanently preserves the legendary scene is the first appearance.
Engraved on this work is the “November 12, 1986: Nippon Budokan” performance. It is the best audience recording. Speaking of “first visit to Japan Budokan”, there is also a standard FM broadcast sound board, but this work is a completely different performance. In order to organize the situation, let’s first look back from the monumental first visit to Japan schedule.

・November 4: Osaka Festival Hall
・November 5th: Osaka Castle Hall
・November 6: Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
・November 8: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
· November 10: Nippon Budokan ← * FM broadcast?
・November 11: Nippon Budokan ← * FM broadcast?
・November 12: Nippon Budokan ← This work

A total of 7 performances. The highlight was the three-day consecutive performance at Nippon Budokan, which was arranged at the end, but this work was recorded at the final performance. It seems that the famous FM broadcast has not been confirmed until the detailed date, but it was a different day with different singing voices and MCs from this work.
This is a vacuum-packed version of Chiaki Raku. Anyway, the clear and crystal clear air is wonderful, and the performance and singing voice that penetrates the middle are clearly vivid to the outline. Far from each word of the lyrics, you can clearly understand the nuances of each syllable. I don’t mistake it for a sound board in terms of timbre, but it doesn’t feel empty and I don’t feel the distance. Like a church organ, the sound of the hall transforms into a thick and majestic beauty, giving you an ideal taste of the “beauty unique to the audience”. Equivalent to that FM broadcast … No, it is a record of a miracle that is more natural and beautiful than that.
“There’s a reason why it sounds like that.” In fact, this work was produced by a legendary master of Japanese recording history. It is said that his skill is more than the prestigious Kinney, and he has left a large number of historical super-famous recordings such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Stones, Paul McCartney, etc. mainly in the 80’s. I’m a great writer of. And Nippon Budokan is the perfect venue for that master. The collection is huge, but the one that seems to catch the eye of this article is Cyndi Lauper’s press masterpiece “BUDOKAN 1986 2ND NIGHT (Zion-213)”. This work was recorded two months after that masterpiece. It is exactly the Whitney Houston edition of that famous board. This work is one of the products directly digitized from the Omoto cassette of such a master collection. Miraculous beauty and freshness are actually commonplace.
The first visit to Japan by Whitney Houston, who has been handed down in the history of Japanese Western music, is depicted with such a beautiful sound. The FM broadcast, which has been quoted many times, was an excerpt edited, but this work is a full-length recording. There are plenty of famous songs that could not be heard on the broadcast sound board. Let’s organize the monumental set while comparing it.

Soyokaze gift (9 songs)
・You Give Good Love/Hold Me/How Will I Know/Take Good Care Of My Heart/Nobody Loves Me Like You Do/Saving All My Love For You/Someone For Me (★)/All At Once (★)/Greatest Love Of All
● Others (6 songs)
・Cover: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’/I Am Changing (★)/Heart To Heart (★)/He/I Believe (★)
・Others: Eternal Love/I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
* Note: “★” marks are songs that could not be heard on FM broadcasts.

… and it looks like this. The show is “a live performance version of the breeze gift + α”. All songs from the debut album except “Thinking About You” were performed, and the yet unreleased “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” and “Eternal Love” sung on Paul Jabara’s album were interspersed. ing. Even more delicious are the numerous covers. Michael Jackson’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” jumped out from the opening, and then Jennifer Holiday’s “I Am Changing”, Kenny Loggins’ “Heart To Heart”, Sissy Houston’s “He / I Believe” You can enjoy plenty of famous songs because it is a stage.
Also, be sure to listen to the documentary that happened at the beginning of such cover time. Whitney, who finished singing “Someone for Me”, started talking to a foreigner (Freddie?) who spoke loudly from the second floor. Freddie’s voice can not be heard well, but the whole venue is wrapped in laughter, and Freddie comes down to the arena seats. Meanwhile, the band and Whitney are connecting with improvisation. About 8 minutes during this time. I’ve dealt with countless recordings by various bands/artists, but I’ve never heard of such a rarity.

In terms of sound quality, recorded music, and documentation. It is a shocking first appearance live album that exceeds even FM broadcasting, which was a symbol of the first visit to Japan in everything. How many hidden treasures are sleeping in the legendary virtuoso collection? Appeared in a press 2CD that leaves its brilliance forever.

★The best audience recording of the performance “Nov. 12, 1986: Nippon Budokan” on the last day of the first visit to Japan. It is a branded product created from the first public cassette of a legendary master, and it wakes up to the clearness that is too fresh and sunny. The clear and crystal clear air is wonderful, and the performance and singing voice that penetrates the middle are clearly vivid to the outline. It is a peerless beauty recording that has mastered the “beauty unique to the audience”. It is a cultural heritage album that allows you to experience the best full show that is different from FM broadcasting.