Aerosmith/CA,USA 4.8.1978

The second super sound board leaked by related parties! ! Following the astonishing “ROCKS SESSION” is a live sound source of stereo line recording that appears for the first time. This edition is a recording of the second day of the Santa Monica performance on April 8, 1978 from the tour accompanying “DRAW THE LINE” (released in December 1977) entitled “Aerosmith Express Tour”. As you can see from the song selection, there are 10 songs in total, 44 minutes, and only about two-thirds of the actual stage performance. The songs were selected from the first half to the middle, and most of the MC between songs was cut. However, the songs themselves are well recorded from beginning to end, so there is no stress at all while listening to them, and in any case, they are recorded with one of the highest sound quality for a sound board of this era, including broadcast sound sources. Fans will be deeply moved as they listen. As for the performance date, as fans will know, April 8, 1978 in Santa Monica is said to be the day Chip Away The Stone was recorded on the official live album “LIVE! BOOTLEG”, and in fact It has been officially announced as such. However, the performance itself of Chip Away The Stone that can be heard here is completely different from “LIVE! BOOTLEG”. Instead, at the beginning of the song, Stephen is MCing, “People remember the Cali Jam? We wanna do a song we did there and release it as single. Say, are you alive out there tonight?” Since California Jam 2 is cited, it is inferred that this performance is a live performance on the West Coast, and it can be seen that the flow of the stage starting from Rats In The Cellar is a performance in the first half of 1978. I’m just speculating from this point on, but based on the fact that the master cassette I got this time clearly has “Santa Monica 4/8/78” written on it by hand, and based on Stephen’s MC above, I’m guessing that this take was taken on this day. It was a performance in Santa Monica, and according to historical fact, Chip Away The Stone was actually recorded for the official live performance, but in the end it was not adopted and a take from another performance was used. Isn’t it true that the date of Santa Monica, the first planned recording location, was written as is on “Booleg”? This “Santa Monica” tape contains the 10 songs that were played, mixed properly. (Of course, these are completely different takes from famous sound sources such as Chicago (3/23), Philadelphia (3/26), Boston (3/28), and Dallas (7/4/78) of the same year, and there is no doubt that ), so it’s probably one of the songs that was officially recorded and mixed for “Live Bootleg” but included Okra. Anyway, what’s great about Aerosmith’s live performance that you can listen to with this official quality sound! This is a live performance at its peak, and you can enjoy the best performance content. In particular, Joe Perry’s strong performance stands out, and as you can see at the beginning, he completely controlled the feedback on this day, making extensive use of the effect not only in solos but also in small obbligados in the backing, producing a high quality performance of this period. Among them, you can listen to what can be called the best play throughout the entire story. The guitar is perfectly separated on the left and right like on the official version, but an interesting point is that the talking modulator in the intro to Walk This Way is mixed in the center, and as it enters the verse, it is gradually panned to the right channel and placed in place. It is a point that fits within. In Sweet Emotion, which uses the same talking modulator, it is fixed to the right channel, and even in the official version that is close to the performance date, it is fixed to the right channel, so it may be a production only for this day. In this way, enthusiasts can enjoy further discoveries for the first time, official level super sound board take. Please enjoy Aerosmith’s live performance at the best time with the highest sound quality! Live at Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA. 8th April 1978 STEREO SBD(from Original Masters) (44:42) 1. Rats In The Cellar 2. I Wanna Know Why 3. Big Ten Inch Record 4. Walk This Way 5. Seasons Of Wither 6. Sweet Emotion 7. Lord Of The Thighs 8. Chip Away The Stone 9. Get The Lead Out 10. Draw The Line STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING Steven Tyler – Vocals Joe Perry – Guitar Brad Whitford – Guitar Tom Hamilton – Bass Joey Kramer – Drums