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The ultimate in every sense… 49 years ago today! The ideal album that embodied the dreams of enthusiasts is back! A live album depicting the “legendary Budokan” with the longest soundboard is set to be released! This work features a show that is legendary to Rainbow fans: “December 16, 1976: Nippon Budokan (Evening Session).” This is a stereo soundboard recording. This show is a masterpiece among masterpieces, featured on the official masterpiece “ON STAGE” and conveyed in numerous superb audience recordings. This legendary night, which boasts exceptional fame as Rainbow’s first visit to Japan, has become an iconic presence in British hard rock. This work is the ultimate full live album, pushing the longest and highest quality to the limit. Five SBDs from the legendary concert. This show is a treasure trove of famous records, but the key to this work are the soundboards. Despite being a single show, as many as five different soundboards have been known. First, let’s organize the soundboards that recorded this day. ・SBD#1: Part of the main part of the official “ON STAGE” *SBD#2: Cassette owned by Cozy ←★This★ ・SBD#3: “THE END OF RISING” ・SBD#4: Three songs from “SOUNDBOARD ARCHIVES 1976” *SBD#5: CD2 of the official “ON STAGE” deluxe edition ←★This★ There are five soundboards in existence. Of these, “SBD#5” is considered to be of the highest quality. It is credited to Osaka, but this is an official mistake. It is definitely the Nippon Budokan (the official product is credited to “Osaka,” but this is an official mistake. It is definitely the Nippon Budokan). This “SBD#5” was officially excavated, and the official quality, precisely mixed from the multi-track, was immense. However, it was unfortunately not a full recording. Perhaps to fit it on one CD, or perhaps due to a flaw in the master, the second half of the show (from Stargazer to keyboards, drum solos, and Still I’m Sad parts) was cut off, making it an incomplete version. A complete live album composed of the highest quality recordings. However, this cut part was recorded on Cozy Tape’s “SBD # 2.” This work is the longest live album, making full use of these two long soundboards, “SBD # 2” and “SBD # 4,” and complementing the few minutes when no soundboards exist with superb audience recordings. Let’s also check the specific composition here. DISC 1: SBD#5 (Dela Eddy): Over the Rainbow / Kill the King / Mistreated / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Catch the Rainbow / Man on the Silver Mountain (Blues / Starstruck) DISC 2: SBD#2 (Cozy Tape): Keyboard Intro / Stargazer / Still I’m Sad (Keyboard Solo) / Drum Solo (1812 Overture) (2 minutes 37 seconds AUD compensation) SBD#5 (Dela Eddy): Do You Close Your Eyes Audience Recording: Over the Rainbow This is a top-notch album with meticulous attention to detail. Of course, this album isn’t just a spliced soundboard. Even with the different sound sources, there are subtle differences in feel between “SBD#2” and “SBD#5.” Therefore, both have been meticulously mastered to minimize any sense of incongruity. Furthermore, this album is reissued using the previous master, “Rising Arrow-064,” which took care to ensure the connection between the two discs. Not only has “SBD#2 (Cozy Tape)” been brought closer to the official version, but “SBD#5 (Dela Eddy)” has also been brought closer to the Cozy Tape. As a result, the separation of the drums and the stereo feel of the guitar and vocals have been improved, and the overall range has been expanded. The points where instruments clash in the midrange have been reduced, and the high-frequency cymbal reverberation linked to hiss has been smoothed out. The “ultimate hard rock concert” at the Nippon Budokan (evening session) took place in December 1976. This is the ultimate soundboard album, allowing you to experience its complete form in the longest and highest quality possible. This is an absolute must-have album, resurrected with a title and artwork befitting its ultimate content. A stereo soundboard recording of “December 16, 1976: Nippon Budokan (evening session).” This is a direct reissue of the previous “Rising Arrow-064” album, which was of ultimate quality. It’s a complete version that utilizes two top-of-the-line soundboards, the Official Dela Eddie and the Cozy Tape, to the fullest extent possible, resulting in the longest and highest quality possible. This is an absolute live album that allows you to enjoy the ultimate hard rock concert in its ultimate form. *Notes from the 2021 remaster: * High- and low-frequency noise has been removed from the Cozy Tape section. The low-frequency hum has been eliminated, making it slightly easier to listen to. * The frequency range has been slightly adjusted, particularly the low frequencies, to enhance the sound. Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 16th December 1976 Evening Show STEREO SBD(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (61:12) 1. Over The Rainbow 2. Kill The King 3. Mistreated ★3:30 4. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 5. Catch The Rainbow 6. Man On The Silver Mountain/Blues/Starstruck/Man On The Silver Mountain Disc 2 (55:04) 1. Keyboard Intro. 2. Stargazer 3. Still I’m Sad incl. Keyboard Solo 4. Drum Solo incl. 1812 Overture ★6:05-8:17AUD compensation 5. Still I’m Sad (reprise) ★0:00-0:25AUD compensation 6. Do You Close Your Eyes 7. Over The Rainbow ★AUD Compensation Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Ronnie James Dio – Vocal Cozy Powell – Drums Jimmy Bain – Bass Tony Carey – Keyboards STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING
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