Bay City Rollers/Tokyo,Japan 1976 Japanese Laser Disc Edition

The legendary first visit to Japan of the BAY CITY ROLLERS, who transformed the Christmas season of 1976 into a checkered pattern. The phantom official video work that conveys the scene has been decided to be reprinted and released. The true identity of this work is the video work “JAPAN TOUR 1976” released in 1991. It is a DVD that has been meticulously converted from the Japanese laser disc. Speaking of 1991, BAY CITY ROLLERS had disbanded, but this work using the first visit to Japan footage was produced newly. At that time, music video software was in full bloom, and a variety of works were produced under the initiative of record companies, such as not only standard live shows and PV collections but also history items and video magazines. It is only a guess, but this work may have been produced as part of that trend. A phantom official work where you can witness a precious first visit to Japan The content is truly historical. The main focus is a precious live performance, and you can enjoy multi-camera professional shots of four songs, “Rock ‘n Roller,” “Let’s Have A Party,” “I Only Wanna Be With You,” and “Saturday Night.” Moreover, this is not just a professional shot. In the first place, music software was not even considered at the time of their first visit to Japan, and the filming method was strictly idol group documentary style. The images and music that are likely to be used in TV specials and promotional videos are roughly synchronized, and various scenes of their first visit to Japan are also inserted. However, this is not a bad thing, but rather it strongly embodies the feeling of the era of their first visit to Japan. The audience is overflowing with tartan check banners, and fans are holding up bromides of the members as if they were funeral portraits. Despite the storm of cheers, about half of the fans are sitting and watching, and the good manners of the audience have not penetrated at all how to experience a “foreign talent concert.” The frequently overlapping chants of “We Won’t Rollers Come On” are written in Katakana, and the camerawork showing them, with its excessive use of cross-shaped light beams, is reminiscent of The Best Ten, and the repeated zooming in of Kei Tani’s Gachon. Everything is “Western music of 1976”. 24 minutes of suffocating with the rich “1976” era. And between these live performances, there are plenty of off-shots. A press conference with a gold folding screen (!) behind them, a gold disc award ceremony handed over by a big shot of a record company with a barcode (!), a scene of moving around playing the guitar in a Shinkansen (!), a hotel scene with a pachinko machine (!) brought in, etc. … Scenes that are unthinkable today flow endlessly. Of course, the appearance of the young members in the middle of all this is a must-see. Stuart can’t use chopsticks, so he eats with a fork and knife, and Leslie tries to speak Japanese like an idol, saying, “Thank you for the present. I love you all.” Meanwhile, Eric plays the koto (probably for the first time) with ease, showing his face as a performer. The dazzling BAY CITY ROLLERS stage, the scenery that shows the era, and the off-shots that give a glimpse of their true faces that still have a hint of innocence. And the Western music girls that are completely 1976. This is a record that is full of Japan half a century ago, when they were crazy about them and dyed in tartan check. A legendary official treasure that will never be reissued. The legendary official video work featuring the legendary first visit to Japan has been reprinted on DVD. This masterpiece was created from the Japanese laser disc, and you can enjoy the live performances of four songs, “Rock ‘n Roller,” “Let’s Have A Party,” “I Only Wanna Be With You,” and “Saturday Night,” as well as off-shots that tell the story of the enthusiasm at the time. This is a record that will engulf you in the strong feeling of the 1976 era, with scenes of the stormy airport welcome, fans still not used to Western music concerts, a press conference with a gold folding screen as the backdrop, and the excitement inside the hotel where you can get a glimpse of their true selves. Budokan, Tokyo, Japan December 1976 PRO-SHOT Taken from original Japanese Laser Disc(TOLW-3070, released in 1991) 1. Rock ‘n Roller (Live) 2. Rock And Roll Love Letter 3. Let’s Have A Party (Live) 4. Press Conference / Food & Drinks 5. Yesterday’s Hero 6. I Only Wanna Be With You (Live) 7. Off Shots / Message to fans 8. Saturday Night (Live) Les McKeown – vocals Eric Faulkner – guitar, vocals Pat McGlynn – guitar, vocals Stuart “Woody” Wood – bass, vocal Derek Longmuir – drums, percussion, vocals PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.24min.