Black Sabbath/Tokyo,Japan 11.17.1980

The legendary BLACK SABBATH’s first visit to Japan in 1980 accompanied by Ronnie James Dio. Among them, the live album that has been passed down as a famous performance that is said to be the “best show” will be released. The famous performance was “November 17, 1980: Nippon Seinenkan” performance. This work is a masterpiece audience recording. Speaking of their first visit to Japan, the famous “November 18th: Nakano Sun Plaza” performance on the sound board and FM broadcast is symbolic, but when asked if the show was the best, they answered “no”. I have no choice but to. The live show that truly showed its true potential was on another day. In order to explain the circumstances around that, let’s first check the show’s position from the schedule at that time. ・November 16: Nakano Sun Plaza (evening session) ・November 16: Nakano Sun Plaza (evening session) ・November 17: Nihon Seinenkan ←★This work★ ・November 18: Nakano Sun Plaza ← *SBD/FM × November 19th: Nakano Sunplaza (cancelled), November 20th: Kyoto Kaikan, November 21st: Osaka Employees’ Pension　A total of 6 performances. On the famous “November 18th”, Tony Iommi suffered food poisoning from eating oysters. The show ended in the middle of the show, and the next day was canceled due to major trouble. On the other hand, this work was one show before that. Because famous soundboards/FM sound sources were in such poor condition, there was no end to maniacs looking for the “best live” even if they searched for audience recordings of each live. Under such circumstances, the final day “November 21st: Osaka Welfare Pension” and this work’s “November 17th: Nippon Seinenkan” are always cited as the “most likely winners”. Let’s talk step by step. First, the first day is “November 16th: Nakano Sunplaza”. On this day, the members were both jet-lagged and tired after performing two shows in one day. It is said that the members other than Ronnie were confused by the quiet audience in Japan for the first time, and it seems that they were not at their best after all. And “November 18th: Nakano Sunplaza” was in a state of disrepair as mentioned above. On the other hand, “November 17th” in this work takes place after he had forcibly reset his body clock during the two performances the day before, and before he suffered from food poisoning. It became one of the best shows that fully demonstrated the true potential of the new BLACK SABBATH. BLACK SABBATH ended their Tokyo schedule due to poor health, and then moved to western Japan. “November 20th: Kyoto Kaikan” was successfully held, but Iommi was still recovering from illness and was not in his best condition, so in the end, “November 21st: Osaka Employees’ Pension” was the final day when Iommi had fully recovered. It is a general consensus that it was the best show… As a matter of fact, the most popular among enthusiasts is the Osaka performance where one song “Children Of The Grave” was added, but the representative of East Japan that can compete with it is “November 17th; Nippon Seinenkan”. The introduction is long, but the legendary Kinney LP “BUER ALBUM” has continued to convey this “No. 1 masterpiece in Tokyo”. The 2CD “DEFINITIVE BUER “THE LEGENDARY MASTER””, which was created from the Oomoto cassette, has also become a classic, but this work is a reprint of the legendary LP itself. The sound is truly amazing. The history of the sound source on this day is a history of setting “BUER ALBUM” as the absolute goal and aiming for “how close we can get”. When compared to the brilliantly pure Omoto cassette “DEFINITIVE BUER “THE LEGENDARY MASTER”, this work has a mildness characteristic of analog, but this work is ultimately created from analog in good condition. It has a freshness to it. And this is the sound that enthusiasts have loved and the industry has been striving for for many years. Because it was made into an LP, the parts that were deteriorated and distorted in the Oomoto cassette are preserved naturally and accurately. Because of the existence of the legendary LP “BUER ALBUM” and because of this sound, “November 17th: Nippon Seinenkan” was handed down and became legendary as “one of the best shows.” This work is a historical live album that swallows even such sound source history. It was thought that its role had come to an end with the appearance of “DEFINITIVE BUER “THE LEGENDARY MASTER””, but the weight engraved on this music history has not diminished in the slightest… or rather, it has become more and more profound. There is. A sound steeped in love that has turned many fans into enthusiasts. Nippon Seinenkan Hall, Tokyo, Japan 17th November 1980 PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (48:18) 1. Supertzar 2. War Pigs 3. Neon Knights 4. N.I.B. 5. Children Of The Sea 6. Sweet Leaf 7. Drums Solo 8. Sweet Leaf(Reprise) 9. Lady Evil 10. Black Sabbath Disc 2 (41:59) 1. Heaven And Hell 2. Iron Man 3. Guitar Solo 4. Die Young 5. Paranoid / Heaven And Hell(reprise)