Black Sabbath/Tokyo,Japan 1980 Analog Version

“Which is the best live performance of BLACK SABBATH on their first visit to Japan?” Even now, 35 years later, this is a question that is often raised among enthusiasts. In the first place, the new BLACK SABBATH, which welcomed Ronnie James Dio & Vinny Appice, is all professional and always gives a stable performance, but even among them there are no waves of ups and downs. In particular, since “November 18th Nakano Sunplaza”, which is famous for its soundboard and FM broadcasts, was in a bad state, there is no end to maniacs looking for the “best live” even if they search for audience recordings of each live. . Under such circumstances, the final day “November 21st, Osaka Employees’ Pension” and the now reprinted “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. The members other than Ronnie seemed confused by the quiet audience for the first time in Japan. On the other hand, at Nakano Sunplaza on November 18th, which is famous for its soundboard and FM broadcasts, the situation was even more serious, with Tony Iommi suffering from food poisoning after eating oysters, and the show was so bad that the show was interrupted. So much so that the next day’s live show was cancelled. In contrast, “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. After the cancellation, a live performance was held at Kyoto Kaikan on November 20th, but he was still recovering from his illness and was not at his best. In the end, Iommi’s second best show was the final day, “November 21st, Osaka Kosei Pension”, when Iommi fully recovered. The most popular among maniacs is Osaka, where one song “Children Of The Grave” has been added, but the representative of East Japan is “November 17th Nippon Seinenkan”. The introduction is long, but the legendary LP that has continued to convey this “No. 1 masterpiece in Tokyo” is “BUER ALBUM”. In conjunction with the great excavation of the main cassette, this work is a reprint of the legendary LP itself. The sound is truly amazing. As I mentioned in the explanation of the main story, 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 separate disc, this work has a mildness typical of analog, but this work is ultimately made from analog in good condition, and has been loved by enthusiasts and loved by the industry for many years. This is the sound I was aiming for. Moreover, because it was made into an LP, the parts that were degraded and distorted in the Oomoto cassette remain natural and accurate. Because this “BUER ALBUM” existed, because of this sound, “November 20th Kyoto Kaikan” was handed down and became a legend as “one of the best shows”. A historical piece that swallows up the history of such sound sources. Now that this miraculous discovery has been made, please enjoy the sound imbued with the love of many enthusiasts. Disc 1 : 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 : 1 . Heaven And Hell 2. Iron Man 3. Guitar Solo 4. Die Young 5. Paranoid / Heaven And Hell(reprise) [at Nippon Seinenkan Hall, Tokyo, Japan 17th November 1980] Ronnie James Dio – Vocals / Tony Iommi – Guitar / Geezer Butler – Bass / Vinny Appice – Drums / Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards]