Blue Murder/Tokyo,Japan 8.22.1989 Complete

The strongest trio BLUE MURDER was born in the tumultuous late 80s. A new unreleased master has been unearthed that allows you to experience their legendary first visit to Japan! It is an urgent release decision. This work is recorded at the “August 22, 1989: MZA Ariake” performance. It is a beautiful audience recording. After leaving WHITESNAKE, John Sykes was one of the most lazy people in the rock world and was unable to do large-scale activities, but he still toured a fair amount during BLUE MURDER’s debut period. First of all, let’s look back on their activities at that time. {“BLUE MURDER” released on April 24th}・July 10th – 29th: North America #1 (15 shows)・August 20th – 27th: First visit to Japan (7 shows) ←★Here★・September 12th – October 7th: North America #2 (13 shows)・October 22nd – December 2nd: North America #3 (14 shows)Details of the “First Visit to Japan”・August 20th: MZA Ariake・August 21st: MZA Ariake・August 22nd: MZA Ariake ←★This work★・August 23rd: MZA Ariake・August 25th “DEFINITIVE NIPPON SEINENKAN 1989″・August 26th: Club Citta Kawasaki・August 27th: Osaka Festival Hall Their first visit to Japan consisted of 7 shows in total, with most of them in the Kanto area except for one show in Osaka. The sound board’s absolute masterpiece “DEFINITIVE NIPPON SEINENKAN 1989: DAT MASTER” reigns as a symbol, but before that, four consecutive performances were also held at the now-defunct “MZA Ariake”. This work was recorded at the concert on the third day. This work, which conveys the scene, is the world’s first public master handed over by the recorder himself. It’s exciting to be able to listen to shows other than “DEFINITIVE NIPPON SEINENKAN 1989”, but the sound is also light and beautiful, so it’s surprising. Of course, there is no sense of close contact that would be mistaken for a sound board, but the core that penetrates the clear and transparent air is strong, and the contours are vivid even to the fine details. Every note of the ensemble woven by the master trio is clear, and the vocals are clearly drawn to every word of the word. If we were to express it for our customers, we would say that it is “just like the prestigious Kinney recording”. It is a masterpiece that pursues “beauty only for the audience”. Such beautiful and clear sounds depict the masterpieces that can be said to be the pinnacle of Sykes music and the trio battle that was said to be the strongest of the time. Let’s organize the monumental set here. Originals (8 songs) Blue Murder: Riot/Valley Of The Kings (★)/Out Of Love (★)/Billy/Ptolemy (★)/Jelly Roll/Blue Murder Others: Boogie On The Good Foot (★) Covers (3 songs) Hot Legs (★: Rod Stewart)/Still Of The Night (WHITESNAKE)/Closer (★: THE FIRM) *Note: The “★” mark is a limited song only available during the debut period. …And so it goes like this. Simply put, this album omits Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” from “DEFINITIVE NIPPON SEINENKAN 1989,” and is packed with the great songs from their debut album “BLUE MURDER.” I’m happy to hear the great songs that SYKES stopped playing later, such as the dramatic “Valley Of The Kings” and the wailing “Out Of Love.” The covers are just like a super band bonus, but “Still Of The Night” stands out among them. It’s a major song that will be played afterwards, and Carmine Appice & Tony Franklin’s rhythm section is fiercely eloquent, showing off the difference in expressiveness. Moreover, this song was played in the absolute album “DEFINITIVE NIPPON SEINENKAN 1989” with a spectacular mistake and the key was completely out of sync, but in this album, it’s perfect. “The legendary first visit to Japan” has become a semi-standard phrase, but when it comes to BLUE MURDER, there is no exaggeration. Even in the career of the talented John Sykes, the only live performance that was this intense was in 1989. At that time, it was impossible to imagine that the stage would be more powerful than WHITESNAKE, which featured David Coverdale and Cozy Powell. The awesomeness was also experienced in “DEFINITIVE NIPPON SEINENKAN 1989,” but it’s lonely for just one performance. Too lonely. This work is a newly excavated album for the 35th anniversary that will heal such dryness. The best audience recording of the “August 22, 1989: MZA Ariake” performance. The sound is light and beautiful, with a world premiere master handed over by the recorder himself. The core that penetrates the clear and transparent atmosphere is powerful, and the contours are vivid down to the fine details. It is as beautiful as the prestigious Kinney. This is a new masterpiece from his first visit to Japan, where the key of “Still of the Night” was out of whack on the SBD album “DEFINITIVE NIPPON SEINENKAN 1989”. ★First appearance master provided by the recorder! This is amazing! A great excavation sound source! MZA Ariake, Tokyo, Japan 22nd August 1989 PERFECT SOUND (from Original Masters) Disc: 1 (51:00) 1. Riot 2. Valley of the Kings 3. Out of Love 4. Boogie On the Goodfoot 5. Tony Franklin Solo 6. Billy 7. Ptolemy Disc: 2 (45:44) 1. Jelly Roll 2. Carmine Appice Solo 3. Hot Legs 4. Still of the Night 5. Closer 6. Blue Murder John Sykes – Guitar, Vocal Tony Franklin – Bass Carmine Appice – Drums