David Bowie/Osaka 4.17.1973

The first visit to Japan that was realized in the “ZIGGY STARDUST era” is completely different from many Bowie in Japan. It’s not just the appearance of the charismatic “Ziggy” that shines in rock history, but also the freshness of Bowie as he tours stages around Japan for the first time. With each stage he plays, he gets used to the Japanese audience, but each time he encounters a completely different audience, he grows more confident each time. That’s why you can’t miss a single performance on this first visit to Japan. In addition to the main press CD containing the grand finale of the memorable final day of the Japan tour in superb sound, we also present an audience album from the second half of the tour, “April 17, 1973, Osaka Employees’ Pension Hall.” . I’m sorry to be so persistent, but this is an important point, so I’d like to ask you again about the schedule for the performance in Japan… ・April 8: Tokyo Employees’ Pension Center CDR “TOKYO 1973 1ST NIGHT” ・April 10: Tokyo Employees’ Pension Center Press CD “TOKYO 1973 2ND NIGHT” ・April 11: Tokyo Employees’ Pension Center ・April 12 : Nagoya City Public Hall CD “NAGOYA 1973” April 14th: Hiroshima Postal Savings Hall CD “HIROSHIMA 1973” April 16th: Kobe International Hall April 17th: Osaka Welfare Pension Hall [This work] April 18th: Shibuya Public Hall ・April 20th: Shibuya Public Hall CD “TOKYO 1973 FINAL NIGHT” As you can see, this work is the 7th out of 9 performances of their first visit to Japan, just before returning to Tokyo. It is the last live performance where Bowie challenges the “first place”. This day’s live had been traded between traders for some time, but the master of this work is different from that. It uses the original cassette provided by the recorder and first saw the light of day with “THE ZIGGY IN OSAKA”. Although it is only recorded in the second half of the show from “The Jean Genie” to the closing BGM “Pomp and Circumstance”, its quality is completely different from the worst sounding trader tape. The freshness that only an original cassette that breathes the air directly from the scene has is fresh, and it has a vintage feel, but it also has a wonderful clear and direct feel. This time, the original cassette has been re-digitized using the latest know-how and meticulously mastered. While valuing the naturalness of the original sound, we focused on Bowie’s singing voice and created a realistic sound that allows you to feel even his breathing. In the case of mastering like this, the focus tends to be on cheering and clapping, but for “first visit to Japan, first time in Osaka”, that is also an important element. We have created a finish that allows you to feel the excitement of the time. Not only the enthusiasm of Osaka where he witnessed Bowie for the first time, but also the singing voice of Bowie, who has continued to receive great applause at the local performances so far and burns with his “last challenge” before making his triumphant return to Tokyo, is a wonderful piece. Although it is a short live album of only 32 minutes, it is a valuable record that captures a moment that will never happen again. Live at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 17th April 1973 TRULY AMAZING SOUND(from Original Masters)(31:42) 1. The Jean Genie 2. Time 3. Five Years 4. Let’s Spend The Night Together 5. Suffragette City 6. Rock ‘n’Roll Suicide 7. Land of Hope and Glory(Outro.)