David Bowie/Osaka,Japan 1983 Upgrade

“Bowie concert crashes,” “Gyaru goes crazy, knocks down shogi,” “40 people faint or are injured.” These are newspaper headlines from October 1983. This article reports on the tragedy that occurred at the “October 30, 1983 Expo Commemorative Park (Osaka)” performance. This work is a live album that completely records a shocking night like no other in Bowie’s Japan performance with the best sound. This year, in addition to the huge hit of “LET’S DANCE”, the movie “Merry Christmas” was also released, and the name David Bowie became familiar to the general public. The performance in Japan, which was realized amid unprecedented popularity, was a total of 10 performances. For this reason, the concert was attended by a large number of people who were fascinated by the latest pop star of the moment, and caused a great deal of excitement in various places. This work is an audience album that contains the 9th performance of “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT JAPAN TOUR 1983”. The person who recorded it was one of the most famous recording artists in Japan, who made hyper recordings of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, PINK FLOYD, GENESIS, etc. from the 80’s to the 90’s. A master of masters. He is a master artist whose masterpieces are endless, but this work is one in which the master’s true abilities are fully exposed. This recording was once released as part of “MOONLIGHT SHADOW”, but this time it has been re-digitized from the original cassette. It has been made into a CD after careful mastering. The legendary master’s true nature is overwhelming from the beginning. I don’t know the specific recording position, but it was probably close to the PA. The Japanese MC at the start of the show said, “Good evening! This is our first performance in Japan in 5 years. David Bowie & His Band!! 1, 2, 1, 2. “Sh!” roars. Of course, the musical sounds are also realistic, with each instrument and each note being strangely beautiful, with a direct feeling as if a PA cord was inserted into your brain. At the scene, a disaster far exceeded the excitement, and although it was clear that the cheering was intense, it was far from that. It was recorded in a quiet and wide space behind me. The concert starts with a beautiful sound just like the official version, but an incident occurs as early as the second song “Heroes”. At the venue, there was a standing area in front of the venue, but there was a rush of excited spectators. Bowie, who saw the audience playing shogi, stopped the performance. Bowie shouts “Oh! Please!! Dozo! Back, back!!” Perhaps thinking that this wasn’t enough, he handed over the microphone to the staff and had them call out to him in Japanese. The call is frighteningly raw. As I write it down… “Well, at Bowie’s request, everyone please come forward right now. We are in a very dangerous situation. Therefore, everyone, please take two or three steps back. Don’t do that.” Bowie says the show won’t start. It’s very dangerous, and even Bowie says it’s very unpleasant to watch from the stage! So everyone, relax. Please watch the concert as you like. This kind of style is not done in Japan, or even on the continent!” The staff member said, becoming increasingly confused by the scene in front of him. Such a call is also contained in sound board-grade sound. After that, the show resumes with Bowie’s “Dozo” and Bowie returns to his usual cool style, but when you listen closely beyond that, you can hear “Get down!” and “You idiot, already!” from the ultra-clear live sound. I can hear people in the audience saying, “Sorry about that.” The Japanese language is so out of proportion to the super clear, cool and gorgeous live performance. Furthermore, there is a similar call after “White Light/White Heat” in the latter half of the show, and the imbalance is a live album that reflects the strangeness of the scene. The truth about the Japan performance that welcomed “pop star Bowie” at the height of his popularity. The concert was a concert in which his singing voice resonated even more coolly as he tried not to show any signs of being shaken while witnessing a strange scene. It is a piece that creates a great spectacle with the deep roar of “Kyaa” that can be heard faintly beyond the performance. A live album with a documentary-like calling scene, a wonderful performance, a humorous MC such as “I’m David Bowie. You’re great!”, etc., all in the ultimate hyper sound. Please be sure to engrave in your mind the appearance of Bowie who is at his peak right now with this work. Live at Expo Commemoration Park, Osaka, Japan 30th October 1983 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(UPGRADE)(from Original Masters) Disc 1(44:59) 1. Intro 2. Look Back In Anger 3. Heroes (breakdown) 4. MC & Announcement #1 5. Heroes (restart) 6. What In The World? 7. Golden Years 8. Fashion 9. Let’s Dance 10. Breaking Glass 11. Life On Mars? 12. Sorrow 13. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 14. China Girl Disc 2(65:29) 1. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 2. Rebel Rebel 3. White Light/White Heat 4. Announcement #2 5. Station To Station 6. Cracked Actor 7. Ashes To Ashes 8. Space Oddity 9. Band Introduction 10. Young Americans 11. Fame 12. Star 13. Stay 14. The Jean Genie 15. Modern Love David Bowie – Vocals Carlos Alomar – Guitar Earl Slick – Lead Guitar Frank and George Simms – Vocals Carmine Rojas – Bass Tony Thompson – Drums Dave Lebolt – Synthesizer The Borneo Horns: Lenny Pickett – Saxophone Steve Elson – Saxophone Stan Harrison – Saxophone