David Bowie/Tokyo,Japan 4.8.1973

We present the audience album of the performance of “April 8, 1973, Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall”, which became the genuine “first Japan”. The master of this work also shocked enthusiasts around the world. Speaking of “the first day of the first visit to Japan”, the recording itself existed from the analog era, but it was only 30 minutes. However, in 2003, “FIRST LANDED JAPAN” used the original master of a completely different recording, and recorded the show in its entirety. The sound was also extremely wonderful (although not the pinnacle), and the freshness was outstanding only because it was directly digitized from the original. Specialized magazines have given it generous praise, such as “Ultra item!”, “Completely clear sound quality, quite high sound quality considering the era”, and “Unless you are a collector of all sound sources, this is the one to go for”. This work is a polished up version of such a miraculous excavation master with digital remastering. Although it is a masterpiece recording, it was 1973, so there was no pitch fluctuation or roundness in the sound. So, the randomly changing pitch was carefully and accurately corrected, and the high notes of the vocals and guitar were well balanced. Not only was it clearer, but it also sounded natural, as if you were listening to Bowie’s singing voice on the spot. The stage of the “first Japan” depicted with such a sound is enveloped in a unique atmosphere. This is partly due to the recording in which the songs played a strong leading role, but the “quiet” tension that enveloped the venue is amazing. Unlike overseas performances where people sing and shout a lot, the Japanese audience listened carefully. Moreover, the audience, who were older than the British audience seen in the documentary film, were looking at the “cutting edge of Bowie” with a passionate gaze, as if they were trying to check out the “cutting edge of Bowie”. The tension of “something incredible is about to begin”, and the strange mood of the venue that was overwhelming after the show actually started. Unlike a typical rock concert, the shock of directly facing a different culture with each song, moment by moment, the atmosphere of forgetting to get enthusiastic about the reality you are seeing, and being trampled in a state of suspended thought. The atmosphere of the scene flows out of the speakers in a terrifyingly realistic way. Also, I’m happy to be able to listen to “Panic In Detroit”, “Aladdin Sane”, “Time” and “Starman”, which were not played on the second day. In particular, “Panic In Detroit” was a number that was only played on the first day of the first visit to Japan, and “Starman” was not included in the previous releases. You can listen to all of these songs together in a full live performance with clear and realistic sound… No matter how many times you listen to it, the excitement of when this recording first appeared is revived. Bowie’s first visit to Japan and his first time on the Japanese stage. And the Japanese audience was trying to accept that reality with all their might. This is the only full master that recorded the mood of such a once-in-a-lifetime encounter 100% of the atmosphere of the scene. The first step when Bowie and Japanese fans first met and started walking together. Live at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan 8th April 1973 TRULY AMAZING SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (46:58) 1. Ode To Joy Intro 2. Hang On To Yourself 3. Ziggy Stardust 4. Changes 5. Moonage Daydream 6. Panic In Detroit 7. Aladdin Sane 8. Width Of A Circle 9. Space Oddity Disc 2 (34:28) 1. Jean Genie 2. Time 3. Five Years 4. Let’s Spend The Night Together 5. Starman 6. Suffragette City 7. Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide