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We will release the sound source that all Eric Clapton fans have been waiting for! Performance at Osaka Festival Hall on October 22, 1975. Yes, it is a high-quality complete recording of the first day of the 1975 Japan tour! The sound source of this day first saw the light of day as the main part of the analog 3LP box “TOUR 75” produced by the legendary OG label, which was released underground in early 1976, but after that, the master of the OG label Not only was it not released at all, but in the CD era, another master was only discovered as part of the 3CD “1975 Japan Tour Retrospective”. In other words, both titles are incomplete recordings of this day, and the complete recording board has not been released for 44 years. This time, that will finally come true! Moreover, our shop simultaneously excavated two sources, Recorder 1 and Recorder 2, and completed two complete recorded versions by complementing each other’s missing parts. Why was the full version of this day so long awaited? This is because this day was not only the first day of the tour, but also because Clapton’s play quality was very high, and it was an attractive set list that included numbers that were only played on this day. The dynamic 30-year-old Clapton is here. Even more unusually, the set also included a scene in which Clapton introduced all of the band members. Recorder 1 is a new master of a good stereo audience recording that is appearing for the first time, and Recorder 2 is a complete master that is the basis for the 3CD “1975 Japan Tour Retrospective” mentioned above, which is also a good stereo audience recording. . The former has a sound image that leans a little towards the high range, but that’s why it has an outstandingly clear sound, and the latter has a clear sound that captures everything from high to low range in a well-balanced manner. In other words, it was difficult to throw away both, so we decided to release a 4CD set that takes advantage of both. Now, let’s look back at what position this performance occupied in this Japan tour. October 22, 1975 – Osaka Festival Hall ← [This work] October 23, 1975 – Osaka Festival Hall October 24, 1975 – Kyoto Kaikan Hall 1 October 27, 1975 – Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium 1975 October 29th – Shizuoka Prefecture Sunpu Hall November 1, 1975 – Nippon Budokan November 2, 1975 – Nippon Budokan It was a seven-performance tour that included local cities of Kyoto, Kitakyushu, and Shizuoka. Strangely, except for this first day performance in Osaka, all the audience titles with good sound quality and complete recording were released. This first day was the only thing that didn’t happen. The time has finally come for that to come true with this high quality sound. Clapton’s appearance on this first day, which was featured in various magazines including Music Life and Ongaku Senka at the time, was wearing faded blue jeans, a pale blue T-shirt, a long denim coat over it, and sunglasses. , it was very cool. His hair was long, shoulder-length, typical of a rock musician, and his beard was clean shaven. The set was an all-electric set, and the guitar used was a brand new blonde-finish Telecaster purchased for $200 just before this tour (this guitar was later auctioned for Crossroads Guitar Center in 1999). ). In addition to being an unusual tour that featured Layla as the opening, Clapton’s spirit was also filled with excitement due to this opening, and it is a tour that has become a legend among old fans as a tour worth listening to with a set list that changed every day. That high reputation was brought about solely by the high play quality of Clapton and the band, and on this day, the evidence is shown from Layla’s solo. If you look at the setlist for this day, you will see that there is a good balance of blues and hit songs. The preciousness unique to this first day is that Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out from the masterpiece “LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS” is played as arranged in the album version. This song later became a featured number for chorus member Marcy Levy, and Clapton himself no longer played it. For that reason, I would like you to listen to this play, which has the same level of melancholy as the album, which you can listen to here. It was also valuable to play Carnival (later included in “NO REASON TO CRY”), which was unreleased at that time. Moreover, the live take here is a long version with Clapton’s guitar solo that was to be cut in the later studio version, and was only played on this first day and the Shizuoka performance on the 29th. Furthermore, Let It Rain was played as an encore. This song was only played on this day and at the Kitakyushu performance on the 27th. Other highlights include the heated interplay between Clapton and second guitar player George Terry in the second half of Blues Power, and in Little Wing, in addition to Clapton’s emotional solo following the organ solo, In the final stage, you can listen to the twin lead play with George Terry. If you think about it, this song was played at this point, only five years after Jimi Hendrix passed away. There is something deeply moving about it. The new Telecaster produces a different tone than the Strat, and Clapton plays it with a slightly fat tone that falls somewhere between a Fender Stratocaster and a Gibson Les Paul. Because of the clear sound quality of both Recorder 1 and Recorder 2, this tone is captured straight, and you can hear the difference in tone from George Terry very well. That’s why the interplay with Terry and the twin lead parts are thrilling. By the way, on Can’t Find My Way Home, Yvonne Elliman borrows Clapton’s Blackie Strat to play. Clapton once retreated to the side of the stage for this song, but appeared empty-handed during the chorus and added a backing chorus (if you listen closely, you can hear the audience’s applause praising Clapton’s appearance during the chorus). I’m sure there are many old fans who will be happy to finally be able to see the whole story of the opening day. I would like not only old fans but also fans after Unplugged to know how passionately the 30-year-old young Clapton played during his second performance in Japan. As I have said many times before, the entire story of the first day of the 1975 Japan Tour will be revealed for the first time in 44 years. A must-have item for all fans. ★Create a complete version of 2 sources by supplementing each other. There are very few missing parts in both. Live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan 22nd October 1975 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND(*2 SOURCE)(from Original Masters) Recorder 1 ★New sound source Disc 1(47:26) 1. Intro 2. Layla 3. Key To The Highway 4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door 5. Blues Power ★12:15 – 12:25 Recorder 2 source supplements 6. Can’t Find My Way Home 7. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out Disc 2 (72:13) 1. I Shot The Sheriff 2. Teach Me To Be Your Woman ★6:07 – 6:20 Recorder 2 source supplement 3. Band Introductions 4. Further On Up The Road 5. Carnival 6. Little Wing 7. Tell The Truth ★11:02 Pause – Crossfade 8. Full-length version of the source used in Let It Rain Recorder 2 “1975 Japan Tour Retrospective”. The sound quality is the same Disc 3 (47:38) 1. Intro 2. Layla ★0:48 – Next song key to the highway Until 1:21, the right channel was dropping, so I used pseudo stereo. 3. Key To The Highway 4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door 5. Blues Power 6. Can’t Find My Way Home 7. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out Disc 4 (72:05) 1. I Shot The Sheriff ★11:48 – 12:13 Recorder 1 Source Supplement 2. Teach Me To Be Your Woman 3. Band Introductions 4. Further On Up The Road 5. Carnival 6. Little Wing 7. Tell The Truth ★10:43 – 12:10 Recorder 1 source compensation (including 11:02 pause – crossfade) 8. Let It Rain ★8:47 – Recorder 1 source compensation until the end Eric Clapton – Guitar / Vocals George Terry – Guitar Dicks Sims – Keyboards Carl Radle – Bass Jamie Oldaker – Drums Sergio Pastora Rodrigues – Percussion Yvonne Elliman – Backing Vocals Marcy Levy – Backing Vocals
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