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To commemorate the release of the first complete recording of Eric Clapton’s 1975 Japan Tour first day, we will also simultaneously release an upgraded version of the second day of the same tour! This work is a complete recording of the Osaka Festival Hall performance on October 23, 1975 with a very good stereo audience recording. The master of this work is the same as the one used for the 6CD “GOT THE POWER” and the 3CD “1975 Japan Tour Retrospective”. However, the sound quality of this work has improved dramatically, and it is true master quality with the longest recording time in history. “GOT THE POWER” had a higher pitch overall, the intro was about 15 seconds shorter than this work, and the cheers at the end of Disc 1 were missing. Above all, the sound quality was significantly inferior to this work. “1975 Japan Tour Retrospective” had the same sound quality as this work, but the pitch was very high. Moreover, it is an incomplete recording of only 37 minutes of digest recording. Also, the 3 seconds before the intro pause was not included. With this, you can understand that this work is the definitive version that is an upgraded version of the second day performance. Now, let’s check the dates of this Japan tour again. October 22, 1975 – Osaka Festival Hall ← “Osaka 1975 1st Night (2CD)” October 23, 1975 – Osaka Festival Hall ← [This work] October 24, 1975 – Kyoto Kaikan Hall 1 October 1975 March 27th – Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium October 29, 1975 – Shizuoka Prefecture Sunpu Hall November 1, 1975 – Nippon Budokan November 2, 1975 – Nippon Budokan Originally designed for classical concerts, it was said to be one of the best in Japan for its acoustics. Osaka Festival Hall. The master of this work that was done and recorded there also has a wonderful sound. Since it was recorded so clearly with a spacious stereo sound, it seems that quite high-end recording equipment was used. Clapton, who captivated the audience on the first day, changed the set list significantly on this day as well, surprising the audience. Clapton’s look on this day was also featured in a gravure photo in a music magazine at the time, and he was wearing blue jeans, a black shirt with white dots, a collarless jacket, and fur-lined quilted long boots. In the opening song Layla, she performs an incandescent solo that is even better than the first day of the previous day. Now you can see how well Clapton is doing on this day. And for the second song, they played the famous song Bell Bottom Blues from the album “LAYLA”. The next time I performed this song on stage was 14 years later. Although it was shown on the previous US tour, this was the only day this song was played on this Japan tour. The sad solo in the middle that makes use of the long tone is a pleasure to listen to. The fourth song continued to surprise the audience. It was As The Years Go Passing By, the Albert King blues that Clapton revealed was the source of Layla’s famous riff. Probably no one at the venue at the time knew the title of this song. This song was also played on this tour only on this day, and this is the only day that a live take of this song remains in Clapton’s entire career. This second day has now become a legendary day among fans, as you can listen to two very valuable songs in the history of Japanese performances, or even in Clapton’s career history. Like the first day, I am glad that Clapton’s play is clear, and this day’s I Shot The Sheriff includes the twin lead part of Clapton and Terry, and it is a great performance lasting more than 10 minutes. After the performance of this song, a woman in the venue cheers, “Jammy!” (referring to drummer Jamie Oldacre), but Clapton quickly learns that the pronunciation is different and replies, “Is that Jammy?” There’s a scene. It can be seen that accurate information about the band members was not yet widely available at that time. It’s still been a year since my first visit to Japan last year. Clapton’s history of performances in Japan was created from here. During the day, Music Life magazine conducted an interview in the hotel room where Clapton was staying. The interviewer was Kaoruko Togo, who was the editor-in-chief of the magazine at the time. The young Peter Barakan was hired to act as an interpreter. During this interview, Mr. Togo asked Clapton a mean question: “From a black person’s perspective, they say white people can’t play the blues.” In response, Clapton finally spoke up after thinking for a very long time and said, “Sometimes I think I can do it, and sometimes I think I can’t. But isn’t it hypocritical to say you can’t do it if you try hard?” I answered. It was on this day that Clapton flared up at the moment when he expressed his deepest feelings and was putting his life on the blues even though he was worried. How would modern-day Clapton answer the same question? They’ll probably just laugh and say nothing. (If you look at what I’ve done, you’ll understand, right?) as if to say. The first day was amazing, but the play on this day was also amazing. Along with the first day, this work on the second day is also a must-see. (★Comparison with previously released editions) ★GOT THE POWER / 1975 JAPAN TOUR RETROSPECTIVE / This edition is all the same sound source. ★GOT THE POWER Although it is the same full-length version as this time, the intro is about 15 seconds shorter. The cheers at the end of Disc 1 are missing. The sound quality is much worse than this edition. High pitch. ★1975 JAPAN TOUR RETROSPECTIVE 37 minute digest. The sound quality is the same as this edition. The pitch is big and fast. The 3 seconds before the intro pause is not included. Live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan 23rd October 1975 PEREFCT SOUND(UPGRADE) Disc 1 (57:23) 1. Intro 2. Layla 3. Bell Bottom Blues 4. I Shot The Sheriff 5. As The Years Go Passing By 6. Can’t Find My Way Home 7. Badge Disc 2 (51:39) 1. MC 2. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door 3. Blues Power 4. Teach Me To Be Your Woman 5. Tell The Truth ★The pause sound at 17:51 is the same as the previous one. 6. Further On Up The Road 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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