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This week, two vintage masters that have been time-warped will be released from the label that releases high-quality sound sources of Eric Clapton’s Japanese performances! One of them, this edition, is a title that covers the first day of his first visit to Japan in 1974, Osaka performance, from two sources, the sound board and the audience, and fills in the missing parts of each other to create a full-length version. In the past, many previously released sound board sources have been released from tapes leaked from the invitation at that time. Although we have released “OSAKA 1974”, this release is not a copy of the previously released version, but is produced from a newly obtained tape source. Not only this sound board master, but also the sound quality of the new audience master boasts better sound quality than the previously released version. In particular, the sound board is the best sound quality ever, and the longest take. Now, let’s take a look at what position this Osaka performance was in Clapton’s activities this year.・June 19th and 20th, 1974: Warm-up gigs in Northern Europe for the US comeback tour ・June 28th to August 4th, 1974: US tour <August 5th, 1974: Release of the album “461 OCEAN BOULEVARD”> ・August to September, 1974: Recording of the album “THERE’S ONE IN EVERY CROWD” in Miami ・September 28th to October 6th, 1974: Second US tour ・October 31st, 1974: First visit to Japan, first performance at Nippon Budokan ・November 1st, 1974: Second performance at Nippon Budokan ・November 2nd, 1974: Third performance at Nippon Budokan (additional performance) ・November 5th, 1974: First performance at Osaka Welfare Pension Hall ←★Here★ ・November 6, 1974: Osaka Welfare Pension Hall, second day performance (last day of Japan performance) ・November 27 to December 5, 1974: European tour After a successful comeback US tour starting in June, Clapton was confident of restarting his career, so he quickly recorded his next album, “There’s One in Every Crowd,” and immediately went on his second American tour. Then, at the end of October, he landed in unexplored Japan. This Japan performance was different in many ways from the US tour in the first half of the year. The set list included songs from “There’s One in Every Crowd,” which he had just finished recording. He probably wanted to let his fans hear the new songs as soon as possible. He also performed Better Make It Through Today and Singing The Blues at this performance. In the first half, the numbers from his comeback album “461 OCEAN BOULEBARD” are scattered in a nice way, while Badge reminds us of his Cream days, Presence Of The Lord of his Blind Faith days, Tell The Truth, and Layla of Derek & The Dominos days. Badge features the Everly Brothers standard number All I Have To Do Is Dream, which he tried out on his previous American tour, and plays it as a coda. Also, the opening started with an acoustic number with Martin in his arms, just like the US tour, but it was shocking for Japanese fans at the time, who never dreamed that Clapton would start a concert with just a standing acoustic guitar, like a country singer. If you listen to the soundboard, you can hear the wonderful and vivid sound of each stroke played on the Martin “Longworth”. It’s a Martin sound that really captures your heart. And the guitar he used was crucially different from the US tour. When he changed to the electric set, Clapton put on a guitar with a shape that no one had ever seen before. Yes, it was a vintage Gibson Explorer, of which only 17 were produced in the world in 1957. Moreover, it had a unique shape with the tail end cut due to water damage caused by the previous owner. Clapton used this guitar from start to finish, and played the stage with a rounded and lustrous tone. The concept of this work is to capture this whole picture with a new soundboard master and a new audience master. The differences between the new soundboard master and our previously released version are as follows: ?Good sound quality. ?Opening The head is recorded 2.5 seconds longer. ?Driftin’ Blues 9:15 – 9:36 were not recorded on the previously released version, but this version is connected. ?Layla 8:22 – the end, and Presence Of The Lord 0:00 – 0:18 were not recorded on the previously released version, but this version is connected. …So it can be said to be the “longest ever” master. The audience recording also has very good sound quality. What is most valuable is that the encore Singing The Blues is fully recorded with this good sound quality. You can listen to this song, which was not recorded in the soundboard master, as a complete version supplemented by the audience master. The audience master this time boasts such good sound quality that it was also used to supplement the soundboard. I would like you to listen to the encore with this sound quality. On this day, Clapton showed a good performance with almost no alcohol influence compared to the US tour that he carried out while drunk. There is a sense of calm in the play. The sound of the Explorer played there is irresistible! This day was one of the best high quality performances among the first five performances in Japan. This is the definitive title of the first day of the 1974 Osaka performance, which made full use of the longest soundboard master and audience master newly acquired by our shop. If you already have a soundboard title, please pay attention to this board. Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 5th November 1974 SBD/TRULY AMAZING SOUND: UPGRADE(from Original Masters) Soundboard Recording Disc 1 (66:32) 1. Intro. 2. Let It Grow 3. Can’t Find My Way Home 4. Better Make It Through Today 5. Tell The Truth 6. Driftin’ Blues 7. Willie And The Hand Jive 8. Get Ready 9. Let It Rain ★5:55 – 6:43 Audience equalized and compensated 10. Layla Disc 2 (38:42) 1. Presence Of The Lord 2. I Shot The Sheriff 3. Badge 4. All I Have To Do Is Dream ★2:27 – Audience compensated until the end 5. Singing The Blues ★All audience compensated Audience Recording Disc 3 (65:52) 1. Intro. 2. Let It Grow 3. Can’t Find My Way Home 4. Better Make It Through Today 5. Tell The Truth 6. Driftin’ Blues 7. Willie And The Hand Jive 8. Get Ready 9. Let It Rain 10. Layla ★3:32 – 4:28 Soundboard supplement Disc 4 (38:34) 1. Presence Of The Lord 2. I Shot The Sheriff 3. Badge 4. All I Have To Do Is Dream 5. Singing The Blues Eric Clapton – Guitar, Vocals George Terry – Guitar Dicks Sims – Keyboards Carl Radle – Bass Jamie Oldaker – Drums Yvonne Elliman – Backing Vocals Marcy Levy – Backing Vocals
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