Eric Clapton/Tokyo,Japan 4.13.2016 Upgrade

The first release in two years from a label with a reputation for the best sound source of Eric Clapton’s Japan tour is the best stereo audience master of the Nippon Budokan performance on April 13th, the first day of this Eric Clapton Japan tour! This is of course our original master, and the recording person is the same person who mastered the famous title “Live Together” that captured Clapton & Beck’s joint concert at Saitama Super Arena in 2009 with the highest sound quality. With this alone, you can understand the superb sound quality of this board. Here is exactly the highest peak of audience recording that does not disappoint your expectations. The recording position is Budokan Arena B9-3. This is a complete recording disc that uses the highest quality equipment to capture the musical sounds rushing from the stage with clear and powerful sound image and sound quality. This board boasts high quality of the 1st stage dimension. The prominence of each note is completely different. Of course, the texture is different from that of a sound board, but this board perfectly captures the atmosphere of Budokan, and it is a sound quality sound image that will be satisfied by those who were in that space. The sound source of this first day performance will likely be released in the future with various competing titles, including CD-R, but with the release of this edition, we are proud to declare it as the definitive version of this day. It was the occasion for the first performance of new songs from the new album “I STILL DO” scheduled to be released in May, and Dirk Powell, who played an important role in this new album, was particularly active, and special guest Ed. It can be said that the acoustic set in the middle with Sheeran was the highlight of the stage that day, but the sound quality is so clear that you can even hear the guitar sounds of Clapton, Sheeran, and Andy Fairweather Rowe. It is. Among them, Circus, which was performed for the first time since 1993, was an excellent version with a more melancholy sound due to the addition of Powell’s mandolin. It can be said that this part, which focused on new songs and added new instruments, was a special service to Clapton’s audience on this tour. That’s not to say that electric sets are inferior in listening quality, but that’s not the case. A performance that lowers the center of gravity and is filled with a sense of stability is developed throughout the performance. Wonderful Tonight, which changed to a reggae-like rhythm, and Cocaine, which featured a rare wah-wah stomp in the intro, had plenty to offer, and Cocaine proved that it had the power to make the audience stand up. It was done. Now, let me state the conclusion of the topic raised in the review of Gift’s first day sound source title. Why did Ed Sheeran participate in the performance of his new song? That’s what it means. Sheeran is such a guitar enthusiast that he custom-ordered the same guitar as Clapton’s Painted Strat “Crash No. 1”, so it would be likely that he would participate in an electric set, but in reality, he performed an acoustic set, and it was the first of his new songs. I joined in on the live performance. I Will Be There, included in Clapton’s new album “I STILL DO” released in May, features Angelo Mysteryoso, the same pseudonym George Harrison used when he participated in Cream’s 1969 album “GOODBYE”. is credited with guitar and vocals. As a result, rumors circulated that George might have participated in this song, or that Clapton might have received a demo of an unreleased song left by George and layered the sound on it. This rumor holds true (however, George’s pseudonym had an “L” and was “L’angelo”). However, some industry insiders who have already sampled this song have clarified that the voice of the person performing the duet with Clapton is not George. In other words, it was Ed Sheeran who participated in the studio recording of this song! That’s why he participated in this song on this stage, and since it was a song he had recorded once, he knew the song’s structure and was able to participate. It would make me smile if he was remembering the incident with George in 1969). Sheeran also takes a duet vocal with Clapton on this stage. That would be the best proof. In other words, all the mysteries were solved by co-starring on this stage on the first day of the Japan tour. Japanese fans were the first to know about it. This stage on the first day that revealed the mystery hidden in the new album, it is natural that if you are a fan you will want to listen to it with the best sound quality. Now, the long-awaited sound source from the first day of the tour is now available with super high quality that will not disappoint. Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 13th April 2016 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (59:57) 1. Introduction 2. Somebody’s Knockin’ 3. Key To The Highway 4. Hoochie Coochie Man 5. Next Time You See Me 6. I Shot The Sheriff 7. Circus Left Town 8. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 9. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine 10. I Will Be There (with Ed Sheeran) 11. Cypress Grove (with Ed Sheeran) 12. Sunshine State (with Ed Sheeran) Disc 2 (43:02) 1. Gin House 2. Wonderful Tonight 3. Crossroads 4. Little Queen Of Spades 5. Cocaine 6. High Time We Went (encore)