Europe/Sweden 1986 Complete & more

This DVD contains a coupling of audio and video recently unearthed from the tour of their native Sweden just before the album “Final Countdown” became a worldwide hit in 1986. First, the CD contains the full recording of the Gothenburg performance on May 14th, recorded in an audience recording of astonishing quality for the time. The songs performed here are almost the same as those performed in Japan in September of the same year, and are well selected from the first three albums. Joey Tempest’s piercing vocals and John Norum’s guitar, who later left the band, are also highlights, and the guitar instrumental “Aphasia” in the middle is a must-listen. In addition, the video DVD contains 72 minutes of complete pro-shot footage of the Stockholm performance on May 26th, which has been officially released several times but has not yet been released in a complete version. This is a recording from the complete version of the aircheck master broadcast on Swedish national broadcasting at the time, and the quality exceeds the fragmentary footage that has been available so far. In any case, this is a must-have item for fans, as it was on the verge of a worldwide breakthrough, and includes rare, first-time audio recordings and definitive footage from the band’s final time with John Norum. CD : 1. PRE-SHOW/2. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN/3. WINGS OF TOMORROW/4. DANGER ON THE TRACK/5. HEART OF STONE/6. NINJA/7. CARRIE/8. APHASIA/9. ON THE LOOSE/10. DRUM AND KEYBOARD SOLO/11. CHEROKEE/12. TIME HAS COME/13. DREAMER (A CAPPELLA)/14. LOVE CHASER/15. OPEN YOUR HEART/16. ROCK THE NIGHT/17. STORMWIND/18. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY / THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (reprise) [at Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, 14th May 1986 : from Original Masters] DVD : 1. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN/2. WINGS OF TOMORROW/3. DANGER ON THE TRACK/4. HEART OF STONE/5. NINJA/6. CARRIE/7. APHASIA/8. ON ​​THE LOOSE/9. DRUM AND KEYBOARD SOLO/10. CHEROKEE/11. TIME HAS COME/12. DREAMER (A CAPPELLA)/13. OPEN YOUR HEART/14. ROCK THE NIGHT/15. STORMWIND/16. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY / THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (reprise)[at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden, 26th May 1986 / 72min. Linear PCM Stereo NTSC Region 0 16:9] Joey Tempest – Vocals / John Norum – Guitar / Ian Haugland – Drums / Mic Michaeli – Keyboards / John Leven – Bass