George Harrison,Eric Clapton/Osaka,Japan 12.12.1991

The late George Harrison’s Japan tour, which took place in December 1991, only took place in Japan in the world, and was completely backed up by his best friend, musician Eric Clapton, and his band. , a super event that proved the strong friendship between the two, and has become a legend in the history of Japanese Western rock music. Officially, a live album under the name George has been released by cutting Clapton’s set that was placed in the middle and selecting the best takes of the performances from the 12th to the 17th, but of course to this day. Many sound sources from this Japan tour have been released by Audience Source. However, this time we have obtained an audience master that has never been released before! The date is December 12th. This is the fifth and final day of the Osaka Castle Hall performance. The audience source for this day was “Rock Legends” (Mistral Music), which was released in the past, but the sound quality is overwhelmingly better than that, and it is the highest level recording of this day. The master came from a Beatlesmania provider and was recorded on the Sony Recording Walkman Pro, the best model at the time, and the recording location was the stand on the right side facing the stage. Since it was close to the PA, it was possible to record the sound from the PA directly. The characteristic cheers of the audience also demonstrate this. However, because he is a Beatles maniac, only George’s performance part was recorded from the master tape on two Axia AU-IV X Metal 60 discs for listening and preservation purposes.This is a first generation copy. Unfortunately, the original master tape was lost in later years, so Clapton’s solo set part is not included, but considering that the official live version was also released with Clapton’s part cut out, this work is ” I think you can enjoy it as the “Osaka version of the official version.” It will be released from Uxbridge because Clapton’s part is not included, but it has a punchy sound and a mild texture. Now, let’s take a look at the significance of this Japan tour becoming a legend from the tour schedule at the time.・January 21-29, 1991: Tour rehearsal at The Point, Dublin, Ireland ・January 31, 1991, February 2: Warm-up performance at The Point ・February 5, 1991 Sunday – March 9th: 24 consecutive days of performances at the Royal Albert Hall, London – September 4th, 1991: Jumped into Buddy Guy’s gig at the Roxy, Los Angeles.・September 26, 1991: Appeared in a comedy show recorded at The Palace in Hollywood with Nathan East serving as the house band leader. The episode was aired on FOX Channel on Sunday the 29th.・December 1st to December 17th, 1991: Complete support for George Harrison’s Japan tour with his own band December 1st: Yokohama Arena performance (additional performance) December 2nd and 3rd: Osaka Castle Hall Performances December 5th: Nagoya International Exhibition Hall Performance December 6th: Hiroshima Sun Plaza Performance December 9th: Fukuoka International Hall Performance December 10th and 11th: Osaka Castle Hall Performance December 12th: Osaka Castle Hall Performances ←★This work★ December 14th, 15th, 17th: Tokyo Dome Performances As you can see, we were off from March 9th to September. Clapton will take a complete break after completing last year’s Journeyman World Tour and two years of strenuous performances at the Royal Albert Hall, and will be taking a full break to start his life with his four-year-old son Connor. It seems that he was planning to enjoy it. However, on March 20th, that incident happened. From then on, Clapton became, in his own words, “like a stone.” Due to the shock of losing her young son, she remained secluded at home without contacting anyone. Along with Keith Richards and Elton John, George Harrison also soon sent a letter of concern and comfort to Clapton. Encouraged by kind words from his musician friends, Clapton managed to maintain his sanity by attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and going out to sea in his manager’s cruiser. At that time, when I met George, Clapton told me that he had been asked about George’s current situation by fans in South America where he toured the previous year. Isn’t it okay to return to the stage? George laughed off Clapton’s words and decided to forget about the story, but one day George suddenly realized something. “If I asked him to help me get back on tour, wouldn’t Eric be busy with the implementation and help me recover from that painful incident?” And even though George didn’t feel like it, He informed Clapton of his live return and requested his cooperation. Although Clapton was surprised by George’s decision, he did not hesitate to cooperate. He assembled his own band, decided on the set list from George’s repertoire, assigned the instruments for the parts, selected the third guitarist, arranged the rehearsal venue, and took charge of all the schedules. However, even during rehearsals, George kept saying, “I don’t want to come back after all.” It is said that he was traumatized by being criticized by the media during his 1974 US tour. Actually, I didn’t want to return to live performances. Therefore, Clapton convinced George by recommending Japan as a place to tour, as it is a warm and serious country that listens to music. And finally the Japan tour was realized. This Japan tour was, so to speak, a witness to the lifelong friendship between George and Clapton. The sound source of all the performances has been released from this tour, but if you listen to it in chronological order, you can see that George’s tension eases with each passing day and he regains his original tone. It became complete around the Osaka performance on December 10th. In this work, the number of MCs has increased, and you can see that they are becoming more open-minded. This work is the definitive edition that records the first generation metal tape master of George’s Japan tour Osaka performance on December 12, 1991 on the 5th day in the highest quality with the highest sound quality! Original master provided by the recorder, appearing for the first time. December 12th, the 5th and final day of Osaka, the highest sound quality ever! ! Live at Osaka-Joh Hall, Osaka, Japan 12th December 1991 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (57:23) 1. I Want to Tell You 2. Old Brown Shoe 3. Taxman 4. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) 5. If I Needed Someone 6. Something 7. What Is Life 8. Dark Horse 9. Piggies 10. Got My Mind Set on You 11. Cloud 9 12. Here Comes the Sun 13. My Sweet Lord Disc 2 (42:43) 1. All Those Years Ago 2. Cheer Down 3. Devil’s Radio 4. Isn’t It a Pity 5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 6. Roll Over Beethoven George Harrison – guitar, vocals Eric Clapton – guitar , vocals Andy Fairweather Low – guitar Chuck Leavell – keyboards Greg Phillinganes – keyboards Nathan East – bass, vocals Steve Ferrone – drums Ray Cooper – percussion Katie Kissoon – backing vocals Tessa Niles – backing vocals