Huey Lewis & the News Huey Lewis/IL,USA 1983

Huey Lewis & THE NEWS in 1983, who became the darlings of the era with the super big hit “SPORTS”. A superb soundboard album that allows you to enjoy the stage to the fullest is now available. This work records the “Chicago performance on November 9, 1983”. It is a stereo soundboard recording. Speaking of the “SPORTS” era, the official video works such as “THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL” and “LIVE AT ROCKPALAST” from the San Francisco performance are also famous, and the legendary first visit to Japan is also a memorable place. In order to organize the situation around that, let’s first look back on the schedule at that time. 1983 ・February 4th – August 30th: North America #1 (13 performances) {SPORTS released September 15th} ・October 26th – December 31st: North America #2a (14 performances) ←★Here★ 1984 ・January 14th – September 14th: North America #2b (93 performances) ・October 3rd – 28th: ​​Europe #1 (7 performances) ←*Official ROCKPALAST ・December 14th – 31st: North America #3a (8 performances) 1985 ・January 11th – April 12th: North America #3b (16 performances) ←*Official San Francisco ・May 11th – June 1st: Europe #2 (5 performances) ・June 16th – November 25th: North America #4 (35 performances) ・December 3rd – 11th: Japan (8 performances)This is an overview of the activities related to “SPORTS”. While “LIVE AT ROCKPALAST” was in 1984 and “THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL” was in 1985, this Chicago performance was in 1983, at the beginning. It was the third concert of “North America #2a”. This work, which recorded such a scene, is a superb stereo sound board. When played, the strangely vivid applause makes you think “Are you the audience?” for a moment, but when the performance starts, the noise disappears quickly, and only the extremely thick performance sound and singing voice are poured into your ears. Moreover, the performance sound is super beautiful. It has been digitized from the 1st generation analog master, and the freshness with almost no dubbing marks is enormous. The mix is ​​perfect, and it even surpasses the official “LIVE AT ROCKPALAST”. The superb sound is so good that it depicts a fresh show that opens the door to a great heyday. As you can see from the schedule above, the famous “LIVE AT ROCKPALAST” is the closest in terms of time and content, so let’s compare the sets. Bay Area Wind (6 songs) Change Of Heart / The Only One (★) / Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do (★) / Do You Believe In Love / Workin’ For A Livin’ / Buzz Buzz Buzz Sports (6 songs) The Heart Of Rock & Roll / Heart And Soul / Walking On A Thin Line / Finally Found A Home (★) / I Want A New Drug / Bad Is Bad Others (2 songs) It’s All Right / Some Of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later) (★) *Note: The “★” mark indicates a song that could not be heard in the official video “LIVE AT ROCKPALAST”. … and so on. Only one song from the debut album was included, and the two albums “PICTURE THIS” and “SPORTS” were condensed and reduced. The masterpieces unique to the 80s such as “Change of Heart” and “The Only One” are also delicious. In addition to “The Only One”, “Finally Found A Home” and “Some Of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later)” were repertoires that could not be heard even in the official video “THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL”. Huey Lewis & THE NEWS, who reigned as a symbol of the Western music scene in the 80s alongside Hall & Oates. This stereo soundboard album allows you to enjoy the moment when they were shining most dazzlingly with official quality. It is truly a cultural heritage class. Stereo soundboard recording of “Chicago performance on November 9, 1983”. The master freshness with no dubbing marks is exquisite, and the mix is ​​more beautiful than the official “LIVE AT ROCK PALAST”. The set of “PICTURE THIS” and “SPORTS” that was condensed and reduced is also wonderful, and “Change of Heart” and “The Only One” that are unique to the 80s are also delicious. It is an official replacement for the lively show that has just entered its heyday. Park West, Chicago, IL, USA 9th November 1983 STEREO SBD (78:00) 01. The Heart Of Rock & Roll 02. Change Of Heart 03. The Only One 04. Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do 05. Heart And Soul 06. Walking On A Thin Line 07. It’s All Right 08. Do You Believe In Love 09. Finally Found A Home 10. Some Of My Lies Are True (Soon er or Later) 11. Workin’ For A Living 12. Buzz Buzz Buzz 13. I Want A New Drug 14. Bad Is Bad STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING Huey Lewis – Lead Vocals, Harmonica Chris Hayes – Lead Guitar, Vocals Johnny Colla – Guitar, Saxophone Sean Hopper – Keyboards, Backing Vocals Mario Cipollina – Bass Bill Gibson – Drums