Iron Maiden/Tokyo,Japan 5.21.1981

impact! The extremely popular Kinney original cassette series has entered a new dimension!! “Kinney” is the history of underground sound sources. The super sound reprinted from the main recording cassette has received rave reviews every time it has been released, but until now all of them have been released on LP. This time, it is a completely unreleased recording cassette that appears for the first time! The main character contained in such a cassette is IRON MAIDEN, who is visiting Japan for the first time. This work is performed on the first day of the performance, “May 21, 1980, Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall”. I thought, “Isn’t it a failed recording because it wasn’t made into an LP?”, but this is an incredible sound. On this day, “PHANTOM KILLER” recorded by Miracle Man reigns as a major standard, but it is equivalent to that clear sound… no, the shining sound is even more outstanding. This is just my imagination, but IRON MAIDEN’s first visit to Japan was broadcast on FM radio by a certain public broadcasting station, so they may have given up on making it public before checking the recording. The original cassette had a tape change cut after the end of “Murders In The Rue Morgue”, but the cheering part after that was complemented with “PHANTOM KILLER”, making it a complete version that allows you to seamlessly enjoy the full show while maintaining ultra-high sound quality. I finished it as a version. This is another outrageous super live recorded with such a super sound that no one knows or has ever heard. Before I explain the details, let me tell you how special this day was. First of all, please take a look at the overall overview of “KILLER WORLD TOUR 1981”. ・February 17th – March 15th: UK tour (24 performances) ・March 18th – April 28th: ​​European tour (27 performances) ・May 21st – May 24th: Japan tour (5 performances) )・June 3rd – August 4th: North American tour (42 performances)・August 15th – September 10th: European tour (13 performances)《Diano leaves/Dickinson joins》・October 26th – December 23rd: European tour (7 performances) In this way, it was a large-scale tour touring the UK, Europe, Japan, and North America, but this is actually a world tour starting from IRON MAIDEN. Until “IRON MAIDEN TOUR 1980”, we had only performed live in the UK and Europe. And the beginning of “KILLER WORLD TOUR 1981” was only in the UK/Europe… In other words, the Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall recorded in this work was the first stage they stood on after leaving Europe! What’s more, Japan is not America, where English is spoken, and Japan is a completely different race and culture. Their spirit and spirit in front of an unknown audience must have been tremendous, and the live performance of this work was by far the highest tension of “KILLER WORLD TOUR 1981”. It is often said that “lives from the Diano era had such amazing tempos, it was like double speed,” and while that is true, there are very few overseas performances that are as amazing as this. In fact, this work is strange from the beginning “The Ides Of March”. The collective clapping was also recorded overseas, but I don’t remember the cheers mixed with a high-pitched “Kya!” that was different from a “Wow!” or a whistle when the band appeared. Then, even when “Wrathchild” started, the clapping of hands continued undisturbed, and at the chorus, a loud chorus of “Wrathchild!” drowned out Steve Harris’s chorus. When Deano shouts “Hey!”, almost everyone in the audience responds with “Hey!” in unison. Even in the explosively fast “Sanctuary” that follows, the band clap their hands in unison, and the repeated breaks are filled with a frenzy mixed with chants. Speaking of early IRON MAIDEN, most of the recordings are of a rampage feeling where even hardcore bands run away barefoot, but although the Japanese performance is a little different from such rowdiness, there is a fierce atmosphere of hospitality. Yes, just as it was special for them, this day was also special for the Japanese people. It was the day when the new generation’s “heavy metal born from heavy metal” was first introduced, rather than “heavy metal born from hard rock” like BLACK SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST. That is the live performance of this work. The excitement of the audience, witnessing this completely new music culture, increased rapidly due to the synergistic effect of overwhelming excitement and enthusiasm. And no matter how heated it gets, the clapping and chorus never disturbs, and even “Iron Maiden” is enveloped in a chorus of furious screams… That’s the kind of excitement this work is packed with. For both the audience and the band, it is a miraculous excitement that can only occur during a one-time “first experience.” Please experience the awesomeness of “Hey! Hey!” on the rhythm of the fast-paced “Running Free” and the spectacle of “Prowler” sung in its entirety by the 2,000-person chorus of the Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall. For the first time in their lives, IRON MAIDEN was thrilled to witness a group of black-haired men headbang all at once. The excitement of the audience as they were hit with heavy metal for the first time, which was completely different from hard rock and even more frightening than the album. A moment of happiness where each other’s unparalleled joy overflows and swirls around. This is a miraculous live album that vacuum-packs it with the most intense clear sound. Super reality because it is an audience recording, super high quality because it is a Kinney recording. Even if there are dozens or even hundreds of recordings of heavy metal performances and wonderful sounds, there is no single record that will leave you as impressed as this one. This is the world’s first release of the most emotional album of all time, which is even officially out of the question! Live at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan 21st May 1981 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) (77:38) 1. Intro. 2. The Ides Of March 3. Wrathchild 4. Sanctuary 5. Twilight Zone 6. Remember Tomorrow 7. Another Life incl. Drum Solo 8. Member Introduction 9. Genghis Khan 10. Killers 11. Innocent Exile 12. Purgatory 13. Murders In The Rue Morgue 14. Phantom Of The Opera 15. Iron Maiden 16. Running Free 17. Transylvania 18. Guitar Solo 19. Drifter 20. Prowler Paul Di’anno – Vocal Steve Harris – Bass Dave Murray – Guitar Adrian Smith – Guitar Clive Burr – Drums