James Taylor/IN,USA 1982

“HOT OFF THE HEADS PRODUCTION” is monopolizing the topics all over the world. The latest edition of James Taylor’s finest recordings will be released at the same time. Speaking of “HOT OFF THE HEADS PRODUCTION”, he is a highly anticipated recording artist who has been releasing 80’s masters of various bands/artists over the past few weeks. This is a series that has become the eye of a typhoon due to its amazing quality. This week, two of James Taylor’s 1982 recordings will be unearthed at the same time as the latest release. This work is the first live album composed of a trio. This is the best audience recording of “February 25, 1982 Merrill Building Performance”. Speaking of James in 1982, he went on a world tour in support of “DAD LOVES HIS WORK” released the previous year. During this time, we also had a performance in Japan. First of all, let’s check the position of the two works from the schedule at that time. 1981/February 11th – March 8th: North America #1 (8 performances)《“DAD LOVES HIS WORK” released in March》 ・May 9th – July 2nd: North America #2 (24 performances)・September 11th-16th: Japan (3 performances) October 13th: Honolulu performance February 1st-March 12th, 1982: North America #3 (23 performances) ←★This work★・June 10th Sunday + 12th: North America #4 (2 performances) July 16th – August 27th: North America #5 (25 performances) ← “HOFFMAN ESTATES 1982” This is James Taylor in 1981/1982. In 1981, they completed a tour in Japan and Hawaii, and in 1982 they toured the United States three times. The Merrill Building performance of this work was the 14th concert of the opening “North America #3” that was changed in 2018. This time, “North America #3” and “North America #5” were released at the same time, but the contents have changed over the past six months. “North America #3” was a trio consisting of only masters Leland Scholar and Rick Schlosser. This work recorded at such a show is truly the best audience recording. The best thing about it is the strong core with zero sense of distance. You can tell that it is an audience recording because the lively applause erupts between songs (hugely), but as soon as the performance begins, the sense of space quickly disappears, and each note of the acoustic guitar and the singing voice are closely connected. Even the snare sound, which tends to be sparse, has plenty of density and a clear outline. It’s like a sound board, and it’s a super-excellent sound like a precisely mixed FM broadcast. Recently, we have been introducing many masterpieces of “HOT OFF THE HEADS PRODUCTION”, but each one still surprises us. It seems that the recording artist himself has digitized and released it, but who is he? It’s this terrifying skill that makes you want to call him “Chicago’s Millard” or “80’s Dan Lumpinski.” What is depicted with such a sound is a treasure chest of masterpieces that have a series of top 10 hits in the United States but have a deep depth. The two works released at the same time this week are very different not only in ensemble but also in set, so let’s compare and organize them.・JAMES TAYLOR (2 songs): Carolina in My Mind/Something’s Wrong (★) ・SWEET BABY JAMES (5 songs): Sunny Skies (★)/Fire and Rain/Sweet Baby James/Country Road/Steamroller Blues・MUD SLIDE SLIM (5 songs): You Can Close Your Eyes (★) / Riding on a Railroad (★) / Love Has Brought Me Around (★) / Long Ago and Far Away (★) / You’ve Got a Friend・ONE MAN DOG (1 song): Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (★) ・WALKING MAN (1 song): Rock & Roll Is Music Now (★) ・GORILLA (3 songs): Mexico (★) / How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You)/Music (★)・IN THE POCKET (1 song): Shower the People・JT (4 songs): Bartender’s Blues (★)/Handy Man (★)/Your Smiling Face/Secret o’ Life・FLAG (2 songs): Up on the Roof/Brother Trucker ・Other (2 songs): Rock Me Baby (B.B. King)/You’re Just in Love (Irving Berlin: ★) *Note: “★” marks are A song that cannot be heard on the simultaneously released “HOFFMAN ESTATES 1982 (Uxbridge 1281)”. …and it looks like this. Perhaps due to the simple trio formation, they performed 26 famous songs. Great sense of balance, with a generous selection of songs from his three multi-platinum albums “SWEET BABY JAMES,” “MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON,” and “JT,” as well as a selection of songs evenly from all albums from the 60s and 70s. It has become a test hit. It’s so gorgeous that you almost forget it, but it’s surprising that he hasn’t played a single song from his latest album, “DAD LOVES HIS WORK.” Good songs, good sound, and good performance…this is a masterpiece of a live album that brings together the three elements of a great piece of music to an incredibly high level. This is the latest work of “HOT OFF THE HEADS PRODUCTION” which continues to amaze the whole world, and a sister work to the similar “1982 James Taylor”. Live at the Holiday Star Music Theater, Merrillville, Indiana, USA 25th February 1982 ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1(50:43) 1. You Can Close Your Eyes 2. MC 3. Riding on a Railroad 4. Band Introduction 5. Up on the Roof 6. MC 7. Love Has Brought Me Around 8. Sunny Skies 9. MC 10. Carolina in My Mind 11. MC 12. Rock Me Baby 13. MC 14. Something’s Wrong 15. Long Ago and Far Away 16. Rock & Roll Is Music Now 17. Mexico 18. MC 19. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 20. MC 21. Fire and Rain Disc 2(56:49) 1. MC 2. You’re Just in Love 3 . MC 4. Sweet Baby James 5. Music 6. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 7. Bartender’s Blues 8. MC 9. Brother Trucker 10. Handy Man 11. Shower the People 12. Country Road 13. Your Smiling Face 14 Steamroller 15. MC 16. You’ve Got a Friend 17. Secret o’ Life James Taylor – Vocals, Guitar Leland Sklar – Bass Rick Shlosser – drums