Jeff Beck/Tokyo,Japan 1980

The Kinney recording original cassette series has been releasing a series of shocking works, and this time, a completely unreleased master of Jeff Beck’s performance in Japan has been unearthed. This work includes the “December 4 Budokan” performance on the first day of the 1980 Japan tour, which was the fourth visit to Japan. Most of the Kinney recordings at that time were released as analog bootlegs, but this master was never made into an LP and remained hidden for 35 years. No one has ever heard it before, and it is a complete first appearance master that will be released worldwide. At that time, Jeff Beck, who had just released the famous album “THERE AND BACK”, was at the height of his popularity, and this year’s Japan tour was one of the biggest successes in Jeff’s history of visiting Japan, with 11 performances. Moreover, this first day recording was unknown for a long time, and in the 2000s, CDRs such as “FIRST BUDOKAN 1980” and “TOO MUCH TO LOSE” with “fair sound” appeared, and the whole picture was finally grasped. . Why was it shelved even though it had been in intense demand for many years? What deepens the mystery even further is the quality of this work. I thought it was a failed recording because it was shelved, but it is a wonderful sound that is the best in Kinney recording. The outline of each instrument is sharp and firm, and the core is also thick. The bass sounds, which tend to be lost in audience recordings at the time, also resonate richly, without being blurred by excessive reverberation. Speaking of this day’s live performance, the master of the amazing box set “CYCLONE” that appeared in 2010 has been considered the highest peak, but the quality of this work even surpasses that ultra-clear sound. . That masterpiece also had a direct feeling that did not make you feel a sense of distance, but in this work, the musical sounds are even closer, almost zero distance. The loud cheers like the sound of rain between songs reflect the spectacle of the Budokan, but during the performance it is silent and there is nothing to disturb. Although it was recorded from the southeast stand on the first floor, you can’t really feel the distance, and the beautiful sound that you can’t believe is the Budokan before the sound construction work remains unwavering in the slightest (the last part of “Blue Wind”) There was a cut due to the tape change, so I supplemented it with the previously released master for about 49 seconds (most of it was cheers, and the musical part was about 8 seconds). Why, why, why didn’t this kind of sound come out to the world?…I’m really wondering. Although shrouded in mystery, this work is definitely a recording by “that” Kinney. And it is Jeff Beck who has just created the famous album “THERE AND BACK”. Its quality easily updates its all-time high, and it is a live album that most beautifully reproduces the “first day of 1980” on earth. It’s in my hands. That sound is flowing into my ears…I tried my best to remain calm as I introduced it, but to be honest, I can’t help but feel agitated. Please pick it up and use your ears and sensibilities to savor the shock of its world-first appearance. Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 4th December 1980 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (38:07) 1. Intro. 2. Star Cycle 3. El Becko 4. Too Much To Lose 5. The Pump 6. Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers 7. Space Boogie 8. Led Boots Disc 2 (54:12) 1. Freeway Jam 2. Diamond Dust 3. Scatterbrain 4. Drum Solo/Scatterbrain(reprise) 5. Blue Wind 6. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 7. You Never Know 8. Going Down