John Foxx/Osaka,Japan 1983

John Foxx’s first visit to Japan in 1983 on a valuable solo tour. This original recording allows you to experience the scene in a superb way. This work is recorded at the “November 5, 1983: Expo Hall” performance. This is a masterpiece audience recording. His solo tour activities are rare, and his first visit to Japan was also historic. First, let’s take a look at the situation at that time from the schedule. November 5: Expo Hall ←★This work★ November 7: Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall November 8: Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall All three performances in two cities. In 1982/1983, his former band ULTRAVOX also came to Japan, and they also performed in Nagoya and Fukuoka, but this is a rare date where John’s solo was narrowed down. The Osaka performance in this work was the first day of his memorable first visit to Japan. This work, which vacuum-packs such a historic scene, is a historic masterpiece audience in terms of sound as well. It is an original recording unearthed in the early days of the Ayanami label, but it is wonderfully clear and direct. The vivid applause and vocal tone have a sense of space, so it’s not mistaken for a sound board, but the performers seem to make mistakes. Even if you listen carefully with headphones, the tightness is so great that you don’t feel the hall ringing, and the dense core roars in your ears. On the other hand, the resolution of the details is overwhelming, and even when the synths of various tones overlap, they don’t mix. The delicacy can also be felt from the vocals. On the day, John used two microphones, a normal one and a microphone with a vocoder, and the nuances of each are clearly understood. Perhaps because it was the first day, the audience was quietly listening, and even the finer details of the ensemble could be felt in detail. Such delicate sounds depict the night when Japan and John Foxx first met. The set is similar but not the same as the official live work “IN THE GLOW” of “THE GOLDEN SECTION Tour”, so let’s organize it by comparing them. ULTRAVOX・SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE: Quiet Man/Just For A Moment/Slow Motion/I Can’t Stay Long Solo・THE GARDEN: Walk Away/Pater Noster/When I Was A Man And You Are A Woman/Systems Of Romance/The Garden・THE GOLDEN SECTION: Running Across Thin Ice With Tigers/My Wild Love/Twilight’s Last Gleaming/Like A Miracle/Ghosts On Water/The Hidden Man・Other: Unreleased Song (★) *Note: The ★ mark indicates a song that cannot be heard on the official work “IN THE GLOW”. …And so on. While concentrating and reducing the three works “SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE”, “THE GARDEN” and “THE GOLDEN SECTION”, there are no selections from the first two works from the ULTRAVOX! era. The content is largely similar to “IN THE GLOW”, but the big difference is the 2nd encore at the end. While the official version was dominated by “Your Dress,” this work features unreleased songs. Even though the MC said “This is the new song,” it is a new song whose title is unknown, and has not been officially recorded since then. Moreover, it is a beautiful ballad that touches the heart even when heard for the first time, and is a must-listen take that has been praised by enthusiasts as “worth listening to just this one song” and “a hidden treasure from Japan.” John Foxx’s solo tour is already valuable. Among them, not only can you experience the first day of his first visit to Japan, which is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, but it is also a superb live album where you can enjoy unreleased songs that are important worldwide. It is truly a masterpiece among masterpieces that deserves to be called a cultural heritage. An excellent audience recording of the performance on the first day of his first visit to Japan, “November 5, 1983: Expo Hall.” It is wonderfully clear and full of directness. The vocals using two microphones have a sense of space, but the performers seem to mistake it for a sound board. Even when listening carefully with headphones, the tightness is so great that you don’t feel any hall resonance, and the dense core thunders in your ears. This is a cultural heritage album from Japan that condenses and reduces “SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE”, “THE GARDEN” and “THE GOLDEN SECTION” while also showcasing beautiful unreleased ballads. Live at Bankokuhaku Hall, Osaka, Japan 5th November 1983 PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1(48:31) 1. Running Across Thin Ice With Tigers 2. Walk Away 3. My Wild Love 4. Quiet Man 5. Twilight’s Last Gleaming 6. Just For A Moment 7. Like A Miracle 8. Ghosts On Water 9. Pater Noster 10. The Hidden Man Disc 2(33:15) 1. Slow Motion 2. When I Was A Man And You Are A Woman 3. Systems Of Romance 4. The Garden 5. I Can’t Stay Long 6. Unreleased Song John Foxx – Vocals Robin Simon – Guitar David Levy – Bass Peter Oxendale – Keyboards Barry Waits – Drums