Kinks Kinks/London,UK 1977 Upgrade

THE KINKS made a spectacular comeback in 1977 with the hit “SLEEPWALKER,” which returned them to the rock and roll route. This classic video, which can be said to be a symbol of that era, is now available in the ultimate quality. The iconic video was shot at the Rainbow Theater on December 24, 1977. It is a multi-camera professional shot of a Christmas concert held at the traditional London venue. First, let’s look back at the schedule at that time and check the show’s position.・January 28th-February 23rd: North America #1 (20 shows)《February 25th: “SLEEPWALKER” released》・February 26th + March 8th: TV appearance・March 24th-28th: ​​London #1 (3 shows)・April 5th-May 8th: North America #2 (25 shows)・May 26th-June 1st: Europe (4 shows)・June 19th-July 3rd: North America #3 (8 shows)・July 22nd: London #2 (1 show)・November 22nd-December 11th: North America #4 (13 shows)・December 23rd + 24th: London #3 (2 shows)←★Here★This is THE KINKS in 1977. They energetically performed live shows while traveling back and forth between Europe and North America. The number of shows, which reached about 80, was a hard schedule approaching the 1972 era of “Everything in this World is Show Business”. In the midst of all this, there were six performances in his native England, all in London. This work was the final performance and a special concert to conclude the busy year of 1977. Such a show was broadcast on the prestigious BBC’s famous program “THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST” and has been loved as a symbolic image of 1977, which was revived. This work is the highest peak update version of such a classic professional shot. After all, this work is the latest digital rebroadcast version that was just released the other day (December 24, 2021). Recently, “THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST” has been a hot topic for rebroadcasts of vintage footage, and Linda Ronstadt’s “LONDON 1976” and Tom Petty’s “THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 1978” have been very popular. This week, the Elton John edition will also be released at the same time, but this work is THE KINKS. And the beauty of the image is completely official. If the broadcast is digital, the recording is also digital, and the beauty of the original master, which is a BBC treasure, has been transferred to DVD in its entirety (the image is distorted for a moment in “Sunny Afternoon,” but this is probably because the master in the BBC collection has deteriorated). And what is depicted in this ultimate quality is the great performance of THE KINKS, who have regained their momentum. Let’s organize the set here. ・The Kinks: You Really Got Me (only a little) ・Face to Face: Sunny Afternoon ・Something Else: Waterloo Sunset ・Lola vs. Powerman: Get Back In Line / Lola ・Muswell Hillbillies: Alcohol / Skin And Bone / Dry Bones ・Everything in this World is Show Business: Celluloid Heroes ・Melody of a Bad Boy: The Hard Way ・Sleepwalker: Juke Box Music (only a little) / Sleepwalker / Life On The Road ・Others: All Day and All of the Night / A Well Respected Man / Slum Kids / Father Christmas … and so on. It’s not a full show because it’s edited according to the broadcast frame of about an hour, but it condenses a number of representative songs. There are accents such as “Life On The Road”, “Slum Kids”, “Get Back In Line” and “Skin And Bone” scattered there. And in the highlight “Father Christmas”, Ray dressed as Santa Claus scatters presents in a festive atmosphere. The catharsis that avalanches from the grand finale mood unique to this season to the deadly “You Really Got Me” is the best (it’s a shame that the show ends in the middle of “You Really Got Me”!). Anyway, it’s all about the superb video / audio quality. A cultural heritage-class piece where you can enjoy a lively stage that also introduces female chorus and horn sections with a fully official-class multi-camera pro shot. A multi-camera pro shot of “Rainbow Theater on December 24, 1977”. The 2021 rebroadcast version of the famous program THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST, the quality is the highest ever fully official class. If the broadcast is digital, the recording is also digital, and the beauty of the original master’s footage, which is kept by the BBC, has been transferred to DVD in its entirety. At that time, THE KINKS had just been revived with the hit “SLEEPWALKER”, and they also introduced female chorus and horn sections. You can enjoy such a lively stage in the highest quality ever. Rainbow Theatre, London, UK 24th December 1977 PRO-SHOT(UPGRADE) (59:51) 1. OGWT Intro 2. Jukebox Music 3. Introduction 4. Sleepwalker 5. Life On The Road 6. A Well Respected Man 7. Sunny Afternoon 8. Waterloo Sunset 9. All Day And All Of The Night 10. Slum Kids 11. Celluloid Heroes 12. Get Back In Line 1 3. The Hard Way 14. Lola 15. Alcohol 16. Skin And Bone / Dry Bones 17. Father Christmas 18. You Really Got Me Ray Davies – vocals, guitar Dave Davies – guitar, vocals Mick Avory – drums Andy Pyle – bass John Gosling – piano, organ Ray Cooper – percussion Pamela Travis – backing vocals Claire Hamill – backing vocals Mike Cotton – horn section PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.60min.