Kraftwerk/Aichi,Japan 1981 Complete Upgrade

The legendary first visit to Japan is a major upgrade with a newly excavated master. The masterpiece is “ORIENTAL COMPUTER”. Yes, the original cassette of the famous recording that has long reigned as a staple of “KRAFTWERK in Japan” has been unearthed. The famous recording is the “September 13, 1981: Nagoya City Public Hall” performance. Speaking of the first visit to Japan, FM broadcasting is also famous, and we have reported on many famous records in our shop. With the meaning of organizing the collection, let’s organize the schedule of the first visit to Japan here. September 7: Nakano Sun Plaza → “DENTAKU: FIRST LIVE IN JAPAN” September 8: Nakano Sun Plaza → “COMPUTER WORLD IN TOKYO” (FM) September 10: Shibuya Public Hall → “TOKYO 1981 3RD NIGHT” September 11: Osaka Festival Hall September 13: Nagoya City Public Hall → [This work] All five performances. The Nagoya performance of this work is the superb audience album on the final day. As mentioned above, this day has been known for the classic “ORIENTAL COMPUTER”, but unfortunately it was only about half the show. Still, the sound was so amazing that it became a classic, and the remastered version “COMPUTER WORLD IN NAGOYA: NAGOYA 1981” was very popular in our store. This work is a unique route to unearth the original cassette of such a famous recording. It was directly converted to CD. It is the first complete recording album. In fact, its length is overwhelming. The previous release was about 66 minutes at normal pitch, but this work is a perfect full show of over 2 hours. It also includes the unrecorded “Computer Love”, “Home Computer”, “Neon Lights”, and “Autobahn”, and the “Radioactivity” medley that faded out halfway through can be enjoyed with a superb sound, including “The Voice Of Energy” and “Ohm Sweet Ohm”. Moreover, it is not just long. The upgraded sound unique to the original cassette is also amazing. Originally it was a famous recording called “like a soundboard”, but the highs are even more extended and the lows are much fresher while maintaining the superb direct feeling. The hiss noise, which was a little harsh, is almost unnoticeable. In fact, when listening at high volume with headphones, you can notice even the smallest coughs and clothes rustling, but other than that, it is so soundboard-like that there is no evidence of audience recording. That said, this slight sense of audience is also delicious. It is not just silence, but silence that includes the “presence” of the audience, which creates a breathtaking tension on the first visit to Japan, and the contrast between the grand and precise applause between songs and the performance is extremely real. At the time, it was a manual performance using huge equipment that was said to have “brought in the entire studio”, but the live performance of synth pop, which looks perfect and feels faint, creates a sense of tension, and relaxes after each song. Furthermore, the joy of noticing the intro to “Showroom Dummies” was vivid, and the dynamism of the frenzy that turned from silence to boiling for the encores of “Pocket Calculator” and “The Robots” was amazing. Unlike the current fully computer-controlled world, it is a hot “live album” because it is fully recorded. Even if you turn it against Kinney’s masterpiece “TOKYO 1981 3RD NIGHT (Virtuoso 300/301)”, which has earned the reputation of being the “top board” and “ultimate board”, it is a full-recorded masterpiece that does not back down a step. A miraculous master excavation that captures the precious moment when Japan encountered new music in the ultimate way. Live at Nagoya-shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan 13th September 1981 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (56:25) 1. Intro. 2. Numbers 3. Computer World 4. Computer Love 5. Home Computer 6. The Model 7. Neon Lights 8. Autobahn Disc 2 (64:59) 1. Radioactivity / The Voice Of Energy / Ohm Sweet Ohm 2. The Hall Of The Mirrors 3. Showroom Dummies 4. Trans-Europe Express 5. Pocket Calculator / Dentaku 6. The Robots 7. It’s More Fun To Compute