Kraftwerk/Tokyo,Japan 9.8.1981

With the opening number “Numbers” in the background, “FM Live Encore. Tonight we will be presenting a live performance by the West German group Kraftwerk. This is a recording of a concert held at Nakano Sunplaza in Tokyo last September.” A CD of the radio broadcast sound source of the live performance at Nakano Sun Plaza on September 8, 1981, which is familiar to fans. It is hard to believe that this is an air check take from that time, and it is recorded with the highest sound quality that can be used as is for the official live album. You can enjoy Kraftwerk’s charming live performance from this period with an exceptional sound that makes you think, “Isn’t it actually a digital copy of the broadcast station’s reel?” This edition includes a take of “FM Live Encore” that was rebroadcast in 1982, and during this second broadcast, songs such as “The Robots” and “It’s More Fun To “Complete” has been additionally broadcast, and as well as its overwhelming sound quality, it is a definitive piece of the 1981 Tokyo performance radio sound source, including the content. The original version was “Japan Tour 1981,” which was released in 2002 and surprised enthusiasts all over the world, but this edition is an accurate remaster of the same sound source. The high pitch has been adjusted to create the best version. This is Kraftwerk’s first large-scale world tour in support of their album “Computer World.” It is historically noteworthy that the live performance on the second day in Tokyo of the first Japan tour that was realized as part of this was preserved in such an excellent line recording. They were originally a group with few soundboard sound sources, and the soundboard of this period was about 6 songs from the Utrecht performance, and although it was a digest, it is rare in the world that so many numbers can be heard on line recording, and it is in good condition so far. It can be said that it was very fortunate that it was recorded with such a good sound. Since it is recorded in perfect stereo, the part where the sound is dynamically panned from left to right centering on Autobahn is very impressive. Unlike today’s completely computer-controlled live shows, there are actually four people performing, so there are human fluctuations in the rhythm and melody, which can be said to be the fun of live shows unique to this period. Sho. A definitive edition of the 1981 Tokyo performance and broadcast sound source that contains the best and best sound ever of the incarnation of techno classics, which will be nostalgic for those who know the era, and can be listened to with freshness even by new generation fans. . Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan 8th September 1981 STEREO SBD (75:11) 1. Numbers 2. Computer World 3. Computer Love 4. Home Computer 5. Neon Lights 6. Autobahn 7. Showroom Dummies 8. Trans-Europe Express 9. The Robots 10. It’s More Fun To Compute 11. Outro FM BROADCAST RECORDING Ralf Hutter Florian Schneider Karl Bartos Wolfgang Flur