Little Feat/Aichi,Japan 1978

The miraculous first visit to Japan was realized in 1978 before disbanding. The original recording that conveys the scene is an unexpected new discovery. The shocking original cassette recorded the “July 1, 1978: Nagoya City Public Hall” performance. This is an exquisite audience recording. Their first visit to Japan is most famous for its two radio broadcast soundboards, one of which was in Nagoya. Of course, this work is a different audience recording from the FM sound board. Considering these circumstances, let’s first look back at the schedule at that time.・July 1st: Nagoya City Public Hall ←★ Main work & FM broadcast ・July 4th: Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall ・July 5th: Nakano Sunplaza ・July 6th: Osaka Festival Hall ・July 7th: Nakano Sun Plaza / July 8: Nakano Sun Plaza ← *FM broadcast Total of 6 performances. The Nagoya performance of this work was the first day of Lee’s first visit to Japan. This work, recorded at the scene of the historic first meeting, is a sharp and realistic audience recording. The tone has a sense of space typical of the audience, but its contours are sharp and sharp, and the sound of the hall is not cloudy or muddy. Its core is as sharp as a laser beam, and it feels like a miraculous premiere is being thrust right in front of your eyes. As I’ve said many times before, this show also has a superb soundboard, but it doesn’t lose at all in terms of clarity… or rather, it’s a brilliant sound that almost beats it. is. What is depicted with such brilliant sound is a full show that can be said to be the “Japanese version of WAITING FOR COLUMBUS”. In fact, the soundboard on the same day also includes all songs, so there are no songs that will be experienced for the first time, but the set is different from the Nakano Sunplaza on the final day. This is a good opportunity, so let’s compare and organize them. SAILIN’ SHOES・A Apolitical Blues (★)／Tripe Face Boogie／Willin’ DIXIE CHICKEN・Fat Man In The Bathtub／Dixie Chicken FEATS DON’T FAIL ME NOW・Skin It Back／Rock and Roll Doctor／Oh Atlanta／Feats Don ‘t Fail Me Now THE LAST RECORD ALBUM・Day Or Night／All That You Dream TIME LOVES A HERO・Time Loves a Hero／Day at the Dog Races／Old Folks Boogie／Rocket in My Pocket Others・Don’t Bogart That Joint (★) *Note: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard on the FM broadcast on the final day (July 8th). …and it looks like this. Not only “A Apolitical Blues” and “Don’t Bogart That Joint” which were not on Nakano Sunplaza Broadcasting, but also “Skin It Back”, “Rock and Roll Doctor”, ” “Day at the Dog Races” is also delicious. And above all, the reality of being on site. As is typical of Japan, I listen attentively during the performance, but between the songs I burst out with joy as if I were visiting Japan for the first time. The excitement builds with each song, and the roar that reacts to the intense interplay feeds back to the stage, drawing out even more passionate performances. If you close your eyes, you can almost see the scene on stage, and the sense of the breathing between the audience seats and the stage comes out of the speakers. A truly historic first day on-site experience. This sense of reality and experience is hard to replace with anything, and its value is immeasurable. A new excavation that has jumped 42 years and is worthy of being called a miracle. Live at Nagoya-shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan 1st July 1978 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Master) Disc 1 (55:07) 1. Intro. 2. Skin It Back 3. Fat Man in the Bathtub 4. Rock and Roll Doctor 5. Time Loves a Hero 6. Day or Night 7. Oh Atlanta 8. A Apolitical Blues 9. Day at the Dog Races 10. All That You Dream Disc 2 (39:57) 1. Old Folks Boogie 2. Dixie Chicken 3 . Tripe Face Boogie 4. Willin’ 5. Band Introductions 6. Don’t Bogart Me 7. Willin’ 8. Feats Don’t Fail Me Now 9. Rocket in My Pocket Lowell George – Guitar & Vocal Paul Barrere – Guitar Kenny Gradney – Bass Sam Clayton – Percussion Bill Payne – Keyboards Ritchie Hayward – Drums