Marvin Gaye/Tokyo,Japan 1979 & more

It is a title that couples Marvin Gaye’s sound board live, which is rare and has few live opportunities. The main focus was the live performance at Budokan when he came to Japan in 1979. This is a stereo sound board where the sound image of the instrument is neatly divided into left and right. The original master had 0.5 seconds of blank noise between songs and digital noise called “crackling” in several places, but this has been carefully corrected. The sound balance is also well-balanced. There are various theories as to why it is coupled with Disc 2, but the most likely sound source is that it is from a live show in Europe in 1978. This is also a high-quality soundboard, but Disc 1’s Japanese performance is the first one. Above. In both cases, you can enjoy the miraculous vocals supported by the wonderful groove of the band performance. Especially in the second half of the Japanese performance, the performances are connected like a medley and it is wonderful. A must-have item for soul fans. DISC 1 Recorded Live at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, November 13, 1979 EX-SOUNDBOARD // 2021 Original Remaster // 64 min 1. GOT TO GIVE IT UP 2. AFTER THE DANCE 3. WHAT’S GOING ON 4. SAVE THE CHILDREN 5. INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) 6. FUNKY SPACE REINCARNATION 7. HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) 8. TROUBLE MAN 9. AIN’T THAT PECULIAR/YOU’RE A WONDERFUL ONE 10. STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW 11. PRIDE AND JOY 12. LITTLE DARLIN’ (I NEED YOU) 13. HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE 14. HITCH HIKE 15. YOU 16. TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY 17. DISTANT LOVER 18. Ending – fade out DISC 2 Unknown details. More likely details are Live in Europe 1978. EX-SOUNDBOARD // 2021 Original Remaster // 48 min 1. GOT TO GIVE IT UP 2. COME GET TO THIS 3. LET’S GET IT ON 4. AFTER THE DANCE 5. IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE 6. AIN’T NOTHING LIKE REAL THING 7. AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH 8. HOW SWEET IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU 9. I WANT YOU – FADE OUT 10. INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) – fade out