Oasis/Aichi,Japan 1994 DAT Master

Oasis’ first performance in Japan in 1994 was the decisive factor in their continued popularity. One of the most legendary days was the last day of the tour in Nagoya. Like Queen, Oasis received an enthusiastic reception on their first visit to Japan and became fond of touring in Japan. First of all, we must not forget that this year was also their debut. This year’s Oasis was a special time, wild yet fresh, unlike after their popularity exploded. I feel really lucky that my first visit to Japan happened at that timing. The tour itself was a great success, and if you listen to the remaining sound sources, it is well recorded that they gave passionate performances on any given day. Under such circumstances, Nagoya, which will be released this time, was fulfilling in both sound quality and content. On this day, a masterpiece called “STAIN IN A BLUE SKY” was released, which was touted as the best among Oasis’ first performance items in Japan. The secret to its popularity was its extremely easy-to-listen sound quality, which was able to be enjoyed by both enthusiasts and beginners while recording an audience, with a realism that was reminiscent of a box and closeness of the sound. The Nagoya audience recording that will be released this time is Kinney who provided the master. That alone is enough to surprise enthusiasts, but when I listened to that DAT tape, it was the same sound source as “STAIN IN A BLUE SKY” (hereinafter referred to as the already released version). However, the sound quality is clearly better than that. The audience recording that became the basis for the already released version was a sound source that was widely distributed among traders even before it was released. However, as was often the case with DAT trading in the 1990s, it was not easy to make a digital copy using two DAT decks (and the decks were expensive), so as a last resort, I copied the data to cassette, and then copied it from there. There was a pattern where they were transferred to DAT and circulated among traders. This sound source is also a typical example, and was once dropped on a cassette…in other words, it had gone through the analog generation. In that respect, Kinney’s version was a digital copy of the master DAT. Therefore, strictly speaking, it is not a “master”, but the title includes “DAT Master” because it is a digital copy from DAT to DAT without any deterioration in sound quality. As expected, the sound quality of DAT without any deterioration has a vivid upper feeling, and if you listen to it and compare it, the thin skin-like texture of the previous release has been removed and it has evolved into a clearer state. And the best proof that Kinney’s version is the upper version is that there is no deafening noise at the ending of “Live Forever”, which was the biggest drawback of the previously released version! It was clear that that noise was of a different type from DAT’s digital noise, but the fact that this Kinney Master didn’t have it means that it was caused by a poor connection to the deck when recording it onto a cassette. It is guessed. Also, there is no increase in the volume that was present when “Sad Song” started (I did not adjust the volume this time, it was stable from the beginning). Above all, the noise that was the biggest problem has disappeared, and I can finally listen to it with peace of mind. It was! And the performance on the final day of the first performance in Japan, full of freshness and momentum unique to the debut year, was a masterpiece among the masterpieces! All of the members were young and were living the unrestrained rock’n’roll life that was reported in the music magazines of the time, so there are scenes where Liam Gallagher’s voice sounds painful in “Digsy’s Dinner” and “Slide Away.” Although he seems to be struggling a bit here and there, it’s impressive to see him overcome it with such vigor. The culmination of this was the legendary finale where they played “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” one last time. In addition, there is plenty of repertoire unique to this period, such as the band version of “Married With Children” and Noel’s rendition of “D’Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?” Not only because it was the first performance in Japan, but also the upper version of the live sound source representing Oasis in 1994 was unearthed by Kinney. Enjoy a great performance to your heart’s content in a clean state with no uneven volume levels or noise. Live at Nagoya Club Quattro, Nagoya, Japan 19th September 1994 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (54:44) 1. Intro. 2. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star 3. Columbia 4. Fade Away 5. Digsy’s Dinner 6. Shakermaker 7. Live Forever 8. Bring It on Down 9. Up in the Sky 10. Slide Away 11. Cigarettes & Alcohol 12. Married With Children Disc 2 (39:28) 1. Sad Song 2. D’Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman? 3. Supersonic 4. I Am the Walrus 5. MC 6. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, tambourine Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, vocals Paul Arthurs – rhythm guitar Paul McGuigan – bass Tony McCarroll – drums