Paul McCartney/Holland 2012

The 2012 “ON THE RUN” tour now feels nostalgic. We Japanese are from the generation of “OUT THERE” tours starting the following year, so you could say that tours before that were literally out of our reach. Eight years have passed since then, and the “ON THE RUN” tour has hardly been looked back on. As if to prove that, recently, the best audience recording of the Rotterdam performance in March 2012 has been circulating on the Internet. In the first place, regarding the Rotterdam performance, an item that was made into a CD of an audience recording with very great sound quality even in real time was released, but this time’s sound source is not that close to the sound image. However, whereas the previously released version had a digital sound that sometimes hit the ears when it came to up-tempo songs, this time’s sound source was suddenly milder and gentler on the ears. This is combined with the appropriate sense of distance in the performance, and the exquisiteness of barely picking up the voices of the surrounding audience. It seems that there are many people who like the sound quality this time even if they are not enthusiasts, and the quality of the sound source is very high. Also, there was a major change in the set list between the “ON THE RUN” tour and the “OUT THERE” tour, and we now realize that it is full of rare repertoire that could not be heard in Japan. It will be taken away. I’m sure there are many enthusiasts who wanted to hear the short version of Wings’ medley “Venus and Mars – Rock Show – Jet,” and Fireman’s album “ELECTRIC,” which was surprisingly well-received as a song album. Although the song “Sing the Changes” included in “ARGUMENTS” was also actively performed at the time, it was easily abandoned when the new album “NEW” appeared at the start of the “OUT THERE” tour. The Beatles numbers that were played at that time were all repertoires that disappeared after changing to the “OUT THERE” tour, and I wish they would have played them in Japan, such as “The Night Before” and “I Will.” I can’t help but think… Even more surprising are the two exciting medleys of “A Day In The Life – Give Peace a Chance” and “The Word – All You Need Is Love”. The former was frequently performed during this period, but the latter’s arrangement of minor and major songs together backfired, and its lifespan as a repertoire was short. Also attractive are the songs after the Beatles disbanded, such as “Mrs. Vandebilt,” which gets a big chorus from the audience, and “Ram On,” a ukulele song that was later dropped from the repertoire and demoted to the sound check. In this way, the rare numbers that are not heard on stage during the period when he constantly visited Japan from 2013 to 2018 are captured with a really comfortable sound quality, and it feels fresh in every sense. . Unfortunately, unlike the previously released version, only the taper of “Golden Slumbers” accidentally touched the recorder, and the recording failed due to a deafening level overflow. Other than that, the mild sound quality and the fulfilling set list mentioned earlier are full of fresh impact. In addition, “My Valentine”, which was a new song at the time, even includes an unexpected rare scene where it was premiered live on this day. The fresh performance, which is completely different from what has become a promise now, is fresh! Live at Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland 24th March 2012 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(72:34) 1. Intro 2. Hello Goodbye 3. Junior’s Farm 4. All My Loving 5. Venus And Mars★ 6. Rock Show★ 7. Jet 8. Drive My Car 9. Sing The Changes★ 10. The Night Before★ 11. Let Me Roll It 12. Paperback Writer 13. The Long And Winding Road 14. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five 15. My Valentine★Premiere 16. Maybe I’m Amazed 17. I’ve Just Seen A Face 18. I Will★ 19. Blackbird 20. Here Today Disc 2(62:51) 1. Dance Tonight 2. Mrs. Vanderbilt 3. Eleanor Rigby 4. Ram On ★ 5. Something 6. Yellow Submarine 7. Band On The Run 8. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 9. Back In The USSR 10. I’ve Got A Feeling 11. A Day In The Life 12. Let It Be 13. Live And Let Die 14. Hey Jude Disc 3 (32:25) 1. Audience 2. The Word 3. All You Need Is Love 4. Day Tripper 5. Get Back 6. Yesterday 7. Helter Skelter 8 . Gold Slumbers 9. Carry That Weight 10. The End