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Paul’s first experience in Japan was in 1966 as a member of The Beatles. Later, in 1975, a visit to Japan with Wings was announced, but due to his criminal record, he was not allowed to enter the country and the visit was cancelled. He came to Japan again in 1980, but was forced to return home without performing. His first solo performance was in 1990, a long time after his first performance. He came to Japan again in 1993, but had to wait nine years until 2002 for his next performance. And his recent performance in Japan in 2013 was another nine years later. In this way, Paul’s performances in Japan should have been very rare experiences that are linked to the times and the person he was at that time. However, just six months after the excitement of his 2013 performance, rumors circulated that he would be coming to Japan again. I was surprised when I thought it was a false rumor at first, but it turned out to be true. The 2014 performance was cancelled due to poor health, but he returned to Japan in 2015 to fulfill his contract. And he will be coming to Japan again in 2017, for the first time in two years. Paul’s visit to Japan is no longer a rare experience, but is now part of his routine, with tours to America, Europe, and Japan. The biggest topic of his 2015 visit to Japan was his first performance at the Nippon Budokan in 49 years. One of the Beatles, who appeared in the footage from long ago, performed at the Budokan again after half a century. Moreover, the fans were thrilled with a special set list only for the Budokan, including the debut of “Another Girl.” It can be said that this was a historic triumphant return performance in Japanese rock. In 2016, Paul will be going on a new tour titled “ONE ON ONE TOUR.” Paul was born in 1942, before the war, and will be 75 years old in 2017. How long will he be able to tour after this? Probably physically and age-wise, he will not be doing such a large-scale tour in five years. And he is probably aware of this himself. So, I think he is not in a hurry, but he wants to perform on stage as much as possible so that he will have no regrets when he can, and is thinking of such a way of concluding his life. For fans who experienced the 80s when Paul did not go on tour at all, it must be incredible to see Paul touring every year like now. The ONE ON ONE tour, which started in 2016, has entered its second year. And on New Year’s Eve 2016, the Japan performance was announced in the form of a message to the Red and White Song Battle. This is not only the first performance in Japan for the ONE ON ONE tour, but Japan was chosen as the first concert site in 2017. He himself said that he was rehearsing again for this Japan performance, and as the year turned, a new ONE ON ONE tour was expected, and Japan was the place to unveil it. Initially, three performances were announced at the Tokyo Dome, and then Budokan was announced again. Personally, I think it was worth it to only perform at Budokan once, but as a fan, I am happy that the number of performances will increase. The schedule for Paul’s Japan visit in 2017 is as follows. April 25, 2017 Nippon Budokan April 27, 2017 Tokyo Dome April 29, 2017 Tokyo Dome April 30, 2017 Tokyo Dome I’m concerned that the number of shows is decreasing with each year’s Japan tour, but for those who are not die-hard fans, it may be inevitable because some people are asking, “Are they coming again?”. I understand that this is especially true because the previous two Japan tours were the same OUT THERE tour. However, this time, the tour title has changed. Of course, the set list has also changed, and attention has been drawn to songs unique to the ONE ON ONE tour that have not been heard until now. This work is a complete recording of the Budokan performance on April 25, the first day of the 2017 Japan tour. The opening begins with “A Hard Day’s Night,” the biggest feature of the ONE ON ONE tour. Paul sings the parts that John sang in the original. In the US and Europe, the second song was “Save Us”, but this time at the Budokan, it was “Jet”. Next came “Drive My Car” and then “Junior’s Farm”, a new pattern, and just like last time, the opening part of the show excited the listeners as to what song they would play next. In particular, “Jet” and “Junior’s Farm” are songs of the same genre, and they have traditionally complemented each other, but this is the first time that both songs have been played like this. In “Maybe I’m Amazed”, the voice sounds quite harsh, and the lyrics are a bit off, but it is meaningful to hear it performed and sung by Paul himself, the composer. In the acoustic corner, “Everynight” was performed for the first time in a while, followed by two songs, “In Spite Of All Danger” and “Love Me Do”, which were new to Japanese fans. An even more unusual version was “Blackbird”. The performance became suspicious in the second half of the song, and the guitar was momentarily mistaken. He got through that part well, but he must have been shaken up because he made another mistake right after, and even though he was in the middle of the song, he had to start over by saying “wait a minute.” The audience got excited at this point, and in response, Paul burst out laughing while singing “Blackbird,” which has a serious message. He then changed the way he sang to “To, Be, Free,” as if to beat the rhythm. What a surprise. Also, “Magical Mystery Tour” is often thought of as the opening song, but like the 1993 THE NEW WORLD TOUR, this time it was performed in the middle of the second half. Now, as a new song added to the ONE ON ONE tour in 2017 at this Budokan concert, “I Wanna Be Your Man” can be mentioned. Ringo performed this song in Japan in 2016, and this time it is a self-cover by Paul. He himself explained (in Japanese) that this is the first time it has been performed in Japan. A live version of this song was already recorded as a sound source from the sound check on the 1993 live album “Paul Is Live,” so it doesn’t have the same impact as the previous “Another Girl.” Although it was an event, it was already performed at the previous year’s DESERT TRIP, so this is only a “first performance in Japan.” There is also a world premiere song. Strictly speaking, it is not the first time they have performed it live, but it must be a rare selection. That is “SGT. Pepper’s Reprise.” It was explained that “it is a song that has never been performed in Tokyo,” but this is a mistaken memory on Paul’s part. During the 1990 Japan tour, it was performed in a medley with “SGT. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” and the end of the 2002 Japan tour was a medley of this song and “The End.” However, this is the first time in the world that it has been performed alone like this time. This work is recorded in its entirety with high sound quality from the genuine front row recording of the Budokan. Because it is the front row, there are no seats blocking the view, and the sound is recorded directly, which is also the reason for the advantage that the applause and clapping are hardly audible. In audience recordings, applause and clapping are very harsh and always run parallel to the performance, but in this work, the environment is blessed with no such noise. For example, the drum solo in the bridge part that moves from “Carry That Weight” to “The End” is a demonic gate where clapping is loud in both recordings, but the fact that this part is also recorded cleanly in this work is a noteworthy point. There should be nothing that surpasses this work in Audience recordings. Please listen especially to the part where confetti spews after the concert. The fact that this sound source is in the front row is also due to the fact that a large amount of confetti hits the microphone directly and is recorded with a great force, as if a spray was sprayed directly on the microphone. The effect of “Live And Let Die” is not an explosion in front of your eyes, but a huge explosion. Sound checks were done for two days for this Budokan concert. First, a sound check was done at the Budokan for about an hour on April 24th, the day before the concert. Perhaps because the sound check had already been done the day before, Paul arrived at the Budokan around 3:30 on the day of the concert and only played a few songs to check. Disc 3 of this work contains an audience recording of the sound check on the previous day, the 24th. In addition to the concert’s highlights “I Wanna Be Your Man” and “SGT. Pepper’s Reprise,” they also played “Match Box,” which Ringo also sang. They also played “Honey Hush,” which they hadn’t played in a long time. As you can see from the track list, it’s an hour that condenses the set list for the day. The highlight is Little Richard’s cover “Miss Ann.” This song was also played in the Get Back sessions of the Beatles, but at that time, John was fooling around and the song quickly transitioned to “Kansas City”. In this sound check, it was played as a complete song. Paul McCartney’s 2017 Japan tour, the first day of the tour, April 25th, at the Budokan, was recorded in high quality from the front row. A set list unique to the new ONE ON ONE tour, including the world premiere of “SGT. Pepper’s Reprise”. Many titles will probably be released from the 2017 Japan tour, but they will eventually fade in front of the Piccadilly Circus label, which has been following Paul’s latest tour for many years. Even if you listen to various other titles, you will eventually return to the Piccadilly Circus label, and I think that experience has been repeated in the titles of past Japan tours. I would like you to trust the track record that we have accumulated over the years as a specialized label. And, as a matter of pride for the label, I am convinced that this choice is the best one. With the development of equipment, even amateurs can record with a certain level of quality, but it is precisely because of this era that we want you to enjoy the work of professionals on this album. Professional work. April 25, 2017 Budokan performance recorded in the front row Complete recording Sound check sound source from the day before BUDOKAN HALL TOKYO JAPAN April 25, 2017 DISC ONE 01. Introduction 02. A Hard Day’s Night 03. Jet 04. Drive My Car 05. Junior’s Farm 06. Let Me Roll It 07. I’ve Got A Feeling 08. My Valentine 09. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five 10. Maybe I’m Amazed 11. We Can Work It Out 12. Everynight 13. In Spite Of All Danger 14. LoveMe Do 15. Blackbird 16. Here Today DISC TWO 01. Queenie Eye 02. Lady Madonna 03. I Wanna Be Your Man 04. Magical Mystery Tour 05. Being For The Benefit Of Mr.Kite 06. Ob La Di Ob La Da 07 SGT.Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Reprise 08. Back In The U.S.S.R. 09. Let It Be 10. Live And Let Die 11. Hey Jude 12. Yesterday 13. Hi Hi Hi 14. Golden Slumbers – Carry That Weight – The End 15 . Closing Announcement DISC THREE PREVIOUS DAY SOUNDCHECK BUDOKAN HALL TOKYO JAPAN April 24, 2017 01. Jam 02. Match Box 03. Honey Hush 04. I’ve Got A Feeling 05. Junior’s Farm 06. I Wanna Be Your Man 07. SGT. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Reprise 08. Back In The U.S.S.R. 09. My Valentine 10. Miss Ann 11. Here There And Everywhere 12. Everynight 13. I’ve Just Seen A Face 14. Being For The Benefit Of Mr.Kite 15. Golden Slumbers – Carry That Weight – The End
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