Paul McCartney / Tokyo, Japan 4.25.2017 Soundcheck IEM Ver.

This week, the definitive title of Paul McCartney’s 2017 Japan tour will be released generously, but even if you’re not a fanatic, you’d like to listen to the performances outside of the actual stage. The sound check party from the second day of the Tokyo Dome, which has already appeared on the Internet, has been released in “LIVE AT TOKYO DOME 2017 2ND NIGHT” along with the actual stage sound source, but such “open” sound checks will be available for all days sooner or later. If you are a rare sound source fanatic, you would rather listen to the “closed” sound check. Yes, it’s natural that you would want to listen to the Budokan rehearsal as well. The Budokan rehearsal two years ago produced a huge best-selling title called “SOUNDCHECK AT BUDOKAN 2015”, and Taper, who provided the sound check sound source there, has caught the sound check again this time. The Budokan sound check has already appeared in “ONE ON ONE AT JUDO ARENA” on the See No Evil label. The rehearsal parts included in this release are basically the same. However, this taper caught two channels, recorded two types of IEM sound sources, and synchronized them to create a stereo version of the sound check! The scene where Wicks reviews the keyboard part of “Here, There And Everywhere”, which was recorded at the end of the board in the SNE title, is recorded at the beginning this time, but this is the actual chronological order (since Paul is not there, it is thought that the SNE board was moved to the end). After that, when Paul appeared and “Jam” started, the rehearsal changed into a magnificent stereo mix. The fate of IEM sound sources is the limit of clarity and rough texture, but the ease of listening has improved dramatically by being reborn as stereo. In addition, if you can hear the performance of “Love Me Do”, which was very exciting even in the actual performance, in a practical stereo soundboard state, it will surely attract the attention of enthusiasts all over the world! Many people have probably already heard it on the SNE version, but when they performed “Magical Mystery Tour,” which had been dropped from the regular lineup of the ONE ON ONE tour, at the Budokan, Paul played the Beatles version on the spot to check the bass part, and the scene where they played together was a serious scene unique to a “closed” rehearsal. Nevertheless, the overall atmosphere was very peaceful, as could be seen from the conversations between the members, and even though it was before the performance, they had already rented the Budokan the day before and rehearsed. Also, since the left is Wicks’ channel, it is interesting to see the part he is playing as if he were holding it. In particular, the scene where Wicks sang the back chorus of “Queenie Eye” like this is sure to be fresh and surprising. And yet, it is not an unbalanced sound source biased towards one channel, so it is even shocking to hear it as “music” even though it is a rehearsal. And the best part was the first appearance scene at the end of the rehearsal, when Paul switched to the guitar and played Queen’s “Under Pressure” for just a little while. It was still fresh in my memory that Queen + Adam Lambert performed a live show at the Budokan in September last year, so it was also surprising that Paul hummed this song at the Budokan. Not only on the stage, but even during the rehearsal, he was like, “Do you want to hear it again?” “Yeah!” A surprising stereo sound source that surpasses the previous sound check sound source. However, Beatles fans will compare the SNE version as a mono mix and this item as a stereo mix. Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 25th April 2017 (from Original Masters) Original In-Ear Monitor Recording(Stereo) (76:45) 1. Here, There And Everywhere #1 2. Guitar 3. Here, There And Everywhere #2 4. Drums, Keyboards 5. Piano #1 (electric) 6. Conversation #1 7. Piano #2 (acoustic) 8. Conversation #2 9. Session 10. Honey Don’t 11. Magical Mystery Tour #1 12. Magical Mystery Tour 13. Save Us #1 14. Save Us #2 15. Let ‘Em In 16. Love Me Do 17. Queenie Eye 18. Bluebird 19. Ram On 20. Under Pressure