Phil Collins/IL, USA 1982

In 1982, Phil Collins made “HELLO, I MUST BE GOING!” a big hit, and became a huge star who could not be pushed even as a solo artist. A masterpiece live album that conveys the scene is now available. This work includes “December 13, 1982 Chicago Performance”. This is a super-excellent audience recording that records the whole story. Speaking of the Philharmonic in the early 1980s, he was said to be the busiest in the world, with both GENESIS and solo performances. First of all, let’s check the show’s position from the schedule at that time. 1982《June 4th “THREE SIDES LIVE” released》 August 1st – September 30th: THREE SIDES LIVE TOUR (46 performances) October 2nd: SIX OF THE BEST《November 5th “HELLO” , I MUST BE GOING!” Released November 21st – December 1st: Europe (10 performances) December 6th – 19th: North America #1 (11 performances) ←★Here★ January 22nd, 1983 – February 20th: North America #2 (25 performances) [“GENESIS” released on October 3rd] November 6th – February 29th, 1984: MAMA TOUR (71 performances) *Note: “◇” indicates solo Performances marked with “・” are GENESIS performances. This is Phil Collins in 1982/1983. Speaking of 1982, the limited GENESIS reunion with Peter Gabriel “SIX OF THE BEST” is symbolic, but one month later, “HELLO, I MUST BE GOING!” was released and his first solo tour was held. Start. The Chicago performance of this work was the 8th concert of the first half, “North America #1”. This tour is also left in the official video “LIVE AT PERKINS PALACE”, but it is also about a week before the Pasadena performance which was the scene. This work recorded at such a show is the latest first public master that is currently a hot topic. In fact, in order to overcome the restrictions on going out due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the best masters of Chicago performances titled “A COVID-19 QUARANTINE RELEASE!” are being released one after another. Peter Gabriel’s “CHICAGO 1982” and ROXY MUSIC’s “CHICAGO 1983” will also be released at the same time, but this work is also the Phil Collins edition of the same series. And the sound is so wonderful that you want to call it “the best.” Anyway, even the smallest details are clear and vivid, and there is no sense of distance. There is a slight echo in the vocals, but this is probably not a hall sound, but an intentionally applied effect. The performance sounds other than the singing voice are so sharp that you can only imagine that, and the vocal itself has a natural echo like an effect. The recorder himself says that he “recorded it just to the left of the floor speaker,” so there is no doubt that it was an audience, but it is a famous recording that is generally outside the common sense of guest records. The direct sound depicts a luxurious first solo tour full of hit songs. As mentioned above, this tour was also seen at “LIVE AT PERKINS PALACE”, but that official video is an excerpt of about 1 hour. On the other hand, this work is a full live album that can be enjoyed all at once, and you can enjoy plenty of omitted famous songs. Let’s compare and organize them here. FACE VALUE (8 songs) ・I Missed Again/The Roof Is Leaking/In the Air Tonight・Songs that cannot be heard on LIVE AT PERKINS PALACE: Thunder and Lightning/This Must Be Love/You Know What I Mean/If Leaving Me Is Easy /Hand in Hand HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! (8 songs) ・I Don’t Care Anymore/I Cannot Believe It’s True/Thru These Walls/The West Side/You Can’t Hurry Love/It Don’t Matter to Me・Songs that cannot be heard on LIVE AT PERKINS PALACE: Don’t Let Him Steal Your Heart Away／Like China Others (2 songs)・People Get Ready (THE IMPRESSIONS) ・Songs that cannot be heard on LIVE AT PERKINS PALACE:…And So to F…(BRAND X)…and it looks like this. The volume is incomparable to “LIVE AT PERKINS PALACE”, and it features 8 songs each from the two albums “FACE VALUE” and “HELLO, I MUST BE GOING!”. In addition, there is a wide variety of songs, including covers of THE IMPRESSIONS and BRAND X’s “…And So to F…”. The ensemble that boldly introduced horns and a large number of hit songs alone are luxurious, but it is a colorful full show that is even more than that. This is a masterpiece of a live album where you can experience the scene of “THE HELLO, I MUST BE GOING TOUR” that rose to become the darling of the era with the best sound. This work itself is a masterpiece of “good sound, good songs, and good performances”, but when combined with “Amity 600” edited by Peter Gabriel, it is a “1982 album” in which the two charismatic former GENESIS members intermingled. You can also think back to December. A sister work full of the fun that is possible only because it is underground and because it is an audience recording. Live at the Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, USA 13th December 1982 ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1(57:08) 1. Intro 2. I Don’t Care Anymore 3. Thunder and Lightning 4. MC 5. I Cannot Believe It’s True 6 This Must Be Love 7. MC 8. Thru These Walls 9. I Missed Again 10. MC 11. You Know What I Mean 12. The Roof Is Leaking 13. Don’t Let Him Steal Your Heart Away 14. The West Side Disc 2(56:46) 1. MC 2. If Leaving Me Is Easy 3. In the Air Tonight 4. Band Intoduction 5. Like China 6. You Can’t Hurry Love 7. It Don’t Matter to Me 8. Hand in Hand 9. …And So to F… 10. MC 11. People Get Ready Phil Collins – Vocals / Drums / Piano Mo Foster – Bass / Piano Peter Robinson – Keyboards Daryl Stuermer – Guitar / Bass / Banjo Chester Thompson – Drums The Phoenix Horns Rhamlee Michael Davis – Trumpet Michael Harris – Trumpet Don Myrick – Sax Louis Satterfield – Trombone