Queen / Tokyo, Japan 4.1.1976 Complete

A historic release following the first day of their first visit to Japan! The definitive version of this day has finally arrived! A sequel live album from the “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT” recording collection, which is in the midst of a huge hit, has already appeared. This is the birth of a world premiere master that will permanently preserve the performance in Japan with “The Night of the Opera”! What is recorded in this work is the “April 1, 1976: Nippon Budokan” performance. This is the best audience recording. The shocking work “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT” from the other day was a record of their first visit to Japan, but this work records their second visit to Japan, which was realized as early as the following year in 1976. First of all, let’s look back at the show’s position from that schedule.・March 22: Nippon Budokan・March 23: “ELEGANCE IS AN ATTITUDE: NAGOYA 1976″・March 24: Himeji City Welfare Hall・March 26: Kyuden Gymnasium (2 performances)・March 29: “DEFINITIVE OSAKA 1976 (2 performances)”・March 31: “DEFINITIVE BUDOKAN 1976 2ND NIGHT”・April 1: Nippon Budokan ←★This work★・April 2: “THE PROPHECY: SENDAI 1976″・April 4: Ryogoku Nihon University Auditorium ※Only representative works for each performance. A total of 11 performances. The scale of the tour expanded due to the popularity of QUEEN, which flared up during their first visit to Japan. Three performances were held at Nippon Budokan, and this work was recorded at the concert on the final day. This day was also known for its complicated recording circumstances. The classic from the analog era, “INVITE YOU TO A NIGHT AT THE BUDOKAN,” was famous, but that traditional album was merely an incomplete excerpt. Moreover, some of the songs were taken the day before (March 31), so it was far from a full show experience. However, what was unearthed this time was an unreleased recording of a full show. Moreover, the person who worked on this work was the recording artist of “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT.” The sound is truly of the highest quality. “BUDOKAN 1975 2ND NIGHT” was also released at the same time, and from the same recording artist’s collection, “2 first visits to Japan + 1 second visit (this work)” will be gathered together, but frankly speaking, the sound of this work is the most amazing. As expected, all three works have something in common in terms of tone and feel, as they are made at the same venue and by the same recording artist, but this work is one step ahead in terms of clarity and directness. Moreover, the details are dense to the very end and there is no sense of sparseness at all. Of course, since it is a cassette recording from the analog era, it is inevitable that there will be missing tape changes, but this is complemented by the traditional work “INVITE YOU TO A NIGHT AT THE BUDOKAN”. This is a full live album that allows you to seamlessly experience a show that has never had a definitive recording before. What is the full set? Let’s organize it here by comparing it with “INVITE YOU TO A NIGHT AT THE BUDOKAN”. Songs that were also heard on INVITE YOU TO A NIGHT AT THE BUDOKAN: Disc 1: Bohemian Rhapsody (tape & rock part), Flick Of The Wrist, Hangman, Brighton Rock, Son And Daughter; Disc 2: Father To Son, Keep Yourself Alive, Now I’m Here, See What A Fool I’ve Been, God Save The Queen. Songs that can be heard on this album: Disc 1: Ogre Battle, Sweet Lady, White Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, The March Of The Black Queen, Bring Back That Leroy Brown, The Prophet’s Song, Stone Cold Crazy; Disc 2: Doing All Right (*), Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon (*), Liar, In The Lap Of The Gods…Revisited, Big Spender, Jailhouse Rock. *Note: * indicates songs that are not included in INVITE YOU TO A NIGHT AT THE The song was on a different day (March 31st) in “BUDOKAN”. …And so it is. “Father To Son”, which was only performed at Sendai and Nippon Budokan on the “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Tour”, and the unreleased song “Hangman”, which was the last live performance, are extremely rare. These two songs were also heard on “INVITE YOU TO A NIGHT AT THE BUDOKAN”, but the historical pleasure is on another level when it comes to the flow of the full show. Freddie’s throat allows you to feel the greatness of the full show more than the rare songs. It is also known that Freddie was in poor health when he came to Japan in 1976, but that is only in the first half of the schedule. After hitting rock bottom in Fukuoka, he recovered, and when he returned to Nippon Budokan, he was in top form. Moreover, it seems as if Freddie himself was happy with his voice growing because he had once suffered from poor health. Improvisation as if to savor how far it will go, the sharpness of the explosive tension… it is truly worthy of being called “a great performance of a return to Japan”. That uninterrupted tension can be immersed comfortably because it is a full live album. “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT” alone was a shock, but in fact it was a three-part world premiere recording series. Among them, this work boasts outstanding quality in terms of sound and performance, and will be a special new masterpiece in the history of QUEEN’s visit to Japan. The summit board of the finally born “Budokan Day 3”. The best audience recording of the “April 1, 1976: Nippon Budokan” performance. Until now, there have only been incomplete or bad sound shows, but this work is the first definitive recording to be released to the world. The clarity and closeness are tremendous, and the density is full to the very end of the details. Although this is the same recording artist collection as “BUDOKAN 1975 1ST NIGHT” and “2ND NIGHT” from his first visit to Japan, this work is one step above in terms of sound. It is a direct sound with no sense of sparseness. The precious “Father To Son” and the unreleased song “Hangman” are also delicious, and Freddie, who is in top form, can also enjoy a wonderful full show. This is the first time that the high sound quality (here is the point) and complete recording of this day have been released! Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1st April 1976 PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (60:17) 1. Introduction 2. Bohemian Rhapsody (tape & rock part) 3. Ogre Battle 4. Sweet Lady 5. White Queen 6. Flick Of The Wrist 7. Hangman 8. Bohemian Rhapsody 9. Killer Queen 10. The March Of The Black Queen 11. Rhapsody (reprise) 12. Bring Back That Leroy Brown 13. Brighton Rock 14. Son And Daughter 15. Band Introductions 16. The Prophet’s Song 17. Stone Cold Crazy Disc 2 (52:03) 1. Father To Son 2. Doing All Right 3. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 4. Keep Yourself Alive 5. Liar 6. In The Lap Of The Gods…Revisited 7. Now I’m Here 8. Big Spender 9. Jailhouse Rock 10. See What A Fool I’ve Been 11. God Save The Queen