Rainbow/On Stage Outtakes

“ON STAGE OUTTAKES”. As the name suggests, it is a collection of soundboard takes that were related to “ON STAGE” but were not included in the official version. And this live album was also a sinful piece that produced a large number of lost lambs. It is a classic that has been loved by maniacs for a long time, and it has whispered to many healthy fans that “behind ON STAGE there is a great treasure”, and has been knocked down into the abyss of sound source hell. In the first place, the official “ON STAGE” was not possible. Although the music itself depicts the extremes of British hard rock, its truth is a collection of various live performances. In addition to the Japanese performance, the tour includes a tour of West Germany, and even in one song, like “Kill The King” and “Still I’m Sad,” it is not limited to one performance, and there are no detailed credits. As a result, rumors and mysteries arose as to which take was taken from which performance, and many enthusiasts were left astray. If the music had been mediocre, if it had been a single performance, I wouldn’t have been confused for decades… I unexpectedly went off track. In any case, you can listen to another version of that historical masterpiece…this is the one that has widely taught the charm of such a devil. This work includes 3 Japanese songs + 2 West German songs = 5 takes. There is no overlap with the official version “ON STAGE”. This is a good opportunity, so let’s compare the live performance in which each take was recorded and the recording status of the official version “ON STAGE”. ●December 9th: Osaka Welfare Pension Hall Main work: Kill The King, Mistreated, Man On The Silver Mountain Official: Catch The Rainbow ●September 25th: Cologne Main work: Man On The Silver Mountain Official: Mistreated ●September 29th: Munich This work: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Official: Kill The King (second half) The above is a modern analysis with advanced research by enthusiasts. In fact, the credits on the original version were sloppy (this is still a source of confusion even today), and the editing was sloppy. “Man On The Silver Mountain” ends in the middle of the blues, and the sound skips in “Sixteenth Century Greensleeves”. However, even that was filled with a mysterious charm. Although it has now completed its musical role with the official “DEUTSCHLAND TOURNEE 1976” and Cozy Tape’s “HERITAGE (Rising Arrow-035)”, the true value of this work is not there. As I listened to each song, I was astonished, thinking, “It’s really different from ON STAGE!” and feeling excited, thinking, “There must be more!” Moreover, it still hasn’t faded. This is a piece that brings back to Masako the shocking impact and secret joy that comes with the “legendary sound.” The truth behind the famous album “ON STAGE”. The exploration has progressed to the climax, and even the legendary Nippon Budokan can now be heard through “DEFINITIVE ON STAGE: REMASTERED EDITION”. This is the result of over 40 years of mania’s desire. It is the greatness of “ON STAGE” that has driven such an impulse, but it is also the responsibility of this work for showing us the entrance to the devil. Because this is a monumental week, this is the devil’s live album that you should definitely look back on. Taken from the original “On Stage Outtakes” CD(MN54-8905) STEREO SBD 1. Kill The King (Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 9th December 1976) 2. Man On The Silver Mountain (Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 9th December 1976 ) 3. Mistreated (Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 9th December 1976) 4. Man On The Silver Mountain (Sporthalle Cologne Germany 25th September 1976) 5. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (Circus Krone, Munich, Germany 29th September 1976)