Rolling Stones/CA,USA 11.4.1989

Starting with 1969, when the Stones produced their first bootleg “LIVER THAN,” they have performed in Oakland many times during their US tours up to the present. The year 1989 was the year in which there were no items in the Oakland performances. This year, the same Alameda County Coliseum as in 1969 was used (and the dates were also near-misses), and two performances were held. Of course, audience recordings were left for both performances. Despite this, there is a reason why no items have appeared so far. First of all, neither was of excellent class quality, and there were gaps in the recordings on both days. Still, there is no doubt that it is a missing link in the 1989 tour. Therefore, after examining these sound sources for this release, the first day, November 4th, was adopted. As mentioned earlier, this sound source is by no means of excellent quality. However, many of the sound sources that have not yet been released from the 1989 tour are of this level. In other words, not only did they use large venues, but the Stones’ revival tour also attracted a lot of attention, making it difficult to secure a good position for the taper to record. This is a problem that we have mentioned every time we release a sound source from the 1989 tour, but it is true that the sound quality is one rank lower than the 1989 tour items from our shop, such as the past Share Stadium and the recent Foxboro and Atlanta. In such a situation, it is based on the version that the reliable sound source collector “Krw_co” released on the Internet in the latest transfer. The weak point of the audience recording on this day was that the microphone friction noise was included in several places. It was a blessing in disguise that it was not in a state where it hit the mic, but it is a negative point because it cannot be called the sound quality of the honor class to begin with. In this release, this problem is alleviated as much as possible. Of course, it is impossible to eliminate everything, but it has evolved into a much calmer state. Another negative is the cut due to the cassette change that occurred during the performance of “Dead Flowers” and “Brown Sugar”. Moreover, the former even contains the microphone friction noise. Since there was no other sound source for such cuts, we managed to mitigate them by editing so that the cuts were not noticeable. And the taper was noisy from beginning to end, and the sound image of the performance had a slight sense of distance, but that is the great appeal of this sound source. After all, this day was a tremendous excitement. It was a little different from the realism that is just noisy, which is common in American concert recordings. The enthusiasm of the audience who had been waiting for the Stones’ first American tour since 1981 was more exciting to listen to than harsh. In addition, the fact that the venue announcement before the opening BGM “Continental Drift” was captured is also exciting. In the first place, the masterpiece Oakland 1994 box released by our shop also captured the exceptional excitement in the same place, but this day even surpassed it. Even from this point, I think you can understand that this sound source is a sound source that is quite worth listening to, even if it can never be called excellent. However, what makes it even more fun is the huge chorus that occurred during “Mixed Emotions,” the Stones’ comeback song at the time. Even though they had escaped the threat of disbanding, it was rare in the United States to see such excitement with new songs released by the Stones after 1989. This song was the trigger, and the huge chorus escalated from then on with “Honky Tonk Women” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” In particular, in the latter, not only was there a chorus part where Mick encouraged the chorus, but it was an incredible chorus from the very beginning. And yet the balance was not so great that it blocked out the performance, so if you listen with headphones, you will be overwhelmed by the realism. And above all, the Stones’ performance, which received such excitement, was also very high voltage. The final repertoire of the live performance after “Brown Sugar” showed the excitement of the interaction between the audience and the band reaching its limit. It’s natural to hear the chorus of “Yeah Yeah Who!” for the song, and for “Satisfaction”, Mick was so excited that he shouted with an extremely high tension, and it was promoted to a performance that was sure to be one of the best three on the US tour. It’s true that the sound quality of this recording may not be that of an audience with outstanding clarity or sound pressure. However, there is no other 1989 US tour that showed such an intense excitement. Please listen with headphones and enjoy the excitement of the first day of Oakland in 1989! Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA. USA 4th November 1989 TRULY AMAZING SOUND Disc 1 (74:43) 1. Announcements 2. Intro. / Continental Drift 3. Start Me Up 4. Bitch 5. Sad Sad Sad 6. Undercover Of The Night 7. Harlem Shuffle 8. Tumbling Dice 9. Miss You 10. Ruby Tuesday 11. Angie 12. Dead Flower s 13. Rock And A Hard Place 14. Mixed Emotions 15. Honky Tonk Women 16. Midnight Rambler Disc 2 (74:07) 1. You Can’t Always Get What You Want 2. Before They Make Me Run 3. Happy 4. Paint It Black 5. 2000 Light Years From Home 6. Sympathy For The Devil 7. Gimme Shelter 8. Band Introductions 9. It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll 10. Brown Sugar 11. Satisfaction 12. Jumping Jack Flash 13. Outro.