Rolling Stones/CA,USA 7.11.1975 Upgrade

One of the three great recordings in 1975, when Mike Millard established his outstanding audience recording technique, was the Rolling Stones series of shows at the LA Forum in July. It is no exaggeration to say that the 13th was a great recording that made his reputation known to enthusiasts around the world, along with ZEP’s “Eddie”. That is why it has been a long-awaited recording since the JEMS team began unearthing the mirrored masters. However, now that the live album on the 13th and the live video on the 12th have been officially released, it has become difficult to release. Furthermore, Millard was unfortunately not present on the 10th. Nevertheless, the JEMS team had been hinting since the latter half of last year that they had plans to release the Stones’ LA Forum 75 mirrored masters… They finally took the lead on July 11th. Since it was released on the familiar dime on December 25th last year, it is literally a Christmas present for enthusiasts around the world. Also, when the live video was released, the conventional wisdom was overturned, and the data for the 11th and 12th were overturned, but when the mirrored master was released this time, the JEMS team said that “the official is correct,” and corrected the sound source that was previously circulating as the 12th to the 11th. This can be likened to Floyd’s Aphrodite state. And since the official exists, the master can be released on dime without any problems on days when there are no such releases. Indeed, the sound source on the 11th was the first to do so. The mirrored sound source on the 11th was the only one known to be incomplete among his series of Stones 75 LA Forum recordings. The release of this time has revealed new facts about why such a result occurred only on this day. This sound source captured the sound of Keith’s guitar in a large balance, but it seems that his volume was considerable even in the actual scene, and Millard gave up, saying that this is no good. Even more serious than that, the surrounding audience started to make a fuss, and it seems that his disgust was the final blow to stop the recording. Above all, it was his sensitivity that would later torment him that caused him to stop recording. Nevertheless, since it was a mirrored recording, it had a track record of being included in the culmination of his sound sources such as EV’s “WHORES, COCAINE AND A BOTTLE OF JACK” and VGP’s “THE LOST MILLARD MASTERS”. However, those releases were nearly 20 years ago, and they were rare days among his 1975 LA Forum recordings, making them difficult to obtain. There may be many enthusiasts who have never heard them now. This release is groundbreaking in itself as it is the first since those days, but it is even more shockingly upgraded. To tell the truth, all of the past items mentioned above were recorded in a downgraded state to mono, but this time it has been recorded in stereo for the first time! After all, Miller, who has always been stubborn about trading, is quite likely to have mono-fied a recording that he himself would not have liked, and even more likely to have downgraded it to mono as it was circulated in the era of cassette trading. Therefore, in past items, the narrower range of the mono gave the impression of “poor balance with only Keith standing out,” and in addition, due to the incomplete recording, it was undeniable that it was a mirrored recording aimed at enthusiasts, but the upgrade to stereo has dramatically improved the ease of listening and the freshness of the sound. What spurred this on was that the JEMS team, while fine-tuning it, also improved the balance of the sounds other than Keith and released it. This is something that could only be achieved now. As a result of these favorable conditions, the upper feeling is incomparable to the previous version. Let’s say that among the many mirrored masters that have been released so far, this is the best sound source that has achieved such a dramatic improvement in sound quality. The problem here is the unrecorded part, but fortunately the JEMS team also released another sound source at the same time. Furthermore, they released the mirrored master with this sound source patched in, but this is typical of Americans…the editing was quite rough (bitter smile). Fortunately, they released the full-length version of the sound source, and for this release, they went back and patched it again. It is adjusted much smoother than the previous version. However, this other sound source is a mono vintage audience that is far from the main mirrored sound source, and there is also a problem that the recording stops at the end of the finale “Sympathy For The Devil”. However, the other sound source used on the same day for “THE LOST MILLARD MASTERS” was stereo, but the sound image was far away and the surroundings were noisy, so it is certain that this time is of a quality that is easier to hear. It is enough to hear for a mono audience in 1975. Even so, the upper feeling of the main mirrored master is vivid. With this clear sound quality, the balance of Keith’s sound is also powerful. Rather, the feeling that he can vividly enjoy the exquisite phrases that support the songs in every song is exceptional. Not only the backing play with outstanding stability unique to this era, but also the specialty Chuck Berry phrase in “Star Star” is crisp. And yet, the overall balance has been adjusted, so you can enjoy the roughness unique to 1975. And thanks to the separate sound source part, Mick hums the famous 1975 Otis Redding “Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)” for the first time. The band matches his singing and then immediately develops into “Wild Horses” from there, which gives you goosebumps! A shocking mirrored master! This time, it is recorded in stereo for the first time! This is an upgrade! The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 11th July 1975 TRULY PERFECT SOUND (UPGRADE) Disc 1 (73:26) 1. Fanfare For The Common Man 2. Honky Tonk Women 3. All Down The Line 4. If You Can’t Rock Me / Get Off Of My Cloud 5. Star Star 6. Gimme Shelter 7. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg 8. You Gotta Move 9. You t Always Get What You Want ★0:00 – 3:25 Ed F recording 10. Happy ★1:23 onwards, until the end of Disc 2 Ed F recording 11. Tumbling Dice 12. It’s Only Rock’n Roll 13. Band Introductions 14. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) Disc 2 (69:18) 1. Fingerprint File 2. Angie 3. Wild Horses 4. That’s Life 5. Outa Space 6. Brown Sugar 7. Midnight Rambler 8. Rip This Joint 9. Street Fighting Man 10. Jumping Jack Flash 11. Sympathy for the Devil