Rolling Stones / Japan 1995 Japanese TV Specials 1995

Five years after their miraculous first visit, Japan was once again in 1995 when the Stones visited Japan. A TV program archive that brings back the scent of 26 years ago has been decided to be released. This work contains six TV specials (plus α). Our shop has archived many music programs with the finest masters by core record enthusiasts, and this work is the latest one. The image beauty, with no twisting or noise, is like an official laser disc, and the image quality is so beautiful that it is hard to believe it was recorded on VHS a quarter century ago. Anyway, the biggest point of this work is the vivid rebirth of “Japan in 1995”. Let’s introduce it in three sections. First half: Special corners from the time of the visit (4 types) This work, which begins with a TV commercial announcing additional seats (the narration “Is this the last visit to Japan in the 20th century!?” is a collection of short special corners from various programs that were broadcast during the Stones’ visit to Japan. The lineup is also diverse, with mini corners from various programs from the early morning slots “Zipangu Asa 6”, “The Fresh! “, and “Zoom In!! Morning!” to “Today’s Events” from the Sakurai Yo○ko era. The content is extremely general. There is no music talk or Bao-like stuff, and they just emphasize age with things like “33 years since the band was formed, they’re a super long-lived band”, “average age 50.5 years old”, and “Here we go! Old man! No matter how old you are, you’re the R. Stones!”. The live pro shots from the first day’s performance are also valuable, but that’s about the members, and the rest is just the fans with their meter rising. A father who named his child “Miku”, a salaryman who shouts “I’m going to quit my job and live for rock!”, a wife who is fed up with her husband who doesn’t take her seriously because “enka is better”, etc. The overlapping narration is also in a jokey tone, saying ↓ “Well, this sound hasn’t changed since the old days. Mick and Keith can still do it. Oh, what’s this? Do you young people listen to the Stones too? The Stones are our youth. I wonder if you guys can relate to this sound? Today, all the old guys are fired up. It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, you know?” … and so on, it’s the same terrestrial TV vibe as always. While I’m fed up with the arrogance of terrestrial TV stations who say, “The world is like this anyway,” even this is a nostalgic feature. Mid-section: Unscheduled surprise location shooting of a variety show (one type) What sets “Go! Denpa Shounen” apart from such Japan visit reports is the variety show “Susume! Denpa Shounen.” The highlight of this variety show was the surprise planning of unscheduled visits, but they also had their eye on the Stones, who were visiting Japan. The plan was “We want our idol Mick Jagger to eat our homemade meat and potatoes.” It was about two months after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, but they were so stupid. As expected. Matsumoto Koko storms into the hotel where they are staying (the name is not mentioned, but the general view is shown clearly…) and gets thrown out by the hotel staff, and then struggles to somehow get the meat and potatoes to Mick using her connections at the TV station. Will she actually be able to meet Mick, and will he be happy with the meat and potatoes? We’ll leave it to you to enjoy the story, but there’s one thing I’m curious about. Judging from the content, it seems that the surprise location shoot took place after the fourth performance, probably on March 13th. If that’s the case, it would be broadcast the following Sunday, March 19th. In other words, the day after this broadcast, on March 20th, the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack would occur. The more you think about it, the more dazzling their carefree excitement is, because the atmosphere in Japan was about to change completely. Bonus: CBS Documentary (One Type) This film is a collection of about 30 minutes of footage, but in fact, we’re only halfway through. The other half contains the Japanese broadcast version of the famous program “CBS Document.” This is a news program hosted by the famous black journalist Ed Bradley, and the episode included in this work is a special episode on the Stones, mainly featuring interviews with the band members. It was recorded in October 1994, but was broadcast in Japan in February 1995, just before the band’s arrival in Japan. The Japanese broadcast is characterized by dubbing. This is a common technique in Japanese news programs and documentaries, where the interviews and narration are played quietly and the voices of Japanese voice actors are layered on top of them. This is a normal technique that doesn’t feel anything when it comes to regular social themes, but when it’s Mick and Keith who are separated, it feels strange. I’m not very knowledgeable, so I don’t know the names of the voice actors, but the voice is far from the familiar voice of the person himself, and the tone of the testimony is like a social documentary. It’s not particularly unpleasant, but it’s interesting. And the content is even more interesting. Since the program is social, the interviews’ themes are business and the human relationships involved in it, rather than music, and they delve into drugs. While Mick values ​​his image as a star, Keith declares that “it’s all about the music”… each of their personalities are highlighted, and their comments about the time when they were at odds are interesting. And Charlie is surprisingly sharp. Even in the part where they are at the mercy of the growing business, he is down to earth, saying, “It’s certainly a big scale. But in the end, we’re just white guys from England making American music.” The highlight of this film is when he says, “I don’t think I’ll be the same when I’m 70. If I keep doing the same thing, I’m sure there will come a time when it will look strange.” Whether it’s a Japanese morning wide show or a CBS news program, they are persistently talking about their age, but that’s how much the Stones were noticed then (and now, and will continue to be) as a presence that continues to transcend the age barrier. In reality, Charlie continued to play until he was 80, not 70, but even he wasn’t endless from the beginning. It becomes clear that he continued to voice his consciousness for more than 20 years after this film. The “50’s Stones” who excited the world with the “VOODOO LOUNGE Tour” and also came back to Japan. This is a collection of TV footage that vividly revives the frenzy and the atmosphere that was floating in “Japan in 1995”. Even now, 26 years after this work, they continue to roll, and Mick is eager to tour next year and beyond. How far will our journey to see them continue? This is a piece that we would like you to enjoy now that the 2021 version of the “NO FILTER Tour” has been completed. A gift release of a compilation of Japanese programs broadcast during the band’s return to Japan in 1995. You can enjoy six types of Stones specials, from morning wide shows to evening news and unannounced surprise variety shows. THE ROLLING STONES – VOODOO LOUNGE JAPAN TOUR 1995: Japanese TV Specials 1. CM 2. NNN KYO NO DEKIGOTO 3. JIPANGU ASA 6 4. THE FRESH 5. ZOOM IN ASA 6. SUSUME DEMPA SHONEN Extra Track 7. CBS DOCUMENT *Broadcast in February 1995 feat. Members Interview by Ed Bradley(New Orleans 10th October 1994) PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.32min.