Rolling Stones/NJ,USA 11.6.1981 Upgrade

The highly popular Rolling Stones 1981 tour, supervised by Graf Zeppelin, has been re-released, with the first days of East Rutherford and Rosemont as the sequel, so this time we have the second day of those. First, the second day of East Rutherford. The rough mix of the multi-track recording for radio broadcast on this day has a rougher texture and balance of instruments than the previous day, and when you listen with headphones, the vividness of each instrument is right in front of you. For example, in “Just My Imagination”, not only is there an anchor stereo image with Keith on the right and Ronnie on the left, but Mick’s rhythm guitar in the middle, and Ian McLagan’s organ, which is usually only a hidden flavor, sounds loud from the left, which is a very rough mix-like balance. It makes you realize that it is the job of the mixer and producer to balance this kind of balance in live album production. Also, when the sound source was released in 2013, the localization of Keith and Ronnie was reversed, but that had already been adjusted at the time of the release of “NEW JERSEY 1981 2ND NIGHT” at that time, and the cut of “Let Me Go”, which was one of the few missing parts of this sound source, was filled in with a PA-out sound board. It is nostalgic now that this editing has become a good example that clearly shows the difference between the mono PA-out sound source and the stereo sound quality of the multi-track. The sound quality itself is at a superb level, so there is no need to make any adjustments to it, and rather, for this release, Graf Zeppelin meticulously adjusted the low volume parts that were seen in some places. The excellent stereo sound board recording has been reborn as a new version with a more stable feeling. And speaking of this day, the Stones’ performance was too eventful (laughs). It was a topic of conversation among enthusiasts even when the PA-out sound source was released, but it became even more clear to hear with the clear stereo of the multi-track. Even though the Stones were in the middle of the tour and had to record for both radio shows and movies, it was a legendary day of unexpected chaos. The difference from the previous day was huge. The song “Let’s Spend The Night Together” started to get bad, and the ending seemed to end but it didn’t. From here on, the same phenomenon can be seen in several songs. In that sense, “Neighbours” to “Going To A Go Go” were a “lull” between the ups and downs of the day. First, the ending of “Let Me Go” ended in pieces, and then Keith and Charlie didn’t get along at the beginning of “Time Is On My Side”. Keith, who couldn’t stand it, pleaded “Turn up the guitar (monitor) sound!” even though he was adding backing chorus, but it turns out that the cause of the series of chaos was a malfunction of the stage monitor. In this situation, Keith’s violent singing, not hiding his irritation, is amazing. The following “Beast Of Burden” not only had Keith’s rougher chorus than usual, but the performance itself was so disjointed that it made you ask, “Is it going to end like that?” After the middle of the live performance, most songs had frequent ending failures or performances that went astray. It was serious because even repertoires like “Tumbling Dice”, which they had played hundreds of times, were about to stop. The result of being picked up on by the monitor’s malfunction under the usual conditions of recording, which is a tension-raising condition for the Stones, was reflected in this unstable performance. After “All Down The Line”, which was the performance just before it was dropped from the repertoire, it developed into a disaster where most songs were about to stop. It is usually impossible for such simple mistakes to occur repeatedly even in the second half of the live performance, which is basically a high-spirited atmosphere, and it is strange that even “Start Me Up” seems to stop. The most tragic situation is “Jumping Jack Flash”. Here, the performance almost stops three times. Charlie’s struggle to somehow fix this confusion is now painful, and the confusion of the performance, in which the tempo changes many times, is recorded in the best stereo soundboard recording. In this way, the monitor malfunction on the large stadium stage is vividly conveyed, but ironically, the thoroughly chaotic performance is too funny. This is definitely one of the most happening shows on the 1981 tour, and that is why many enthusiasts have been waiting for its reappearance after eight years since the last release. (Remaster Memo) Phase correction Volume adjustment. 1. Take The A Train 2. Under My Thumb 3. When The Whip Comes Down 4. Let’s Spend The Night Together 5. Shattered 6. Neighbours 7. Black Limousine 8. Just My Imagination 9. Twenty Flight Rock 10. Going To A Go Go 11. Let Me Go 12. Time Is On My Side 13. Beast Of Burden 14. Waiting On A Friend 15. Let It Bleed Disc 2 (66:53) Previously released 66:25 1. You Can’t Always Get What You Want 2. Band Introductions 3. Little T & A 4. Tumbling Dice★The gap between songs after Tumbling Dice is filled with previously released sources★It’s almost 30 seconds longer 5. She’s So Cold 6. All Down The Line 7. Hang Fire 8. Miss You 9. Start Me Up 10. Honky Tonk Women (with Tina Turner) 11. Brown Sugar 12. Jumping Jack Flash 13. Satisfaction STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING