Rolling Stones/OH,USA 1972 Upgrade

On July 11th, when the 1972 American tour known as the “Stones Touring Party” was in its second half, Akron held a performance at the Rubber Bowl. This is a sound source that became known along with the place name “Akron” after the CD era began. It was a stereo audience recording, which was not common on this tour, and it was an excellent sound source with a sound image centered on Mick’s voice and close to the performance itself, but it was initially incomplete as the finale “Street Fighting Man” was not recorded. It was released with some problems, such as the recording disc or the stereo recording being downgraded to monaural, and the original charm of the sound source and the quality of the performance could not be conveyed. This unfortunate situation was finally resolved in 2012 when the First Generation Copy file appeared on the internet. This is an excellent copy that has an upper feel that is incomparable to past items that were based on older versions of cassette copies, and you can also enjoy the stereo sound that is the charm of this sound source. The CD based on that was “RUBBER BOWL 1972”. With this, the definitive version has appeared, albeit belatedly…I thought, but there were problems when the original sound source appeared on the Internet, and the unfortunate result was that they were left untouched. One is the duplication of sound in the intro of “All Down The Line,” and the other is that a sound unrelated to the live performance was mixed in between the two finale songs. By overlooking these, “RUBBER BOWL 1972” failed to become the definitive edition, and instead “TOURING PARTY VOL.3” reigned as the definitive edition that solved those problems. However, there was another problem with this first generation copy. Even though it was an audience recording made on an analog cassette in 1972, there was almost no hiss when it appeared on the internet. Even if it is a first generation cassette, there will be some hiss noise, but the level is extremely low. This tells us that the video was equalized before it was released on the internet. I’m sorry to say this, but it was an unnecessary hassle for me. Therefore, for this release, we are focusing on not only fixing the two major shortcomings of “RUBBER BOWL 1972” but also returning the sound quality of the sound source itself to its original analog state. Back in 2012, I was captivated by the overwhelming upper feel compared to the previously released version, but when I listen to it now, I’m concerned about the thin sound quality, which leans towards the midrange. In order to resolve this issue, we have applied detailed equalization to this release. This solved the problem of the 2012 version, which was clear but thin, and instead succeeded in increasing the analog warm feel. In addition to that, the recording has a stereo feel, so I would like you to use headphones to get a good feel for this area. Even though the surroundings are noisy as it seems to be a concert recording in America, the balance is such that the presence of the performance is even greater, so I think the sound quality of this time stands out even more. The Stones actually visited Akron for the first time, and when things got exciting after the opening song “Brown Sugar” and the second half of the live performance, “Bye Bye Johnny,” you could hear the clapping spreading from left and right, and I realized that it was indeed a stereo recording. It will be done. It is a famous incident that the sound of the Stones cuts out due to a malfunction of the stage equipment in “Tumbling Dice”, but the reactions of the surrounding people who are happy and sad about it are also conveyed realistically because it is stereo. It was a rare scene even during the 1972 tour, which was different from a performance mistake. Despite these troubles, the Stones are in great shape. Mick’s voice is captured with very clear contours, so you can clearly hear his full-throttle rock’n’roll dynamite shout. At the same time, the good performance of Taylor, another Mick, on the guitar is really impressive. The phrase that you hear in the solo of “Gimme Shelter” is definitely a masterpiece that belongs to the top of the 72 tour, and the fast playing as if confronting Nicky Hopkins’ piano in the finale “Street Fighting Man” is also spectacular. Therefore, this recording can be called a document that captures in stereo the explosion of “W Mick” burning in Akron. Still, the finish that takes advantage of this analog feel is worthy of the title “REVISITED”! (Remastered Memo) ★The sound quality has been phase corrected and the EQ has been completely corrected. In the previous edition and the DAC edition, there was no hiss, but the sound was near the midrange and was thin and unpleasant to the ear, so I corrected the EQ mainly in the midrange and the lacking low range. As a result, the hiss has increased, but it was strange that there was too little hiss on the previously released version even though it was originally an analog recording, so it can be said that the mastering returned the original analog sound. The high range is not raised unnecessarily. ★Fixed the editing problems in the previous edition (double between songs before ALL DOWN THE and deletion of unrelated noise at the beginning of SFM) Live at Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio, USA 11th July 1972 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND (UPGRADE) (78:54) 01. Introduction 02. Brown Sugar 03. Bitch 04. Rocks Off 05. Gimme Shelter 06. Happy 07. Tumbling Dice 08. Love In Vain 09. Sweet Virginia 10. You Can’t Always Get What You Want ★Crossfade at the beginning★Double cuts between songs are deleted and uncut restored 11. All Down The Line 12. Midnight Rambler 13. Band Introductions 14. Bye Bye Johnny 15. Rip This Joint 16. Jumping Jack Flash 17. Street Fighting Man Mick Jagger – Vocals, Harmonica Keith Richards – Guitar, Vocals Mick Taylor – Guitar Bill Wyman – Bass Charlie Watts – Drums Nicky Hopkins – Piano Bobby Keys – Saxophone Jim Price – Trumpet, Trombone