Rolling Stones/West Germany 1973 Upgrade

An upper version of the audience recording capturing the beginning of Europe in 1973 will be released. It was in Mannheim on September 3rd, the second day of the tour. There are three types of audience recordings on this day (all mono recordings), first “recorder 1” was released on OBR’s “MANHEIM ON ICE”, and then after 10 years, “recorder 2” was released on DAC’s “GERMANY 1973”. Strictly speaking, the sound source of this day was first released when “100% ODD LOTS & BEST OF THE REST” and “100 Years Ago” of this day were recorded before those two titles, and that should also be counted as “recorder 3”, but the entire live performance has been released in the previous two types. The upper version will be released this time on “recorder 2”, but the same phenomenon as “VANCOUVER 1972” occurred. After the release of the DAC version (hereinafter referred to as the “already released version”), it took the top spot, but in recent years, a low-generation copy of the original sound source appeared. However, this version has been overlooked and has remained until now. The upper feeling is obvious, and this version is clearly more natural and refreshing to listen to. The sound source used for the already released version was clearly a version that had been copied several times, and now the roughness is a concern. Because of this, although both of the previous two releases were valuable sound sources that captured the early stages of the valuable tour, they could not be denied as items for hardcore enthusiasts. However, with this upper version, it has evolved to a state where enthusiasts who are somewhat accustomed to the audience can listen to it with ease. If you listen to only the opening “Brown Sugar”, it is a typical vintage audience state, but it opens up at once from the middle of the following “Bitch” and becomes easier to listen to. Above all, this release will be realized as a valuable record that you should definitely have at hand as a valuable record unique to just after the start of the European 73 tour, which will later be promoted to the level of “BRUSSELS AFFAIR”. For this release, Graf Zeppelin supervised the sound source as they did for the best-selling “VANCOUVER 1972”. As VANCOUVER proved, they once again carried out a careful overhaul of the vintage audience of the early 70s. However, this version is accurate in pitch, as expected of a low-generation record, and has a mono-like texture. Therefore, Graf Zeppelin did not need to make as many fine adjustments as they did with VANCOUVER, and repaired the cut of “Midnight Rambler”, the biggest stain on this recording, in “recorder 1”. If you listen to this part, you will realize how much easier “recorder 2” is to listen to, and how much easier it is to listen to in a clearer and more natural way. And compared to the later “BRUSSELS AFFAIR”, the performance is still in the trial and error stage (after all, it’s the second day of the tour), and that is what makes this recording so great. At this point, “Sweet Virginia,” a memento of the previous year’s tour, was still being played, which is unique to the early part of the tour, and the audience’s reaction to it was not so good. It seems like a logical progression to play an acoustic number after the ballad “Angie,” but the fact that it was a song about the American land may have backfired. As expected, it ended up being an attempt only in Vienna on the first day of the tour and on this day. More than that, as an attempt that is typical of the early part of the tour, “100 Years Ago” from the new album was performed, but this also ended up being an attempt only in Vienna and on this day. I don’t think the development where the tempo speeds up in the second half is bad, but it is easy to guess that the song as a whole was judged not to look good in a live performance. Nevertheless, it is still an extremely valuable live version, and it is exceptional to be able to enjoy it with the upgraded sound quality this time. Even in the second half of the show, the Stones’ early tour feel was still there, and this time, in the middle of “All Down The Line,” which they had played a lot the previous year, Mick sang the wrong song structure, and the performance almost went astray. Then, in the following “Rip This Joint,” Keith started playing in a semitone higher than usual. It was amazing how the members below Mick matched the key and played along. Judging from the fact that Keith immediately stopped playing and corrected the key, it seems that the position of the capo on the Telecaster was wrong. This is also the beginning of the tour. Nevertheless, it is also true that the flashes of inspiration that are typical of Europe 73 are already peeking out everywhere. After all, in “Gimme Shelter,” Mick Taylor already plays some amazing phrases that are amazing, and throughout the show, Mick’s wild shouts that are typical of this tour are brilliant. Please enjoy the upper feeling of Mannheim, which is really interesting because of the coexistence of such strength and the feeling of trial and error that is typical of the beginning of the tour. (Remastering memo) ★The same source as DAC is the main source, but the sound is clearly fresher than the others. With DAC, the frequency band drops sharply from around 7khz. This does not happen with this version, and the high frequencies are extended. The sound of the DAC version is darker, and the pitch is also higher at the beginning. The missing rambler was patched after pitch correction and EQ processing from the previously released “Mannheim On Ice” (OBR). (Note that this compensation part seems to be an editing mistake in DAC, and there is a duplication of sound for about 5 seconds.) The sound cut at around 1 minute of “You Can’t” is overdubbed with “Mannheim On Ice” (OBR). The sound cut at around 44 seconds of “Street Fighting Man” is patched with a similar part from the original sound source, and the sound cut is mitigated. The part introducing the members is all put together without dividing the tracks because the intro to “Honky” starts in the middle of the introduction. By the way, on DAC, that’s exactly the beginning of Disc 2. “Mannheim On Ice” (OBR) divides the tracks in the middle of the intro to Honky, and just before Keith’s introduction, which is a strangely incomplete allocation. Live at Eisstadion, Mannheim, West Germany 3rd September 1973 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND(UPGRADE) Disc 1 (50:26) 01. Introduction 02. Brown Sugar 03. Bitch 04. Gimme Shelter 05. Happy 06. Tumbling Dice 07. 100 Years Ago 08. Star Star 09. Angie 10. Sweet Virginia 11. You Can’t Always Get What You Want Disc 2 (42:25) 01. Dancing With Mr. D 02. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)★★Premiere performance. 03. Midnight Rambler ★3:12-4:03 supplemented with another source 04. Band Introductions / Honky Tonk Women ★The performance starts during the band introductions, so this is a compilation of all the tracks. 05. All Down The Line 06. Rip This Joint 07. Jumping Jack Flash 08. Street Fighting Man