Talkingheads/Tokyo,Japan 2.27.1981

The legendary stereo sound board from the Japanese performance is now available as the highest peak master in history. The “legend” is the “February 27, 1981: Nakano Sun Plaza performance” from the second visit to Japan. This show was broadcast on radio at the time and is a classic sound board that has produced many previous releases. It was such a superb broadcast that “Psycho Killer”, “Once In A Lifetime” and “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” were adopted for the official “THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS”. This work is a new master album that updates the highest peak quality. Before touching on the sound, let’s first look back on the outline of the second visit to Japan “REMAIN IN LIGHT JAPAN TOUR”.・February 23: Osaka Festival Hall・February 25: Nagoya Welfare Pension Hall・February 26: Shibuya Public Hall・February 27: Nakano Sun Plaza [This work]・February 28: Nippon Seinenkan (daytime performance)・February 28: Nippon Seinenkan (evening performance) A total of six performances. The Nakano Sun Plaza performance in this work was the concert in the middle of it all. Of course, it is a live performance that everyone is familiar with, but the sound is not familiar. It is an air check master by a record enthusiast, but this enthusiast was not just anybody. He is the one who provides many broadcast records to our shop, but he used all the high-end equipment imaginable at the time, paid close attention to the reception conditions, electricity, and media, and the storage condition is perfect. It is an extremely elegant CD made directly from such a master cassette itself. In addition, among the already released long versions, there is also a long version that includes “The Book I Read”, “The Girls Want To Be With Girls”, and “Mind”, but this is an increase in the bulk of another performance. This work is composed only of genuine Nakano Sun Plaza performances. In fact, the sound of this work is amazing. It is natural that it is “official class”. Of course, the official standards range from bad to famous, but this work is definitely an official masterpiece. Moreover, there is no unrefined compression, and the natural and glossy “ringing”, the vivid stereo feeling at the particle level accurately depicts the smell of 1981. Although it is beautiful because of its time, I am surprised that “it was such a natural broadcast at that time” … It is such a beautiful sound. The sound is also happy because it is TALKING HEADS at that time. “EXPANDED HEADS” which added four black members to the core four people and even Adrian Belew participated. Moreover, unlike simply aiming for “thickness of sound”, each person’s notes are entangled and loosened. The super-excellent sound board of this work is perfect for such a big and complex ensemble. In fact, no matter how wildly the intensely percussive African beats fly, they never become a mass, and the three-dimensional effect from the rise to the end of each sound is amazing. On top of that, you can even feel the “gaps” between each one. And David Byrne’s singing voice, which flows as if sewing through those “gaps”, is also ear-level… And Adrian Belew. Anyway, a flood of colorful phrases. Fragmentary phrases that seem to be somewhere between melody and sound effects, but fit the song perfectly. The wild dance is so conspicuous that it even comes close to Byrne’s vocals. “EXPANDED HEADS” painted the world of the masterpiece “REMAIN IN LIGHT” on the stage, and also dyed “MORE SONGS ABOUT” and “FEAR OF MUSIC”. From urban to indigenous African heat, the intense originality and sense of color transcend time, culture, and borders. This is the ultimate stereo soundboard album that vividly depicts the rich groove and ensemble. A new master that updates the best of the famous live album that has been loved by fans for a long time. Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan 27th February 1981 STEREO SBD(UPGRADE) (59:59) 1. Psycho Killer 2. Stay Hungry 3. Cities 4. Drugs 5. Once In A Lifetime 6. Houses In Motion 7. Born Under Punches 8. Crosseyed And Painless 9. Life During Wartime 10. The Great Curve David Byrne – Guitar and Vocals Tina ymouth – Bass Chris Frantz – Drums Jerry Harrison – Guitar and Keyboards Dollette MacDonald – Vocals Busta Jones – Bass Steven Scales – Percussion Bernie Worrell – Keyboards Adrian Belew – Guitar STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING