UFO, Michael Schenker/CA, USA 1979 & more

This CD mainly includes the audience sound source from the San Diego performance on April 2, 1979, which was the beginning of Paul Chapman’s era, and includes two short stories from Michael Schenker’s era. Speaking of April 1979, it was two months before the second visit to Japan, so the main sound source seems to have a composition almost similar to the set list of the visit to Japan at that time. Although the sound quality in the first half is slightly inferior to the average audience recording at the time, as the tension of the performance increases from the middle, it becomes more enjoyable to listen to. The reverberation is a little harsh, but if you have ears used to old audience sound sources, you should be able to enjoy it without any problems. The only downsides are that the sound gets distorted for a few seconds during “Hot ‘N’ Ready,” the volume drops for a few seconds during “Pack It Up And Go,” and “On With The Action” starts midway through, but overall the sound source is stable. I can say that. In “Lights Out,” the local name “San Diego” is incorporated into the lyrics as usual, but it doesn’t quite sit well with it (lol). I can’t confirm for sure, but maybe they omitted the “san” and sang “♪ Lightsau, Lightsau, Diego”…I don’t think they say “San Diego” properly. Hmm (of course, since there are too many characters). On “Shoot Shoot,” Pete sounds like he has the wrong composition on the backing solo. At that point, the song begins to fall apart, so I’m worried about Phil who doesn’t come back even after the singing part, but it seems like he was pulling the band together while provoking the audience. That said, he didn’t interact with the audience, and the timing of his return to singing was a bit unnatural, so it’s possible that he was listening to the song while rebuilding it. I can, but unfortunately I don’t own one). Assorted sound source part 1 is an audience recording of the 1977 Miami, Florida performance. The sound is easier to listen to and more powerful than the main sound source, but it’s not worth mentioning, and it feels mediocre considering the era. However, I was glued to Michael’s play from beginning to end, so much so that I couldn’t afford to complain about the sound quality. Among them, the breakthrough of “On With The Action” is nothing short of amazing. Why is this famous song not included in the official live “STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT”? If recorded with the arrangement shown in this assorted sound source and the main sound source (“On With The Action” ends, only the piano remains, quietly leading to the intro of “Doctor Doctor”, a style that will bring you to tears) If it had been done, the value of “STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT”, which is already praised as a masterpiece, would have increased several times or even tens of times. Assorted sound source part 2 is the 1977 London Roundhouse performance. That’s all there is to the credits, but if the venue name is accurate, the date seems to be June 12th. This is a sound board that seems to be a broadcast sound source, although there is some distortion. DISC 1 01 ELECTRIC PHASE 02 CHERRY 04 Pack It Up and Go 05 Out In The Streets 07 To Hot to Love 09 ON WITHE AA Ction 10 Doctor Doctor 11 Lights Out 12 Rock Bottom 13 Shoot Shoot Disc 2 01 Only You Can Rock Me 02 Lights Out 03 Love To Love 04 On With The Action 05 Doctor Doctor 06 Out In The Streets 07 Lights Out 08 Too Hot To Handle 09 Let It Roll Disc 1 Track 1-13 , Disc 2 Track 1 : San Diego, CA, USA / April 2nd, 1979 Disc 2 Track 2-6 : Miami, FL, USA / 1977 Disc 2 Track 7-9 : Roundhouse, London, UK / 1977