Van Halen/OK,USA 1978 Upgrade

In 1978, VAN HALEN shocked the world with “Flame Fuse.” An unexpectedly new upgrade master of the legendary recording that conveys the scene. What was engraved on the legendary recording was “August 6, 1978 Oklahoma City Performance”. A superlative audience recording from when he appeared at the legendary outdoor festival “OKLAHOMA JAM”…maybe. I’m sorry for suddenly becoming timid, but in fact, this recording was once believed to be a real sound board and was distributed. Some of you may remember songs such as “BOTTOMS UP!” This work is a remaster of such a previously released work. . . . Well, no. It is an upgraded version that has been digitized from the recently discovered 1st Gene Cassette. For those of you who don’t know what has already happened, this has become a questionable topic, so I’ll start again. First of all, let’s look back at the tour schedule immediately after the debut and check the show’s position.・January 27th + February 8th: Warm-up [“Flame Fuse” released on February 10th] ・February 18th – April 28th: ​​North America #1 (46 performances) ・May 4th – 6th June 10th: Europe #1 (27 performances) June 17th-28th: ​​First visit to Japan (9 performances) July 1st-September 30th: North America #2 (54 performances) ←★Here★・October 9th – 27th: Europe #2 (13 performances) November 3rd – December 3rd: North America #3 (24 performances) [Production of “Legendary Bomber” started on December 11th] This is the world VAN HALEN in 1978 was giving off a serious impact. Focusing on three U.S. tours, they also toured Europe and visited Japan for the first time. The Oklahoma City performance of this work takes place immediately after the legendary first visit to Japan. This was the 21st concert of “North America #2″. This work, which records such a show, is a super fast-paced sound that makes you want to cry out, “It’s like a soundboard!” “Isn’t this a soundboard!?” “Even so, it’s actually a soundboard, right?” It’s true that it’s outdoors with no ceilings or walls, so it’s understandable that there is no echo component, but the ultra-thick core and extremely vivid details are too amazing to explain. In addition, there is a strong panning stereo effect. What adds to the sound board feeling is the strangely distant audience noise. While there is no distance from the chilling sensation that would be emitted by the on-site PA, the enthusiasm and applause of the audience is at a level that you can only notice when you listen carefully with headphones. This is just a guess, but if this recording was a spatial recording, it would probably have been recorded by sticking to either the left or right (Eddie’s side?) PA. That’s all I can think of. That is the super direct feeling like modern IEMs recording. Moreover, this work is an upgrade version of such a legendary recording. As mentioned above, the freshness of the 1st cassette is tremendous, with the originally extremely thick core sounding even more realistically, and the three-dimensional feel and fine details improved. At this very moment, collectors all over the world are excited, but this work has accurately adjusted the pitch that was too fast in the original sound on the internet, and adjusted the slightly harsh balance to a solid high-rise sound. We have achieved the highest peak sound that explores the possibilities of legendary recording. Such a sound is depicted on the special stage just after his debut. 1978’s “OKLAHOMA JAM” was a large-scale festival in which a total of 11 groups, including TEN YEARS AFTER, BLACK OAK, MONTROSE, and U.K., participated, and VAN HALEN, who had just made his debut, performed in second place. That’s why his concentration and explosive power to compete in such a short time is amazing. Speaking of 1978, the sound board trilogy “DEFINITIVE MANCHESTER 1978”, “DEFINITIVE IPSWICH 1978” and “DEFINITIVE HAMMERSMITH 1978” have the same duration but slightly different sets. Let’s organize the songs by dividing them into fixed songs and daily songs. Fixed songs (Fuse of Flame: 9 songs)・On Fire/I’m The One/Runnin’ With The Devil/Atomic Punk/Little Dreamer/Feel Your Love Tonight/Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love/Eruption/You Really Got Me’s daily songs (one song from the legendary bomber), Bottoms Up!…and so on. In addition to this, bass solos/drum solos will also be performed, but basically all songs from “Flame no Tuse” except “Jamie’s Cryin'” and “Ice Cream Man” will be performed at a fixed rate, and the encore “Legend ‘Bomber’ number changes daily. Either “D.O.A.” or “Bottoms Up!” is selected, but in this work it was the latter. And the harshness of the performance is shocking no matter how many performances you listen to. This work, “OKLAHOMA JAM”, begins to find the scale of the first visit to Japan and the European tour, and on top of that, it becomes a mixture of the triumphant feeling that can only be expected from being in their home country, the spirit that comes from being at a festival, and the sense of openness that comes from being outdoors. Even the mood is drifting. The 1978 live album generally has the nuance of “live performance version of the flame fuse”, but by this time the scale had become ridiculously large. Although it is a live album of about 48 minutes, it is a really big live album. This is a new masterpiece that revives the legendary recording that has been believed to be a sound board with the fresh sound of the 1st Gene Cassette. A masterpiece of a live album that allows you to experience the delicious period immediately after their debut, when they began to have a sense of scale on a global scale. Its highest peak update edition. The best audience recording of “August 6, 1978 Oklahoma Jam”. The legendary recording 1st Gene Cassette, which was once believed to be a sound board and was in circulation, has been newly discovered. This is an upgraded version that has been digitized directly. As it is an outdoor festival, the ultra-thick core with zero echo components and extremely vivid details are intense, and while there is no distance from the chirping feeling that might be emitted by the on-site PA, the audience’s enthusiasm and cheers can be heard with headphones. A level that I finally noticed. It is a super direct feeling like modern IEMs recording, and you can experience the best show only in 1978, which will be the “fuse of the live version of the flame”. Oklahoma Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, OK, USA 6th August 1978 ULTIMATE SOUND!!! (47:59) 1. Intro 2. On Fire 3. I’m The One 4. Bass Solo 5. Runnin’ With The Devil 6. Atomic Punk 7. Drum Solo 8. Little Dreamer 9. Feel Your Love Tonight 10. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 11. Guitar Solo 12. You Really Got Me 13. Bottoms Up! David Lee Roth – Lead Vocals Eddie Van Halen – Guitars, Vocals Michael Anthony – Bass, Vocals Alex Van Halen – Drums