Whitesnake/Tokyo,Japan 6.13.1988 Upgrade

The legendary recording, which is the masterpiece of Metallic SNAKE alongside “SERPENS ALBUS” and the only full soundboard in the heyday, has been brushed up. This masterpiece was recorded here in Japan. The “June 13, 1988: National Yoyogi Stadium” performance took place amid the huge hit whirlwind of “SERPENS ALBUS”. This is the superb stereo soundboard recording. This show is also known for being broadcast on FM, and is a classic among the classics that have produced many existing groups. If you can pay attention to this article, you may have experienced some kind of existing event. This work is one that updates the highest peak of such apex soundboards. Before the quality of the show, let’s start with the position of the show. We usually focus on the Japanese performances, but this time let’s change our focus and look back on the overall picture of the world tour. 1987 {April 7th “SERPENS ALBUS” released} June 20th – October 27th: North America #1a (81 performances) {Promoted to headliner} October 30th – December 3rd: North America #1b (26 performances) December 10th – 23rd: Europe (10 performances) December 29th – 31st: UK #1 (3 performances) 1988 January 2nd – 8th: UK #2 (6 performances) January 22nd – April 7th: North America #2 (49 performances) June 11th – 22nd: Japan (8 performances) ←★Here★ June 25th – August 15th: North America #3 (34 performances) [Officialization was regrettable] This was the peak of WHITESNAKE in 1987/1988. Unlike the usual tour of Europe, North America was the main focus. The thorough invasion of the US determined the fate of the future. In the midst of all this, the Japanese performance was realized in June 1988, when the end of the season was approaching. Four consecutive days of performances were held in Yoyogi, and this work was recorded on the third day. As mentioned above, such a show is a major staple that has risen to the symbol of the era. It has now been made official as a bonus disc for the 30th anniversary edition of “SERPENS ALBUS”. The role of the FM sound board is over…or so it should have been. However, this official edition was a quirk. It was expected that the original multi-master would be excavated, but it was clearly based on the broadcast sound source. Moreover, the subtleties were crushed by the sound pressure aimed at the power, and the peaks were transformed into violent sounds that pierced the ears. To make matters worse, it was cut in a grand manner to fit into one CD, and even though it was a Japanese performance, fake cheers from foreigners were overdubbed… We have no complaints about the official side of things, but some of the collectors may have bitten off their frustration and said, “What have you done?” Although it was a bit too much, the best version is still the FM soundboard version even though it has been made official. However, there are also significant differences in quality between the FM broadcast version (by the way, the most famous silver jacket version, “LIVE IN TOKYO,” is particularly poor, so please be careful). After 30 years of collector history, our previously released “TOKYO 1988 3RD NIGHT” has become the “best”, and this work is a meticulous mastering of that apex master. [The ultimate live album that has been updated to the highest peak with obsessive polishing] And the mastering was done by “GRAF ZEPPELIN”. Recently, it has become a hot topic to reinvent PINK FLOYD’s vintage recordings, but its characteristics are obsessively precise. Not to mention pitch correction, the phase is also adjusted to 1/1000th of a second, and various noises are thoroughly removed. In this work, the tracking noise that remained slightly, mainly in the drum solo, was processed, and the low frequency noise in the quiet parts and the high frequency noise of 15-16khz were carefully removed. The key point here is “not to take too much”. The essential performance sound is left with even the subtlest subtleties, and does not cause even the slightest crushing (so there are several hum noises remaining). In fact, each of these tasks is so trivial that it is difficult to understand even when listening with headphones, but it has been thoroughly restored with the motto “Dust accumulates and becomes a mountain”. The full show, which can be said to be the northernmost part of “Metal SNAKE”, is depicted with the supreme sound that has been polished in detail. Although it is too famous, the difference from the official one is important nowadays, so let’s organize the set while comparing it here. Slide It In (4 songs) Slide It In / Slow An’ Easy / Guilty Of Love / Love Ain’t No Stranger Serpens Albus (6 songs + α) Bad Boys (Children Of The Night) / Here I Go Again / Is This Love / Crying In The Rain / Still Of The Night / Give Me All Your Love Others Guitar Solo / Drum Solo (★) / (Ain’t No Love) In The Heart Of The City / Tits (★) *Note: The “★” mark indicates a song/part that cannot be heard in the official version. … and so on. The drum solo that was officially cut from the song “Crying In The Rain” and the ZZ TOP cover “Tits” that was performed as an encore are also included in full. And what’s more, it’s the performance itself. The twins, Vivian Campbell, a follower of Gary Moore, and Endrian Vandenberg, who is like Michael Schenker, have the best balance and compatibility of all time, and since all the songs are by other people, they can arrange and play as much as they want. And Coverdale’s vocals, which bark in the background, are the highlight. Although it is a shouting style that was awakened in “SERPENS ALBUS”, the way he shouts with a beautiful voice that has not dried up at all is overwhelmingly powerful and cool. According to enthusiasts who are strict about voice obsession, even the studio recording of “SLIP OF THE TONGUE” is starting to dry up, but this work does not even have a sign of that. This is the only full sound board from the “SERPENS ALBUS” era, but even in the entire history of the White Snake, it is also the only full sound board that “screams with a super beautiful voice”. It is the climax. Commercially, the mochi theory, the backing band that knows the taste of 80’s metal, and the vocalization as a singer were at their peak. This is the highest peak of the one and only full soundboard left in such an era. Super-excellent stereo soundboard recording of the performance “June 13, 1988: National Yoyogi Stadium”. The official version was full of cuts and the sound was brutal, but this work is the highest peak update version that polished the famous FM master as the best with careful mastering by “GRAF ZEPPELIN”. You can enjoy the Vandenberg / Campbell twin and the beautiful voice of the climax Coverdale with the ultimate sound that compensates for 1/1000th of a second phase shift and subtle noise. It is the apex version of the full soundboard that is comparable to “SERPENS ALBUS” itself. Live at Yoyogi Olympic Pool, Tokyo, Japan 13th June 1988 STEREO SBD*UPGRADE Disc 1(43:38) 1. Intro. 2. Bad Boys incl. Children Of The Night 3. Slide It In 4. Slow An’ Easy 5. Here I Go Again 6. Guilty Of Love 7. Is This Love 8. Love Ain’t No Stranger Disc 2(45:53) 1. Adrian & Vivian Guitar Solo 2. Crying In The Rain 3. Tommy Aldridge Drums Solo 4. Crying In The Rain(reprise) 5. Member Introductions 6. Still Of The Night 7. (Ain’t No Love) In The Heart Of The City 8. Give Me All Your Love 9. Tits David Coverdale – Vocals Adrian Vandenberg – Guitar Vivian Campbell – Guitar Rudy Sarzo – Bass Tommy Aldridge – Drums STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING