BADLANDS – ULTIMATE LIVE ON TOUR 1989 (2CD)

　This work features stereo soundboard recordings of four performances. While all of these are from the band’s debut tour, the dates are unknown. These are treasured recordings found on leaked cassettes labeled “CLEVELAND,” “DETROIT,” “DAYTON,” and “DU QUOIN.” While the dates have yet to be confirmed, the list of possible dates has narrowed considerably. While these are tentative, DISC 1 contains the “September 23, 1989 Richfield performance” and the “September 22, 1989 Auburn Hills performance.” DISC 2 contains the “August 30, 1989 Dayton performance” and the “September 1, 1989 Du ​​Quoin performance.”

　So, what position were these four performances in? Let’s take a look at the overview of their activities at the time.

{“BADLANDS” released on May 11th}
・June 13th-19th: Japan (6 shows)
・July 6th: Boston show
・July 23rd-August 15th: North America #1 (16 shows) ←※Could this be here?
・August 21st-December 8th: North America #2 (62 shows) ←★Here★
・December 14th: Mexico show

[Ultimate leaked SBD brushes up in detail]
　This was the shocking debut of BADLANDS in 1989. Since all four performances in this work are short sets, it is highly likely that they were “North America # 2”, which served as the opening act for GREAT WHITE / TESLA (however, Cleveland and the suburbs of Detroit were also toured by “North America # 1”, so it is still not confirmed).

　In any case, this work, which recorded these four performances, is a fierce and fierce stereo soundboard. It is a so-called “mix table direct connection system,” and while the enthusiasm of the venue (incredible enthusiasm) sounds like ripples far away, the direct feeling of the performance sound and vocals is transcendent. The completely unprocessed performance sound jumps into your brain with a bare skin, the drums have the elasticity level of the skin that bounces back the sticks, and the vibrating strings of the guitar and bass are so straight forward that you can see them right in front of you.

　The on-site PA mix, which was never designed for playback on home audio, is full of rigidity and the switching suddenly changes, but the dynamic stereo feeling of the pan is also dynamic, reaching from one end of the venue to the other. The other-dimensional panning stirs up your brain.

　This transcendent soundboard has become a staple since its debut, conveying the true value of the super band BADLANDS, which the official release could not have preserved. This work is the definitive edition that updates the pinnacle of this legendary live album. The key to this is the meticulous mastering by “GRAF ZEPPELIN.” Because it was originally so extraordinary, it’s not “completely different,” but the precision of the sound, which has been reworked back to the source, is undoubtedly the highest it’s ever been. Pitch correction that doesn’t allow even 1/1000th of a second of deviation, various noise treatments, and frequency range adjustment after frequency band analysis… While the work itself is faithful to the basics, each step is performed with obsessive precision.

　The most significant changes this time were phase correction and balance adjustment. The inconsistent recording conditions of the four sound sources were corrected as much as possible, and the somewhat thin bass was also significantly restored. The sound output at the time was reproduced as accurately as possible.

[Jake’s masterpiece, a transcendent live album]
　This highest peak renewal sound revives four performances that seem to have exploded the stage tension of their debut album “BADLANDS.” As mentioned above, it was a short set because it was the opening act for GREAT WHITE/TESLA, but the song selection is not exactly the same. Let’s organize it here.

●All four shows (5 songs)
: Hard Driver / Ball And Chain / Devil’s Stomp / Dreams In The Dark / Winter’s Call
●3 songs (changes daily)
: Dayton show only: Streets Cry Freedom / Jade’s Song
・Other 3 shows: High Wire

　Even in 2025, Jake E. Lee himself declares the masterpiece “BADLANDS” to be “my masterpiece.” This is the highest peak update of the soundboard album, where the band’s potential at that time explodes even more intensely, dazzlingly, and vividly. This 2-CD press permanently preserves the sound, enhanced by “GRAF ZEPPELIN.” Please enjoy it anytime, anywhere.

Disc 1(69:24)

CLEVELAND
1. Hard Driver
2. Ball And Chain
3. Devil’s Stomp
4. Dreams In The Dark
5. Winter’s Call
6. Guitar & Vocal
7. High Wire

DETROIT
8. Hard Driver
9. Ball And Chain
10. Devil’s Stomp
11. Dreams In The Dark
12. Winter’s Call
13. Guitar & Vocal
14. High Wire

Disc 2(79:34)
DAYTON
1. Hard Driver
2. Ball And Chain
3. Winter’s Call
4. Dancing On The Edge
5. Streets Cry Freedom
6. Jade’s Song
7. Devil’s Stomp
8. Guitar & Vocal

DU QUOIN
9. Hard Driver
10. Ball And Chain
11. Winter’s Call
12. Dreams In The Dark
13. Devil’s Stomp
14. Guitar & Vocal
15. High Wire

Ray Gillen – Vocals
Jake E. Lee – Guitar
Greg Chaisson – Bass
Eric Singer – Drums