ERIC CLAPTON – PALE RAINBOW: BUDOKAN 2023 1st NIGHT DEFINITIVE EDITION

Description

☆ The final definitive press 2CD with demixing and remastering of the XAVEL label original MK4 audience sound source.
☆ Emotional finger picking “Blue Rainbow” and surprise set-in electric “Layla” are moving contents that can only be enjoyed on the first day performance.
☆ Permanent press 2CD, beautiful paper jacket specification, Japanese obi included. Memorial item limited to 100 sets.

A long-awaited release for fans! The highlight of the 2023 Japan tour, the tearful first day performance in Tokyo is completely recorded on a permanent press CD with amazing high quality sound! The original MK4 audience master of the XAVEL label, which will be appearing for the first time in Japan, is demixed and remastered. You can enjoy overwhelming sound quality that surpasses all existing audience sound sources.

The MK4 microphone is considered the pinnacle of audience recording. In this work, the character of the thick, luxurious sound, characterized by the sharp and plump mid-range sound image unique to unidirectionality, is utilized at 120%, while each instrument separated by the demixing process is individually remastered and repositioned three-dimensionally in the best condition, resulting in an overwhelming high-quality sound that overturns the conventional wisdom of audience recording.

The opening “Blue Rainbow” (later officially renamed “Blue Dust”) is a gem of a sound that fully conveys the delicate nuances of finger picking. A tearful stage dedicated to his ally Jeff Beck, who passed away suddenly just before this Japan tour, and his ally Gary Brooker, who also passed away the previous year. The literal definitive version of the 2023 Nippon Budokan First Night. Press 2CD, beautiful paper jacket specification, Japanese obi included. A commemorative item limited to 100 sets.

◆Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 15th April 2023 (XAVEL ORIGINAL MASTER / MK4 AUDIENCE SOURCE DEMIX & REMASTER)

Disc 1
01. Opening
-Electric Set-
02. Blue Rainbow
03. Pretending
04. Key To The Highway
05. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
06. I Shot The Sheriff
-Acoustic Set-
07. Kind Womanhearted Blues
08. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
09. Call Me The Breeze
10. Sam Hall
11. Tears In Heaven
12. Kerry

Disc 2
-Electric Set-
01. Badge
02. Wonderful Tonight
03. Crossroads Blues
04. Little Queen Of Spades
05. Layla
Encore
06. High Time We Went
07.Closing