HALL & OATES – LIBERTY CONCERT 1985 PRE-FM (2 CD-R + DVD-R)

★UPGRADE!!!

　The highlight performance was “THE LIBERTY CONCERT” held at Liberty State Park on July 4, 1985. This is a three-disc set with the stereo soundboard recording on DISC 1-2 and multi-camera pro shots on DISC 3. While this day was a special event, it was also part of the heyday of the “BIG BAM BOOM Tour.” First, let’s take a look at the overview of the activities at that time and get closer to the position of this work.

●1984
January 26th – February 24th: Hawaii / Australia / Thailand / Japan #1 (16 shows)
· February 27th – March 18th: Europe (16 shows)
{“BIG BAM BOOM” released on October 12th}
· October 26th – December 18th: North America #1 (34 shows)
●1985
February 7th – May 23rd: North America #2 (53 shows)
· June 6th – June 19th: Japan #2 (8 shows)
· June 29th – July 4th: North America #3 (3 shows) ←★Here★
· July 13th: Appeared at Live Aid

　Such a stage was a big event, and it was broadcast live on “Westwood One” and on TV. It was also officially released as a video work, “THE LIBERTY CONCERT.” This work is the definitive set that includes the sound board and pro shots of such a historic concert as the best master. Now, let’s introduce the live album and video edition separately.

[DISC 1-2: Newly excavated pre-FM reel master recording of the complete program]
　The main focus of this work is a stereo soundboard recording of the complete monumental concert. As mentioned above, this show was also broadcast on radio at “Westwood One,” but the latest, highest-quality updated master is used in this work. This is a pre-FM reel master recently released by the prestigious “Krw_co.”

　The master quality, which has not even been broadcast, is excellent, but what is even more shocking is that it is a complete version. It is not just the complete form of the show. The entire broadcast at that time, including the commercials, is recorded in its entirety. In fact, this show was a special broadcast by the famous DJ George Taylor Morris, and it started before the show even began. The program built up anticipation for the historic show and then abruptly launched into the full show. This work also includes a 32-minute pre-show part.

　Of course, the main focus is the full concert. This is also fully recorded over 114 minutes, which is much longer than the official video described below. Let’s compare the golden full set here.

●Big Bang Boom (6 songs)
Dance on Your Knees / Out of Touch / Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid / Possession Obsession / Method of Modern Love / Going Thru the Motions (★)
●Other (12 songs)
Modern Voice: Kiss on My List (★) / You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ / You Make My Dreams
Private Eyes: I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) (★) / Private Eyes (★) H2O
: Family Man / Maneater
Others: Rich Girl / Say It Isn’t So / Sara Smile (★) / Adult Education / Hot Fun In The Summertime
*Note: Songs marked with “★” are only included in the live album edition (DISC 1-2).

[DISC 3: Best Master of Out-of-Print Official Footage]
　Following this full soundboard is a multi-camera pro-shot version of the same show. This is the best master. Its true identity is the official video “THE LIBERTY CONCERT,” which was discontinued in the 1980s and has not yet been officially digitized.

　Of course, its quality is the best currently available. Our shop has digitized and archived many out-of-print videos, but this know-how has also been utilized in this work, and the reproduced visual beauty is completely official.

　You might think, “Since the original is an official product, it’s obviously of official quality,” but in the case of this work, it’s not “official quality at the time.” It has achieved a transcendent visual beauty that is beautiful even when viewed with modern eyes in the heyday of digital. Even if the original master tape remained in the official warehouse, I wonder if it could withstand 40 years of aging and retain the quality of this work… It’s such a beautiful visual beauty that it makes you worry.

PRE-SHOW

1. Test Tone
2. Crowd / George Taylor Morris Intro
3. Levi’s Ad
4. Bob Geldof WW1 Promo
5. Crowd
6. George Taylor Morris and Shadow Stevens ‘Til Tuesday Introduction
7. ‘Til Tuesday Voices Carry live from July 4th 1985
8. George Taylor Morris and Shadow Stevens
9. Levi’s Ad
10. Dave Edmunds WW1 Ad
11. Crowd
12. George Taylor Morris
13. Sam Copper and John Scher
14. George Taylor Morris
15. Sam Copper
16. George Taylor Morris and Shadow Stevens
17. Levi’s Ad
18. Crowd
19. Hall and Oates Interview
20. Levi’s Ad
21. Paul Hardcastle WW1 Promo
22. Crowd
23. George Taylor Morris and Shadow Stevens Show Intro

THE SHOW

24. Dance On Your Knees
25. Out Of Touch
26. Family Man
27. Rich Girl
28. Kiss On My List
29. Say It Isn’t So
30. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
31. Possession Obsession
32. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

Disc:2 (67:40)
1. I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)
2. Sara Smile
3. Method Of Modern Love
4. Maneater
5. Private Eyes
6. Adult Education
7. George Taylor Morris WW1
8. Levi’s Ad
9. Bob Geldof WW1 Promo
10. Crowd
11. George Taylor Morris WW1
12. You Make My Dreams Come True
13. Levi’s Ad
14. Dave Edmunds WW1 Ad
15. Crowd
16. George Taylor Morris / Hall and Oates
17. Going Thru The Motions
18. Hot Fun In The Summertime
19. Levi’s Ad
20. WW1 Credits

STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING

DVD(72:54)
1. Intro
2. Dance On Your Knees
3. Out Of Touch
4. Family Man
5. Rich Girl
6. Say It Isn’t So
7. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
8. Possession Obsession
9. You’ve Love That Loving Feeling
10. Method Of Modern Love
11. Maneater
12. Adult Education
13. You Make My Dreams Come True
14. Hot Fun In The Summertime