Bob Dylan will mark the forty fifth anniversary of his famed 1978 live shows in Tokyo — immortalized on the dwell album Bob Dylan at Budokan — with a reissue boasting two full gigs from his Nippon Budokan Hall stand.
The Complete Budokan 1978 options the whole February 28 and March 1 live shows from the venerable Tokyo venue; Bob Dylan at Budokan beforehand solely contained highlights from the 2 reveals, however The Complete Budokan marks the primary time any of Dylan’s full performances from his 1978 world tour have been formally accessible.
While Dylan performed eight nights on the Nippon Budokan Hall, solely the February 28 and March 1 reveals had been recorded on 24-channel multi-track analog tape; of The Complete Budokan 1978’s 58 tracks, 36 had been beforehand unreleased.
Ahead of the reissue’s November 17 launch, hear the unreleased “The Man in Me” from the March 1st present:
“The accomplished album paperwork the exceptional sound of the legendary Budokan reveals which can be without end etched in historical past,” Heckel Sugano, the CBS Sony product supervisor for Bob Dylan in Japan on the time of the recordings, mentioned in a press release. “We tried to faithfully reproduce the sound the Japanese viewers would have heard in the live performance corridor.”
Using the unique 24-channel multi-tapes, a brand new remix of the recordings was created. “We blended the document with the key phrase ‘ardour’ in thoughts. The result’s a combination that surpasses the unique 1978 launch, offering a crisper and clearer sound the place every instrument and Bob Dylan’s voice are distinctly audible,” chief engineer Tom Suzuki added.
The Complete Budokan 1978 will likely be launched November 17 as a 4-CD set and — in retaining with the unique spirit of the unique dwell album — a Japan-only 8-LP vinyl field; Bob Dylan at Budokan was initially issued completely in Japan in 1978 earlier than worldwide demand necessitated a worldwide launch the next yr.
Additionally, for these vinyl lovers in the States, Dylan can even have the 2-LP Another Budokan 1978, gathering 16 unreleased recordings from the 2 Tokyo reveals. Check out Dylan’s retailer to preorder.
The Complete Budokan 1978 Track List
Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan – February 28, 1978
CD1
1. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall*
2. Repossession Blues*
3. Mr. Tambourine Man*
4. I Threw It All Away*
5. Shelter From The Storm
6. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
7. Girl From The North Country*
8. Ballad Of A Thin Man*
9. Maggie’s Farm*
10. To Ramona*
11. Like A Rolling Stone*
12. I Shall Be Released*
13. Is Your Love In Vain? *
14. Going, Going, Gone*
CD2
1. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) *
2. Blowin’ In The Wind*
3. Just Like A Woman*
4. Oh, Sister*
5. Simple Twist Of Fate
6. You’re A Big Girl Now*
7. All Along The Watchtower*
8. I Want You*
9. All I Really Want To Do*
10. Tomorrow Is A Long Time*
11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
12. Band introductions*
13. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
14. Forever Young
15. The Times They Are A-Changin’
Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan – March 1, 1978
CD3
1. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall*
2. Love Her With A Feeling*
3. Mr. Tambourine Man
4. I Threw It All Away*
5. Love Minus Zero/No Limit*
6. Shelter From The Storm*
7. Girl From The North Country*
8. Ballad Of A Thin Man
9. Maggie’s Farm
10. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
11. Like A Rolling Stone
12. I Shall Be Released
13. Is Your Love In Vain?
14. Going, Going, Gone
CD4
1. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) *
2. Blowin’ In The Wind
3. Just Like A Woman
4. Oh, Sister
5. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) *
6. You’re A Big Girl Now*
7. All Along The Watchtower
8. I Want You
9. All I Really Want To Do
10. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
11. The Man In Me*
12. Band introductions*
13. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)*
14. Forever Young*
15. The Times They Are A-Changin’*
*Previously Unreleased
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