Leon Russell – Live In Japan (UHQCD)

„Live in Japan” belongs in the collection of every Leon Russell fan. The recording of the concert in Budokan on November 8, 1973, which was initially released only in Japan, has been supplemented with additional live recordings from the historic „Sam Huston Coliseum” in Texas from 1971. This expansion makes the original, already great live album a pearl, which shows Leon Russell in his best years with a mixture of rock’n roll, gospel and funk.

UHQCD stands for Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc and is a joint development of the Japanese CD replication company Memory-Tech and the Audio Quality CD Company from Hong Kong. Unlike conventional CDs, UHQCDs are not pressed from polycarbonate, but cast from a photopolymer and cured with UV light. Another layer of high-purity polycarbonate is applied to the softer photopolymer for scratch protection. The combination results in significantly reduced reflection of laser light inside the CD and an unmatched precise edge transition between pits and lands of the CD. UHQCDs are 100% compatible with standard CD players. Musically, the result is a sound image strongly reminiscent of analog master tapes.

While Universal Music Japan’s first UHQCD series relied on the DSD data of previous SHM-SACD releases, with increasing popularity, albums that had not previously been released as SHM-SACD are now appearing. Typically, the Universal Archive master tapes are re-converted to DSD for this purpose. UHQCDs are ideal for music lovers who want to get as close as possible to the sound of the recording, but do not own an SACD player.

Lista pieselor

Live At The Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan 8 November 1973

1. Heaven

2. Over the Rainbow / God Put a Rainbow

3. Queen of the Roller Derby

4. Roll Away the Stone

5. Tight Rope

6. Sweet Emily

7. Alcatraz

8. You Don’t Have to Go

9. A Song for You / Of Thee I Sing / Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms

Live At Sam Houston Coliseum, 22 April 1971

10. Alcatraz

11. Stranger In A Strange Land

12. Groupie (Superstar)

13. Roll Over Beethoven

14. Blues Power / Shoot Out On The Plantation / As The Years Go Passing By / The Woman I Love

15. Jumpin’ Jack Flash 16. Of Thee I Sing / Yes I Am