Who,The Who/London,UK 1974 Complete Upgrade

Along with the release of "LIVE AT LEEDS: 55TH ANNIVERSARY ULTIMATE EDITION" at the beginning of this year, one of the most important live recordings in The Who's history is finally here as a must-buy definitive edition after a long period of stagnant releases! Yes, it's the Charlton performance, the most classic live recording of 1974! The Who had few live shows in 1974 due to the start of production of the movie version of "TOMMY", but the most famous performance during that special year was when they closed the outdoor festival "SUMMER OF '74" held at Charlton Football Stadium. This day was filmed by the BBC and was broadcast on television, and later used in the "MAXIMUM R&B" video, making it a classic video capturing the Who in 1974. The paper jacket "LIVE AT CHARLTON 1974" released by the nostalgic Midas Touch label is based on the audio from the unedited video that was supposedly leaked during the editing of "MAXIMUM". Since the whole album was a soundboard, it was initially treated as a masterpiece, but in fact there were unrecorded songs and cuts, and the sound quality was only so-so. In contrast, "CHARLTON UNCUT", released by the label Wholiday Music almost a year later, was an audience recording, but it was completely recorded and the sound image was surprisingly close, so enthusiasts said "this is better than SBD". Since then, several Charlton sound sources have appeared, but no new items that make full use of them have been made. Our shop has only released the video on DVD as "CHARLTON 1974" around 2008. Despite its high reputation as a famous live performance, at least for the past 15 years, no decent new titles have been released anywhere? The background to this is that, as will be described later, the existing sources are extremely diverse, and in addition, they are all complex sound sources with their own characteristics, so I imagine that no one could get started due to the difficulty of production. However, this time, we have finally started this masterpiece. So, this time, we spent several months literally "searching" for the best source among the existing sources. As a result, we found that the following six sources can be used as good sound sources. ① Original Film Master: Good sound quality. However, a rough mix. ② BBC 2nd House Broadcast: Sound quality is worse than ①. However, there are traces of an attempt to mix properly, such as reverb. ③ View From A Backstage Pass: A rare official release title released only through the official mail order site. It is a compilation of various live sound sources, and also includes some Charlton sound sources. Since it is an official product, the sound quality is good, but only a few tracks are recorded. Also, the reverb seems excessive. In this production, the reverb was slightly reduced to the extent that it was excessive. ④ Broadcast On Capitol Radio: Sound quality is greater than ② and less than ①. Included in the bonus track of the fan-made DVD bootleg "WHO 4 CHARLTON 75000". ⑤ FM Reel Recording: FM broadcast recorded by a fan at the time on reel tape. Only a few songs, but the sound quality is excellent. It was only posted online in 2018, so many people may not know about it. ⑥Audience Recording: This audience recording was also used in the aforementioned Wholiday Music label's "CHARLTON UNCUT". Considering that it was an outdoor recording in 1974, the sound quality is excellent. The pitch has been thoroughly corrected for this use. The longest recording of the live performance is various video and audio, but the only flaw is that it is incomplete. We collected thoroughly scrutinized sound sources and carried out careful editing to literally minimize the discomfort of the sound sources. Specifically, we have achieved the following meticulous and precise remastering and remixing for each of the six sources mentioned above. ①Original Film Master: Separated into 8 tracks of snare, toms, cymbals, kick drum, bass, guitar, vocals, and audience cheers, remastered by track, and mixed down. ②BBC 2nd House Broadcast: Only the sequence tracks were separated and extracted for "Baba O'Riley". No other tracks were used. ③View From A Backstage Pass: As mentioned above, the sound source was used without separating tracks, only removing the excessive reverb. ④Broadcast on Capitol Radio: Separated into 8 tracks of snare, toms, cymbals, kick drum, bass, guitar, vocals, and audience cheers, remastered separately, and mixed down. ⑤FM Reel Recording: Since the mix is ​​very high quality and well-organized, the sound source was used as is without separating or remixing tracks. ⑥Audience Recording: Separated into 3 tracks of vocals, audience cheers, and other instruments, remastered separately, and mixed down. As an example, for example, "I Can't Explain" has not been recorded in various soundboard sound sources, and "Summertime Blues" also has poor sound quality of the soundboard sound source, so both use the latest remastered audience recording of source ⑥. "Young Man Blues" switches to the soundboard sound source, but this also improves the sound quality and mix by making full use of multiple sound sources rather than simply connecting each source. The best example of this is "Baba O'Riley", where the main leaked video and audio had a low volume and unnatural balance for the sequence, which is the trademark of the song, so the same video and audio was used to extract and mix only the sequence sound from the BBC broadcast version of source ② using the latest AI technology. Other sound sources have also been remastered and remixed to create high-quality, unified titles! AUD and FM sources have millisecond dropouts that are typical of cassettes, but these have been corrected with special tools and fine noise has been removed! And it is literally the longest recording ever! In addition, despite the excellent performance on this day, the content is very unique. From "I'm A Boy" to "Boris The Spider", classics that have not been heard since the live performance were played one after another, but the two songs up to "Tattoo" in particular were quite rough, and Roger's lyrics and the harmony of the three people were also suspicious, which is a charm. In addition, these parts are also thoroughly edited using multiple sound sources, but they are beautifully put together. The highlight is "5:15". There is no support from the horn section like in later years, and no tape like the previous year, so the band's laid-back performance here is very cool, but this is also a valuable take that can only be heard in audience recordings. Therefore, the audience recording parts, including this song, have been thoroughly remastered and pitch corrected to take advantage of the closeness of the sound image! And the raging development starting with "My Generation" at the end of the live performance is overwhelming. In the first half of the live performance, they were rough, but now they are at their peak when they turn on the engine and easily perform a spectacular performance. I thought that the nostalgic Midas Touch board would become a staple of Who's 70s live performances, but Charlton, who could not become a regular, has finally been recorded in a satisfactory form. Since the main part is a soundboard, the part has been thoroughly washed and combined with the part that can only be heard in the audience recording, making this the ultimate version! This huge stadium live performance is very famous as a famous recording of The Who at the height of their heyday with albums such as "Who's Next" and "Quadrophenia", and is also famous as a highlight of the 1974 tour. Charlton Athletic Football Club, London, UK 18th May 1974 Upgrade! The best sound quality ever & the longest ever! Track list and source details for each song are below! Disc 1 01.Introduction - ⑥ 02.I Can't Explain - ⑥ 03.Summertime Blues - ⑥ 04.Young Man Blues - ①+③ 05.Baba O'Riley - ①+② 06.Behind Blue Eyes - ①+⑥ 07.Substitute - ① 08.I'm A Boy - ① 09.Tattoo - ①+③ (③ from around 2:40) 10.Boris the Spider - ③+⑥+⑤ (⑥ from around 2:31, ⑤ from 2:36) 11.Drowned - ⑤+⑥+⑤ (※The complete version of the SBD is only this ⑤! ⑥ from 8:14. ⑤ again from 8:25) 12.Bell Boy - ⑤+⑥ (⑥ from 4:49) 13.Doctor Jimmy - ④+⑥ (⑥ from 7:19) 14.Won't Get Fooled Again - ④+⑥ (⑥ from 8:30) 15.Pinball Wizard - ⑥+⑤ (⑥ makes up the first 12 seconds) 16.See Me, Feel Me - ①+⑥ (⑥ from 5:52) Disc 2 17.5:15 - ⑥ 18.Magic Bus - ⑥+① 19.My Generation - ① 20.Naked Eye - ① 21.Let's See Action - ① 22.My Generation Blues - ① Disc:1 (75:18) 01. Introduction 02. I Can't Explain 03. Summertime Blues 04. Young Man Blues 05. Baba O'Riley 06. Behind Blue Eyes 07. Substitute 08. I'm A Boy 09. Tattoo 10. Boris the Spider 11. Drowned 12. Bell Boy 13. Doctor Jimmy 14. Won't Get Fooled Again 15. Pinball Wizard 16. See Me, Feel Me Disc:2 (37:17) 1. 5:15 2. Magic Bus3. My Generation 4. Naked Eye 5. Let's See Action 6. My Generation Blues