Journey: 1982-04-12 Osaka, Japan (FLAC_AUD_Bootradr Remaster_2 CD)

Here is an excellent sounding show from Journey that was just over 32 years ago.  The only real issue the show had (past tense) was the volume wasn't loud enough.  But I accurately fixed that issue with no audio clipping and it sounds so much nicer now.

I'd planned on doing some other work, such as bringing up Steve Perry's vocals just a little bit, but that is a job that is going to take me a little longer and it's one reason why I didn't upload this show on it's 32nd anniversary too.  It's a future project I will undertake when I feel a little more confident I'm EQ'ing the show correctly.  There are way too many badly EQ'ed shows that get circulated and I don't want this show to become one of them.  Besides, it sounds excellent as it is now anyhow :-)

LINEAGE:
Unknown lineage > shared with me by my friend "Tales" > TLH > WAV > Audacity (to amplify audio tracks without clipping, embed metadata/track titles, & re-encode) > FLAC 6 > TLH (for md5 and ffp file creations, testing for SBE's, and for files verification) > you

DETAILS:
Artist: Journey
Date: April 12th, 1982
Location: Osaka Japan
Venue: Festival Hall
Source: AUD
Format: FLAC
CD's: 2
Artwork: Yes
Label: Bootradr Remaster
Title: A Festival In Japan
Size: 548 MB

SETLIST:
CD 1:
101. opening music
102. Escape
103. Line Of Fire
104. Lights
105. Stay Awhile
106. The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)
107. Lovin' You Is Easy
108. Open Arms
109. Mother, Father
110. Jonathan Cain (keyboard solo)
111. Who's Crying Now
112. Where Were you
113. Steve Smith (drum solo)
114. Dead Or Alive

CD 2:
201. Don't Stop Believin'
202. Stone In Love
203. Keep On Runnin'
204. Wheel In The Sky (Neal Schon & Steve Perry live intro)
205. Wheel In The Sky
206. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' (Neal Schon guitar solo intro)
207. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
208. Anyway You Want It
209. crowd & closing music

LINKS:
(1) 1982-04-12 Osaka, Japan (AUD)
(2) 1982-04-12 Osaka, Japan (AUD)

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I'm not sure if doing nothing more than using Audacity to amplify the audio is truly considered a remastering or not?  It is an edit to the audio, so I'm calling it a "remaster".  I did NOT EQ anything in this recording being shared here.  There are a few short tape flip type cuts in the show (maybe 2 - 3), but thankfully, the taper was able to do them without missing much audio from the songs at all.

I've always been impressed by the quality of many of the Japanese recordings as well as the politeness of the Japanese crowds as they see shows.  They do have a tendency to clap along with songs at times, but honestly, that doesn't bother me any.  Especially since the Japanese crowds seem to know how to clap in unison and with correct timing.  I guess the combination of good recording equipment along with polite audiences that show their appreciation of the music between songs makes this recording even better.  Had this show been in America, you'd might have heard a bunch of drunks talking through the whole show.  And that might just have been the taper and their friends too.

This show was one of Journey's shows that were wrapping up their Escape tour in Japan.  I'll be uploading a few more 1982 shows, both from Japan and America, as I get the time. I hope you enjoy this show...

Bootradr

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