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June 5th, 1977 - Tokyo, Japan

Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan

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Available recordings:

Audio recording:
Recorded by: ?
Running time: Approx. 4 min.
Source: Soundboard recording
Quality: Excellent +
Lineage: “Live In Japan” album

Track list:

  1. California Paradise

Description:

The complete concert was professionally recorded for the Live In Japan album. Although the album was ultimately compiled from three Tokyo performances, only California Paradise, the introduction to I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are, and several between-song announcements from this concert were used on the final release. For a detailed breakdown of the album sources, see the Live In Japan analysis.

Audio recording:
Recorded by: “Mr. Peach”
Running time: Approx. 86 min.
Source: Audience recording
Quality: Excellent +
Lineage: “Queens Of Noise In Japan” bootleg CD

Track list:

  1. Queens Of Noise
  2. California Paradise
  3. Is It Day Or Night?
  4. Take It Or Leave It
  5. All Right You Guys
  6. Don't Abuse Me
  7. Blackmail
  8. Wild Thing
  9. Gettin' Hot
  10. Rock And Roll
  11. You Drive Me Wild
  12. Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin
  13. Heartbeat
  14. Johnny Guitar
  15. I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are
  16. Cherry Bomb
  17. I Love Playin' With Fire
  18. American Nights
  19. Secrets
  20. C'mon

Description:

One of the best-sounding audience recordings, along with the recording from the following night. It was made by a taper known among collectors as “Mr. Peach”, who recorded more than 300 concerts in Japan during the 1970s and 1980s. Many of his recordings were later sold to various bootleg labels. The complete performance has been preserved.

Video recording:
Recorded by: Fuji Television
Running time: Approx. 10 min.
Source: Pro-shot footage
Quality: Good
Lineage: ?

Screenshots:

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Track list:

  1. Queens Of Noise [cut]
  2. American Nights [cut]
  3. Johnny Guitar [cut]
  4. Cherry Bomb

Description:

A short film shot with a single camera from directly in front of the stage was featured during a backstage interview recorded shortly after the concert for the Fuji Television program Star's 1001 Nights (スター千一夜).

As shown by the screenshots above, the currently circulating copy is heavily compressed and sourced from a high-generation VHS tape. Despite its limitations, it remains the best-quality version currently known to be in circulation.

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