The Complete Budokan 1978 [Japanese Import]

KEY FEATURES

• Box Set - 8xLP on Black Vinyl
• Limited Edition
• Includes a 60-page color book with rare photographs and in-depth liner notes

RELEASE DESCRIPTION

Bob Dylan's first concert in Japan took place in February and March of 1978. The recordings from these two days were released as the album 'Budokan' in November of the same year, which was later officially released worldwide. In 2007, the master tapes were discovered.

After lengthy negotiations, the album was finally released 45 years after the initial visit to Japan. Those involved at the time reunited for the project, with Heckel Kanno, who planned the original 'Budokan' concert in 1978, serving as the overall supervisor. The engineer who recorded the album at that time created 2023 remixes from 24-channel multi-tapes, and the artwork was designed by the same artist as before.

The album was commercialized as a Japan-led project. The album contains 36 tracks across 8 previously unreleased LPs, featuring complete live recordings from the band's first visit to Japan. It also includes memorabilia such as tickets, pamphlets, posters, and flyers.

Additionally, there is a 60-page color photo book with live photos from the airport, press conferences, and Japan shows, as well as off-shoots and liners. The Japanese booklet contains commentary, testimonies, secret stories from those involved, and lyrics with bilingual translation.

This boxed set is a limited edition LP-size reissue project of Japanese Western music. It is a rare release that will be available worldwide.

TRACKLIST

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
15. Going
16. Gone
17. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
18. Blowin' In The Wind
19. Just Like A Woman
20. Oh
21. Sister
22. Simple Twist Of Fate
23. You're A Big Girl Now
24. All Along The Watchtower
25. I Want You
26. All I Really Want To Do
27. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
28. Don't Think Twice
29. It's All Right
30. Band Introductions
31. It's Alright
32. Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
33. Forever Young
34. The Times They Are A-Changin'
35. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
36. Love Her With A Feeling
37. Mr. Tambourine Man
38. I Threw It All Away
39. Love Minus Zero / No Limit
40. Shelter From The Storm
41. Girl From The North Country
42. Ballad Of A Thin Man
43. Maggie's Farm
44. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
45. Like A Rolling Stone
46. I Shall Be Released
47. Is Your Love In Vain?
48. Going
49. Going
50. Gone
51. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
52. Blowin' In The Wind
53. Just Like A Woman
54. Oh
55. Sister
56. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
57. You're A Big Girl Now
58. All Along The Watchtower
59. I Want You
60. All I Really Want To Do
61. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
62. The Man In Me
63. Band Introductions
64. It's Alright
65. Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
66. Forever Young
67. The Times They Are A-Changin'

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