クラプトン・ファン必携のミッドバレイ・レーベルから、1968年11月2日ニューヨーク、MSG公演を、初のコンプリート&クオリティー・アップ・ヴァージョンにて限定リリース。 まず1968年の最後の全米ツアーにおいて、回転する特別ステージで繰り広げられた11月2日のニューヨーク、MSG公演といえば、その音源はこれまでほとんど流通しておらず、一部出回ったものはかろうじて聴くに耐えるレベルの音質ゆえ、ファンからも敬遠されることに。 ところが近年新たに発掘されたニュー・オーディエンス・マスターを含めて、4種類のマスターをプロユース・ミックス編集することで最長版、そして驚異的な音質向上を実現。しかも新たに発掘されたマスターには、これまでセット記録にはなかった「Sitting On Top Of The World」が収録されており、これで遂に完全ヴァージョン版となることに。 そして完成した本タイトルの音質クオリティーは、結果的にクリームの全オーディエンス音源の中でも、間違いなくトップレベルにランクアップしており、また演奏もラスト・ツアーのハイライトとなった会場MSGだけに文句なし。
さらに初回限定で「PLATINUM CREAM」と称する、アルバム『WHEELS OF FIRE』のレア・マスター音源をボーナスCDとしてプラス。 こちらもスゴい内容で、まず60年代後期当時のスタジオ録音盤のステレオ・マスター制作時には「HAECO-CSG」というシステムが採用されていて、これはステレオ盤を当時まだ主流だったモノラルのターンテーブルで再生した時に音質劣化を起こさないようにするため、ステレオの左右チャンネルのバランスを微妙に調整してマスタリングするためのもの。ところがモノラルで再生しても音質劣化はない代わりに、元のステレオ音声には微妙な影響が出ていて、因みに『WHEELS OF FIRE』にも HAECO-CSG は採用されていた中、今回このHAECO-CSGを経過しないレア音源を独自に入手し、当時レコーディングされマスタリングされていた本来あるべきステレオ・サウンドで7曲8バージョンを収録。 また「Passing The Time」はさらにレアなロング・バージョンも追加収録しており、とにかくこの生々しいリアルなサウンドを聞けるというだけでもボーナス以上の価値アリ。 またさらに「Sitting On Top Of The World 」と「As You Said」のオルタネイト・ミックスも収録しており、前者はクラプトンのギターのチャンネルが全く違うあたり要チェックで、加えてDCCゴールド・ディスク『WHEELS OF FIRE』を手掛けた、スティーヴ・ホフマンのリミックスによるライブバージョン「Crossroads」「Spponful」も追加しており、『WHEELS OF FIRE』を補完する究極のレア・トラックスとしてこちらのボーナスCDも必聴。また本セットにはクラプトンのサイン入りブロマイドのレプリカも封入されており、ジャケットのアートワークにもMSG当日のフォトを使用したコーティング紙ジャケ&ゴールド帯の美しい仕上がり。 以上、本タイトルは100セットのみの限定リリースで、予約完売も必至ゆえご希望の方はお早めに。
DISC 1 : 01. INTRODUCTION 02. WHITE ROOM 03. POLITICIAN 04. PRESENTATION OF PLATINUM AWARD 05. I’M SO GLAD 06. SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 07. SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE 08. CROSSROADS DISC 2 : 01. TRAINTIME 02. TOAD 03. SPOONFUL [Recorded at Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, USA 2nd November 1968]
Limited CD : PLATINUM CREAM 01. WHITE ROOM 02. PASSING THE TIME 03. POLITICIAN 04. THOSE WERE THE DAYS 05. DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART 06. ANYONE FOR TENNIS 07. PASSING THE TIME (long veresion) [All Tracks HAECO-CSG REMOVED VERSION] 08. SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD (alternate mix) 09. AS YOU SAID (alternate mix) 10. PASSING THE TIME (long version) 11. CROSSROADS (DCC Steve Hoffman Remix “10 March 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco, CA. /1st show) 12. SPOONFUL (DCC Steve Hoffman Remix “10 March 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco, CA. /1st show)
Disc 1 : [ORIGINAL ALBUM REMIX AND REMASTERS] 1. PLAY THE GAME 2. DRAGON ATTACK 3. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST 4. NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT 5. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE 6. ROCK IT (PRIME JIVE) 7. DON’T TRY SUICIDE 8. SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER (TO THE SISTER I NEVER HAD) 9. COMING SOON 10. SAVE ME [ALTERNATE REMIX AND VERSIONS I] 11. HUMAN BODY (Single B-Side) 12. PLAY THE GAME (Forever Version) 13. DRAGON ATTACK (Alternate Mix) 14. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Original Tempo) 15. NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT (Live In Brazil 1981) 16. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Rockabilly Feeling Mix) 17. ROCK IT (PRIME JIVE) (Live In Argentina 1981) 18. DON’T TRY SUICIDE (Dimensional Remix) 19. SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER (Take 1 With Guide Vocal) 20. COMING SOON (New Remix) 21. SAVE ME (Original Single Version) 22. SANDBOX (Unreleased) 23. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Instrumental)
Disc 2 : [ALTERNATE REMIX AND VERSIONS II] 1. PLAY THE GAME (Multitrack Remix) 2. DRAGON ATTACK (R.A.K. And Jack Benson Remix) 3. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Wyclef Jean Remix) 4. NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT (Naked Remix) 5. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Multitrack Remix) 6. ROCK IT (PRIME JIVE) (Naked Remix) 7. DON’T TRY SUICIDE (Grandmaster Muggs Remix) 8. SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER (Instrumental Demo) 9. COMING SOON (Semi-Acapella Mix) 10. SAVE ME (No Backing Vocal Mix) 11. PLAY THE GAME (Different Piano Mix) 12. DRAGON ATTACK (Lance Herbstrong Remix) 13. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Columbia Extended Version) 14. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Long Dusted B-Boy Version) 15. DON’T TRY SUICIDE (Vocal And Bass Mix) 16. PLAY THE GAME (Extended Remix) 17. DRAGON ATTACK (Instrumental From Eye) 18. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Dave Ogilvie Remix) 19. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY (Original Spontaneous Idea 1980) ◇All Tracks Remix and Remastered Compilation 2020
DVD : [AUDIO ALBUM (LYRICS with MULTIPLE SELECTIONS)] PLAY THE GAME / DRAGON ATTACK / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST / NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE / ROCK IT (PRIME JIVE) / DON’T TRY SUICIDE / SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER (TO THE SISTER I NEVER HAD) / COMING SOON / SAVE ME ◇Multiple Selections Audio : 1) Remaster Stereo 2) Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround 3) Instrumental Tracks 4) Vocal Main Tracks [VIDEO COLLECTION] PLAY THE GAME (Promo) / PLAY THE GAME (Making & Alternate) / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Promo) / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (TV Special Version) / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Legs & Co. Version) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Promo) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Alternate Version) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Top Of The Pops 1979) / SAVE ME (Promo) / SAVE ME (Making & Alternate) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Soundcheck Bristol 1979) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Saturday Night Live 1982) / VOCAL IMPROV / DRAGON ATTACK (Live In Brazil 1981) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Live In London 1979) / SAVE ME (Live In Japan 1982) ◇NTSC 16:9 (4:3) Dolby Digital Stereo / 5.1 Surround time approx. 35min.x4 audio-selections + video 47min.
BLURAY AUDIO/VIDEO DISC : [AUDIO ALBUM (LYRICS with MULTIPLE SELECTIONS)] PLAY THE GAME / DRAGON ATTACK / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST / NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE / ROCK IT (PRIME JIVE) / DON’T TRY SUICIDE / SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER (TO THE SISTER I NEVER HAD) / COMING SOON / SAVE ME ◇Multiple Selections Audio : 1) Remaster Stereo 2) Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround 3) Instrumental Tracks 4) Vocal Main Tracks [VIDEO COLLECTION] PLAY THE GAME (Promo) / PLAY THE GAME (Making & Alternate) / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Promo) / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (TV Special Version) / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Legs & Co. Version) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Promo) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Alternate Version) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Top Of The Pops 1979) / SAVE ME (Promo) / SAVE ME (Making & Alternate) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Soundcheck Bristol 1979) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Saturday Night Live 1982) / VOCAL IMPROV / DRAGON ATTACK (Live In Brazil 1981) / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Live In London 1979) / SAVE ME (Live In Japan 1982) ◇NTSC 16:9 (4:3) Dolby Digital Stereo / 5.1 Surround : time approx. 35min.x4 audio-selections + video 47min. [HIGH-RESOLUTION AUDIO] PLAY THE GAME / DRAGON ATTACK / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST / NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE / ROCK IT (PRIME JIVE) / DON’T TRY SUICIDE / SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER (TO THE SISTER I NEVER HAD) / COMING SOON / SAVE ME ◇Multiple Selections Audio : 1) Hi-Resolution PCM 96/24 Stereo 2) MFSL(Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) Remaster CD time approx. 35min.x2
DVD-AUDIO : PLAY THE GAME / DRAGON ATTACK / ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST / NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT / CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE / ROCK IT (PRIME JIVE) / DON’T TRY SUICIDE / SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER (TO THE SISTER I NEVER HAD) / COMING SOON / SAVE ME ◇Multiple Selections Audio : 1) DVD-AUDIO = 96kHz / 24bit 2) DTS 5.1 Surround = 96kHz / 24bit (DVD VIDEO) 3) PCM STEREO = 96kHz / 24bit (DVD VIDEO)
01. INTRODUCTION 02. ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC 03. SHE’S A WOMAN 04. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE 05. DAY TRIPPER 06. BABY’S IN BLACK 07. I FEEL FINE 08. YESTERDAY 09. I WANNA BE YOUR MAN 10. NOWHERE MAN 11. PAPERBACK WRITER 12. I’M DOWN [Recorded at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 30th June 1966] 13. INTRODUCTION 14. ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC 15. SHE’S A WOMAN 16. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE 17. DAY TRIPPER 18. BABY’S IN BLACK 19. I FEEL FINE 20. YESTERDAY 21. I WANNA BE YOUR MAN 22. NOWHERE MAN 23. PAPERBACK WRITER 24. I’M DOWN [Recorded at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 1st July 1966] ◇plus bonus tracks : tk25-tk31 Live in Munich, June 24th, 1966
Disc 1 : 01. introduction 02. Watching The River Flow 03. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right 04. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight 05. Sugar Baby 06. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum 07. Shelter From The Storm 08. Summer Days 09. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven 10. Cold Irons Bound 11. Mr. Tambourine Man Disc 2 : 01. Highway 61 Revisited 02. Not Dark Yet 03. Thunder On The Mountain 04. Ballad Of A Thin Man –encore- 05. Like A Rolling Stone 06. Jolene 07. band introduction 08. All Along The Watchtower [at Zepp Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 21th March 2010]
Disc 3 : 01. introduction 02. Cat’s In The Well 03. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 04. Summer Days 05. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 06. Forgetful Heart 07. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 08. John Brown 09. Under The Red Sky 10. Honest With Me 11. Masters Of War Disc 4 : 01. Highway 61 Revisited 02. Shelter From The Storm 03. Thunder On The Mountain 04. Ballad Of A Thin Man –encore- 05. Like A Rolling Stone 06. Jolene 07. band introduction 08. All Along The Watchtower [at Zepp Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 23th March 2010]
Disc 5 : 01. introduction 02. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 03. It Ain’t Me, Babe 04. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ 05. Mr. Tambourine Man 06. Cold Irons Bound 07. Sugar Baby 08. Desolation Row 09. Blind Willie McTell 10. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) 11. Can’t Wait Disc 6 : 01. Highway 61 Revisited 02. If You Ever Go To Houston 03. Thunder On The Mountain 04. Ballad Of A Thin Man –encore- 05. Like A Rolling Stone 06. Jolene 07. band introduction 08. All Along The Watchtower [at Zepp Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 24th March 2010]
Disc 7 : 01. introduction 02. Watching The River Flow 03. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 04. The Levee’s Gonna Break 05. Just Like A Woman 06. Things Have Changed 07. Girl Of The North Country 08. High Water (For Charley Patton) 09. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall 10. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 11. Love Sick Disc 8 : 01. Highway 61 Revisited 02. When The Deal Goes Down 03. Thunder On The Mountain 04. Ballad Of A Thin Man –encore- 05. Like A Rolling Stone 06. Jolene 07. band introduction 08. All Along The Watchtower [at Zepp Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 25th March 2010]
Disc 9 : 01. introduction 02. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 03. Lay, Lady, Lay 04. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 05. Every Grain Of Sand 06. Summer Days 07. Sugar Baby 08. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum 09. Make You Feel My Love 10. Honest With Me 11. Po’ Boy Disc 10 : 01. Highway 61 Revisited 02. I Feel A Change Comin’ On 03. Thunder On The Mountain 04. Ballad Of A Thin Man –encore- 05. Like A Rolling Stone 06. Jolene 07. band introduction 08. Blowin’ In The Wind [at Zepp Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 26th March 2010]
Disc 11 : 01. introduction 02. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 03. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 04. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight 05. Simple Twist Of Fate 06. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum 07. Shelter From The Storm 08. Summer Days 09. Workingman’s Blues #2 10. High Water (For Charley Patton) 11. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven Disc 12 : 01. Highway 61 Revisited 02. Nettie Moore 03. Thunder On The Mountain 04. Ballad Of A Thin Man –encore- 05. Like A Rolling Stone 06. Jolene 07. band introduction 08. Blowin’ In The Wind [at Zepp Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 28th March 2010]
Disc 13 : 01. introduction 02. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 03. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 04. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) 05. My Wife’s Home Town 06. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 07. Spirit On The Water 08. Cold Irons Bound 09. Desolation Row 10. The Levee’s Gonna Break 11. When The Deal Goes Down Disc 14 : 01. Highway 61 Revisited 02. Can’t Wait 03. Thunder On The Mountain 04. Forever Young -1st encore- 05. Like A Rolling Stone 06. Jolene 07. band introduction 08. All Along The Watchtower -2nd encore- 09. Blowin’ In The Wind [at Zepp Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 29th March 2010]
◇Personnel; Bob Dylan (vocal, keyboard, guitar, harp), Tony Garnier (bass), George Recile (drums), Stu Kimball (rhythm guitar), Charlie Sexton (lead guitar), & Donnie Herron (electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel)