WEATHER REPORT Live in Tokyo JAPAN 2xLP +insert 1972 ex+ RARE!

Over the next few months i will be selling on here a superb selection of rare Soul, Jazz, Funk and Latin LP's, acquired from a serious enthusiast who is trimming his collection down! Most are in fantastic collectors condition, and most are original pressings unless otherwise stated...

Artist: WEATHER REPORT

Title: WEATHER REPORT LIVE IN TOKYO

Format: 2 x LP

Label: CBS/Sony, Japan (SOPJ 12-13-XR)

Year: 1972

Style: Free/Avant-Garde Jazz, Fusion

Info: Rare double LP, recorded on January 13, 1972 at Shibuya Philharmonic Hall, Tokyo, and only ever released on vinyl in Japan!

This is the rare original first pressing with grooved labels!

Comes in original gatefold card picture sleeve, has original plain paper inner sleeves, and comes complete with original insert sheet containing credits and liner notes in Japanese.

While side two of I Sing the Body Electric gives us heavily edited glimpses of Weather Report as heard live in Tokyo, this double album contains entire group ensembles from that concert -- and as such, it is a revelation. Now we can follow the wild, stream-of-consciousness evolution of early Weather Report workouts, taking the listener into all kinds of stylistic territory -- from Joe Zawinul's lone acoustic piano to dissonant free form and electronic explosions -- with lots of adjustments of tempo and texture. The pulse of jazz is more evident in their work here than on their American albums, and the example of Miles Davis circa the Fillmore concerts directs the fierce interplay. In his subsequent recordings with Weather Report, and as a leader, Wayne Shorter would rarely equal the manic intensity he displayed in Tokyo. All of the music is encapsulated in five lengthy "medleys" of WR's repertoire, three of which contain elongated versions of themes from the group's eponymously titled debut album from 1971. This would be the radical apogee of Weather Report on records, though they could retain this level of fire in concert for years to come. (allmusic review)

Tracks:-

-side 1:
Medley: VERTICAL INVADER / SEVENTH ARROW / T.H. / DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

-side 2:
Medley: SURUCUCU / LOST / EARLY MINOR / DIRECTION

-side 3:
ORANGE LADY

-side 4:
Medley: EURYDICE / THE MOORS
Medley: TEARS / UMBRELLAS

Vinyl on record one in excellent+ condition. Looks superbly clean and shiny and sounds great with absolutely no surface noise and just an occasional light background crackle.
Vinyl on record two in excellent condition with light scuffs here and there, and also plays through nicely with just a bit of minor surface noise in some of the quiet parts and an occasional light background crackle.
Labels are nicely clean with only a handful of faint spindle marks on each label.
Sleeve has a slight bump/scuff to the top left corner but is otherwise in excellent condition with just light edge wear. Surfaces are smooth and clean with no writing or sticker marks. Has the original Japanese shop price sticker on rear.
Inner sleeves in near mint condition with no writing or edge splits.
Insert in excellent+ condition - looks nicely tidy with no creases or tears and just a small amount of very light discolouring on some of the edges.

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