Bob Dylan’s Famed 1978 Tokyo Shows to Be Reissued in Full as ‘The Complete Budokan’
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Bob Dylan will mark the 45th anniversary of his famed 1978 concerts in Tokyo — immortalized on the live album Bob Dylan at Budokan — with a reissue boasting two complete gigs from his Nippon Budokan Hall stand.
The Complete Budokan 1978 features the entire February 28 and March 1 concerts from the venerable Tokyo venue; Bob Dylan at Budokan previously only contained highlights from the two shows, but The Complete Budokan marks the first time any of Dylan’s complete performances from his 1978 world tour have been officially available.
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While Dylan played eight nights at the Nippon Budokan Hall, only the February 28 and March 1 shows were recorded on 24-channel multi-track analog tape; of The Complete Budokan 1978’s 58 tracks, 36 were previously unreleased.
Ahead of the reissue’s November 17 release, hear the unreleased “The Man in Me” from the March 1st show:
“The completed album documents the remarkable sound of the legendary Budokan shows that are forever etched in history,” Heckel Sugano, the CBS Sony product manager for Bob Dylan in Japan at the time of the recordings, said in a statement. “We tried to faithfully reproduce the sound the Japanese audience would have heard in the concert hall.”
Using the original 24-channel multi-tapes, a new remix of the recordings was created. “We mixed the record with the keyword ‘passion’ in mind. The result is a mix that surpasses the original 1978 release, providing a crisper and clearer sound where each instrument and Bob Dylan’s voice are distinctly audible,” chief engineer Tom Suzuki added.
The Complete Budokan 1978 will be released November 17 as a 4-CD set and — in keeping with the original spirit of the original live album — a Japan-only 8-LP vinyl box; Bob Dylan at Budokan was initially issued exclusively in Japan in 1978 before worldwide demand necessitated a global release the following year.
Additionally, for those vinyl lovers in the States, Dylan will also have the 2-LP Another Budokan 1978, collecting 16 unreleased recordings from the two Tokyo shows. Check out Dylan’s store to preorder.
The Complete Budokan 1978 Track List
Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan – February 28, 1978
CD1
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, Going, Gone*
CD2
1. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) *
2. Blowin’ In The Wind*
3. Just Like A Woman*
4. Oh, Sister*
5. Simple Twist Of Fate
6. You’re A Big Girl Now*
7. All Along The Watchtower*
8. I Want You*
9. All I Really Want To Do*
10. Tomorrow Is A Long Time*
11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
12. Band introductions*
13. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
14. Forever Young
15. The Times They Are A-Changin’
Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan – March 1, 1978
CD3
1. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall*
2. Love Her With A Feeling*
3. Mr. Tambourine Man
4. I Threw It All Away*
5. Love Minus Zero/No Limit*
6. Shelter From The Storm*
7. Girl From The North Country*
8. Ballad Of A Thin Man
9. Maggie’s Farm
10. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
11. Like A Rolling Stone
12. I Shall Be Released
13. Is Your Love In Vain?
14. Going, Going, Gone
CD4
1. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) *
2. Blowin’ In The Wind
3. Just Like A Woman
4. Oh, Sister
5. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) *
6. You’re A Big Girl Now*
7. All Along The Watchtower
8. I Want You
9. All I Really Want To Do
10. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
11. The Man In Me*
12. Band introductions*
13. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)*
14. Forever Young*
15. The Times They Are A-Changin’*
*Previously Unreleased
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