Joni Mitchell – Tokyo, Japan (02/28/83)

Joni Mitchell
Koseinenkin Hall
TOKYO
2-28-83

cd 1 62.16
1. free man in paris
2. coyote
3. cotton avenue
4. edith and the kingpin
5. i heard it through the grapevine ( possibly first ever live)
6 .you dream flat tires
7. song for sharon
8. god must be a boogie man
9. for free —cassflip
10.//big yellow taxi
11. a case of you
12.carey
13.amelia

cd2( kind of a second set) 56.31

1.wild things run fast
2.ladies man
3.raised on robbery
4.don’t interupt the sorrows
5. refuge of the roads
6.babe you’re so square — cassflip
7.solid love
8.chinese cafe
9.help me
10.you turn me on i am a radio
11.love
12.both sides now
13.intro of band
14.underneath the streetlights

// clipped

Musicians:
Joni Mitchell Guitar, Dulcimer and Piano
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Russell Ferrante Keyboards
Larry Klein Bass
Michael Landau Guitar

opening night for the REFUGE WORLD TOUR 83

.. audience master done with unknown ( but obviously) very good analog equipment…
1st gen cassette–>played back on nakamichi cr7e –>marantz dr 700–>cdr–>EAC–>wav–>Flac

out of the 7 shows i will upload 3 complete ones* and the incomplete FM from the 3rd and last night in tokyo.
All my cassettes are 1 st generation which i received in spring 83 directly from the japanese taper.
Soundwise we are talking analog recording some 20 years back.But as we know japanese audiences are quiet and technology is always a step ahead —>so all i can say these are nice recordings not as great as they could be with nowadays devices but solid B++ …audience taping from times when cassettes had to be flipped over @ 45 min.
there are of course some analog hickups but the cassettes are still in fine condition. The azimuth on my NAK was at the uttermost to the right but checking against my old screw-driver method i feel like matching the sweet spot.. ( do not ask if you never have to transfer analog cassettes)

and NO i will not post mp3 samples — as there is nothing to compare — if in doubt about audience recordings wait until i upload the FM from 3-7 and get just that .. it will slightly upgrade the current version on the tracker(imho that is).
Audience tapes of artists who play the same set over and over again are for hardcore fans and completists only. If you do not fall into either of these categories you do not need an mp3 sample if you do belong to the maniac fraction you won’t need an mp3 either!

i am most grateful to YOU out there in japan.. your name has long escaped my memory, too many cassettes from too many countries in too short a time.. those were the days….. but if you know who you are drop a line

hanwaker nov 2006