Shads Live in Japan - 1967

[drakula63]

Has anyone/everyone seen this before? I may have, but at the moment it's slipped my mind. It sounds intriguing and probably worth the money if genuine and in good condition...

https://gripsweat.com/item/372357198712 ... 12-acetate

[MartcasterJunior]

A one-sided disc but "both sides may be enjoyed enormously"? I don't think I'd be parting with £650 for it!

[JimN]

Some of us could crowd-fund this, at (say) £10 or £20 each.

It can be cleaned up digitally and distributed to contributors on CD-R.

[manofmystery]

That acetate was sold on 29th November 2018.

[drakula63]

I'm sure it's been discussed here already... but I find it incredible that EMI went to the trouble and expense of recording a live concert in 1967 and then didn't release it. Why?!!! I'll assume that in addition to the six tracks on this acetate, the rest of the concert also exists in a similar format?

To be honest, if I had the money, I would have happily paid £600+ for the original acetate. When you think about what it is, it's probably easily worth that.

I would hope that the whole concert (if recorded) will find its way out one day.

RECORD FOR SALE: ARTIST: THE SHADOWS. TITLE: "THE SHADOWS LIVE IN JAPAN"

TRACKS: "BOMBAY DUCK, MARY ANNE, LITTLE BITTY TEAR, GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME, FOOT TAPPER, SHADOOOGIE"

FORMAT: SIX-TRACK, ONE-SIDED, STEREO, 12-INCH, 33rpm, LACQUER ON METAL ACETATE FROM 1967. RECORDED LIVE ON TOUR IN JAPAN IN 1967, POSSIBLY TOKYO ON THE 24TH OF JUNE 1967, WITH THE CLASSIC LINE UP OF HANK MARVIN, BRIAN BENNETT, BRUCE WELCH AND JOHN ROSTILL. THE RECORDING WAS MADE BY COLUMBIA FOR A PLANNED 'LIVE IN JAPAN' ALBUM THAT DID NOT MATERIALISE IN 1967. THE 'LIVE IN JAPAN AT SANKEI HALL' IN 1969 IS FROM A DIFFERENT TOUR AND WITH A DIFFERENT LINE UP, AND IS FAR INFERIOR TO THIS SET, WHICH BRISTLES WITH POP PERFECTION. MATRIX NUMBERS: . COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: UNITED KINGDOM.

CONDITION: CONDITION/LABEL: VERY GOOD++/NEAR EXCELLENT. LABEL CONDITION GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 8. CONDITION/VINYL: SIDE 1: VERY GOOD++/NEAR EXCELLENT. SIDE 2: VERY GOOD++/NEAR EXCELLENT. SIDE 1 GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 8. SIDE 2 GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 8.

[Andy Stace]

Yes this has been discussed before and I believe tapes for the show were found at EMI

[iefje]

I really would like to see this released. Apart from "Foot Tapper" and "Shadoogie", the other tracks are some of the lesser known ones by the group, but great tracks in my opinion. "Green Green Grass Of Home" is of course a unique track and I would very much like to hear this version of "Shadoogie", as I have never heard this track with John on bass.

[drakula63]

If it is of good enough quality, which I am assuming that it must be, then I think it SHOULD be released. Next year would be a good time, since it's the 60th anniversary of Apache and the BBC FOUR Shadows documentary will be shown.

[russ]

Also the Marvin & Farrar set from 1972 could be included maybe ?

[Fenderman]

The Cliff and the Shads Kingston show was a recorded live album that never appeared at the time but did (40 years later!) so why not this?