Japan: 1983 – Whitesnake toured Japan in February of 1983
Matrix: V ETS-2522A 111 + C II, ETS – 2522B 112 +, V ETS-2523A 111 + C II, ETS – 2523B 111 +, V (B) ETS-2524A 111 + C II, ETS – 2524B 111 +
2522 A: The Shadow Of The Blues / Rough And Ready / Ready And Willing
2522 B: Don’t Break My Heart Again / Here I Go Again
2520 A: Love Hunter / Mickey Moody solo / Love Hunter
2520 B: Crying In The Rain / Soldier Of Fortune / Jon Lord On Keyboards
2521 A: Cozy Powell On Drums / 633 Squadron / Over The Top / 1812 Overture / Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City
2521 B: Fool For Your Loving / Thank You Blues / Wine, Women And Song / We Wish You Well
Source: Supposedly from Newcastle City Hall on 14 December 1982, however, the following comment from a DP + related bands bootleg discography should make us suspicious: “It’s strange, that all the stage banter is cut out and so there is no real evidence of the place of the show.”
ETS may have done this for all their masters to not have the Japanese recordings stand out like a sore thumb with all their cuts but who knows. It would certainly be very noticeable to remove, for example Jon Lord’s introduction mentioning the city (as heard on the Osaka concert on YT).
Band: Whitesnake
Title: Budokan 1983 Monitor Mix Definitive Edition
Date: February 22, 1983
Venue: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
01 Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues
02 Rough An’ Ready
03 Ready An’ Willing
04 Don’t Break My Heart Again
05 Here I Go Again
06 Love Hunter
07 Micky Moody Guitar Solo & Colin Hodgkinson Bass Solo
08 Love Hunter (Return)
09 Crying In The Rain
10 Jon Lord Keyboard Solo
11 Cozy Powell Drums Solo feat. 633 Squadron & 1812 Overture
12 Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City
13 Fool For Your Loving
14 Thank You Audience / Wine, Women An’ Song
15 We Wish You Well
Compare with the Newcastle set list from the 2nd night on 14 December ’82
Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues
Rough An’ Ready
Ready An’ Willing
Don’t Break My Heart Again
Here I Go Again
Lovehunter incl. Moody/Hodgkinson Solo
Crying In The Rain / Soldier Of Fortune
Organ Solo
Drum Solo (cut out)
Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City (cut in)
Fool For Your Lovin’
Thank You Blues
Wine, Women And Song
If someone owns this set, could they please listen and report back if it’s a Japanese concert or not (using the Osaka recording on YT as a guide)?
