Asia - Asia In Asia, Live At The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983, 2 LP, Sealed
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Brand New and Sealed. LP's presume Mint.
Asia's Japanese shows came at the end of two years of touring to promote their 1982 self-titled debut and 1983 follow-up, Alpha. They were significant in that they included special guest Greg Lake, who stepped in at short notice to replace founder member John Wetton, who unexpectedly quit just before the shows.
Says drummer Carl Palmer of his former ELP bandmate, “Greg Lake did a great job jumping into John’s shoes. So many songs to sing, he did it so well. It was impressive."
Keyboard player Geoff Downes remembers, “It was a grand and sumptuous affair. The stage was the iconic ‘A-frame’ shape we had for the US tour. I think we pulled it off admirably in the end. There were some good people behind us: crew, lighting designers, cameramen and backing singers, it was quite a production."
Asia played three shows at Budokan Arena in Tokyo in December 1983 - the second of which made history as the first live broadcast between Japan and MTV in America. This release marks the first time that the performance has been available on CD and vinyl.
A1 Introduction From Mark Goodman (MTV) A2 Time Again Written-By – Carl Palmer, Downes, John Wetton, Steve Howe Written-By – Carl Palmer, Downes, John Wetton, Steve Howe A3 The Heat Goes On Written-By – Wetton/Downes Written-By – Wetton/Downes A4 Here Comes The Feeling Written-By – John Wetton, Steve Howe Written-By – John Wetton, Steve Howe A5 Eye To Eye Written-By – Wetton/Downes Written-By – Wetton/Downes B1 Steve Howe Solo (Sketches In The Sun) Written-By – Steve Howe Written-By – Steve Howe B2 Only Time Will Tell Written-By – Wetton/Downes Written-By – Wetton/Downes B3 Open Your Eyes Written-By – Wetton/Downes Written-By – Wetton/Downes B4 Geoffrey Downes Solo (Ihiri-The Setting Sun/Bolero) Written-By – Geoff Downes Written-By – Geoff Downes C1 The Smile Has Left Your Eyes Written-By – John Wetton Written-By – John Wetton C2 Wildest Dreams Written-By – Wetton/Downes Written-By – Wetton/Downes C3 Carl Palmer Solo Written-By – Carl Palmer Written-By – Carl Palmer C4 Heat Of The Moment Written-By – Wetton/Downes Written-By – Wetton/Downes D1 Sole Survivor Written-By – Wetton/Downes
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