David Sylvian / Japan Trade List (last updated on Dec. 9, 2005)

**Titles highlighted in Red are shows that I have made a trade for but have not yet received**

In Praise of Shamans Tour

Chicago, USA 3/24 = 1 CD. Quality = VG
Toronto, Canada 3/26 = 2 CD. Quality = From video source = Good +.
Buffalo, USA 3/29 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
New York City, USA 4/1 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Los Angeles, USA 4/5 + KCRW interview = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Berkeley, USA 4/6 = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
‘In Praise of Shaman’ – Tokyo, Japan 4/11 = 1 CD. Quality = EX+
Tokyo, Japan 4/11 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Tokyo, Japan 4/12 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Tokyo, Japan 4/12 – Japanese Radio Special = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Osaka, Japan 4/15 = 2 CD.
Tokyo, Japan 4/17 = 1 CD. Quality = VG
Bari, Italy 5/1 = 2 CD. Quality = G
Bari, Italy 5/2 “L’Altra Radio” broadcast = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Perugia, Italy 5/4 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Ravenna, Italy 5/5 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Roma, Italy 5/6 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Milan, Italy 5/8 + Ink in the Well: An Interview = 2 CD. Quality = Horrible. Interview = EX+
Treviso, Italy 5/10 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Rotterdam, Holland 5/15 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Berlin, Germany 5/17 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Hamburg, Germany 5/18 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Bremen, Germany 5/20 + Toronto, Canada 3/25 = 1 CD. Quality = Bremen VG, Toronto = EX
Frankfurt, Germany 5/21 (partial show + soundcheck from same show) = 1 CD. Quality = VG
Frankfurt, Germany 5/21 (complete show) = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Cologne, Germany 5/23 = 2 CD. Quality = VG –
Paris, France 5/24 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Brussels, Belgium 5/25 + Soundcheck and Interviews = 3 CD. Quality = VG
Rotterdam, Holland 5/26 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
London, England 5/28 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
London, England 5/29 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
London, England 5/30 = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
Sheffield, England 6/2 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Manchester, England 6/3 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Birmingham, England 6/12 = 2 CD. Quality = VG –
Nottingham, England 6/13 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Edinburgh, Scotland 6/15 (not complete show) = 2 CD. Quality = VG-

The First Day Tour – 1992

Tokyo Japan (Secret Gig) 3/1 = 1 CD. Quality = VG –
Tokyo, Japan 3/3 = 2 CD. Quality = VG –
‘The First Day’ = Osaka, Japan 3/5 = 1 CD. Quality = VG++
Osaka, Japan 3/5 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Tokyo, Japan 3/6 = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
Tokyo, Japan 3/7 = 2 CD. Quality = EX+
Bari, Italy 6/14 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Napoli, Italy 6/15 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Livorno, Italy 6/17 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Perugia, Italy 6/18 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Rome, Italy 6/19 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Chieti, Italy 6/21 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
‘The Day Before’ = Milan, Italy 6/23 = 1 CD. Quality = VG+
Milan, Italy 6/23 + CGT live in San Diego 1/27/95 = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
‘Bringing Down the Lights’ Genoa, Italy 6/24 + ‘First Day’ Osaka, Japan- 3/5 (excerpts) = 1 CD. Quality = BDtL – EX+ / FD – VG++
‘Bringing Down the Lights’ Genoa, Italy 6/24 (full version) = 1 CD. Quality = EX+
‘Kings’ = 6/24 – Genoa, Italy = 1 CD. Quality = VG+
Bologna, Italy 6/25 = 2 CD (CD1 is CGT full opening set, CD2 is S/F). Quality = G++
Bassano del Grappa, Italy 6/27 = 2 CD. Quality = VG –

The Road to Graceland Tour – 1993

Tokyo, Japan 10/16 + Michael Brook’s Opening Set = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Yokohama, Japan 10/19 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
‘The Road to Graceland’ = Osaka, Japan + Michael Brook’s Opening Set 10/21= 2 CD. Quality = VG++
Kyoto, Japan 10/23 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Tokyo, Japan 10/25 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
‘A New Dream’ = Tokyo, Japan 10/26 = 2 CD. Quality = EX++
Berkley, USA 10/28 = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Los Angeles, USA 10/29 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Chicago, USA 10/31 = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Toronto, Canada 11/1 = 1 CD. Quality = EX (CBC Radio broadcast)
New York City, USA 11/2 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Rome, Italy 11/8 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Brescia, Italy + Michael Brook’s Opening Set 11/11 = 2CD. Quality = G
Torino, Italy 11/12 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Torino, Italy 11/12 – Radio Flash Broadcast = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Firenze, Italy 11/14 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Milano, Italy 11/15 (incomplete) = 1 CD. Quality = G
Bassano del Grappa, Italy 11/17 (missing encores) = 2 CD. Quality = VG
‘Kings – Second Chapter’ = Italy 11/?? = 1 CD. Quality = VG
Sittard, Holland 11/20 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Amsterdam, Holland 11/21 = 2 CD. Quality = Recorded low. VG –
Groningen, Holland 11/25 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Antwerp, Belgium 11/26 = 2 CD. (missing 2 songs) Quality = VG+
Antwerp, Belgium 11/26 (complete show!) = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Paris, France 11/28 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
London, England 12/4 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
London, England 12/5 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Catania, Sicily 12/9 + Michael Brook’s Opening Set = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Palermo, Sicily 12/10 = 2 CD. Quality = G

Slow Fire Tour – 1995

Bari, Italy 8/29 + Live in Berlin = The Boy with the Gun, Red Guitar, Brilliant Trees / Riverside TV appearance 1982 = The Other Side of Life, Ghosts / Interviews = Canada MuchMusic 1993, Japan 1984, Japan 1986 (3 different ones). Quality = Bari is taken from a video so the quality is fair and is only in left channel ! Quality is fair for the 2 ‘Riverside tracks and the interviews but these are in stereo. Berlin is excellent soundboard quality.
Bari, Italy 8/29 = 2 CD. Quality = EX-
Pisa, Italy 8/30 = 2 CD. Quality = EX-
Berlin, Germany 9/3 = 1 CD (3 songs from video). Quality = EX
Slow Fire – A Personal Retrospective = Yokohama, Japan 10/11+ ‘The First Day’ Tour 3/7/92 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Osaka, Japan 10/12 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Nagoya, Japan 10/15 = 1 CD. Quality = EX
Tokyo, Japan – Hitomikinen Koudou 10/17 = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Tokyo, Japan 10/19 + 2 songs from New York City, USA 11/11 = 1 CD. Quality = EX (NYC = VG+)
Mestre, Italy 10/23 = 2 CD. Quality = G+
Bologna, Italy 10/24 = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Milan, Italy 10/25 = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Rome, Italy 10/28 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Naples, Italy 10/29 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Gent, Belgium 11/1 + Toronto, Canada 11/7 = 1 CD. Quality = VG+
Amsterdam, Holland 11/2 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
London, England 11/4 = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
Toronto, Canada 11/7 +Live in Berlin 9/3 = Red Guitar, Brilliant Trees / Unknown location/Date = Ghosts / Encore from Bari, Italy – Nightporter (audience recording, bad quality)/ Gent, Belgium 11/1 excerpts – Jean the Birdman, Orpheus, Weathered Wall, I Do Nothing, It’ll Never Happen Again, Maria/Rain Tree Crow, Damage, September, Under Ingrid’s Wheels. = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
Washington DC, USA 11/8 = 2 CD. Quality = G
New York City, USA 11/11 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+

Everything and Nothing Tour – 2001

Lisbon, Portugal 9/24 (incomplete) = 1 CD. Quality = VG
Oporto, Portugal 9/25 (incomplete) = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Milan, Italy 10/1 = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Bologna, Italy 10/2 (incomplete) = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Bologna, Italy 10/2 (complete) = 2 CD. Quality = VG /EX
Roma, Italy 10/4 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Prato, Italy 10/5 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Venezia, Italy 10/7 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Antwerp, Belgium 10/9 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Paris, France 10/10 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Utrecht, Netherlands 10/11 = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Nottingham, England 10/13 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
London, England 10/14 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
London, England 10/15 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
London, England 10/15 = 2 CD. (includes ‘Darkest Dreaming’ instrumental from end of show!)
Dublin, Ireland 10/17 (incomplete) = 1 CD. Quality = VG+
Live, Devotion, Surrender = Tokyo, Japan 10/22 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Tokyo, Japan 10/22 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Tokyo, Japan 10/23 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Nagoya, Japan 10/24 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Osaka, Japan 10/27 = 2 CD. Quality = VG

Everything and Nothing Tour – 2002

Washington D.C., USA 5/2 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Boston, USA 5/3 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Philadelphia, USA 5/4 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
New York City, USA 5/5 = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
Toronto, Canada 5/8 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Chicago, USA 5/9 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
San Francisco, USA 5/12 = 2 CD. Quality = VG (.flac source)
Los Angeles, USA 5/14 = 2 CD. Quality = VG (.flac source)

Fire in the Forest Tour – 2003

Bristol, UK 9/23 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Manchester, UK 9/24 = 2 CD. Quality = VG- (MP3 Source)
London, UK 9/25 = 2 CD. Quality = VG (MP3 Source)
Paris, France 9/27 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Zürich, X'Tra Limmathaus 9/28 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Milano, Italy 10/6 = 2 CD. Quality = EX
Torino, Italy 10/8 (incomplete) = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Firenze, Italy 10/9 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Roma, Italy 10/10 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Bologna, Italy 10/11 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Brussells, Belgium 10/13 = 2 CD. Quality = VG (MP3 Source)
The Hague 11/13 = 2 CD. Quality = EX

Fire in the Forest Tour – 2004

1. Tokyo, Japan 4/24 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-

2. Nagoya, Japan 4/26 = 2 CD. Quality = VG

3. Osaka, Japan 4/27 = 2 CD. Quality = VG

4. Love is All There = Osaka, Japan 4/27 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+ (.flac source)

5. Return to the Land of the Monster = Osaka, Japan 4/27 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+ (.flac source)

Studio Recordings, Collaborations, Etc.

Dead Bees and Little Girls = 13 tracks.
In the Sound of Shot & Echo – 6 tracks.
Dead Bees on Parade = 12 tracks
Compilation 82 – 92 = 14 tracks
Trophies Volume 1 = 14 tracks
Trophies Volume 2 = 13 tracks.
Trophies Volume 3 = 14 tracks
Trophies Volume 4 = 17 tracks
Climbing Up the Charcoal Tree = 15 tracks
Rare Tracks = Tainai Kaiki II (Arto Lindsey version)- Sakamoto (Sylvian is NOT on this track!), Floatspace – Sylvian / Czukay (Plight and Premonition outtake = Last few minutes of ‘Premonition’).
Preparations for a Journey soundtrack = 12 tracks
Hector Zazou – Sahara Blue (1^st version on CD-R + Parade Sauvage EP) = Disc 1 = Sahara Blue (12 tracks) + I’ll Strangle You (Radio Edit). Disc 2 = Parade Sauvage pour Arthur Rimbaud = Faim (Hungry), A Notre Raison, Royautte, Lettre au Directeur…+ I’ll Strangle You (12" remix – bonus track from Japanese edition of Sahara Blue), I’ll Strangle You (instrumental).
Sylvian / Fripp – Redemption = Original tape on CD-R - Text / Talking : Fripp , Editing: Sylvian. Quality = Straight from cassette so very good. ABSOLUTELY NO MUSIC! Just Fripp babbling and some tape manipulation of his voice. VERY BORING! Completionist piece or Fripp fanatic ONLY! Quality = EX
TV Performances = Italy Rai-Due 1988 + ‘Riverside’ 1982. Italy Rai-Due 1988 = Ancient Evening, Orpheus, Weathered Wall / ‘Riverside’ 1982 = The Other Side of Life and Ghosts acoustic versions + The Experience of Swimming (from GTP American CD). Quality = From video source = Good .
Italy TV 1988 = Ancient Evening, Incantation, Orpheus, Taking the Veil, Weathered Wall + E’Arrivato in Italia Interview 1986. Quality = Very good from video.
World Citizen CDS

Interviews

BBC Radio 1 Interview 6/84 = About the soon to be released Brilliant Trees and the ‘Perspectives’ exhibit. Approx 44 min.
‘Soundstreet’ Interview 10/30/84 + bonus = Sylvian w/ P. Barakan interviewed by Sakamoto about Brilliant Trees. + Excerpts from ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’ recited in Japanese by Sakamoto! (unsure of the source of this). Quality = Great! The Merry Xmas has some FM noise but sounds great otherwise!
Bangs interview on BFBS radio 1986– Sylvian and Holgar Czukay = Approx 68 min.
Bangs interview on BFBS radio 1987 = Approx. 68 min.
Ink in the Well: A Conversation – from the promo interview disc. Approx 20 min.
In His Own Words – Radio Futuro de Chile 1993 = Approx 140 min (2 CD’s).
Ronnie Svenson Interview – Swedish Radio P1 1993= Approx 3 ½ min.
Derek Richardson interview - for South African radio 10/98
"Mixing It" Interview 4/17/99 – Interview from the BBC Radio 3. Approx 20 minutes long. Quality = Excellent!!!
J-Wave - FM Radio Japan - 10/28/01
99 – 01 = Zero Landmine interview 2001, Triple J – FM 1999, Virtue TV 9/26/00, BBC 9/29/00. 2 CD. Quality = Great.

Japan

Studio, etc.

The 1977 studio demos = Suburban Love, Mementos Of Love (Carnal Connection), Diamonds (Make You Feel Like A Woman), Lovers On Main Street, Party Rhythm, Keep On Up, Going Round, Stateline, Stepping Out, The Unconventional, Wish You Were Black, and Adolescent Sex. 1 CD. Quality = EX –
Unique Edits and Mixes = Virgin Video Audio Logo (Karn), Gentlemen Take Polaroids (video edit), Swing (video edit), Nightporter (video edit), Gentlemen Take Polaroids (7" version), Taking Islands in Africa (single remix), Ain’t That Peculiar (single remix), Nightporter (Steve Nye 12" Remix), Nightporter (7" version), Burning Bridges (Polaroids EP version), The Art of Parties (single version), Life Without Buildings (Blue flexi-disc version), Ghosts (US album version), Canton (Live single version), Bamboo Music (7" version), Bamboo Houses (7" version). 1 CD. 16 tracks. Quality = EX
Japan and Sylvian Retrospective = A Happy Rock n Roll New Year (Music Life 30^th Anniversary), Burning Bridges (Sylvian Mix), The Art of Parties (7" version), Nightporter (Nye remix 7" ver), Ain’t That Peculiar (7" version), Canton (Live), Taking Islands in Africa (remix), Ghosts (7"version), The Art of Parties (Live), Gentlemen Take Polaroids (7" mix), Weathered Wall (Alternate version instrumental), Let the Happiness In (Special DJ edit) Blue of Noon (Special DJ edit), Tainai Kaiki II (Arto Lindsey version), Merry Xmas Mr. Lawrence (Drives R.S. Mix), Tainai Kaiki II (promo edit). 1 CD. 16 tracks. Quality = EX (for the most part)
Old Grey Whistle Tests & More = A Foreign Place, The Width Of A Room, The Experience Of Swimming, The Tenant, Life In Tokyo(Theme), Oil On Canvas, Voices Raised In Welcome Hands Held In Prayer, Temple Of Dawn, Swing (OGWT), Nightporter (OGWT), Ghosts (OGWT), Cantonese Boy (OGWT), In-vogue(Live in Japan EP), Ghosts(Riverside Acoustic 82), The Other Side Of Life(Riverside Acoustic 82).
‘Soundstreet’ Interview 12/17/82 + Modern Music Interview 1979 =1 CD. Quality = EX
Various interviews 78 – 84 = Japan 3/80 Tokyo FM, Jansen / Barbieri ‘All Night Nippon’ 1983, Sylvian/Sakamoto 1984 Soundstreet interview, Japan 1978 interview clip from US show ‘Modern Music’. 1 CD. Quality = VG (overall).
Japanese Radio Interviews = 80/03/18 Jam Jam Eleven DJ: Ann Lewis David(Telephone Interview)8min, ‘80 Radio Kansai "All American Top 40" DJ: Reiko Suma about "Quiet Life" Guest: JAPAN 15min, '81 program name unknown. DJ P. Barakan about "Gentleman Take Polaroids" Guest David & Mick 17min, '83 FM -TOKYO Steve Interview DJ: unknown Interview "IPPUDO File Tour" 3 min, '79 program name unknown DJ:Youichi Sibuya JAPAN Tape Interview 5 min, '79 program name unknown DJ unknown JAPAN Interview 1 min, '79 program name unknown DJ unknown JAPAN Interview & song "Television" 10min, '79 NHK DJ:Yuuzi Mituya David Telephone Interview 2 min, '79 TV-MIE "JAPAN" Interview 4 min.
Interviews and Curiosities 1978 – 1986 = Disc 1 - 11/78 USA Radio commercial announcing the Adolescent Sex tour (Japan are called "England’s most controversial new band"!), 4/1 (2?)/79 interview on Holland radio; DJ – F. Spitz, 1980 Sylvian Phone interview, 12/79 promo for ‘Music Life’ anniversary show, 3/80 Japanese radio program ‘Hello Japan’, 3/79 Japanese radio promo and interview for ‘Adolescent Sex’, Japan 3/80 Tokyo FM, 4/26/80 Sylvian interview UK radio discussing the bands image and ‘Quiet Life’, SFX4 Radio interview w/Sylvian 1982 about ‘Tin Drum’. Disc 2 - Jansen / Barbieri ‘All Night Nippon’ 1983, 6/25/83 BBC Interview w/ Sylvian & Jansen, Mick interview 10/84 about ‘Dali’s Car’, Richard & Steve interview Dec 1984 about ‘Worlds in a Small Room’, Sylvian interview June 1984 about Perspectives exhibit, Sylvian interview Sept 1986 USA radio (95.8 FM) about ‘Gone to Earth’. Quality = Some of the earlier clips are fair and not too clear in places but not unlistenable. Overall though the quality is very good and is a nice interview retrospective from the early days to the solo days.
Old Grey Whistle Test & more = A Foreign Place, The Width of a Room, Experience of Swimming, The Tenant, Life in Tokyo Pt 2, Voices Raised..., Oil on Canvas, Swing (OGWT - 12/20/80), Nightporter (OGWT - 10/22/82), Ghosts (OGWT - 3/4/82), Cantonese Boy (OGWT - 3/4/82), In Vogue, Ghosts (Riverside - 12/82), Other Side of Life (Riverside - 12/82). Quality = Fair sounding. Pretty worthless comp.
Japanese Red flexi (1978)+ Happy Rock n Roll New Year (Music Life 30^th Anniversary) flexi (1980)= Red flexi = Adolescent Sex (2 versions), Lovers on Main Street, Suburban Love. Quality = Both sound great.

Adolescent Sex Tour

London, England – (Opening for B.O.C.) 6/4/78 = 1 CD. Quality = G++
Belgium – Bilzen Festival 7/12/78 = 1 CD. Quality = Really Really Horrible. Collector’s Only!!!
London, England Music Machine - 7/31/78 = 1 CD. Quality = VG

Obscure Alternatives Tour

London, England – 11/26/78 = 1 CD. Quality = G++
Tokyo, Japan – 3/6/79 = 1 CD. Quality = EX (includes red flexi of Sylvian reading lyrics in Japanese)
‘European Son’ Tokyo, Japan – 3/6/79 = 1 CD. Quality = EX
‘Big in Japan’ Tokyo, Japan – 3/6/79 = 1 CD. Quality = G
Osaka, Japan – 3/11/79 = 1 CD. Quality = G++
Amsterdam, Holland - 4/7/79 = 1 CD. Quality = VG
London, Rainbow Theatre – 4/12/79 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Maarsseveense Plassen, Amsterdam 6/16/79 = 1 CD. Quality = VG- (only 5 ½ songs due to Sylvian losing his voice)

Quiet Life Tour

London, England - 1/30/80 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Tokyo, Japan - 3/16/80 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Osaka, Japan –3/20/80 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Fukuoka, Japan – 3/24/80 = 2 CD. Quality VG-
Mito Hall, Japan - 3/27/80 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Sapporo, Japan – 3/29/80 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-

Polaroids Tour

‘Methods of Dance’ London, England 2/7/81 + Some Kind of Fool (unreleased track from ‘Polaroids’ sessions – not studio quality - taped at Bamboo party, crowd noise present ). 1 CD. Quality = EX (‘Fool’ is VG)
Sapporo, Japan – 2/18/81 = 1 CD. Quality = G (very low and muffled)
Osaka, Japan - 2/20/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
Tokyo, Japan - 2/25/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
‘Oriental Performance’ Tokyo, Japan - 2/25/81 = 1 CD. Quality = VG
‘Kyoto’ Tokyo, Japan - 2/25/81 = 2 CD. Includes 1982 interview from Japanese radio. Quality = VG-

The Art of Parties Tour

Nottingham, England – 5/7/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Manchester, England – 5/9/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Leeds, England – 5/10/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Liverpool, England– 5/13/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
London, England– 5/16/81 = 2 CD. Quality =VG- (very low sound)
London, England– 5/17/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+

Visions of China Tour

St. Austell, England - 12/7/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Lancaster, England - 12/11/81 = 1 CD. Quality = G
Liverpool, England – 12/12/81 = 2 CD. Quality =VG
City Hall, New Castle – 12/14/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG- (slow)
Edinburgh, Scotland - 12/15/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
Brighton, England 12/19/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
De Montford Hall, Leicester 12/20/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
London, Drury Lane 12/22/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
London, England– 12/23/81 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+

Sons of Pioneers Tour

‘Nightporter’ Hamburg, Germany– 10/3/82 = 1 CD. Quality = EX –
Munich, Germany – 10/5/82 + Art of Parties (Live?) + Life in Tokyo pt 2 = 1 CD. Quality = VG-
Leiden, Germany - 10/7/82 = 1 CD (14 tracks). Quality = EX
Leiden, Germany - 10/7/82???+ Brussels 10/8/82 soundcheck + 2 7" versions = 1 CD. Quality = VG-
Brussels, Belgium - 10/8/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
New Castle, England 10/27/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Leicester, England - 11/1/82 + Sylvian covers by various artists = 2 CD. Quality = VG, covers = EX+
London, England - 11/18/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
London, England - 11/20/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG
London, England - 11/22/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Kowloon, Hong Kong – 12/4/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG-
‘Japan in Japan’– Budokan - 12/8/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
‘Visions of China’– Budokan - 12/8/82 = 2 CD. Quality = EX-
Osaka, Japan - 12/14/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG+
Kyoto, Japan - 12/15/82 = 2 CD. Quality = VG++
‘The Last Show’ Nagoya, Japan 12/16/82 = 1 CD (missing both encores). Quality = VG+
‘Yebi’ Nagoya, Japan 12/16/82 = 2 CD (FULL SHOW!!!). Quality = EX

Videos (NTSC)

Sylvian

-Road to Graceland = From Japanese TV w/ interviews. Quality = Some tape flutters but overall excellent!

-Preparations for a Journey = (straight from Laserdisc) also includes videos for Orpheus, Forbidden Colours, and Blackwater. Quality = AWESOME!

-Interview Collection = Includes complete Italian Rai-Due performance (6 songs), The ‘Riverside’ interview and performance (2 songs), Interview from MuchMusic Canada 1993, Several Japanese Interviews (approx. 5 in all), Italian interview 1988, and various others. Quality = Overall really good!

-Compilation 1 = Jean the Birdman video, Red Guitar video, Ink in the Well video, Silver Moon video, Steel Cathedrals, Road to Graceland 10/26/83 from WOWOW Japanese TV. Quality = Excellent. All are taken from original tape sources,except for the ‘RtG’ which was a boot to begin with.

- Compilation 2 = Slow Fire – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (horrible hand held camcorder video, prob. 4^th generation dub), Heartbeat Live (from Japanese TV), Live in Japan 1993 (from Laserdisc copy. 2^nd generation), Bamboo Houses video, Preparations for a Journey, Steel Cathedrals, Forbidden Colours video, Interview (w/ French subtitles). Quality = The ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘Japan 93’ portions are really good quality, but the ‘Slow Fire’ performance has the video and audio out of synch, not to mention the quality is horrendous. And from ‘Bamboo Houses’ on it is pretty bad also. Thank goodness I have better quality versions of all of these!

- Compilation 3 = Secrets of Japan continued, Slow Fire - Live at the Royal Albert Hall - 11/4/95 (Better picture quality than on Comp 2), In Praise of Shaman 1988 - Massey Hall, Toronto - 3/26/88 (handheld camcorder, ok quality), Heartbeat Live (w/ Ingrid and Sakamoto), Sons of Pioneers pt.1 = Ghosts, Cantonese Boy (TOTP), Ghosts (w/Sakamoto), Cantonese Boy (Whistle Test), Quiet life (promo/Live footage), Quiet Life, Visions of China, Cantonese Boy (Oxford Road Show), Swing (Whistle Test), Quiet Life (TOTP), Life in Tokyo, Automatic Gun, Adolescent Sex (Dutch TV 79), Communist China, Nightporter, Art of Parties (Whistle Test), Other Side of Life, Ghosts, Sylvian Interview (Riverside), Angie Bowie/Mick Karn interview (Whistle Test), Mick Karn interview, Passion in Moisture (Riverside). Quality = Varies a lot but overall very very good!

- Hong Kong TV / Manchester 1988 = Program from Hong Kong TV 1999 where the ‘VJ’ talks about Sylvian (in his native language, Chinese?) and plays clips of a phone interview with Sylvian. Then he plays the ‘Time Spent’ video!!! Awesome! Manchester 1988 is the entire show, poorly filmed with a camcorder. Great sound though! Quality – Very Good.

- "Time Zones" Festival – Bari Italy 1995 – Slow Fire = Entire show professionally shot. Also includes Heartbeat Live from Sakamoto’s Heartbeat Tour. Quality = Pretty good for being a few generations. Not unwatchable.

Japan

- ‘The Secrets of Japan’ = German VH-1 special from 1996, Jean the Birdman video from WOWOW TV Japan, and Preparations for a Journey (full video). Quality = Excellent! The only problem is that whoever taped this also left all of the commercials in tact! So if you want to see German commercials for upcoming interviews on VH-1 with the lead singer of the Scorpions…this is the tape for you!!!

- Instant Collection = Oil on Canvas = Burning Bridges, Sons of Pioneers, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Swing, Cantonese Boy, Visions of China, Ghosts, Canton, Still Life in Mobile Homes, Methods of Dance, The Art of Parties, Voices Raised in Welcome / Hands Held in Prayer. Filmed at the Hammersmith Odeon on the "Sons of Pioneers" tour. Instant Pictures = Gentlemen Take Polaroids (single version), Cantonese Boy (Live), Swing (Short Version), Still Life in Mobile Homes (Live), Nightporter (Short Version), Canton (Live), Visions of China. 'The Secrets of Japan' = German VH-1 special from 1996. Quality = ‘Oil’ and ‘Instant’ are great! ‘Secrets’ is not as good as the one above, not to mention it is not complete here (It gets continued on the Sylvian ‘Compilation 3’ video listed above).

- Sons of Pioneers = Videos - I Second That Emotion, Adolescent Sex (Dutch TV), Visions of China, Sometimes I Feel So Low (Dutch TV), Adolescent Sex (Dutch TV), Life in Tokyo (European TV 1979), Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Swing, Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Live in Paris, b&w), Art of Parties (German TV 1982), Quiet Life (TISWAS), Automatic Gun (Europe TV), Ink in the Well, Red Guitar, Forbidden Colours, Mick Karn/Peter Murphy Interview (The Tube), The Judegement is the Mirror (promo, The Tube), His Box (Whistle Test), Silver Moon, Just Like You Said it Would Be (Sinead O'Connor w/ Rob Dean, Whistle Test 87). Quality = Varies a lot but overall very very good!

- Early Japanese TV Appearances = 3/7/79 Interview from program called ‘Interview’, 3/4/79 show ’11 PM’ – brief clip of the band performing ‘The Unconventional’, 3/14/80 interview for program ‘Town 5’ (Goofy interview where they are asked how they feel wearing make-up! Ha!), 3/17/80 program ‘Let’s Go Young’ performing ‘Quiet Life’ (same as on ‘European Son’ boot but full version), Videos = Swing, Bamboo Houses, Old Grey Whistle Test 12/20/80 = Swing, My New Career, Japanese program ‘Hoppers MTV’ - 2 interviews by P. Barrakan from 1984 and 1986 (interview in English w/ Japanese subtitles). Sony Music TV ‘The Best of Japan’ = Sometimes I Feel So Low, Life in Tokyo, Quiet Life, Ghosts (from TOTP 3/82), Visions of China, Bamboo Music, Gentlemen Take Polaroids. Quality = Surprisingly good for such early footage. From the ‘Let’s Go Young’ appearance onward is very good quality. The Sony Music ‘Best of’ is EXCELLENT!!!!

- Old Grey Whistle Test/Oxford Road Show and More = OGWT 10/22/82 – Nightporter, Art of Parties, OGWT 3/4/82 – Ghosts (w/Sakamoto), Cantonese Boy, Masami Tsuchiya promo clip, OGWT 3/82 – Mick Karn & Angie Bowie, ORS 11/81 – Quiet Life, Visions of China, Cantonese Boy, OGWT 12/20/80 – Swing, My New Career, Tiswas.ITV 1981 – Mick Karn is ‘flanned’, Mick Karn – Passion in Moisture promo clip, TOTP 9/81 – Quiet Life, Communist China promo clip, Steve Jansen/Ryuichi Sakamoto interview, Sylvian interview about ‘Perspectives’ exhibit, Prince’s Trust concert clips ’83 (Mick Karn on bass), Steve Jansen interview, Stay Close promo clip, Blackwater promo clip. Quality = Overall the quality is really great! The Princes Trust stuff is like an all star band of 80’s luminaries like Howard Jones, Midge Ure, and others…low and behold there is Mick Karn playing bass! But this portion just throws the balance of the whole video off…just ruins the mood so to speak. But The rest of the tape more than makes up for this…definitely!!!

- Collection / Last Live Show = Collection – Clips – Don’t Rain on My Parade, Communist China, Adolescent Sex, Sometimes I Feel So Low, Life in Tokyo, Gentlemen Take Polaroids. 10/22/82 Whistle Test – Swing, My New Career. Clips – Visions of China, Ghosts, Bamboo Music. 3/12/79 – Let’s Go Young Japan TV Show – Sometimes I Feel So Low, European Son. Last Live Show – Sons of Pioneers, Alien, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Swing, Visions of China, Nightporter, Canton, Methods of Dance, Quiet Life, European Son, The Art of Parties, Life in Tokyo, Fall in Love with Me. Interview – From Japanese TV 1993. Quality = Excellent quality on all parts! The songs from the ‘Last Live’ show however are all incomplete. It seems like it was shot on a camcorder but the quality is still excellent. There is also some minor audio drops in the ‘Parade’ and ‘Comm China’ clips.

Video CD’s

Sylvian

Preparations for a Journey = Quality = EX

Retrospective Video = Forbidden Colours, Red Guitar,Ink in the Well, Silver Moon, Orpheus, Blackwater, Jean the Birdman, Heartbeat (Live). Quality = EX (except Heartbeat = VG-).

3 Track Promo = Red Guitar, Ink in the Well, Silver Moon. Quality = EX

Live & Promo = Slow Fire Live in Berlin = Boy with the Gun, Red Guitar, Brilliant Trees. Excerpts from ‘Live in Japan’ Road to Graceland Tour = God’s Monkey, Brightness Falls, Every Colour You Are. Ink in the Well (video), Red Guitar (video), Silver Moon (video), Orpheus (video), Heartbeat (video), Pulling Punches (video), Ti Ho Aspettato (video). Quality = VG. Not the best but has slightly different versions of ‘Ink’ and ‘Guitar’ with the intro credits not sen on other versions. Also ‘Aspettato’ has the beginning cut and the audio drops a bit on ‘Punches’.

Italy TV 88 & More = Rai-Due TV = Ancient Evening, Incantation, Orpheus, Taking the Veil, Weathered Wall, River Man (partial), Partial Interview subtitled in French (Gaby Agis?). Quality = VG+

Manchester, England 6/3/88 = Entire show on 2 VCD’s. Quality = Same as video, not great to watch but good audio.

The Road to Graceland - >NNakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo 11/26/93 = whole show transferred from laserdisc on 2 VCD's. Quality = EX

Slow Fire - Bari, Italy 8/29/95 = approx 45 min. Professionally shot for TV. Quality = EX

Slow Fire - Bari, Italy 8/29/95 = Entire show. 2 VCD’s. Quality = VG+ but audio gets way out of synch with video!!!

Slow Fire - Royal Albert Hall, London 11/4/95 = enitre show on 2 VCD's. Quality = Same as video, not great to watch but good audio.

Belgian & Italian TV interviews = 4 different interviews. Quality = VG+

London, England - Hammersmith Apollo Theatre 10/15/01 = 2 VCD. Quality = VG

Vitrutv.com = Everything and Nothing interview from internet. Quality = VG+

Japan

Live 79 – 80 = 3/12/79 – ‘Let’s Go Young’ Japan TV Show – Sometimes I Feel So Low, European Son. 3/17/80 – ‘Let’s Go Young’ Japan TV Show – I Second That Emotion. Don’t Rain on my Parade (video), Communist China (video), Adolescent Sex (video), Sometimes I Feel So Low (video), OGWT 10/22/82 – Nightporter, Art of Parties. Quality = VG+ The OGWT is the worst quality on here.

TV Compilation = Quiet Life (video), Visions of China (Video), Ghosts (from TOTP 3/82), Nightporter (video), I Second That Emotion (video), Swing (OGWT 12/20/80), Quiet Life, Visions of China, Cantonese Boy (early fade) (Oxford Road Show 11/81). Quality = The video is about 1 second out of synch to the audio. So it is kind of aggravating. First 5 taken from a British video show. Quality on most is VG.

Europe Vision 1979 - 1982 = video compilation. Quality = Very Good.

Old Grey Whistle Test/Oxford Road Show and More = VCD 1 - OGWT 10/22/82 – Nightporter, Art of Parties, OGWT 3/4/82 – Ghosts (w/Sakamoto), Cantonese Boy, Masami Tsuchiya promo clip, OGWT 3/82 – Mick Karn & Angie Bowie, ORS 11/81 – Quiet Life, Visions of China, Cantonese Boy, OGWT 12/20/80 – Swing, My New Career, Mick Karn – Riverside Interview and Passion in Moisture promo clip. VCD 2 - TOTP 9/81 – Quiet Life, Communist China promo clip, Steve Jansen interview by Mike Andrews, 5 Prince’s Trust concert clips ’83 (80’s luminaries w/Mick Karn on bass), Steve Jansen interview, Stay Close promo clip, Blackwater promo clip. Quality = Most is fair quality with some tape drops here and there. The 2^nd Jansen interview and ‘Stay Close’ are horrible. It’s like someone put a camcorder in front of the TV to tape it as opposed to using the VCR! –

Instant Pictures = Gentlemen Take Polaroids (single version), Cantonese Boy (Live), Swing (Short Version), Still Life in Mobile Homes (Live), Nightporter (Short Version), Canton (Live), Visions of China. Quality =EX!

Oil On Canvas - Filmed at the Hammersmith Odeon on the "Sons of Pioneers" tour = Burning Bridges, Sons of Pioneers, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Swing, Cantonese Boy, Visions of China, Canton, Ghosts, Still Life in Mobile Homes, Methods of Dance, The Art of Parties, Voices Raised in Welcome / Hands Held in Prayer. Quality = EX!

DVD’s

Sylvian

Compilations

Rare Clips = Bamboo Music (video), Ink in the Well (video), Ghosts (Riverside 82), The Other Side of Life (Riverside 82), Silver Moon (video), Red Guitar (video), Jean the Birdman (video), Earthbound (Bari 95), Heartbeat (video), Blackwater (video), Orpheus (video), Nightporter (Bari 95), Riverman (Tokyo 93), Wanderlust (Milan 01), Wasn’t I Joe? (Tokyo 04), When the Poets Dreamed of Angels (Tokyo 04). Quality = So-so for most. Downloaded this DVD from the internet.

Japan/Sylvian/RTC = Quiet Life (Top of the Pops 9/24/81), Ghosts (Top of the Pops 3/18/82), Ghosts (Riverside 1982), No Regrets (Karn / Ure - Prince’s Trust concert 198?), Wedding List (Karn / Bush - Prince’s Trust concert 198?), Red Guitar (video), The Ink in the Well (video), The Judgement is the Mirror (Dali’s Car – video), Silver Moon (video), Orpheus (video), Blackwater (video), Heartbeat (Sylvian/Chavez/Sakamoto – Live 92), MuchMusic Canada Interview w/Sylvian 1993, Brilliant Trees (German TV 1995). Quality = Overall this is an excellent compilation!

Concerts

Apollo, Manchester 6/3/88 = Ancient Evening / Incantation, Orpheus, Before the Bullfight, Taking the Veil, Weathered Wall, The Boy with the Gun, River Man, The Grand Parade, Band Introduction, The Ink in the Well, Nostalgia, Forbidden Colours (Intro), Backwaters, Brilliant Trees, Steel Cathedrals, Let the Happiness In, Gone to Earth, Awakening.

The Road to Graceland - Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo 11/26/93 = The whole concert but with DTS only soundtrack. If your DVD player can’t decode DTS, then you will only hear fuzz! BE WARNED!

Milan, Italy 10/1/01

Rome, Italy 10/4/01 = incomplete concert. 1hr 27min long.

London, England 9/25/03 = complete show.

Paris, France 9/27/03 = complete show.

Milan, Italy 10/6/03 = last 5 songs of the concert.

Tokyo, Japan 4/24/04 = From the Japanese TV broadcast. Not the complete concert. Excellent quality but with DTS only soundtrack. If your DVD player can’t decode DTS, then you will only hear fuzz! BE WARNED!

Japan

DVD’s

Video Hits = Don’t Rain on My Parade, Adolescent Sex, Communist China, Sometimes I Feel So Low, Quiet Life, I Second That Emotion.