TOTO

Shibuya Kokaido

Tokyo, Japan

March 13th 1980

I have remastered this to death but, strangely, no EQ changes.

No animals were harmed.

'Hydra' is my fav TOTO album by a mile and around that era they were brilliant.

This is probably as good as it gets, bootleg-wise, IMO.

FM sourced recording...pity they didn't do the whole gig.

One of the things I was most pleased with

was fixing a drop-out in the second lead guitar part in 'St. George'.

I bloody love that bit!

Many glitches were addressed (though many remain) with varying degrees of success.

Sounds great through my speakers.

Headphones will reveal it's imperfections.

Bobby Kimball can sing and Jeff Porcaro could play the drums.

regards

Titus

01 Hydra

02 St. George and the Dragon

03 Mama

04 I’ll Supply the Love

05 99

06 Tale of a Man

07 Georgy Porgy

08 All Us Boys

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TOTO

Budokhan Hall

Tokyo, Japan

May 18th 1982

First four TOTO albums were very good.

Hydra is my favourite by far as it has more proggy elements.

Funnily enough the 15 minute plus version of Africa here

(which has a slight cut) is very proggy.

i know they have an almost cult following to this day

but I lost touch with their later output.

I was the guy at school clutching the first album on release

who was ridiculed by those Sabbath fans (bastards).

I once recorded a cover of English Eyes.

All went well until I tried to sing

the "english eyes" refrain after the bridge.

Listened the original and realised Bobby Kimball sang those two words.

He is Good!

This is a well circulated soundboard recording

but I am happy to further circulate it.

Love the Steely Dan reference in Million Miles Away

(can you spot it?)

Wish they had played White Sister and St. George

but hey you can't have it all.

Footnote...99 is an ice cream in the UK (with a flake in it).

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 Girl Goodbye

02 Child's Anthem

03 I'll Supply the Love

04 Live for Today

05 A Million Miles Away

06 Georgy Porgy

07 Good for You

08 Africa

09 Hydra

10 99

Disc 2

01 Goodbye Elenore

02 guitar solo

03 Gift with a Golden Gun

04 Make Believe

05 Rosanna

06 English Eyes

07 Afraid of Love

08 Lovers in the Night

09 Hold the Line

10 band introductions

11 Runaway

Disc 1 

Disc 2