The Clash - 1982-02-01 - Tokyo Riot, Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan

The Clash - Tokyo Riot
1982/02/01 * Soundboard

Information: Partial show from February 1, 1982 plus 4 tracks
from 1979, 1980 and 1982
Venue: Sun Plaza Hall

1. London Calling (3:28)
2. Safe European Home (4:53)
3. White Man In Hammersmith Palais (4:44)
4. Brand New Cadillac (2:09)
5. Charlie Don't Surf (6:18)
6. Clampdown (4:38)
7. Radio Clash (5:01)
8. Armagideon Time (5:06)
9. Jimmy Jazz (6:06)
10. Tommy Gun (4:05)
11. Fujiyama Mama (with Pearl Harbour on vocals) (2:13)
12. Police On My Back (3:17)
13. White Riot (2:15)
14. Guns Of Brixton (2:44)
15. Train In Vain (2:51)
16. Should I Stay Or Should I Go (3:13)
17. Koka Kola (1:54)

Info
All tracks, except the bonus track, recorded live at the Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan, on 1st February, 1982. This is an edit of the full gig.

Review
A show I bought off eBay for, in keeping with eBay, an overpriced amount. It's a commercial release, indeed it even sports the Columbia logo (rather dubiously), and comes in handsome artwork, styled in the fashion of the Westway documentary. The music is from the much-booted Tokyo gig from '82 which saw Clash on bad form. (Yellow Riot and Give 'Em Enough Dope also feature songs from this gig.) The sound quality okay soundboard I think, sounding a little thin, though that could be more due to the reported poor acoustics at the venue. It's not a bad show entirely, and you should see the Yellow Riot review ideally. This release has been tragically let down by the moronic inclusion of the dreaded 2 second gaps in between each songs. This doesn't help live shows and kills any flow and sounds just plain bad. I suspect it's due to laziness on the part of whoever put this CD out, and it's a great shame as the artwork is top notch. Tracks missing from Yellow Riot include Guns Of Brixton, which is okay and SISOSIG which again is okay in keeping with the performance. Not one I recommend really, except for Pearl Harbour singing her song Fujiyama Mama. She also sings Hit The Road Jack on the Up And At 'Em CD. I regret buying this.

Oh, and the bonus track is a pretty good Koka Kola with decent sound. Not sure which gig it originates from.