79 LIVE

[Machine Translation] Four months before the release of "Friction", those three were running fast. 79 Live" captures Friction's live performance at Crucifixion in Kyoto in December 1979, four months before the release of their first album "Friction", a masterpiece that shines brilliantly in the history of Japanese punk. This show, which has been described as Friction's best performance, was released in 1980 as a private 10" LP, and only a few enthusiasts were able to experience it. This legendary live performance, which Lek himself called "a miracle performance," was reissued on CD+DVD using newly discovered tapes in 2005. The performance is overwhelmingly intense, with Friction at the peak of their powers a few months before the release of "Friction". The vocals of Lek are especially powerful throughout the entire show. Pistol" and "Kagayaki", which were not included in "Friction", are included. This is one of the works that cannot be missed when talking about Friction.

『軋轢』の4ヶ月前、あの3人は疾走していた。ジャパニーズ・パンク史に燦然と輝く傑作1stアルバム『軋轢』をリリースする4ヶ月前の1979年12月、京都・磔磔におけるフリクションのライヴ・パフォーマンスを捉えた『79ライヴ』。フリクションのベスト・パフォーマンスとして語られてきたこのライヴは、80年に私家盤10インチLPという形で発表された、ごくわずかのマニアのみが体験し得たもの。2005年に新たに発見されたテープを使用してCD+DVDの形で再発された、レック自ら「奇跡の演奏」というこの伝説のライヴをCDのみでリイシュー。『軋轢』リリースの数ヶ月前、頂点を迎えつつあったフリクションのおそろしくテンションの高い演奏が圧倒的。とくにレックのヴォーカルは、全編を通してすさまじいばかりの迫力。『軋轢』に未収録の「Pistol」「Kagayaki」を収録。フリクションを語る上で外すことのできない作品のひとつ。