JOY2 [Regular Edition]

An invincible live album that surpasses even the masterpiece "JOY" is finally complete. Following "IT'S A POPPIN' TIME," released in 1978, and "JOY," released in 1989, this is Tatsuro Yamashita's third live album overall, and his first in as many as 37 years since the previous "JOY," making it a release long awaited by fans. As for the contents, Tatsuro Yamashita himself carefully selected the best of the best takes from more than 600 concerts on 13 nationwide tours held over the 18 years from 2008 to 2025. The result is a substantial 3-disc set with 38 tracks in total. Disc 1 contains 16 tracks, including live staples such as "SPARKLE," "DONUT SONG," "Bokura no Natsu no Yume," "Doyobi no Koibito," "Kaze no Corridor," "Sayonara Natsu no Hi," and "THE THEME FROM BIG WAVE," along with the early masterpiece "CIRCUS TOWN" and the recent hit number "SYNC OF SUMMER." Disc 2 contains 10 tracks that could be called the very essence of a Tatsuro Yamashita live show, such as "WINDY LADY," "PAPER DOLL," "SILENT SCREAMER" with "BOMBER" placed in the middle of it, and "Koi no Boogie Woogie Train." Disc 3 contains 12 tracks chosen from a wide range, from relatively recent numbers such as "Jinriki Hikoki" and "Mirai no Theme," to deeply moving numbers such as "Sobo" and "Zutto Isshosa," and on to Tatsuro classics such as "Kokiatsu Girl," "Atom no Ko," and "RIDE ON TIME," through to his newest song "MOVE ON".

あの傑作「JOY」をも凌ぐ、無敵のライブ・アルバムが遂に完成! 山下達郎のライブ・アルバムは1978年に発売された「IT'S A POPPIN' TIME」、1989年に発売された「JOY」の2作品に続き、通算3作目となるが、前作の「JOY」からは、なんと37年ぶり、まさにファン待望のライブ・アルバムの発売となる。気になる収録内容は、2008年～2025年までの18年間で実施した13本の全国ツアー、600を超える公演から山下達郎本人がベスト・オブ・ベストテイクを厳選。3枚組、全38トラックと聴きごたえ十分な収録内容となった。Disc1には「SPARKLE」、「DONUT SONG」、「僕らの夏の夢」、「土曜日の恋人」、「風の回廊(コリドー)」「さよなら夏の日」、「THE THEME FROM BIG WAVE」などライブには欠かせない定番曲に加え、初期の名作である「CIRCUS TOWN」や最近のヒットナンバー「SYNC OF SUMMER」まで16トラックを収録。Disc2には「WINDY LADY」や「PAPER DOLL」、「BOMBER」を挟んだ「SILENT SCREAMER」に加え、「恋のブギ・ウギ・トレイン」など山下達郎のライブの真骨頂とも言える10トラックを収録。Disc3には「人力飛行機」、「ミライのテーマ」、などの比較的新しめのナンバーに加え、「蒼氓(そうぼう)」、「ずっと一緒さ」などの染み入るナンバー、さらには「高気圧ガール」、「アトムの子」、「RIDE ON TIME」などのタツロークラシックから最新曲「MOVE ON」まで幅広い選曲で12トラックを収録。