lyrics (from the studio versions, not always as sung here live). The records of Phill Townsend 's white label copy have The LP-sized box set also contains a Japanese booklet, brimming with over 50,000 characters that detail commentaries, testimonials, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes, along with song lyrics and their translations. Music critic Edna Gundersen, in her essay on ‘The Complete Budokan’, remarked that Dylan’s 1978 Budokan performance, while mildly received at the time, saw renewed admiration over the years due to its innovative arrangements.

have matrix numbers as follows: Side 1 -01-96004- 2A-2,Side 2 -01-96004- 1B-2,Side 3 -01-96004- 3C-2,Side Chief engineer Tom Suzuki says, “We mixed the record with the keyword ‘passion’ in mind. The result is a mix that surpasses the original 1978 release, providing a crisper and clearer sound where each instrument and Bob Dylan’s voice are distinctly audible.” even later early 1980s copy because it has the same text layout as his listed mid 1980s red CBS label release below. Columbia CDCBS 96004 (Australia) - detail of CD1, scan by Stuart Moore (first release - no "CD-1" above catalogue

CBS SCBS 2335 (Zimbabwe) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 1 - "MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED BY Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the Catalog Division of Sony Music Entertainment, Set to Release Bob Dylan - The Complete Budokan 1978 on Friday, November 17. Discos CBS 138.140/141 (Brazil) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (all releases) Germany). The records of the East German set were manufactured at the Amiga pressing plant in Potsdam-Babelsberg Discos CBS 138.140/141 (Brazil) -inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (all releases)

Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan – February 28, 1978) 5:08 Discos CBS 138.140/141 (Brazil) -outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (second release I Threw It All Away is deeply impassioned with that gospel feel oozing from the grooves whilst Love Minus Zero/No Limit has an uplifting country feel replete with fiddle and flute. Ballad Of A Thin Man is a triumphant vocal performance whilst noting that Dylan has made some lyrical changes to the song. Maggie’s Farm is immediately unrecognisable but indicative of many transformations to follow on subsequent tours.CBS 96004 (Italy) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (1979 release, Dutch "LC 0149" detail obscured) Bob Dylan shares 'The Man in Me' live in Budokan, 1978". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-09-07 . Retrieved 2023-09-12.

According to Tetsuya Shiroki, co-producer of The Complete Budokan 1978, the newly restored, remixed and remastered recordings "…capture(s) two days of this history-making tour. Nothing has been removed or altered in any way." Dylan’s World Tour 1978 marked the artist’s first international concert dates since 1966 and his first live shows since the Rolling Thunder Revue blasted through North America in 1975-76. A major international musical event, the year-long tour found Dylan performing 114 shows in Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe, to a combined audience of two million fans. Bob Dylan at Budokan reached No.13 in the U.S. and went gold, while simultaneously peaking at No.4 in the UK. shorter than the cassette 2 insert. The inside of the cassette 1 insert has credits for musicians and sound engineers while thetranslated into Spanish and the album bizarrely classified as "POP/COUNTRY". The translations into Spanish are Canadian album certifications – Bob Dylan – Live at Budokan". Music Canada . Retrieved March 7, 2021. And now, upon hearing this vastly expanded collection of these songs from two complete shows, especially in such crisp, clear and pristine sound quality, as opposed to the selected highlights of the original release, it really starts to put this whole tour into perspective. Yes, I’ve heard great unofficial recordings from later in this tour suggesting that there may have been better performances that could have been captured and released. But the band membership did inevitably evolve as the tour progressed so it was never going to stay the same, so lets focus on what we have and not what we have not.