DAVID LEE ROTH – PARIS 1991 FIRST NIGHT 2CDR [Shades 2156]
Le Zenith, Paris, France 22nd March 1991 PERFECT SOUND

Disc 1(53:21)
1. Intro
2. You Really Got Me
3. Baby’s On Fire
4. Panama
5. A Lil’ Ain’t Enough
6. Lady Luck
7. East Street
8. Unchained
9. Drum Solo
10. 40 Below
11. Shoot It
12. Beautiful Girls

Disc 2(58:35)
1. Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody
2. Hammerhead Shark
3. Hot For Teacher
4. Tell The Truth
5. Just Like Paradise
6. Yankee Rose
7. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
8. California Girls
9. Ice Cream Man
10. Jump

David Lee Roth – Vocals
Joe Holmes – Guitar
Todd Jensen – Bass
Gregg Bissonette – Drums
Brett Tuggle – Keyboards

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Le Zenith, Paris, France 22nd March 1991 PERFECT SOUND

　David Lee Roth embodied the “royal road of American HR” in his masterpiece “A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH” in 1991. This masterpiece live album allows you to experience a precious full show where his charm explodes.

　This work is recorded from the “Paris performance on March 22, 1991″. This is an excellent audience recording. The “A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH” era was, in a sense, the pinnacle of “solo singer: DLR”. Without the help of guitar giants such as Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai, he maintained the shining “royal road of American HR”. It was a unique era where only Diamond Dave’s charm dominated the entire work and did not fall into the nostalgic melody of his old home.

　On the other hand, the “A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH Tour” is also a hidden gem of a sound source. It is usual that there is no soundboard, but this tour has received little attention due to the absence of guitar giants, and the number of audience recordings is overwhelmingly small. When it comes to masterpieces/famous recordings, our classic “SWEDISH MASTER 1991 (Shades 908)” was almost the only one. This work is also a new masterpiece that opens up such a hidden gem.

　Before the painful content, let’s start with the position of the show. Let’s unravel the precious activity outline of the “A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH” era.

●1991
{January “A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH” released}
・February 22-March 6: UK (10 performances)
・March 8-April 10: Europe (24 performances) ←★Here★
・June 13-August 16: North America (42 performances)

　This is David Lee Roth in 1991. The Paris performance of this work was the 10th performance of the “European” leg. It was also exactly one week (5 performances) after “SWEDISH MASTER 1991″.

　This work, which vacuum-packed the scene, is a new masterpiece that jumped out from the collection of a famous master. That master is Mr. “Stephane”. A master recordist who has been monopolizing the topic of HR/HM collectors recently, he was active mainly in France in the early 1990s. A large number of amazing recordings have been released, and our shop has received great reviews for many bands’ famous recordings, including the press masterpieces of BLACK SABBATH and IRON MAIDEN, as well as Steve Vai’s WHITESNAKE and EUROPE, Gary Moore, SCORPIONS, Yngwie Malmsteen, and others. This work is the David Lee Roth edition by such a master.

　In fact, the sound is wonderful, not tainting the master’s golden signboard. The airiness created from the original cassette is clear. The sound is fresh and distortion-free. Although there is no direct feeling that can be mistaken for a sound board as a result of the recording position, the core that penetrates the sound is strong, so the details reach firmly and you don’t feel any distance. As expected, it is a “Stephane” collection.

　Such a master sound is drawn in a full show full of rare songs. In order to realize its rarity, let’s organize the full set here.

●VAN HALEN (8 songs)
・Flame of Fire: You Really Got Me / Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love / Ice Cream Man
・1984: Panama / Hot For Teacher / Jump
・Others: Unchained / Beautiful Girls
●Solo (12 songs + α)
・Crazy from the Heat: East Street / Just a Gigolo-I Ain’t Got Nobody / California Girls
・A Little Ain’t Enough: Baby’s On Fire (★★) / A Lil’ Ain’t Enough (★) / Lady Luck (★★) / 40 Below (★★) / Shoot It (★) / Hammerhead Shark (★★) / Tell The Truth
・Others: Just Like Paradise / Yankee Rose
*Note: Songs marked with “★” are exclusive to this tour. Songs marked with “★★” are especially rare songs only available on the European leg.

… and so on. The axis is the masterpieces of the new album “A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH”. Dave’s solo activities have had different concepts depending on the period, and have changed greatly from “1986-1994 = new songs mainly” to “1998 and after = VAN HALEN festival”. The former played a lot of new songs, but did not carry them over to the subsequent tours. Therefore, in this work, the numbers from the Vai era are limited to “Just Like Paradise” and “Yankee Rose”, and the large number of “A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH” numbers are hardly played after this tour. That’s why all the tour recordings up to 1994 are valuable. Even without the super guitarists’ virtuosity, the diamond shines undiminished. No, because there are no tricky phrases, the focus is even more on the unique groove, and you can enjoy the rich “DLR world”. This is a new masterpiece that allows you to experience the “A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH Tour” with a master sound. Please enjoy it to the fullest!

★ An exquisite audience recording of the “March 22, 1991 Paris performance”. A newly excavated master from the collection of the popular master “Stephane”, the clear air is fresh and there is no sound or distortion. This is a new masterpiece that allows you to enjoy a mountain of rare songs only from this tour, such as “Baby’s On Fire”, “A Lil’ Ain’t Enough”, “Lady Luck”, “40 Below”, “Shoot It”, and “Hammerhead Shark”.

This looks like a rip off commercial bootleg release of this fan sourced recording that surfaced in 2016:

DAVID LEE ROTH
1991-03-22
Le Zénith, Paris, France

Audience 1st Gen Cassette Transfer
(Cassette received from a tape-trading friend in early 90′s, who recorded the show)

Transfer Info:
TDK AD 90 Cassettes > Technics RS-B505 Cassette Deck > MAGIX Cleaning Lab > WAV > TLH > FLAC > Dime

“Happy Trails” was not performed.

Track Listing:
01. You Really Got Me
02. Baby’s on Fire
03. Panama
04. A Lil’ Ain’t Enough
05. Lady Luck
06. Easy Street
07. Unchained – 40 Below
08. Shoot It
09. Beautiful Girls
10. Just a Gigolo
11. Hammerhead Shark
12. Hot for Teacher
13. Tell the Truth
14. Just Like Paradise
15. Yankee Rose
16. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
17. California Girls
18. Ice-Cream Man
19. Jump

DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 01. You Really Got Me.flac:6fd31d5ed0f90814ee025b3728cdc2bd
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 02. Baby’s on Fire.flac:9eec450d5b6db0b2ee69365247ad6fe2
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 03. Panama.flac:cb8afaa7a98004a3cf5887d7854acd9f
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 04. A Lil’ Ain’t Enough.flac:f1406d4a535cb6786b6d83b8da5cefb7
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 05. Lady Luck.flac:a909cfb3abf8657c8ef4777c2142193c
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 06. Easy Street.flac:b90ee902f640c4b1ecdea8d9db3deafc
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 07. Unchained – 40 Below.flac:2dad744367c21d0c08b4ed7f51e8de2f
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 08. Shoot It.flac:e55a0013e978262fcc9d89f30e601e53
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 09. Beautiful Girls.flac:c66875f55f8cee635cd92e2387213915
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 10. Just a Gigolo.flac:50423a255ddefc44f1689e7b6f2c05d4
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 11. Hammerhead Shark.flac:f2d9657b48bede42cd24c3124519d00a
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 12. Hot for Teacher.flac:140b0b2f021282a748587fc861a54d60
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 13. Tell the Truth.flac:f137110bc9707e51b74e7ce190ac3773
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 14. Just Like Paradise.flac:3dce1af24f937b9c6285145c69abe910
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 15. Yankee Rose.flac:52eebf1dac4ec2140b1819b8578ac5fb
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 16. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love.flac:4bd8fe296b9c52c9feecca79c2d78b5e
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 17. California Girls.flac:19eae035d2068e93bacaf025395353e0
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 18. Ice-Cream Man.flac:939e055e7d952b16fac00eaebf8e61a7
DAVID LEE ROTH – 1991-03-22 – Paris 19. Jump.flac:faa1e2b3ff666aded7b931cbba4891fe

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Enjoy!

Lillispeo