Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble / Couldn't Stand the Weather Japan Tour 1985 Final-Shiba Yubinchokin Hall (2CDR)

CD01:
01. Scuttle Buttin'
02. Say What!
03. Voodoo Chile > Improvisation
04. Cold Shot
05. Couldn't Stand The Weather
06. Tin Pan Alley > Dirty Pool
07. Mary Had A Little Lamb
08. Love Struck Baby
09. Texas Flood
10. Lenny

CD02:
11. Testify > Third Stone From The Sun
-(San Antonio, Texas, USA - August 3, 1979 - Soundboard Recording)-
12. You Can Have My Husband *
20. Shake A Hand *
21. Kansas City *
22. Shake Your Hips *
23. Sugar Coated Love *
24. Oh Yeah *

[Album: Texas Flood] #

Lineup:
(1985)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - guitar, vocals
Chris Layton - drums
Tommy Shannon - bass

(1979)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - guitar, vocals
Lou Ann Barton - vocals *
Jackie Newhouse - bass
Chris Layton - drums
Johnny Reno - tenor sax

This release features a soundboard recording of the final concert from Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble's first tour of Japan in 1985, held on January 24 at Shiba Yubinchokin Hall in Tokyo. Listeners can experience a magnificent performance that fully showcases the brilliance of Stevie Ray Vaughan—a blues guitarist admired by so many of his peers, who tragically passed away in an accident in 1990. These Japan shows took place at the peak of his global breakthrough following the massive success of the 1984 album *Couldn't Stand the Weather*; his wah-pedal work is truly awe-inspiring, rivaling even that of Jimi Hendrix. As a bonus, the set includes 13 "best takes" from a 1979 studio performance in San Antonio—recorded via soundboard—dating from before his major-label debut. The setlist features songs from the 1983 debut album *Texas Flood*; additionally, founding member Lou Ann Barton participates on six tracks—though it is unclear whether she was a guest performer or still an official member of the band at the time. As the recording is a soundboard (SBD) source, the audio quality is consistently high, allowing for an enjoyable listening experience.