new TOTO live DVD

[ladanny]

Got my 1980 Toto live DVD and I'm thrilled! Not sure if it's the same one you have Randy. This is from a Japanese TV Broadcast and came on DVD-R so I don't think it's "official" but I'm very pleased with what I have.

Jeff is SO solid! It's great seeing vintage Jeff footage. His right hand high hat work is just killer.

Danny

[ladanny]

Great info Randy! I've heard about the 1st tour video but have never run across it. All I can say is that I feel very lucky to have seen the Hydra tour AND the Isolation tour with FF on vocals. I know they also played some small local shows for their Past to Present CD and that's when the live Paris concert what filmed. I remember seeing video grabs of that show when I was doing a bunch of production at Propoganda films in LA.

I'd LOVE to get my hands on any early videos for sure!

Danny

[Randy walker]

I have quite a few..we'll talk, do lunch.
Actually they toured Europe all the time. I was fortunate to see them everytime they played in LA, the Fahrenheit shows at the Universal in 86 with Joseph were kewl, I went to sound check the first day and Jeff was setup at the right side of the stage testing his Dynachords out.
I still have the very first shirt they did for the first tour, another funny note, on that tour they did shirts and of all things..........socks

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[Randy walker]

There are no OFFICIAL releases from that era of TOTO unfortunetly.
The first 2 tours in the US funny story, they bought a motor home and toured around in that. 1 of many reasons why they stopped touring in the US on a bigger scale, the last full blown tour was in 84 and it was sponsored by the USO in conjunction with Budweiser, the Isolation tour.
They borrowed money from their houses and other sources to do those first tours, formed a company OTOT and split evenly all profits. A portion of each song written went into OTOT too.
There is a video of the very first TOTO tour with Tom Kelly on vocals and guitar floating around.