The first thousand copies of this CD were released with a DVD of the performance filmed for Japanese television, which also includes clips of an interview with Holdsworth.

This was originally released as Allan Holdsworth in Japan – Tokyo Dream on LaserDisc in 1984 by Toei Video.

The review by John Kelman states: "With wonderfully remastered audio and, for those first thousand, a revelatory video as well, the official release of Live in Japan 1984 may well be long overdue".

[2] Andy Robson of Jazzwise wrote: "All the swells, sighs and tapping are there, and those cascading chromatic runs starburst everywhere, but as Holdsworth's bent was soon to change, they're all the more appreciated.

"[3] Music Connection's Eric Harabadian commented: "This is an historic document, not only because it was the last live set by I.O.U.