Description
Expected Release Date 25th June 2024
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Using high-resolution audio from the original master tapes of the highly popular albums "BRASILIAN SKIES," "JOLLY JIVE," and the early best-of album
"ALL OF ME," remastering and cutting were performed by Alex Wharton at London’s Abbey Road Studios. Alex Wharton is one of Abbey Road's representative engineers,
having worked on the mastering of albums by Paul McCartney & Wings and The Chemical Brothers.
A1 Blue Lagoon
A2 Radio Rio
A3 Explosion
A4 Sango-sho no Yousei
B1 Taj Mahal
B2 Bamboo Vender
B3 Parallel Turn
B4 Rainy Day Blue
Masayoshi Takanaka’s 5th album, where he fully embraces a tropical fusion style.
Featuring famous tracks such as “BLUE LAGOON,” which was a massive hit at the time and used in a Pioneer commercial, “RADIO RIO”
with Ryuichi Sakamoto’s participation, “Parallel Turn” showcasing Takanaka’s vocals, and “RAINY DAY BLUE” with its emotive guitar.
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