{"product_id":"masayoshi-takanaka-takanaka-clear-red-vinyl","title":"Masayoshi Takanaka - Takanaka (Clear Red Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClear Red 180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis clear red pressing of \u003cem\u003eTakanaka\u003c\/em\u003e is Universal Music Japan's limited first edition, catalog number UPJY-9434, on 180-gram vinyl with the original obi reproduced. Alex Wharton of Abbey Road Studios remastered it from high-resolution transfers of the original master tapes and cut the vinyl; the label credits his work with Paul McCartney \u0026amp; Wings and The Chemical Brothers. It belongs to a set of four Takanaka reissues, each on its own color, that the label issued to mark 53 years since his debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTakanaka\u003c\/em\u003e is his second solo album, released by Kitty Records in 1977. It was recorded and remixed at Polydor Studio in Tokyo, with Takanaka producing, arranging every song and playing guitar and ukulele. The players include former Sadistic Mika Band bassist Rei Ohara, drummers Shuichi \"Ponta\" Murakami and Shigeru Inoue, and keyboardists Jun Fukamachi and Hiroshi Satoh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obi singles out two tracks, \"Mambo No. 5 (Disco Dango),\" Takanaka's take on Pérez Prado's mambo, and \"Sweet Agnes.\" The album also introduced \"Ready To Fly,\" a song he first played as a member of the Sadistics and has kept in his live sets since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummer Breeze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMambo No. 5 (Disco Dango)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Agnes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMambo Magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Remember You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGascon Cocktail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady To Fly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril Wave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive Masayoshi Takanaka titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/masayoshi-takanaka-rainbow-goblins-story-live-at-budokan-1981-clear-lime-yellow-red-blue-vinyl?variant=67588718231710\"\u003eRainbow Goblins Story: Live at Budokan 1981\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/masayoshi-takanaka-all-of-me-clear-light-green-vinyl?variant=67588717674654\"\u003eAll Of Me\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/masayoshi-takanaka-brasilian-skies-clear-sky-blue-vinyl?variant=67588717707422\"\u003eBrasilian Skies\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/masayoshi-takanaka-super-takanaka-live-clear-vinyl?variant=67588717871262\"\u003eSuper Takanaka Live!\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4988031637432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kitty Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.13.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kitty Records","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67588718035102,"sku":"EVP-9584D9A5-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/masayoshi-takanaka-lp-analog-vinyl-2739039.jpg?v=1792099614","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/masayoshi-takanaka-takanaka-clear-red-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}