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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ongaku Zukan

Ongaku Zukan
Ongaku Zukan Ongaku Zukan

Catno

MHJL 137

Formats

1x Vinyl LP Album Reissue + 1 x 45T (7") + 1 x 45T (12")

Country

Japan

Release date

Sep 26, 2022

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic LP "Ongaku Zukan”, originally issued in Japan on his own School label in 1984. T

✺ L’édition régulière comprend un 45 tours bonus et une édition limitée qui remplace le 45 tours par un maxi avec un 3ème titre.

✺ First ever release of the 1984 Ryuichi Sakamoto classic outside of Japan.
✺ Audio remastered by Saidera Mastering, Tokyo.
✺ Original Gatefold artwork plus 2-page insert with liner notes by Andy Beta.
✺ Feature an extra 7" EP with two extra tracks.

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic LP "Ongaku Zukan”, originally issued in Japan on his own School label in 1984. The reissue will replicate the original Japanese release which offered a bonus 7" EP featuring two bonus tracks "Replica" and "Ma Mère l’Oye". Remastered by Saidera Mastering in Tokyo, the reissue boasts the original gatefold artwork plus an extra 2-page insert with new liner notes by Andy Beta

Wewantsounds est heureux d’annoncer la sortie d’un des classiques de Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ongaku Zukan, initialement sorti au Japon en 1984 sur son label School. Cette réédition reproduit la version originale japonaise et ses deux éditions. L’album comprend la pochette gatefold originale ainsi qu’un insert 2 pages avec un texte de présentation du journaliste américain Andy Beta. Le début des années 80 marque un tournant pour le musicien japonais Ryuichi Sakamoto. La bande originale composée pour le film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence sorti en 1983, va bientôt faire de lui une star mondiale et parallèlement, il met fin à l’aventure du Yellow Magic Orchestra. C’est dans ce contexte que le musicien rentre en studio au Onkyo Haus de Tokyo pour enregistrer son quatrième album solo, Ongaku Zukan (« Encyclopédie musicale ») accompagné d’une poignée de musiciens, dont ses anciens partenaires du YMO Haruomi Hosono et Yukihiro Takahashi, ainsi que les talentueux Yasuaki Shimizu, Tatsuro Yamashita et Toshinori Kondo. Sorti en août 1984, Ongaku Zukan remporte un énorme succès, offrant à Sakamoto son premier top 5 au Japon. Rempli de mélodies inspirées qui mettent en valeur son talent unique de compositeur, l’album est un mélange fascinant où les pépites électro pop côtoient les pièces ambient futuristes, avec des fusions brillamment concoctées de jazz, de funk et d’électro. Deux éditions simultanées de l’album sortent au Japon en 1984 : l’édition régulière comprenant un 45 tours bonus et une édition limitée qui remplace le 45 tours par un maxi avec un 3ème titre. C’est la toute première fois que les deux éditions japonaises de l’album sortent en dehors du Japon avec audio remasterisé et pochettes originales, rendant ainsi hommage à l’un des génies de la musique pop contemporaine trop tôt disparu.

Media: Mi
Sleeve: M

29€*

*Taxes included, shipping price excluded

A1

Tibetan Dance

5:01

A2

Etude

5:16

A3

Paradise Lost

5:24

A4

Self Portrait

4:43

B1

旅の極北

5:12

B2

M.A.Y. In The Backyard

5:36

B3

羽の林で

5:39

B4

森の人

4:59

B5

A Tribute To N.J.P.

2:47

Bonus Track

Replica 5.27

Bonus Track

マ・メール・ロワ (Ma Mère l’Oye)

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