• Masayoshi Takanaka alone 180g clear deep blue vinyl LP with bonus 7" White Lagoon, Universal Music Japan UPJY-9525
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Masayoshi Takanaka – alone LP + 7", 180g Clear Deep Blue Vinyl (Abbey Road Remaster, Japan Import, UPJY-9525)

Masayoshi Takanaka – alone LP + 7", 180g Clear Deep Blue Vinyl (Abbey Road Remaster, Japan Import, UPJY-9525)

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Masayoshi Takanaka's 1981 album alone, remastered at Abbey Road on 180g clear deep blue vinyl, with "WHITE LAGOON" as a bonus 7". Fast, sparkling and effortlessly smooth, it's Takanaka at the height of his early-'80s run. "WHITE LAGOON" originally came only as a flexi disc with first pressings, and it's included here as a proper 7" EP. Japanese pressing, new.

  • Bonus 7" EP: "WHITE LAGOON." Originally a first-press-only flexi disc in 1981, now pressed as a 7" EP.
  • Remastered and cut at Abbey Road. Alex Wharton, whose credits include Paul McCartney & Wings and The Chemical Brothers, worked from high-resolution transfers of the original master tapes.
  • 180g clear deep blue vinyl. A limited color pressing chosen to match the album's artwork.
  • Part of Universal Music Japan's Takanaka remaster series. Alongside T-WAVE and The Rainbow Goblins. Catalog number UPJY-9525.

About the album

Released in December 1981, alone was Masayoshi Takanaka's eighth album, arriving at the end of the year he staged The Rainbow Goblins at the Budokan. After that grand concept piece, alone returns to tight, bright fusion, from the opener "SPEED OF LOVE" through "FEEDBACK'S FEEL," "Rio no Yume" and "PENGUIN DANCER." It's a favorite among listeners who've found Takanaka through the city pop and Japanese fusion revival, and this edition finally gives "WHITE LAGOON" a home on a standard 7" record instead of a flexi disc.

Tracklist

Side A

  1. SPEED OF LOVE
  2. FEEDBACK'S FEEL
  3. ALONE
  4. THE NIGHT DELAY

Side B

  1. SHE'S RAIN
  2. Rio no Yume (リオの夢)
  3. Haiyaa! (はいやぁ～っ!)
  4. PENGUIN DANCER

Bonus 7" EP

  1. WHITE LAGOON

Release details

Artist Masayoshi Takanaka (高中正義)
Label Universal Music Japan
Catalog No. UPJY-9525
Barcode 4988031775806
Format 12" LP, 180g, clear deep blue vinyl, limited pressing + bonus 7" EP
Mastering Remastered and cut by Alex Wharton, Abbey Road Studios, from the original master tapes
Country Japan (import)
Released 2025 remaster edition (original album: December 1981)
Genre Jazz-Fusion, City Pop
Condition New

More from the same remaster series: T-WAVE (180g clear orange vinyl). And hear Takanaka live in 1981: Rainbow Goblins Story Live at Budokan 1981 (3LP).

Why buy from STOKYO

STOKYO is run by DJs and vinyl heads, and we've been importing Japanese records and analog gear since 2004. This set comes straight from Japan and ships from Los Angeles.

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