{"product_id":"tatsuro-yamashita-its-a-poppin-time-vinyl","title":"Tatsuro Yamashita – IT'S A POPPIN' TIME 180g Vinyl 2LP (2023 Remaster, Japan Import, BVJL-96~7)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the album\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, between \u003cem\u003eSPACY\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGO AHEAD!\u003c\/em\u003e, Tatsuro Yamashita booked two nights (March 8 and 9) at Roppongi Pit Inn, a tiny Tokyo jazz and fusion club that held only a few dozen people, and brought the best session players in Japan with him: Ryuichi Sakamoto on keys, Shuichi \"Ponta\" Murakami on drums, Tsunehide Matsuki on guitar, Akira Okazawa on bass and Eiji Toki on sax, with Minako Yoshida on backing vocals. Inspired by Donny Hathaway's live records, \u003cem\u003eIT'S A POPPIN' TIME\u003c\/em\u003e mixes new songs, covers like the soul classic \"HEY THERE LONELY GIRL\" and loose, stretched-out takes on \"SOLID SLIDER\" and \"CIRCUS TOWN,\" with plenty of room for the band to cut loose. Sakamoto's phased Fender Rhodes alone makes this a must for keys heads and crate diggers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2LP was the final release in the TATSURO YAMASHITA RCA\/AIR YEARS Vinyl Collection, which reissued his 1976–1982 catalog with a 2023 remaster and new vinyl cutting, and it went Top 10 on the Oricon weekly album chart in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 1 – Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSPACE CRUSH\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAME NO JOOU (雨の女王) (RAIN QUEEN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePINK SHADOW (ピンク・シャドウ)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTOKI YO (時よ)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSILHOUETTE (シルエット)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 1 – Side B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWINDY LADY\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSUTEKINA GOGO WA (素敵な午後は)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePAPER DOLL\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCANDY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 2 – Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eESCAPE (エスケイプ)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHEY THERE LONELY GIRL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 2 – Side B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSOLID SLIDER\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCIRCUS TOWN\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMARIE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eRelease details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTatsuro Yamashita (山下達郎)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTATSURO YAMASHITA RCA\/AIR YEARS Vinyl Collection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAriola \/ Sony Music Japan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog No.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBVJL-96~7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4547366588194\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 x 12\" LP, 180g, 2023 remaster and vinyl cutting, limited production\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecorded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLive at Roppongi Pit Inn, Tokyo, March 8–9, 1978\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJapan (import)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeptember 6, 2023 (original album: 1978)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCity Pop, J-Pop, Soul, Fusion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eMore from the RCA\/AIR Years on vinyl: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stokyoworld.com\/products\/tatsuro-yamashita-for-you-vinyl\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFOR YOU\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stokyoworld.com\/products\/tatsuro-yamashita-circus-town-lp-heavy-edition\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCIRCUS TOWN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eWhy buy from STOKYO\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTOKYO is run by DJs and vinyl heads, and we've been importing Japanese records and analog gear since 2004. 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