{"product_id":"tatsuro-yamashita-spacy","title":"Tatsuro Yamashita -  Spacy","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eTatsuro Yamashita is the undisputed champion of Japanese city pop. His bright, blissful and buoyant confections of disco, soft rock, and funk never failed to put smiles on the faces of his listeners. All of his albums are winners, but his 1977 release on RCA might be his most immaculate. There is not a single dud in this 10-track masterpiece - which features all-star guests such as guitarist Kenji Ohmura, bassist Haruomi Hosono, keyboardists Ryuichi Sakamoto and Hiroshi Sato, vocalist Minako Yoshida and saxophonist Shunzo Sunahara.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eSpacy\u003c\/i\u003e brims with passionate vocals, lush arrangements, grooving baselines, soaring brass and radiant keys - highlighted on summery standouts like “Love Space”, “Dancer” and “Solid Slider”. This bubbly LP is jubilant and jazzy city pop at its very best.  — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eIt’s hard to pick a favorite out of the many classic albums by the “king of city pop” Tatsuro Yamashita, but if we absolutely had to, we’d probably pick his second album on RCA, \u003cem\u003eSpacy\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eRecorded in 1977 shortly after Yamashita completed studio sessions in America with producer\/composer Charlie Callelo, Spacy features an incredible who’s who cast of Japanese legends including Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Minako Yoshida, Kenji Ohmura, and Hiroshi Sato. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eAll the typical Yamashita flavors are here – euphoric vocals, creative string arrangements, shimmering keyboards, funky guitar licks – the grooves on this one just hit a little harder. Take a listen to A5 Dancer and B5 Solid Slider, and you’ll hear what we’re talking about. – (via Phil Cho \/\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/insheepsclothinghifi.com\/album\/tatsuro-yamashita-spacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eIn Sheep's Clothing Hi Fi\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/653CZe1rRKg?si=HKpwTIkKjnAT4DDu\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl tracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1 Love Space\u003cbr\u003eA2 翼に乗せて\u003cbr\u003eA3 素敵な午後は\u003cbr\u003eA4 Candy\u003cbr\u003eA5 Dancer\u003cbr\u003eB1 アンブレラ\u003cbr\u003eB2 言えなかった言葉を\u003cbr\u003eB3 朝の様な夕暮れ\u003cbr\u003eB4 きぬずれ\u003cbr\u003eB5 Solid Slider\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: RCA, Ariola\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Tatsuro Yamashita RCA \/ Air Years Vinyl Collection\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2023 \/ Original Release: 1977\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Rock, Funk \/ Soul, Pop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Soul, Funk, Jazz-Rock, City Pop, Male Vocals, Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Japanese Pop\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42756564123806,"sku":"4547366588170","price":80.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/R-27840903-1692862589-7826.jpg?v=1695711310","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/tatsuro-yamashita-spacy","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}