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PRICE:
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ARTIST
SAKAMOTO, RYUICHI
TITLE
Hidari Ude No Yume
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
WEWANTSOUNDS
CATALOG #
WWSLP 034LP
WWSLP 034LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
11/13/2020
2024 restock; single LP version. Obi strip; four-page insert. Wewantsounds present the reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's third solo album
Hidari Ude No Yume
(Left Handed Dream), originally released in 1981 on the Alfa label. Save for a small-scale Dutch vinyl release in 1981, it is the first time the album's original Japanese edition is released outside of Japan (the European release on Epic Records included significantly different tracks and mixes).
Hidari Ude No Yume
was recorded at the legendary Alfa Studio "A" in Tokyo during the Summer of 1981. it came after
B-2 Unit
in 1980 and his debut album
Thousand Knives Of...
in 1978 (WWSCD 024CD/WWSLP 024LP), the very year Sakamoto was invited by
Haruomi Hosono
to join
Yellow Magic Orchestra
alongside
Yukihiro Takahashi
. In 1981, Sakamoto decided to record an album rooted in pop, following the more experimental
B-2 Unit
and his landmark electro debut. Sakamoto invited British producer
Robin Scott
to co-produce. They entered the Alfa studio in July 1981 with his fellow YMO musicians Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, keyboard programmer extraordinaire
Hideki Matsutake
who'd been on Sakamoto's first two albums and became YMO's unofficial fourth member, violinist
Kaoru Sato
, saxophonist
Satoshi Nakamura
, and American guitarist
Adrian Belew
(
David Bowie
,
The Talking Heads
,
Tom Tom Club
). Together, they created a fascinating mix of pop, ambient and electronic music with elements of avant-garde and traditional Japanese music, the whole firmly rooted in a solid groove. From the funk of "Relâché" to the new wave feel of "Venezia" and the ambient minimalism of "Slat Dance," the album is remarkably consistent while displaying a wealth of global influences. The album was released in Japan in 1981 and Epic Records picked it up for Europe a year later but decided to release it in a significantly altered version. The sequencing was completely reshuffled and two tracks, "Saru No Ie" and "Living In The Dark" were completely dropped while three others, "Relâché", "Tell 'em To Me", "Venezia" were heavily remodeled with English lyrics and different names. Last but not least, a new English-sung track, "The Arrangement," was added, making the album nine tracks instead of ten for the Japanese edition. Newly remastered from the original tapes by renowned engineer
Bernie Grundman
. Comes with original artwork featuring cover shot by famous photographer
Masayoshi Sukita
. Four-page insert with new introduction by journalist
Anton Spice
.
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