Japan

Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki - J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 (2020) Music

Posted by delpotro at Dec. 12, 2021

Suzuki presents the 1749 version of the St. John Passion, a work that underwent many changes since its first performance in 1724. This fourth version, performed at the end of Bach's life, represents his ultimate vision of this great work. (Suzuki includes in an appendix three arias from the 1725 version that Bach removed from this later version.)

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Japan - Live From the Budokan, Tokyo FM, 1982 (2020) Music

Posted by Rtax at March 13, 2024

Two CDs. Japan was an English new wave band formed in London in 1974 by David Sylvian (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steve Jansen (drums), Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Mick Karn (bass guitar). They started out as a glam rock-inspired band but developed their sound to incorporate electronic music and art rock influences, eventually becoming an influence on the 1980s New Romantic scene in the UK, although the band themselves were not a part of it. This set was recorded at The Budokan, Tokyo in December 1982 and was their fifth from last show on that tour. The band had become friends with Yellow Magic Orchestra who joined them on some of the performances here - "Bamboo Music" is a duet featuring Akiko Yano, and "Taking Islands In Africa" features Yukihiro Takahashi. Ryuichi Sakamoto also plays on those tracks.

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Japan - The Other Side Of Japan (1991) Music

Posted by v3122 at July 16, 2020

Japan - The Other Side Of Japan (1991)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Receiver Records, RRCD 150 | ~ 342 or 138 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 5.17 Mb
New Wave, Art Pop

The Other Side of Japan is a compilation album by the British band Japan, released in 1991 by Receiver Records…

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Duran Duran - Future Past (2021) [Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Sept. 25, 2023

"Future Past" is the 15th studio album by the British band Duran Duran, released on 22 October 2021. It is the band's first album to be released through BMG. The album, co-produced by the band alongside Mark Ronson, Giorgio Moroder and Erol Alkan, also features guest appearances by Tove Lo, Ivorian Doll, Japanese band Chai, and Mike Garson. Blur's Graham Coxon is the guitarist on the album. The band released the album's first single "Invisible" on 19 May 2021. The tracks "More Joy!" featuring Chai, "Anniversary", "Tonight United" and "Give It All Up" featuring Lo were also released in advance of the album.

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Chicago - Chicago Live In Japan (1972) [2CD] [2012, Japanese Paper Sleeve Mini-LPs] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Jan. 9, 2023

This double-length set, not the "legendary" four-LP Carnegie Hall concert, is the one to get to hear what Chicago sounded like in their classic early period. In contrast to the Carnegie Hall show, where the band emphasized its precision to the point of deadening any excitement that might have been generated, here Chicago sounds upbeat and lively, bent on giving a good, exciting show and not on capturing a perfect performance. There are moments, as on the crescendo of "Dialogue," where the spirit outstrips the cleanness of the performance, but the group is so tight and forceful that one lets them slide by; at other times, as on "Beginnings," they're so smooth and lithe in their extension of the piece that one just wants to bask in it; and then they switch gears to the rougher, harder "Mississippi Delta City Blues," and make that work too. The whole performance is good, with a steady stream of worthwhile high points.

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Deep Purple - Last Concert In Japan (1977) {1990, Japan 1st Press} Music

Posted by popsakov at Aug. 3, 2023

Deep Purple - Last Concert In Japan (1977) {1990, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 358 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 133 Mb
Full Scans | 00:47:00 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock | Warner Music Japan Inc. #WPCP-4018

When Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple in early 1975, many fans figured that the band was over. But with the arrival of worthy replacement Tommy Bolin, the band was suddenly back in business with the oft-overlooked Come Taste the Band release. What the prior members of Deep Purple didn't know, however, is that their new guitarist had a serious drug problem, which hampered his playing by the time the group landed in Japan for a series of shows in December of 1975. With Bolin allegedly having no feeling in one of his arms on the night of a Purple gig at the Budokan, the show was to be taped for a future release.

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Barbra Streisand - Christmas Memories (2001) [Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Dec. 18, 2021

"Christmas Memories" is the 2nd Christmas album and 57th album by singer Barbra Streisand, released in 2001. The album reached #15 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and has been certified as Platinum, her 28th platinum disc in America. Sales have now reached 1 million copies in the USA.

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Earth, Wind & Fire - Illumination (2004) [2005, Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Sept. 14, 2020

"Illumination" is the 19th album by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. It was released on Sanctuary Records. It featured collaborations with several artists including Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Kenny G, Kelly Rowland, will.i.am, and Brian McKnight. Illumination debuted at #32 on the Billboard 200 Chart, and #8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart.

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Barbra Streisand - Guilty (1980) [2005, Japan] {Remastered} Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Nov. 1, 2020

Barbra Streisand - Guilty (1980) [2005, Japan] {Remastered}
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Vocal, Ballad | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 42:03 | 609,30 Mb
Label: Sony Music Japan International Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# SICP 984 | Released: 2005-12-07 (1980-09-23)

"Guilty" is the 22nd studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand released on September 23, 1980 by Columbia Records. It was produced by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and his group's regular production team of Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. After the success of the Bee Gees in the late 1970s, there was some time to write songs for other artists and Streisand, one of those artists, asked Gibb to write an album for her. It became her best-selling album to date internationally, with sales of 15 million copies worldwide as well as spawning several hit singles. According to the liner notes of Barbra's retrospective box set: Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain. Sweden, Switzerland, and Russia.

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Carole King - Thoroughbred (1976) [2007, Japan] {Paper Sleeve Collection} Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Jan. 22, 2022

Carole King - Thoroughbred (1976) [2007, Japan] {Paper Sleeve Collection}
Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Partial Scans (JPEG) | 36:48 | 213,34 Mb
Label: Epic/Sony Music Japan International Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# EICP-848 | Released: 2007-10-31 (1976)

"Thoroughbred" is the 7th album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1976. Her final release on Ode Records, it's also her last album produced by Lou Adler, who had been her collaborator since "Tapestry" (1971). The track "Only Love Is Real" was released as a lead single from the album, and became her 4th and final chart-topper on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. "High Out of Time", a song featuring David Crosby and Graham Nash on vocals, was also released as a single. Cash Box called "High Out of Time" "a sweet ballad, filled with Carole King's expected but always exciting melody hooks." The track "There's a Space Between Us" features harmony vocals by James Taylor.

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