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Quarterflash - Take Another Picture (1983) {CBS-Sony Japan 35DP-73}
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© 1983 Geffen / CBS-Sony Japan | 35DP-73
Rock / Pop Rock / New Wave

Japanese first CD pressing, issued and manufactured by CBS/Sony Japan in early 1983. This is Quarterflash's strongest CD. Although it doesn't have the smash hits of the first album, overall it is a better album. This album is 40 minutes long and has 10 tracks. 7 of those are very good. And of the three bad tracks, only one is horrible. The problem with Quarterflash's first album is that the bad tracks are so bad, it takes away from the enjoyment of the good stuff. On this CD, it possible to sit through bad tracks without suffering.

Miles Davis - Dark Magus (1974) {2CD Set CBS Sony Japan, Early Press, 50DP 719~20 rel 1987}
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© 1974, 1987 CBS / Sony Inc. Japan | 50DP 719~20
Jazz / Fusion / Jazz Funk / Jazz Rock / Trumpet

In January 1973, David Liebman, the saxophonist who played on the first sessions of On The Corner let himself be persuaded to play with the group. It really wasn’t his kind of music, but he thought that “it was where things were happening,” and as was his habit, he joined the fray. And it was prodigious, even if Miles had reduced his band in an attempt to radicalize the Afro-funk directions of On The Corner. No more keyboards, except for a few touches by Miles himself and no more Indian instruments.

Richie Beirach - Ballads I (1986) {CBS/Sony Japan 32DP-300}
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© 1986 CBS/Sony Japan | 32DP 300
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Solo Piano

This is the first of the two Ballads albums recorded in Japan in 1986-1987 by the inimitable Richie Beirach. I've been trying to get them for many years, but they have been nearly impossible to track down. Now finally, they are being reissued on the Japanese Sony label.The music is great- it's Richie Beirach playing a mix of his marvelous originals and a few standards. It's great to hear these solo versions of Elm, Nightlake, Leaving and Sunday Song. As usual, Richie's playing is impeccable-the mood goes from eligaic to dark and brooding. There's also a wonderful letter perfect hommage to Bill Evans on his version of My Foolish Heart.

Quarterflash - Quarterflash (1981) {CBS-Sony Japan 35DP-27, Gold-Face rel 1983}
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© 1981, 1983 Geffen / CBS-Sony Japan | 35DP-27
Rock / Pop Rock / New Wave

First Japanese CD of this Title. 3500 Yen price noted in lower left corner of rear insert. Earliest pressings featured a "gold face" - a gold tinted CD. Quarterflash's debut album sported the fiery saxophone playing of lead singer Rindy Ross, helping it achieve platinum status, as well as posting two Top 20 hits. "Harden My Heart" reached the number three position in 1981, thanks to a complimentary blend of sax and expert bass riffs from Pilot's Rick Gooch. The second single, "Find Another Fool," was bolstered by Ross' high-pitched vocal attack, gaining a respectable number 16 chart position. While the album's novel appeal of having a sexy female saxophone player at the forefront was well worth the attention, it didn't mean the rest of the album lacked in pop attractiveness.

The Wall was Roger Waters' crowning accomplishment in Pink Floyd. It documented the rise and fall of a rock star (named Pink Floyd), based on Waters' own experiences and the tendencies he'd observed in people around him. By then, the bassist had firm control of the group's direction, working mostly alongside David Gilmour and bringing in producer Bob Ezrin as an outside collaborator. Drummer Nick Mason was barely involved, while keyboardist Rick Wright seemed to be completely out of the picture. Still, The Wall was a mighty, sprawling affair, featuring 26 songs with vocals: nearly as many as all previous Floyd albums combined…