MASAYOSHI TAKANAKA (高中正義) — ALONE
1981 Japan · Kitty Records 28MK 0025 · with red flexi "White Lagoon" (FR-308)
Japan's greatest fusion guitarist at his most electric — complete with the flexi that eluded the CD age.
Takanaka's eighth album (1981) is a summer-bright run of jazz-funk and city-pop-adjacent fusion: "Speed Of Love," "Feedback's Feel," the title track, "She's Rain." Guitar-forward, impeccably produced, and long adored by collectors far beyond Japan.
This copy includes the first-press "Christmas present" red flexi disc (FR-308) carrying "White Lagoon" — a track that stayed off the CD reissues for decades, making the flexi the piece completists chase. Many surviving copies have lost it; this one keeps it.
Edition & Pressing · Label: Kitty Records 28MK 0025 (Japan, 1981), manufactured by Polydor K.K. · Included red flexi: Kitty FR-308 "White Lagoon," 45 RPM, single-sided · Lyric insert included · Cat / runout: 28MK-0025 A/B
Condition (Goldmine standard, graded separately) · Sleeve: VG+ — clean front, light age only · Media (LP): VG+ — plays through cleanly, only faint surface noise between tracks · Flexi (FR-308): VG+ — red flexi, clean; flexi discs are inherently higher-noise by nature · Included: LP, lyric insert, red "White Lagoon" flexi · Not included: obi (this copy is without obi) · Cleaned on our ultrasonic system before listing
What you see and read is what ships. Flaws, where present, are photographed up close.
Cleaning & Care
Every record in this shop is individually cleaned on our ultrasonic cleaning system before it is listed — a deep bath process that lifts dust and residue from the groove itself, beyond what a conventional brush reaches. Each disc is then handled with lint-free wipes.
Sleeve and media are graded separately (Goldmine standard), with honest disclosure of any flaws. What you see and read is what ships.
Shipping
All items ship from Tokyo, Japan via EMS with full tracking and insurance. Estimated delivery is 5–8 business days to Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and 11–14 business days to the United States after dispatch. Every item is carefully packed to protect all volumes in transit.
About Shipping
I only ever charge the actual, official postage — never a markup. Shipping is based on Japan Post's official EMS rate table. Please see the rate for your region here:
https://www.post.japanpost.jp/send/oversea/charge/list-ems/all.html
If you are located in a region with special zone rates (for example, Cyprus or other outlying areas), the listed shipping may differ slightly. In that case, please message me before purchasing and I will correct it to the exact official rate.
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1981 Japan · Kitty Records 28MK 0025 · with red flexi "White Lagoon" (FR-308)
Japan's greatest fusion guitarist at his most electric — complete with the flexi that eluded the CD age.
Takanaka's eighth album (1981) is a summer-bright run of jazz-funk and city-pop-adjacent fusion: "Speed Of Love," "Feedback's Feel," the title track, "She's Rain." Guitar-forward, impeccably produced, and long adored by collectors far beyond Japan.
This copy includes the first-press "Christmas present" red flexi disc (FR-308) carrying "White Lagoon" — a track that stayed off the CD reissues for decades, making the flexi the piece completists chase. Many surviving copies have lost it; this one keeps it.
Edition & Pressing · Label: Kitty Records 28MK 0025 (Japan, 1981), manufactured by Polydor K.K. · Included red flexi: Kitty FR-308 "White Lagoon," 45 RPM, single-sided · Lyric insert included · Cat / runout: 28MK-0025 A/B
Condition (Goldmine standard, graded separately) · Sleeve: VG+ — clean front, light age only · Media (LP): VG+ — plays through cleanly, only faint surface noise between tracks · Flexi (FR-308): VG+ — red flexi, clean; flexi discs are inherently higher-noise by nature · Included: LP, lyric insert, red "White Lagoon" flexi · Not included: obi (this copy is without obi) · Cleaned on our ultrasonic system before listing
What you see and read is what ships. Flaws, where present, are photographed up close.
Cleaning & Care
Every record in this shop is individually cleaned on our ultrasonic cleaning system before it is listed — a deep bath process that lifts dust and residue from the groove itself, beyond what a conventional brush reaches. Each disc is then handled with lint-free wipes.
Sleeve and media are graded separately (Goldmine standard), with honest disclosure of any flaws. What you see and read is what ships.
Shipping
All items ship from Tokyo, Japan via EMS with full tracking and insurance. Estimated delivery is 5–8 business days to Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and 11–14 business days to the United States after dispatch. Every item is carefully packed to protect all volumes in transit.
About Shipping
I only ever charge the actual, official postage — never a markup. Shipping is based on Japan Post's official EMS rate table. Please see the rate for your region here:
https://www.post.japanpost.jp/send/oversea/charge/list-ems/all.html
If you are located in a region with special zone rates (for example, Cyprus or other outlying areas), the listed shipping may differ slightly. In that case, please message me before purchasing and I will correct it to the exact official rate.
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