SEYCHELLES (1976) Masayoshi Takanaka Released on July 1, 1976, 1st solo album All songs Written, Arranged and Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka All Lyrics by Yukihiro Takahashi (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Yellow Magic Orchestra） [00:00] 01. Oh! Tengo Suerte [04:13] 02. Tokyo Legie [08:32] 03. For the island in a mirage [12:10] 04. Longing for Seychelles Islands [18:20] 05. Funkey Mah-Chan [23:22] 06. Good-bye ...... Miss. Fuji [27:50] 07. Bird Island Express [31:33] 08. Tropic Birds /Musicians Guitar, Vocals Masayoshi Takanaka, (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Sadistics) Keyboards Yu Imai (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Sadistics) Bass Tsugutoshi Goto (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Sadistics) Drums Tatsuo Hayashi (ex-Tin Pan Alley) Saxophone Jake H. Concepcion Percussion Motoya Hamaguchi Nobu Saito Chorus TanTan Lyrics Yukihiro Takahashi (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Yellow Magic Orchestra） Seychelles (Japan1976) was Masayoshi Takanaka's first solo album. All songs, including the composition and arrangements, were self-produced by himself. After the break-up of ”the Sadistic Mika Band” after returning from London tour in October 1975, this was released the following year in 1976 on Japan. It's one of the best albums of his all lifetime works. Unlike the urban world of the "Mika Band" era, it was a tropical and earthy and relaxing world. He gained personal attention with this album, and in the 1980s, it became popular as a must-have music for the Japan summer scene. The image of "summer is the season that best suits Takanaka Music" was established with this album. The first song, “Oh! Tengo Suerte” is a masterpiece that leads you to the world of TAKANAKA at once. The song was covered by former "MALO", and SANTANA'S younger brother "JORGE SANTANA "on his solo album in 1978. but the original song was written by TAKANAKA on this album in 1976. This album was between the Sadistic Mika Band (disbanded in 1975) and Sadistics (debuted in 1977), and the two albums before and after show a taste that leads to this album, so it would be interesting to listen to these two and compare them. “Sadistic Mika Band” Black Ship (KUROFUNE )"（Japan 1974） ruclips.net/video/tTrBnBwlHd8/видео.html ・SADISTICS（Japan 1977）1st ruclips.net/video/hedKyUfLBc4/видео.html Takanaka experienced sound production with "Chris Thomas" during his time with the Sadistic Mika Band for two albums, "Black Ship" (1974 Japan) and "HOT MENU!" (1975). Sadistic Mika Band's "BLACK SHIP" (1974 Japan) was the next album Chris Thomas produced in 1974, a year after he had supervised the music for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album (1973).
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0:00 - Oh! Tengo Suerte
4:12 - トーキョー レギー (Tokyo Legie)
8:32 - 蜃気楼の島へ (Shinkirou no Shima e)
12:11 - 憧れのセーシェル諸島 (Akogare no Seychelles Shotou)
18:20 - Funkee Mah-Chan
23:23 - サヨナラ...... Fuji さん (Sayonara... Fuji-san)
27:50 - バードアイランド急行 (Bird Island Kyuukou)
31:32 - Tropic Birds
Just found him a month ago and these albums have become my all time favorites thanks!
SEYCHELLES (1976) Masayoshi Takanaka
Released on July 1, 1976, 1st solo album
All songs Written, Arranged and Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka
All Lyrics by Yukihiro Takahashi (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Yellow Magic Orchestra）
[00:00] 01. Oh! Tengo Suerte
[04:13] 02. Tokyo Legie
[08:32] 03. For the island in a mirage
[12:10] 04. Longing for Seychelles Islands
[18:20] 05. Funkey Mah-Chan
[23:22] 06. Good-bye ...... Miss. Fuji
[27:50] 07. Bird Island Express
[31:33] 08. Tropic Birds
/Musicians
Guitar, Vocals Masayoshi Takanaka, (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Sadistics)
Keyboards Yu Imai (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Sadistics)
Bass Tsugutoshi Goto (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Sadistics)
Drums Tatsuo Hayashi (ex-Tin Pan Alley)
Saxophone Jake H. Concepcion
Percussion Motoya Hamaguchi Nobu Saito
Chorus TanTan
Lyrics Yukihiro Takahashi (ex-Sadistic Mika Band, ex-Yellow Magic Orchestra）
Seychelles (Japan1976) was Masayoshi Takanaka's first solo album.
All songs, including the composition and arrangements, were self-produced by himself. After the break-up of ”the Sadistic Mika Band” after returning from London tour in October 1975, this was released the following year in 1976 on Japan.
It's one of the best albums of his all lifetime works.
Unlike the urban world of the "Mika Band" era, it was a tropical and earthy and relaxing world.
He gained personal attention with this album, and in the 1980s, it became popular as a must-have music for the Japan summer scene. The image of "summer is the season that best suits Takanaka Music" was established with this album.
The first song, “Oh! Tengo Suerte” is a masterpiece that leads you to the world of TAKANAKA at once.
The song was covered by former "MALO", and SANTANA'S younger brother "JORGE SANTANA "on his solo album in 1978.
but the original song was written by TAKANAKA on this album in 1976.
This album was between the Sadistic Mika Band (disbanded in 1975) and Sadistics (debuted in 1977), and the two albums before and after show a taste that leads to this album, so it would be interesting to listen to these two and compare them.
“Sadistic Mika Band” Black Ship (KUROFUNE )"（Japan 1974）
ruclips.net/video/tTrBnBwlHd8/видео.html
・SADISTICS（Japan 1977）1st
ruclips.net/video/hedKyUfLBc4/видео.html
Takanaka experienced sound production with "Chris Thomas" during his time with the Sadistic Mika Band for two albums, "Black Ship" (1974 Japan) and "HOT MENU!" (1975).
Sadistic Mika Band's "BLACK SHIP" (1974 Japan) was the next album Chris Thomas produced in 1974, a year after he had supervised the music for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album (1973).
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Tropic Birds is such an incredible song tbh
Beautiful
DOPE.