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Osamu Kitajima The Early Years Deluxe Edition Boxset

Everland | Item No: 656641
Vinyl 5LP Box | 2019 / EU – Original | New
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Item Description
* Haunting japanese progressive jazzrock with world music tinges
and soul pop elements
* Fans of Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield and Jade Warrior will go crazy
* 5 legendary crown jewels from 70s Japanese progressive rock
* Excellent sound and performance by high class professional musicians
* taken from the ORIGINAL MASTERS, provided by Mr. Kitajima himself
* 5LP Boxset, 180g audiophile black vinyls in heavy covers, housed
in a superheavy, coated and hotfoil embossed box with magnetic lock
* containing all inserts of the original LPs
* Ultimate collectors item for fans of 70s ethno progressive rock

Kitajima was born in Chigasaki, Japan on February 3rd 1949 and studied classical guitar and piano already in his childhood days. Later on in the 1960s, when Beat and Rock music became the hot stuff in the popular music circuit, he joined his cousin’s band “The Launchers” with his brother, before graduating from university. Osamu’s cousin, Yūzō Kayama, is a famous Japanese film actor and musician. In 1971, when Osamu was already a successful composer of TV advertising jingles, he moved to England for a year and developed an obsession for British Rock music, especially in the Psychedelic field. The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple and The Zombies became his major influences and inspired him to start a solo career under the name „Justin Heathcliff“, which he adopted for it’s typical English sound. His 1971 eponymous album was a typical Pop Psyche effort for it’s time, but not long after he returned home to Japan, Osamu abandoned the English sounding name and further on merged Western Progressive and Electronic music with Japanese Folk sounds.
Shinchugoku (1972)
This is a beautiful early 1970s Psychedelic Folk Rock effort, on which Osamu Kitajima cooperated with Fumio Miyashita (aka FAR OUT) and members oft he very popular FAR EAST FAMILY BAND, to create a bunch of mind altering colorful tunes with a mellow, yet intense approach.
Benzaiten (1976)
This album is called his masterpiece by many aficionadoes of 1970s Progressive Rock, with it’s mixture of haunting Japanese Folk elements and skillfully played spacey Rock music that takes you on a spiritual journey to the center of your mind.
Osamu (1977)
His third album marks another change in direction. Still Japanese elements and some haunting melodic Space Rock elements flow gently into another, but by incorporating Jazz, Funk and even Reggae, Osamu broadens the whole musical colour palette by far.
Masterless Samurai (1980)
Osamu completely abandons the Space Rock aspects here and takes a turn into Jazzrock with a Progressive edge, that he still combines with these totally exotical sounding Japanese Folk elements.
Dragon King (1981)
The step from Masterless Samurai to Dragon King has not been such a big one as it has been with the albums before. We experience a softer version of Osamus Jazzrock / Japanese Folk Fusion, that often even shows Soul Pop aspects, typical for it’s time.
Item Details
Item No: 656641
Artist: Osamu Kitajima
Title: The Early Years Deluxe Edition Boxset
Label: Everland
Catalog No: Everland Psych 003-007 Mailorder Edition
Format: Vinyl 5LP Box, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: EU – Original
Release Date: 2019
Genre: Rock & Indie
Style: Classic Rock, Folk
Available since: 2019-12-16
Condition: New
Price: $ 145.35
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 Hyakusho Wa Tanoshi
A2 Paimonyu
A3 Takai Takai Koanryo
A4 Ketsumazuitemo
A5 Monchauni
A6 Inchunfa
A7 Kenchokunchantan
A8 Ronshuiko
A9 Tohoko
A10 Benzaiten - God of Music and Water
A11 Taiyo - The Sun
A12 Tengu - A Long-Nosed Goblin
A13 Benzaiten - Reprise
A14 Whoma - Immortality
A15 Sui-In
A16 Frost Flowers
A17 Hear The Rain, See It Falls
A18 Endless Steps
A19 Yesterday And Karma
A20 Purple Hills And Crystal Streams
A21 Elemental Spirits
A22 Fur Fin And Feather
A23 Sui-Yo
A24 Golden Mean
A25 Wild Monk
A26 Sei... Essence
A27 Hitsuku... Where Is The Real Japan?
A28 Masterless Samurai
A29 Breath Of Night
A30 Edo Townsfolk
A31 Floating Garden
A32 Koshaku... To The Point
A33 Whoga... Grace
A34 Hot Strings Invasion
A35 Lake Spirit
A36 Say You Will
A37 Share My Love
A38 Dragon King
A39 Willow Pattern
A40 Yamame
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