TAKANAKA,MASAYOSHI
ON GUITAR (JAPANESE IMPORT / BLUE VINYL) (RSD26) - LP

UPC: 4988002951635
Label: UNIVERSAL JAPAN
Format: LP
Release Date: April 18, 2026
In stock items ship within 48 hours

This product is a Record Store Day 2026 title. It will be available in store on April 18th, 2025 at 8 a.m. ET when our store opens.

Any remaining stock will be made available online on April 19th, 2026 at 8AM EST for LOCAL PICKUP orders. Orders for shipping will be available at 7PM Sunday April 19th

For more info please visit the RSD page here.

DESCRIPTION:

RSD 2026 special edition on deep blue color vinyl. An instrumental guitar album by Masayoshi Takanaka, released in 1978 by Victor. It is part of the "professional high-technique series" for instrumental instruction, following Tsugutoshi Goto's "on bass" and Hiro Tsunoda's "on drums." Musicians such as Yukihiro Takahashi (dr), Robert Brill (dr), Haruomi Hosono (b), Getao Takahashi (b), Pecker (per), and Shigeo Miyata Hamaguchi (per) participated. The first track, "Breezin'," originally by Bobby Womack, became a global hit on streaming platforms. rare tracks like the original "Rainbow," which is only available on this album, and an alternate version of the sadistics' "Blue Curacao" are included. The album also features well-executed covers of iconic songs by Billy Joel, Perez Prado, Santana, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Boz Scaggs, making it a must-have for fusion/rock fans.

TRACK LIST:

Side A
1.Breezin'
2.Blue Curacao
3.Just the Way You Are
4.Mambo Jambo

Side B
1.Samba Pati
2.Rainbow
3.That's the Way of the World
4.We're All Alone