Masayoshi Takanaka – SAUDADE [Limited Release]

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his solo debut. Popular works from the Kitty Years of Japan’s legendary super guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka are newly remastered.

Riding the recent worldwide Japanese fusion boom, Takanaka has gained tremendous popularity not only in Japan but also in Europe and the United States.

Using high-resolution audio sourced from the original master tapes, the album was remastered and cut at Abbey Road Studios in London. For all three releases in this series, remastering and cutting were handled by Abbey Road’s renowned engineer Alex Wharton.

180g heavyweight pressing. Each release comes on colored vinyl that expands upon the image of the original jacket artwork.

SAUDADE

(Original release date: September 10, 1982)

• 180g heavyweight vinyl

• Clear salmon pink colored vinyl

• Remastered & cut by Alex Wharton (Abbey Road Studios, London)

Produced by Narada Michael Walden, and recorded at The Automatt in San Francisco.

Featuring bassist T. M. Stevens and percussionist Sheila E., among others.

Danceable yet relaxing, this is the ultimate guitar resort sound brought vividly to life.