HARUOMI HOSONO PHILHARMONY RARE ORIG'82 JAPAN YEN RECORDS AUDIOPHILE LP w/INSERT

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·       HARUOMI HOSONO  - PHILHARMONY - ORIGINAL JAPANESE PRESSING -VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1982 JAPAN-ONLY YEN RECORDS LP YLR-28001 WITH 'OBI' AND INSERT

·       ORIGINAL JAPANESE PRESSING

·       JAPANESE AUDIOPHILE HIGH QUALITY PRESSING ON A VIRGIN VINYL

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL RED, WHITE AND GREY JAPANESE 'YEN' LABELS

·       THE ALBUM INCLUDES ORIGINAL JAPANESE INSERT/DATA SHEET

·       THE ALBUM INCLUDES "OBI" (A RIBBON / BELT WITH JAPANESE ALPHABET CHARACTERS, CONTAINING ALBUM DATA)  WRAPPED AROUND THE COVER)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST JAPANESE PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Following Yellow Magic Orchestra's first wave of success, Hosono took a break from the group and, with help from Alfa Records head Kunihiko Murai, established Yen Records in 1982. The label's inaugural release was Philharmony, a masterwork recorded almost entirely by Hosono himself at his brand new LDK Studio. With unlimited studio time and freedom to explore, Hosono let himself loose with an array of synthesizers and the latest gadgets, from the Prophet 5 to the E-mu Emulator - all listed as "guest performers" in the album credits. Inspired by the possibilities opened up by these music-making tools, Hosono found new ways to approach his songwriting, resulting in a set of songs that showcase his ability to constantly and consistently innovate and create new standards. With ambient synthscapes like "Luminescent/Hotaru" and the abstract sample-based expressionism of "Birthday Party" sitting perfectly in tune alongside pop favorites like "Sports Men" and "L.D.K.", Philharmony is one of the most well-loved of Hosono's albums, and a favorite of the artist himself.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

Tracklist

A1         Picnic        1:52

A2         Funiculi Funicura      4:31

A3         Luminescent / Hotaru          4:22

A4         Platonic     4:20

A5         In Limbo   2:25

B1         Living-Dining-Kitchen        3:46

B2         Birthday Party   3:51

B3         Sports Men         4:02

B4         Philharmony      3:22

B5         Air-Condition    4:23

Credits

Art Direction, Design, Photography By, Guest, Performer – Yukimasa Okumura

Coordinator [Yen Label Coordination] – Kazusuke Obi

Guest, Performer – Hajime Tachibana, Kazuhiko Katoh (tracks: Kazuhiko Katoh), Keiko Shinozaki, Koji Ueno, Masayoshi Sukita, Moro, Namu (3), Ume (3), Yukihiro Takahashi

Lyrics By – Kiyono (tracks: A2), Aoki (tracks: A2)

Music By – Haruomi Hosono (tracks: A1, A3 to B5), Denza (tracks: A2)

Other [Hair And Make] – Chiaki Shimada

Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Haruomi Hosono

Programmed By [PCM] – Hideki Matsutake (tracks: A4)

Produced and manufactured by Alfa Records, Inc.

Recorded and mixed at LDK Tokyo, March 1982

This is a rare opportunity to acquire this great album in its finest audio format, no longer in print, and no longer easily obtainable.

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·       CONDITION:

·       THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY, PERFECTLY MINT,  as if never played before. The original luster is totally intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles like brand new. The labels look perfect, simply gorgeous, with absolutely no trace of wear around the spindle hole. The record is TOTAL PERFECTION - ABSOLUTE VISUAL NIRVANA! We are confident that, in this condition, the record we present here is truly once-in-a-lifetime find.

(b)          The album comes with the original Japanese-only insert/lyrics sheet still intact.

(c)           The record comes in a hi-grade PVC inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(d)          The album comes with the original Japanese 'OBI' (sash) included.

(e)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, high-quality, virgin-grade vinyl, which is usually used for audiophile, extended-dynamic-range, half-speed mastered and connoisseur pressings.

(f)              The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(g)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NEAR MINT !

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a light "wrinkle" (crease)  in one of the corners. (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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