KANENOBU SACHIKO Misora 1st Orig 1972 Press OBI Japan female acid Folk

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KANENOBU SACHIKO: “Misora”

Label: URC Records Japan

Label Number: URG-4015

MEGA RARE JAPAN 1st press issue from 1972, housed in heavy textured gatefold jacket with OBI and imprinted inner sleeve. NEVER OFFERED BEFORE 1st original pressing all complete of this beautiful Female psychedelic acid folk monster!!!!! TOP COPY!!!!!

GRADING:

LP Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint - shows no signs of use.....

Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint  ---  only defect is some very mild yellow-ish de-coloration near edges due to age and the fragile textured white background, apart from that no defects, no splits or anything else

Imprinted Inner Sleeve: Near Mint

OBI: Mint - never surfaces, obi is bloody rare

Some words on this issue: KANENOBU SACHIKO: “Misora” (URC Records – URG-4015)  Bloody rare 1st original press on the URC Label, complete with imprinted inner sleeve and housed in a thicker than life gatefold jacket. Comes with always missing obi, so here you have a top complete copy! Heralded as supposedly the first Japanese female singer- songwriter, Sachiko Kanenobu's debut solo outing from 1972, Misora (Beautiful Sky), has an aura of legend. A hard-working presence in the burgeoning Osaka folk scene in the '60s, Sachiko worked for record labels and various bands before striking out on her own. Quickly after spreading her wings, she managed to score record deal, resulting in this sole recorded album here. Although her disc had all the potential of reaching a wider audience, Sachiko failed to back it up with live gigs and other promotional support due to her relation with American music critic, Paul Williams. Her love for him forced her to trade the Japanese archipelago for America just three months before Misora was released. Without her in Japan to promote it, the record sank without a trace. While being in America, she attempted to revive her career and got some support from friends such as sci-fi writer Phillip K. Dick, who had befriended the couple following a piece Williams had written for Rolling Stone about him. Dick, a longtime music obsessive, had always nurtured a secret longing of producing a female singer-songwriter, but before he could realize his childhood fanatasy he unfortunately died of a stroke. So Sachiko’s album sunk between the cracks of time until the early '90s when musicians such as Cornelius, Takako Minekawa, Kenji Ozawa and a bunch of influential psych heads/ writers began citing Misora as a major influence. Her music is softly delicate, luminiscently dreamlike, possesses a sping-like fragility and can be – to some extent – be compared to a youthful struggling out Joni Mitchell, Linda Perhacs, Extradition, and so forth. Still her innocent flair together with the delicately crafted accompaniments of flute and guitar add some languid moods and chimeric drowsiness to the overal narcoleptic atmosphere. Sachiko’s LP still is just way too elusive and almost impossible to get. Still this original press copy is a steal and a beauty, making the rediscovery of Sachiko a true delight indeed. 1st original pressing and offered for the 1st time, bloody rare and stunning female acid folk slide…

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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