RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - MERRY CHRISTMAS MR LAWRENCE - 1988 Reissue -Virgin – OVED 237
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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - MERRY CHRISTMAS MR LAWRENCE - 1988 Reissue -Virgin – OVED 237
The album cover and vinyl are both in excellent to near mint condition. The original shrink wrap is still on the cover.
OVED 237  is the specific catalogue number for the 1988 UK vinyl reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's soundtrack for the film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.

Released by Virgin Records, this particular edition is a reissue of the original 1983 score.

Notable Tracklist Highlights The album features 19 tracks, including the iconic main theme and the vocal version, "Forbidden Colours," featuring David Sylvian.

  1. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Main Theme)
  2. Batavia
  3. Germination
    ...
  4. Forbidden Colours (Vocals by David Sylvian)
The soundtrack won the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and remains one of Sakamoto's most celebrated works. 

The album sale will also include a new outer plastic sleeve and new anti-static/anti scratch inner sleeve and will be shipped in a 12-inch cardboard mailer specifically designed for the transport of vinyl records. Two internal layers of bubble wrap will also be applied to give more security during transport.

 

The original inner sleeve will also be included




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