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From the fiercely funky slap bass of “Beyond Andromeda”, to the spacey, mellow Rhodes on “Good Night, Future Men”, the driving interplay of guitar cutting and brass on “Eden of Another Dimension”, and the tight grooves performed by Galaxy the iconic tracks that colored this cosmic adventure are back in all their glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA must have for fans of anime, jazz-funk, rare groove, and synth sounds!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n[[Selling Points]]\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegendary soundtrack of the anime Captain Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong awaited vinyl reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA must have for fans of anime, jazz-funk, rare groove, and synth sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n[[Catalog Number]]HMJA-226 [[Artist]]Yuji Ohno \u0026amp; Galaxy","brand":"Nippon Columbia","offers":[{"title":"Captain Future (Original Soundtrack) \/ Album \/ LP Black","offer_id":47404647022837,"sku":"HMJA-226","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/6417\/2096\/files\/4549767359625.jpg?v=1765401415"},{"product_id":"time","title":"Time","description":"[[Release Detail]][[Release Description]]\n\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshi Sato’s second album, crafted with an all star lineup including Haruomi Hosono, Akihiro Tanaka, Kenji Takamizu, Tatsuo Hayashi, Shuichi “Ponta” Murakami, Pecker, Nobu Saito, Hirofumi Tokutake, and Chuei Yoshikawa. 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