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Rie Murakami
Sahara
STS-079
Release Notes
- First ever vinyl reissue of the 1984 city pop gem
- LITA Exclusive Variant pressed on black/white split colored vinyl
- First ever cassette and CD release
- Remastered from original VAP vault materials
- Includes 24×24 poster
Unseen on vinyl – or indeed, any physical format – since its original Japanese pressing in 1984, Ship to Shore PhonoCo. are proud to announce this limited edition release of Rie Murakami’s Sahara!
The album’s blending of instrumentation and genres – from funk, disco, soul and orchestral arrangements and then back again – makes it reminiscent of early WANG CHUNG’s pop sensibilities, blended with a dash of YELLO’s exuberant playfulness but front and foremost is all the whimsical charm one comes to expect from an 80’s J-Pop record. Not one to be missed!
