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SYNOPSIS
Originally released in 1977 on Blow Up, Taiji no Yume is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yoshiko Sai. Inspired by Kyusaku Yumeno’s surrealist novel Dogra Magra, the album blends psychedelic folk, jazz, and progressive rock into a haunting, dreamlike soundscape. With arrangements by Yuji Ohno, Sai’s distinctive vocals and poetic storytelling unfold through intricate instrumentation and shifting moods, culminating in the nine-minute title track. Featuring cover artwork by Sai herself, Taiji no Yume remains one of the most distinctive and imaginative works in 1970s Japanese underground music.
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Blow Up – LX-7021-A
LP | 12", 33⅓ RPM
United States / 1977
Original Pressing
GENRE & STYLE
Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock
ARRANGED BY
Yuji Ohno (大野 雄二)
ART DIRECTION
Masahiko Sato (佐藤 允彦)
ARTWORK
Yoshiko Sai (佐井 好子)
Tsuyoshi Takigaito (滝垣内 剛)
DIRECTED BY
Shun Ohki (大木 舜)
ENGINEER
Tomiji Iyobe (伊豫部 富治)
LAYOUT
Takashi Eakabayashi (若林 孝)
MANAGEMENT
Viento Songs
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Jin Komine (古峯 人)
PRODUCER
Akira Sakajima
IDENTIFIERS
PERSONNEL
ACOUSTIC PIANO
Masahiko Sato (佐藤 允彦)
BASS
Akira Okazawa (岡沢 章)
Kenji Takamizu (高水 健司)
DRUMS
Yasushi Ichihara (市原 康)
ELECTRIC PIANO, SOLINA PIANO, SPINET PIANO, SYNTHESIZER
Yuji Ohno (大野 雄二)
GUITAR
Tsunehide Matsuki (松木 恒秀)
GUT GUITAR
Kiyoshi Sugimoto (杉本 喜代志)
LEAD VOCALS & SONGWRITER
Yoshiko Sai (佐井 好子)
PERCUSSION
Lary Sunaga