Tatsuro Yamashita Pocket Music = ポケット・ミュージック
1986 Vinyl Gatefold
City Pop
Funk
Kayōkyoku
Pop Rock
Soul

Main image
Moon Records
tracks a1, a2, a4, a5, b1, b3 to b5 acoustic guitar Tatsuro Yamashita
art direction Kenichi Hanada
artwork Kyozo Hayashi
tracks b4 backing vocals B.J. Nelson
tracks b4 backing vocals Benny Diggs
tracks b4 backing vocals Cindy Mizelle
tracks a2 backing vocals Kazuhito Murata
tracks a, b1, b3 to b5 backing vocals, percussion Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a1 to a3, b2, b5 computer [pc-8801] Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks b1, b3 computer [pc-9801] Tatsuro Yamashita
coordinator [production co-ordinator] Nobumasa Uchida
coordinator [session co-ordinator] James Biondolillo
coordinator [session co-ordinator] Makoto Ibe
tracks a5, b1 drum machine [tr-727] Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a1, a4, a5, b1, b4, b5 drums Jun Aoyama
tracks b2 drums Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a1, a2, a4, a5, b1, b4 electric bass Koki Ito
tracks b1 electric guitar Kenji Omura
tracks a, b1, b3, b5 electric guitar Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a1 to a3 electric organ [hammond] Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a2, a5 electronic drums [linn drums] Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a3 electronic drums [roland digital drums] Tatsuro Yamashita
engineer [assistant] Don Peterkofsky
engineer [assistant] Junji Matsuo
engineer [assistant] Katsumi Muro
engineer [assistant] Mutsumi Yoshida
engineer [assistant] Shigemi Watanabe
engineer [assistant] Tatsuya Nakamura
engineer [assistant] Tetsuya Morioka
executive-producer Ryuzo Kosugi
tracks a2 flugelhorn Jon Faddis
tracks a1, a3, a5, b5 glockenspiel Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a1 harp Keiko Yamakawa
tracks a3, b4 lyrics by Alan O'Day
tracks b2 lyrics by Chinfa Kang
tracks a1, a2, a4, a5, b1, b3, b5 lyrics by Tatsuro Yamashita
management [artist management] Masayuki Matsumoto
management [artist management] Shin Katayama
management [copyright management] Kenichi Nomura
mastered by Mitsuru Kasai
mixed by Toshiro Ito
photography by Mitsunori Ohtani
tracks a5 piano Yasuharu Nakanishi
tracks b4 piano [acoustic piano, fender rhodes], synthesizer [synth-monica] Hiroshi Sato
tracks a4 piano [fender rhodes acoustic piano] Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a1 piano, celesta Hiroyuki Namba
producer, arranged by, music by, synthesizer, lead vocals Tatsuro Yamashita
recorded by John Convertino
recorded by Masato Omori
recorded by Tamotsu Yoshida
recorded by Toshiro Ito
recorded by Yasuo Sato
tracks b4 sitar [electric sitar] Tatsuro Yamashita
tracks a3 snare, cymbal Jun Aoyama
tracks b2 soprano saxophone Hidefumi Toki
synthesizer [operator only] Itaru Sakota
tracks a5, b5 tenor saxophone Shigeo Fuchino
tracks a4 vocals Mariya Takeuchi
tracks a1 whistle Tatsuro Yamashita
Produced For Smile Company
Published By Fujipacific Music Inc.
Published By Smile Publishers Inc.
Published By Tenderberry Music Inc.
Published By Watanabe Music Publishing
Recorded At Smile Garage
Recorded At CBS/Sony Roppongi Studio
Recorded At Onkio Haus
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mixed At Smile Garage
Mastered At CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio
Manufactured By Alfa Moon, Inc.
Distributed By Warner-Pioneer Corporation
Phonographic Copyright (p) Alfa Moon, Inc.
Copyright (c) Alfa Moon, Inc.
Tatsuro Yamashita's eighth studio album released on April 23, 1986. Gatefold sleeve with translucent obi strip. Comes with lyrics insert (as well as an inquiry card on some copies).

Transliterated titles:
A1. Doyōbi no Koibito
A2. Pocket Music
A4. Jūjiro
A5. Melody, Kimi no Tame ni
B2. Shampoo
B3. Moonlight
B5. Kaze no Corridor
Rights Society: JASRAC
Barcode: T4988 029 00011 8 (Text)
Barcode: 4988029000118 (Scanned)
Other: ¥2,800 (Price)
Matrix / Runout: 〄CS MOON-28033A 1-C-C CS4 (Side A, stamped (Variation 1))
Matrix / Runout: MOON-28033B 3-B-13 (Side B, stamped (Variation 1))
Matrix / Runout: 〄CS MOON-28033A 1-B-13 6S4 I (Side A, stamped (Variation 2))
Matrix / Runout: MOON-28033B 3-B-3 I (Side B, stamped (Variation 2))
Matrix / Runout: 〄CS MOON-28033A 1-A-18 6S4 I (Side A, stamped (Variation 3))
Matrix / Runout: MOON-28033B 3-A-11 I (Side B, stamped (Variation 3))



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