In recent years, the market price of this compilation has soared due to its high reputation overseas. Japan’s leading super guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka’s 2-disc best of album, which he left when he was with Kitty Records, was finally repressed! Includes many popular songs such as STAR WAS SAMBA, Mambo No.5, OH! TENGO SUERTE, and Izu Amanatsu Natto Uri.

• Limited Edition
• 2LP Audiophile Vinyl
• Gatefold Cover with OBI
• Made In Japan

Masayoshi Takanaka is a Japanese guitarist, composer, and producer. He was born in 1953 in the Shinagawa ward in Tokyo, Japan. Takanaka's music was influential in the city pop genre of the late 1970s and '80s.

Takanaka was born to a Chinese father and a Japanese mother. His father came to Japan from Nanjing, China after World War II and married his mother, whose surname was Takanaka.

Takanaka was born in Akabane ward, but moved to Oimachi, Shinagawa ward soon after birth. Masayoshi was naturalized in Japan when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, and changed his name from Masayoshi Liu to Masayoshi Takanaka.

Masayoshi Takanaka began his professional career in 1971 by playing guitar and bass guitar in the prog rock band Flied Egg under Vertigo. In 1972, Takanaka joined the Sadistic Mika Band. The band fragmented after the divorce of two of its main members, and, in 1976, Takanaka released his first solo album, Seychelles. Throughout the '70s and '80s, Takanaka continued his output, releasing over twenty albums and singles under Kitty Records until 1984 and EMI from 1985 to 2000. In 2000, he formed his own record label, Lagoon Records.

Takanaka is known for his flashy guitars, including a gold colored Fender Stratocaster. He also has a trademark "lagoon-blue" Yamaha SG guitar that he plays during live performances. He has collaborated with several other musical acts, notably Santana and Roxy Music.

His 1981 song "Penguin Dancer" was sampled by Grimes on her song "Butterfly" in 2015. His 1979 popular song "Blue Lagoon" was named the 14th best guitar instrumental by Young Guitar Magazine in 2019.

Track Listing:

Oh! Tengo Suerte
Tokyo Reggie
Sweet Agnes
Akogare No Seychelles Islands
I Remember You
Izu Amanatsu Nattouri
Tropic Birds
Brasilian Skies
Mambo No.5
E.s.p.
Star Wars Samba
Sexy Dance
Malibu
Ready To Fly