Blog - TAKANAKA Masayoshi madness!

ok....so i'm just a little jealous...little... wish there were sales like that on Japanese music here in the US.

i just happened to download his Saudade album recently. haven't listened yet.

Posted by Wesley on October 26, 2003 at 12:58

Most of his stuff I've heard so far is very good! It always has a sort of happy/sunny feeling. Now with my new collection I can get more familiar with his works. :)

Posted by Patrick on October 26, 2003 at 17:30

i know; i'm almost a year behind the times, but i just found your blog. have you enjoyed the mayayoshi takanaka music that you found? oh, how i envy you! i only have two CDs of his, and one video. his music is darned near impossible to get here in the US, at least in the neck of the woods that i am in. have you, by chance, copied any of the vinyl onto either tape or CD? if so, could i possibly beg, plead, or whatever else is necessary to ask you to copy them for me? i would gladly provide you with the necessary media. oh, you are so very lucky! he's phenomenal. enjoy!
smiles-
ladyleadfoot!!!

Posted by ladyleadfoot on July 25, 2004 at 12:44

I've enjoyed them very much! I didn't digitize or copy any of them so far though.

If you're interested in buying his CDs new, I recommend buying from Amazon Japan.
Many of his older albums like the ones I found are available at about ¥1500 (about $13USD).
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=chipple-22&keyword=%E9%AB%98%E4%B8%AD%E6%AD%A3%E7%BE%A9&mode=music-jp

Also, my used CD shop Tokyo Recohan sometimes stocks some used CDs of his, but that only happens rarely since there's not much availability.
http://www.tokyorecohan.com/
http://www.tokyorecohan.com/artist/TAKANAKA+Masayoshi/

Good luck!

Posted by Patrick on July 25, 2004 at 13:02

Hi Patrick

I'm a fan of Takanaka too. It was way back in 1983 I first heard him. Got a couple of his cassettes but lost some due to own carelessness and beginning to regret it. By the way, I'm from Malaysia and used to live in the States for a couple of years. I agree with ladyleadfoot, this guy's phenomenal!!! I plan to write an article on him in a local music magazine and hope one day he'll come to Malaysia and play in his very own concert. Cheers!

Posted by NaN on August 1, 2005 at 21:18

I'm also a big fan of Masayoshi i have a lp but its broken,so how can i chill out with no sound of his guitar... will someone tell me where i can download his album Saudade 1982?

Posted by Robert on August 7, 2005 at 21:47

Halo everyone... I like Takanaka's style of playing guitar. I've been looking for his guitar tabs online but i never come across one. Does anyone know how can i get it online?

Posted by Caleb on December 17, 2005 at 21:44

I don't know about online tabs, Japanese music fans don't share as much tabs or lyrics online as is done in other countries, so they're not as likely.

If you'd like to buy scores, these two books are currently available at Amazon Japan.

TAKANAKA Masayoshi Guitar Play 1976-1980
http://www.amazon.co.jp/o/ASIN/4285104458/ref=nosim/chipple-22
TAKANAKA Masayoshi Guitar Play 1981-2004
http://www.amazon.co.jp/o/ASIN/4285103575/ref=nosim/chipple-22

Good luck!

Posted by Patrick on December 17, 2005 at 23:35

i like the takanaka playing&composition am from morocco(north africa)ijust 3 albums of takanaka "aqua planet"tradwind" "rainbow goblin" i dl it of cours cause i have no chance to find it here and the online sellers cant do exportation to my country so if some one have some mp3 please contact me (hide666_1@hotmail.com) cheers

Posted by anass on May 29, 2006 at 09:05

If you're interested, there is currently one Takanaka CD available at my shop, and we ship to Morocco.
http://www.tokyorecohan.com/artist/TAKANAKA+Masayoshi/

Posted by Patrick on May 29, 2006 at 09:59

If you want to find Takanaka CD's, you can find them on the following website. They have what I believe is Masyoshi Takanaka's entire collection. He is truly an incredible guitarist. I wish I could have the opportunity to see him in concert. I have three of his concert videos, lots of vinyl and CD's. Here is the URL. Enjoy!
William Acuna, Clovis, California.
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/list_from_code_banner.html?key=207900

Posted by William Acuna of Clovis, CA, USA on November 18, 2007 at 14:59

Hey Patrick,
Thanks for the info on your chipple.net site. My name is William Acuna and I previously posted to your site regarding on-line Takanaka music purchases. On your site, you listed a couple of music books and where to buy them. Do you have any way of knowing if those books are in English or Japanese. I am absolutely dying for some Takanaka guitar sheet music or books, but being from California, they would need to be English. I'm bilingual, but Japanese is not my other language. LOL... Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Will Acuna

Posted by William Acuna on December 5, 2008 at 19:26

The two links I had posted have since sold out, but they have been reissued last year. The books are in Japanese, but they're music books that also include guitar tablatures, so if you can read music and tabs you probably don't have to worry about being able to read the music. They also include a play-along CD.

Here are the links to the reissued books at Amazon Japan:
http://www.chipple.net/link/amazonjp/4285114755/
http://www.chipple.net/link/amazonjp/4285114763/

I hope this helps! :)

Posted by Patrick on December 5, 2008 at 21:22

Hi Patrick,

Thank you so very much for the links. I ordered both books from Amazon.

Nathan

Posted by Nathan on December 4, 2009 at 07:43

I'm really glad if that was useful. I hope you'll enjoy the books!

Posted by Patrick on December 4, 2009 at 22:33

I would like to purchase (if possible) a DVD of The Rainbow Goblins Story, live at Budokan, by Masayoshi Takanaka, this concert was originally recorded on Pioneer Laser Disc.

Posted by Michael Bradford on October 19, 2011 at 12:37

There's a series of two DVD's titled "The Rainbow Goblins Story II", of a Budokan show held on September 5, 1997. This was previously released on VHS and LaserDisc in December 1997.

These are being released on November 9, 2011. Here are links to buying them online.

CD Japan
Act I: http://www.chipple.net/link/cdjapan/TOBF-91068
Act II: http://www.chipple.net/link/cdjapan/TOBF-91069

HMV Japan (English link near top right)
Act I: http://www.chipple.net/link/hmvjp/1803107
Act II: http://www.chipple.net/link/hmvjp/1803076

Posted by Patrick on October 21, 2011 at 21:07

Which book has the Alone tab?

Posted by Warren on October 24, 2011 at 15:49

The song "Alone" is in this book:
"TAKANAKA Masayoshi Guitar Karaoke 1981-2004 +CD"

Amazon Japan: http://www.chipple.net/link/amazonjp/4285114763/
HMV Japan: http://www.chipple.net/link/hmvjp/2561051

Posted by Patrick on October 26, 2011 at 00:34