A commenter sent a missive last night regarding the late singer-songwriter Yoichi Takizawa（滝沢洋一） (and I have to admit that I had forgotten to mention that he had passed away in 2006 from complications due to liver cancer at the age of 56). They informed me that there had been a mysterious 2nd album to add onto his once one-and-only album "Leonids no Kanata ni"（レオニズの彼方に） that was supposed to have been released in 1982. "Boy", for whatever reason, was put back onto the production shelf and didn't see the light of day until a few days ago.
Happily for fans and the spirit of Takizawa, "Boy" has broken through the bounds of red tape and is now out on CD and LP with a lot of new material. The commenter also noted that the cover is rather humourous which has Takizawa looking like a young yuppie Clark Kent getting a new view of Lois Lane (maybe the album should have been titled "Boys Will Be Boys"). Actually, the image also reminds me of scenes from "The Naked Gun" and that Thomas Dolby music video of "She Blinded Me With Science".
It looks like the tracks for "Boy" are up on YouTube. However, I'll begin with an appetizer in the form of "Endless Summer". A nice slice of tropical summer and a cocktail, I couldn't help but feel that there is a feeling of the band TOTO in this tune that can fit equally on the deck of a cruise ship as well as in a fashionable restaurant in Tokyo. Thanks to the commenter for providing this succulent piece of information for Takizawa fans.
I was the person who informed you of this, wow that was quick! Thank you once again for the lovely write-up.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure. I hope that you've been enjoying the album.
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