Masayoshi Takanaka – Jolly Jive (2025, Clear Yellow Vinyl)

📅 Release Date: June 25, 2025 | Country: Japan

✨ About this release

Takanaka in 1979. Confident, melodic, sun-drunk. This album’s not rare because it’s old. It’s rare because it still sounds fun. “Blue Lagoon” did numbers, sure. But the rest? That’s where the glow is. Pressed here on clear yellow.

🎧 Musical style

Bright funk. Surf guitars. Plastic palm trees. “Radio Rio” brings Sakamoto into the mix. “Rainy Day Blue” slows things down without killing the momentum. The whole album feels like cruising at golden hour, with no destination : just vibing.

Tracklist:

Side A
A1. Blue Lagoon
A2. Radio Rio
A3. Explosion
A4. 珊瑚礁の妖精 (Coral Reef Fairy)

Side B
B1. Taj Mahal
B2. Bamboo Vender
B3. パラレル・ターン (Parallel Turn)
B4. Sexy Dance
B5. Malibu

Shipping & Credits

Shipping from Paris. Carefully packed with tracking. Exclusive Japanese import. Limited quantities.

Label: Universal Music
Catalog No: UPJY-9510/2