1970 Nen +9 [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)] [UHQCD]

[Machine Translation] Isato Nakagawa, former guitarist of "Five Red Balloons", released his first solo album in 1973. The recording was done at the home studio of Hack, a resident of Osaka. This is a masterpiece full of the relaxed, homemade atmosphere that only home recording can provide. The album is full of great songs that reaffirm the appeal of Isato Nakagawa, not only as a guitarist but also as a singer-songwriter. His serene and gentle singing voice and his quiet acoustic guitar are superb. Backing him up are Ritsu Murakami, Mitsuo Nagai, Koichi Matsuda, and others, in addition to Takashi Nishioka, who also serves as director. The album also includes "Sono Ki ni Narenara (If I Feel Like It)," a prototype for the famous song "Tea Time," which is performed again on his substantial solo debut album, "Machi no Umi (Sea in the City)," a home recording filled with playfulness and experimentation, "Hear Hello, Mr. Tomobe," a song sung to his friend Masato Tomobe on fiddle, banjo, and kazoo, and "Hear Me, Mr. Tomobe," an Indian-flavored psychedelic instrumental "Hear Me, Mr. Tomobe" with a pleasant sound. The long-awaited reissue in paper jacket and high-quality sound UHQCD, including the original "MUJU", a psychedelic instrumental number with an Indian flavor, and 9 rare URC sound sources (including previously unreleased live recordings)!

元五つの赤い風船の名ギタリスト・中川イサトの'70年のプライベート録音を発掘、'73年に発表されたファースト・ソロ・アルバム! レコーディングは大阪在住のHackなる人物の自宅スタジオで行われた。自宅録音ならではの、ゆったりとしたホームメイド感あふれる名盤。ギタリストとしてだけでなく、シンガーソングライター中川イサトの魅力を再確認できる名曲が揃う。静謐で優しげな歌声と、しっとりとしたアコースティック・ギターは絶品。バッキングにはディレクターも務める西岡たかしの他、村上律、永井充男、松田幸一等が参加。実質的なソロ・デビュー作『お茶の時間』でも再演される名曲の原型となる「その気になれば」、いかにもホーム・レコーディングといった遊び心と実験性に満ちた「街の海」、友人である友部正人に歌いかける、フィドルやバンジョー、カズーが愉快な「ごきげんよう友部君」、インド風味のサイケデリックなインスト・ナンバー「無」等のオリジナルに、URCの貴重な音源(未発表発掘ライヴ音源を含む)9曲を追加し、紙ジャケット、高音質UHQCDにて待望の復刻!