Description:

A live album of Naoko Kawai's first concert held on October 14, 1980 at Postal Savings Hall in Shiba, Tokyo, is now available as the world's first SACD hybrid, sold exclusively through Tower Records. The latest remastering in 2023 from the original master. The sound supervisor is Eiji Uchinuma (honorary chairman of the Japan Music Studio Association), an engineer who was involved in the recording of the original recording, and through a state-of-the-art mastering process, the sound of the original recording has been reproduced more realistically. This is a completely new SACD HB experience that allows you to experience the engineering and sound sense of Eiji Uchinuma, who brings out the best in the sound of top creators and the personality of the artist Nahoko Kawai! Includes 5 additional bonus tracks of rare sound sources (narrated by Akira Kume) recorded only on cassette tapes. Commentary: Stereo Sound T&M .(Original release: December 10, 1980 / Japan Columbia Corporation / LP: AF-7019 / CT: CAR- 1014) ■ Sound supervisor: Eiji Uchinuma (Chairman of Mixer's Lab / Honorary Chairman of the Music Studio Association of Japan) ■ Mastering engineers: Isao Kikuchi / Takuya Kato ( Cooperation: Stereo Sound Corporation ■ Production and release: Nippon Columbia Corporation ■ Planning and sales: Tower Records Japan Inc. World's first SACD release. Can be played on a normal CD player. The SACD layer uses the SACD master (DSD) faithfully converted from the original master. The CD layer also uses a PCM master converted from the DSD-converted digital data from the original master. The CD layer also uses PCM masters converted from DSD-converted digital data from the original masters to achieve sound quality that is superior to that of existing CDs, even when played on an ordinary CD player.Package specs: Standard plastic case ■ Disc printed in green ■ Commentary: Stereo Sound T&M Arrangements: Shinichi Tanabe, Masato Kai Recorded & Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma