MASAYOSHI TAKANAKA – Sweet Agnes Vinyl

Description

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Agnes Lum’s visit to Japan. Masayoshi Takanaka’s memorable 1st single “Sweet Agnes,” released in 1976, is reissued on 12-inch, 45 rpm colored vinyl. With a reproduced jacket from the 7-inch edition featuring a cute close-up shot of Agnes, the title track – newly written as the theme song for the short film “Taiyo no Koibito Agnes Lum,” released in the summer of the same year – is a fusion number perfect for summer. The coupling track “Tokyo Reggae” is an insert song from the same film with lyrics by Yukihiro Takahashi. A city pop killer tune on which Takanaka himself takes the vocals, it is a song from his 1st album “Seychelles,” whose popularity overseas has risen especially in recent years. Remastering & Cutting by Alex Wharton (ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, LONDON)

To be released November 11, 2026