{"product_id":"masayoshi-takanaka-rainbow-goblins-story-live-at-budokan-1981-2026-reissue-japanese-import","title":"Masayoshi Takanaka - Rainbow Goblins Story Live at Budokan 1981 (2026 Reissue) [Japanese Import]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA close look at the full scope of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasayoshi Takanaka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s legendary concert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRAINBOW GOBLINS STORY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e! This release captures the legendary two-day concert held at Nippon Budokan on March 10 and 11, 1981, the very day and the day after the release of Masayoshi Takanaka’s masterpiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rainbow Goblins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first part recreates on stage the concept album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rainbow Goblins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which Takanaka created based on the inspiration he drew from Italian painter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUl de Rico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s picture book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rainbow Goblins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while the second part is made up of Masayoshi Takanaka’s hit songs. Now, for the first time, that full performance sees the light of day as a single audio work. A huge rainbow neon arch stretched across the stage, with its seven colours lighting up in various patterns in sync with the music. Combined with what was then a state-of-the-art laser show and a mountain-like stack of equipment onstage, it created a fantastical world. The seven musicians appeared wearing costumes in different goblin image colours, while Takanaka, dressed in a yellow jumpsuit with rainbow-colored hair, played a rainbow-colored Yamaha SG. The world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rainbow Goblins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that Masayoshi Takanaka, already at the peak of his popularity as one of Japan’s leading guitarists, brought to life onstage returns now, on its 45th anniversary, with vivid sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe analogue edition consists of three LPs in clear lime yellow, clear red, and clear blue, evoking both the three primary colours of light and the colours of the rainbow Yamaha SG Takanaka played in the first part of the concert. It also comes with a booklet packed with photographs capturing this fantastical stage production created with the latest technology of the time. Mastering and analogue cutting were handled by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlex Wharton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at Abbey Road Studios London. Liner notes are by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasayoshi Kondo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoshinobu Maruyama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN","offers":[{"title":"Clear Lime Yellow, Clear Red \u0026 Clear Blue Vinyl 3LP","offer_id":58434001863001,"sku":"SDZ-48080","price":106.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/image001.png?v=1782821670","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/masayoshi-takanaka-rainbow-goblins-story-live-at-budokan-1981-2026-reissue-japanese-import","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}