RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – Coda

Ryuichi Sakamoto’s sought after recording ‘Coda’, only issued in Japan in 1983 as a solo piano version of the “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” soundtrack. The album, which was never been released outside of Japan until now, sees Sakamoto on acoustic piano reinterpreting fascinating versions of his soundtrack recordings including the theme “Germination,” which was later used in the “Call Me By Your Name” soundtrack. This re-issue has been remastered by Seigen Ono’s Saidera Mastering studio in Tokyo and boasts the original artwork plus a 4-page insert with new liner notes by Andy Beta.

• A1 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
• A2 Batavia
• A3 Germination
• A4 Hearty Breakfast
• A5 Before The War
• A6 The Seed And The Sower
• A7 A Brief Encounter
• B1 Ride Ride Ride
• B2 The Fight
• B3 Dismissed!
• B4 Beyond Reason
• B5 Sowing The Seed
• B6 Last Regrets
• B7 The Seed
• B8 Japan
• B9 Coda