• 180gram HQ pressing at RTI
• Housed in deluxe tip on jacket
• Remastered from the 1st generation NIPPON COLUMBIA master tape
• Lacquer cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Faithfully restored artwork & insert from the original 1977 release

Tokyo-based singer-songwriter Nanako Sato(佐藤奈々子) teamed up with Motoharu Sano(佐野元春) during her time in school and submitted an entry into a collegiate women’s song contest, which made it to the finals. This led to her signing with Better Days/Nippon Columbia and the release of her debut album, <Funny Walkin’>.

In charge of arrangements is ‘Master’ Yuji Ohno(大野雄二) of fame, who weaves a classy pop record with bold jazz vibes. Sato’s nonchalant, whispering, vocal style – which would go on to deeply influence the later Shibuya-kei style – comes together with Sano’s broad musical arsenal encompassing ragtime, good time rock n roll, and jazz to create one beauty of a record. The opening track ‘Subterranean Couple’ has been rediscovered to great acclaim amid the recent ‘city pop’ craze. fame, who weaves a classy pop record with bold jazz vibes. Sato’s nonchalant, whispering, vocal style – which would go on to deeply influence the later Shibuya-kei style – comes together with Sano’s broad musical arsenal encompassing ragtime, good time rock n roll, and jazz to create one beauty of a record. The opening track ‘Subterranean Couple’ has been rediscovered to great acclaim amid the recent ‘city pop’ craze.

Track list

A1 サブタレニアン二人ぼっち
A2 トワイライト
A3 真夜中のロックンロール・ダンス
A4 綱渡り
A5 赤いドレスでファニー・ウォーキン
A6 ラグタイム・フォーエヴァー
B1 ストリート・コーナー・ベティ
B2 土曜の夜から日曜の朝へ
B3 スターダスト・ドライヴ
B4 ピアニストの恋人
B5 恋にゆれて
B6 夜のイサドラ