Sachiko Kanenobu
Albums
み空 MISORA
1972 (URC)
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み空 Misora (Look Up, The Sky Is Beatufiul )
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あなたから遠くへ Anata Kara Tokue (Far Away From You)
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かげろう Kagero (The Heat Wave)
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時にまかせて Toki Ni Makasete (Leave It To Time)
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空はふきげん Sora Wa Fukigen (Moody Sky)
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おまえのほしいものは何 Omae No Hoshii No Wa Nani (What Do You Really Want?)
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青い魚 Aoi Sakana (Blue Fish)
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雪が降れば Yuki Ga Fureba (I Wish It Would Snow)
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道行き Michi Yuki (Running Away On A Road Of Snow)
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はやぶさと私 Hayabusa To Watashi (Falcon And I)
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春一番の風は激しく Haru Ichiban No Kaze Wa Hageshiku (The First Strong Winds of Spring)
Misora is a critically acclaimed 1972 LP by Japanese folk-rock singer-songwriter Sachiko Kanenobu. Considered a timeless classic, it is revered as a pioneering album for female singer-songwriters in Japan. Though initially overlooked, the album gained cult status over the decades and has been reissued several times in Japan (URC, Pony Canyon, Sony), Australia (Chapter Music), Spain (Guerssen Records) and the U.S. (Light in the Attic).
【URCレコード・オリジナルアルバム復刻企画第五弾】日本のインディ・レーベルの先駆けとして1969年に産声をあげ、70年代末に活動を終了したURC（アングラ・レコード・クラブ）。高田渡、遠藤賢司、五つの赤い風船、加川良、はっぴいえんど、岡林信康、その他多くの先鋭的な才能が集ったURCは日本のフォーク／ロックの祖と言える存在。その発売権が2023年ソニーミュージックに移り、6月よりスタートしたURC名盤群のCD再発シリーズ第五弾。『み空』は女性シンガーソングライターの草分けである、金延幸子がURCに唯一残したアルバム。細野晴臣、大瀧詠一、中川イサトらのバックアップによりレコーディングされた。発表から50年を経た今でも名盤として支持されている。
時にまかせて ー金延幸子レア・トラックス
Leave It To Time : Rare Tracks 1969-1971
2024 (Sony/URC) CD +2
1. 時にまかせて Toki Ni Makasete (Leave It To Time)
2. あかりが消えたら Akari Ga Kietara (When It's Light Goes Out)
3. ほしのでんせつ Hoshi No Densetsu (Tells Of Stars) (Jazzy Version)
4. マリアンヌ Marianne
5. アリス Alice (Short Version)
6. おまえのほしいのは何 Omae No Hoshi Noha Nani (What Do You Really Want?) (Alt.Version)
7. 雨あがり Ame Agari (After The Rain)
8. ほしのでんせつ Hoshi No Densetsu (Tells Of Stars)
9. あなたから遠くへ Anata Kara Tokue (Far Away From You) (Alt.Version)
10. おまえのほしいのは何 Omae No Hishi Noha Nani (What Do You Really Want?)
11. あかりが消えたら Akari Ga Kietara (When It's Light Goes Out)
12 . マリアンヌ Marianne
13. あくまのお話し Akuma No Ohanashi (Story of the Devil)
14. アリス Alice
15. 時にまかせて Toki Ni Makasete (Single Version Outtake)*
16. ほしのでんせつ Hoshi No Densetsu (Single Version Outtake)*
*Bonus Tracks
Founded in 1969 as a pioneering indie label in Japan, URC (Underground Record Club) began as small mail-order only operation in the late 1960s, bringing together cutting-edge talents across the folk spectrum in Osaka. This compilation release features a rare track collection of gems from Sachiko Kanenobu's early years, including her time with "Gu" and "Secret Society 〇〇 Cult." as well as live performances of her in her early prime. Released initially in 1998 on the Toshiba label, it was reissued in 2020 on Pony Canyon, and again in 2024 with the addition two bonus tracks and new artwork.
FORK IN THE ROAD
1998 (Seals Records)
In the summer of 1998, the hidden masterpiece Fork In The Road was recorded in a private studio in Izu, Japan. Produced by Koichi Matsuda, her bandmate in Gu, the album was intended as a return to the folk sounds of Misora following her years fronting rock band Culture Shock in America. The album features many songs originally written in English that were translated into Japanese to appeal to fans of her early 70s sound. Unfortuantely the Seals label folded shortly after it's release, leading to the album's rarity.
FORK IN THE ROAD
REMIXED / REMASTERED
2023 (Columbia/Tuff Beats)
In 2023 Makoto Kubota lead an effort to reintroduce Sachiko's "lost" 1998 album. With support from Daichi Ito, ASA-CHANG, and members of Kikagaku Moyo, Kubota has undertaken a bold reproduction, going beyond remastering and remixing for its release.
SACHIKO
1999 (Victor Records)
1. 朝のひとしずく
2. 私のジャンと呼ばせて
3. トンボ天国
4. 愛しい遠い人
5. East & West
6. 私のそばに
7. A・E・I・U
8. 愛の静けさ
9. 白い馬
10. たなばたまつり
11. Come Closer, My Angel
In 1999 Sachiko returned to Japan to record this self-titled album for the Victor label. While retaining the crystal-clear impression of “Misora,” this ambitious work incorporates many elements of ethnic and even club sounds. It is an album of wonderful perfection that does not feel old-fashioned at all, even in this day and age. In 2024 it was remastered by Makoto Kubota and released on vinyl for the first time as "Sachiko Kanenobu".
Sachiko + Culture Shock
Sachiko - Culture Shock 12" EP
1987 (LXR Records)
Yin
A1. Mr. Right
A2. Hundred Monkeys
Yang
B1. Otemoyan
B2. Dream Of Africa
Sachiko's debut rock music 12" EP, released on her own LXR label (named by Philip K. Dick). Looking to perform the material live with a group, this lead to the formation of her new band Sachiko + Culture Shock.
Sachiko + Culture Shock - Seize Fire
1991 (LXR Records)
1. Climb Into The Future
2. Big Light
3. Pull Out The Power (From Underground)
4. Train Station
5. Synchronicity
6. Money Philosophy
7. Live Or Die
8. Bad Boy
9. Sun Keeps Shining
Throughout the 1980's Sachiko and her band Culture Shock gained a cult following across the San Francisco Bay Area with their unique punk-folk sound, often opening for a range of rock acts including legends as diverse as Bo Diddley and underground noise icons Caroliner Rainbow.
The band's Seize Fire album found a strong fanbase overseas via frequent plays on German radio, leading to touring the country twice in the early 1990s.
SACHIKO + CULTURE SHOCK
LXR Records
1992 CD Single Release
1. Synchronicity (Single Remix)
2. Climb Into The Future (Single Remix)
3. Dream Of Africa (EP Mix)
4. Dream Of Africa (Radio Cut)
This CD single features remixes from the Seize Fire album and two versions of a track from Sachiko's Culture Shock EP. It was released to support the band's second tour of Germany in 1992 after selling out of copies of the Seize Fire album.
Sachiko Kanenobu - It's Up To You
1995 (Midi Inc.)
1. Never Give Up
2. Hateshinaku
3. Monkey Island
4. So Far Away So Close
5. Hole In The Sky
6. Walking On A Tightrope
7. Nice Guy
8. It's Up To You
9. My Best Friend
10. Keep Heating Up Your Heart
11. I Had A Dream It Was
12. Only Us Who Change
Following the dissolution of Culture Shock, Sachiko recorded "It's Up To You" in San Francisco in 1994. With a nice recording budget from MIDI Records, the album featured some major studio players supporting her, including members of Santana's, Alice Cooper's and Miles Davis's touring bands. Released in Japan in 1995.
Singles
秘密結社〇〇教団 – Secret Society 〇〇 Cult
1969 (URC Records) 7" Single
A. あくまのお話し The Story of the Devil
B. アリス. Alice
Sachiko made her recording debut with the URC studio band 秘密結社〇〇教団 (Secret Society 〇〇 Cult) alongside Koichi Matsuda, Ichio Seo and Isato Nakagawa of Itsutsu No Akai Fusen (Five Red Balloons). Produced by Takashi Nishioka, it features her original composition "Alice" with lyrics by Masahiro Masaki. The band members identies were kept secret, but once revealed the group rebranded themselves as Gu.
A. あかりが消えたら When the lights go out
B. マリアンヌ Marianne
金延幸子 Sachiko Kanenobu - 時にまかせて
1971 (Victor Records) 7" Single
A. 時にまかせて Leave it to time
B. ほしのでんせつ Tells of stars
Produced by Happy End's Eichii Ohtaki, Sachiko's first single as a solo artist appeared on the Victor Records label in 1971. Despite the excitement of finally releasing music under her own name, Sachiko felt Ohtaki's pop-leaning production and arrangements were out of step with her own vision, prompting her to ask Ohtaki's band mate Haruomi Hosono to help bring her Misora album to life.
Sachiko - Fork in the Road / Tokyo Song
1981 (LXR) 7" Single
A. Fork In The Road
B. Tokyo Song
With encouragement from renowned science-fiction writer and family friend Philip K. Dick, Sachiko began writing and playing music again in the early 1980s after nearly a decade raising her two sons. "Fork In The Road" was her first song written in English, and the single was her first release since "Misora" in 1972.
A. 青い魚 Blue Fish
B. あなたから遠くへ Far Away From You
To commemorate her Misora classic "Aoi Kasana" being featured in the Oscar-nomiated film Perfect Days by renowned director Wim Wenders, Sony/URC released this limited edition black vinyl single featuring a special new remastering by Makoto Kubota.