Masayoshi Takanaka – Rainbow Goblins Story Live at Budokan 1981 3LP Color Vinyl (Japan Import, UPJY-9567/9)

About the concert By 1981, Masayoshi Takanaka was already one of Japan's most popular guitarists. The Rainbow Goblins (虹伝説), his concept album inspired by Italian painter Ul de Rico's picture book about seven goblins who steal the colors of the rainbow, came out on March 10, and that same night he staged it at the Budokan. The first half recreated the album in full. A huge rainbow neon arch lit up in time with the music, a state-of-the-art laser show played across a mountain of gear, and the seven-piece band wore costumes in their goblins' colors. Takanaka himself performed in a yellow jumpsuit with rainbow-dyed hair, playing a rainbow-metallic Yamaha SG. The second half switched to his hits, from "Blue Lagoon" to "Kurofune." Long known only from video, the show has become a touchstone for the worldwide audience that has found Takanaka through the city pop and fusion revival. Tracklist Side A Prologue Once Upon a Song Seven Goblins The Sunset Valley Side B The Moon Rose Soon Thunderstorm Side C Rising Arch Plumed Bird You Can Never Come to This Place Side D Etched side, no music Side E Blue Lagoon Rainy Day Blue Side F Early Bird Ready to Fly Kurofune (黒船) Musicians Masayoshi Takanaka (guitar), Masahiro Miyazaki (drums), Akihiro Tanaka (bass), Izumi Kobayashi (keyboards), Kiyosumi Ishikawa (keyboards), Makoto Kimura (percussion), Koji Satsuma (sax) and Yuki Sugawara (percussion). Release details Artist Masayoshi Takanaka (高中正義) Title Rainbow Goblins Story Live at Budokan 1981 ~Niji Densetsu~ Special Edition (虹伝説) Label Universal Music Japan Catalog No. UPJY-9567/9 Barcode 4988031870235 Format 3 × 12" LP (clear lime yellow, clear red, clear blue), etched side D Includes Photo booklet with liner notes Mastering Alex Wharton, Abbey Road Studios Recorded Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, March 10–11, 1981 Country Japan (import) Released September 30, 2026 Genre Jazz-Fusion, City Pop, Live Condition New The studio version of "EARLY BIRD": T-WAVE (180g clear orange vinyl). Why buy from STOKYO STOKYO is run by DJs and vinyl heads, and we've been importing Japanese records and analog gear since 2004. This 3LP comes straight from Japan and ships from Los Angeles.