Midori TakadaThrough The Looking Glass

Label:

Palto Flats – PFCD006

Format:

CD , Album, Reissue

Country:

Released:

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

1 Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream 11:56
2 Crossing 8:46
3 Trompe-l'œil 5:28
4 Catastrophe Σ 15:10

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed FromSony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
  • Distributed ByWordandsound
  • Manufactured ByOptimal Media GmbH – AH70767
  • Recorded AtVictor Aoyama Studio
  • Mixed AtRVC Studio
  • Mastered AtEmil Berliner Studios

Credits

  • Artwork [Font Rebuilding]Zenit Vandalizm
  • Composed By [All Works], Performer [All Works]Midori Takada
  • Cover [Cover Design, Original], Design [Cover Design, Original]Mikio Kawasaki
  • Directed By [Original]Masahiko Arao
  • Edited ByJacob Gorchov
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer, Original]Akio Tanabe
  • Engineer [Engineered By, Original], Mixed By [Original]Masaki Ohno
  • Engineer [Mastering Engineer, Original], Mastered By [Mastering Engineer, Original]Kazuie Sugimoto
  • Executive-Producer [Executive Producer, Original]Masamitsu Kurokawa
  • Illustration [Original]Yoko Ochida
  • LayoutMadame Paris
  • Liner NotesMasaaki Hara
  • Liner Notes [Translation]Ken Hidaka
  • Mastered By [Recorded From Original Reels By]Frederic Stader
  • Photography By [Original]Riki Watanabe
  • Producer [Produced By, Original]Midori Takada
  • Supervised By [Supervision]Olivier Ducret

Notes

On back:
Through The Looking Glass
Midori Takada
solo works

Recorded January 27-28, February 3, 1983 at Aoyama Studio 302, Tokyo
mixed at RVC Studio, Tokyo

Mastering Engineer: Kazuie Sugimoto (JVC)

On insert:
Recorded from original reels [...] at Emil Berliner Studios
Manufacturing by Optimal
Distribution by Word and Sound

Thanks to Stephan Armleder, Eric Mermod, Masahiko Satoh, Ryusuke Kosawa and Hiroyuki Kamajima

Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
This is a 2017 reissue by WRWTFWW and Palto Flats
Original release by RCA Japan 1983

Incidental information:
The credits listed on the back sleeve refer to the original issue
and the credits listed on the insert refer to the reissue.

Released in digipak with inserted fold-out sheet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 7 640153 367211
  • Barcode (Scanned, EAN): 7640153367211
  • Barcode (Matrix area, scanned, Code 39): AH70767-01
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): manufactured by optimal media GmbH AH70767-01
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi L575
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 9707
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): manufactured by optimal media GmbH AH70767-01
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi L575
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 9721

Other Versions (5 of 12)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Through The Looking Glass (LP, Album, Promo) RCA Red Seal RCL-8369 Japan 1983
Recently Edited
Through The Looking Glass (LP, Album) RCA Red Seal RCL-8369 Japan 1983
Recently Edited
Through The Looking Glass (LP, Album, Reissue) We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records PFLP006, WRWTFWW019 USA & Europe 2017
New Submission
Through The Looking Glass (2×12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue) We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records WRWTFWW018 Switzerland 2017
New Submission
Through The Looking Glass (LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing, Signed) We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records WRWTFWW019 Switzerland 2017

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Reviews

  • spiderfriend's avatar
    spiderfriend
    Post modern excursion into dreams, jungles, and circus nightmares weaving a path to the apocalypse.
    • The_Vinyl_Minimalist's avatar
      the 2017 CD reissue of the long OOP Through the Looking Glass by Midori Takada is a stunning mix of experimental music that mixes sounds from world music, ambient and Philip Glass like repetitiveness into a one of a kind delight.

      Rarely anymore(happened for me much more in the 90s) do I hear something that is not very similar to many other bands or clearly a knockoff of best seller type artist.

      Do yourself a favor and check out this truly stunning release.

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