Description:

The live album of Naoko Kawai's final birthday concert held at Yomiuri Land Open Theater EAST on July 24, 1988, is now available as the world's first SACD hybrid album through Tower Records limited sales. Latest remastering in 2023 from the original master. The sound supervisor is engineer Eiji Uchinuma (Honorary Chairman of the Music Studio Association of Japan), who was invited by Stereo Sound Inc. to reproduce the original sound of the recording through a state-of-the-art mastering process. This is a completely new SACD HB experience that allows you to experience the sound of top-notch creators and the engineering and sound sense of Eiji Uchinuma, who brings out the best of the artist Nahoko Kawai's personality. Except for one cover song, the album is composed mainly of original hit singles, and as the title "Thanksgiving" implies, it is full of fan service. (Original release: October 21, 1988 / Nippon Columbia Corporation / LP: AZ-7286-87 / CT: CPY-1180-81 / CD: 44CA-2730-31) ■ Sound supervisor: Eiji Uchinuma (Chairman of Mixer's Lab / Honorary Chairman of the Music Studio Association of Japan) ■ Mastering engineers: Isao Kikuchi / Takuya Kato (Warner Music Mastering) (Chairman Emeritus, Japan Music Studio Association) ■ Mastering Engineers: Isao Kikuchi / Takuya Kato (Warner Music Mastering) ■ Cooperation: Stereo Sound Corporation ■ Production and release: Nippon Columbia Corporation ■ Planning and sales: Tower Records Japan Inc. The world's first SACD release. World's first SACD release. Can be played on a normal CD player. The SACD layer uses the SACD master (DSD) faithfully converted from the original master. The CD layer also uses a PCM master converted from the DSD-converted digital data from the original master. The CD layer also uses PCM masters converted from DSD-converted digital data from the original masters to achieve sound quality that is superior to that of existing CDs, even when played on an ordinary CD player.■ Package specifications: standard plastic case ■ Disc printed in green ■ Commentary: Stereo Sound T&M Arrangements: Ryozo Itsumi, Hiroshi Nagashima, Senji Takahashi