[Free shipping] 2 CD sets by Toshio Kadomatsu [SUMMER TIME ROMANCE ~FROM KIKI TOSHIKI KADOMATSU] + [Toshio Kadomatsu 1981-1987] 2 CDs, 20 songs, CD released in 1993, 2 types of Kadomatsu best CDs

[Free shipping] 2 CD sets (3 CDs) by Toshio Kadomatsu for sale. Not rental items. Listed 2-3 times.

① [SUMMER TIME ROMANCE ~FROM KIKI /TOSHIKI KADOMATSU] 12 songs, BVCR-1521, CD released in 1994, with obi

*For detailed song titles, please see image 6.

② [Toshio Kadomatsu 1981-1987] 2 CDs, 20 songs, BVCR-1903-4, CD released in 1993

*For detailed song titles, please see image 7.

① is Toshiki Kadomatsu's second compilation album, "SUMMER TIME ROMANCE~FROM KIKI," released on May 21, 1984. The album is based on the concept of recreating the American radio station "KIKI," and features Kadomatsu's songs interspersed with DJ sets by Kamasami Kong. Initially, it was only available on cassette tape, but about three months later it was released on LP, and later on in 1994 it was released on CD. (From Wikipedia)

② is Toshiki Kadomatsu's first best album, "1981-1987," released on October 21, 1993. This was released right after the start of his hiatus from singing, which he called "freezing," and is a two-disc best album that includes songs released between his debut in 1981 and 1987. Of the 20 songs included, 15 are new versions, including complete retakes, and 9 are on CD for the first time.

The production of this work began in April of the same year, after the final performance at the Nippon Budokan in January 1993, which was "frozen." First, the live video of the Nippon Budokan performance was edited for sale to the fan club (later to be sold to the general public). It took about three months to complete. It is said to have taken the same amount of time and effort as the production of the original albums up to that point. Although he officially announced that he was taking a break from singing, his musical activities continued as before. The stance of freezing his activities was that he could no longer continue his activities expressing his own songs (i.e., being a singer-songwriter), so he took a break from them, but he continued his other musical activities, such as his work as a sound producer and Agartha, which was born after the release of this work. In addition, he considered his own compositions produced before 1987, which was before the events and reasons around 1990 that led to the freeze, to be separate from the freeze (which is why the range of songs included in this work is limited to those from that period). Therefore, for Kadomatsu, who had announced his hiatus but continued to be active in the music industry, there was no obstacle to producing "the part of Toshiki Kadomatsu that is not related to the freeze," and so this work was produced. At first, he was considering completely retiring from the music industry and switching to the food and beverage industry, but after being persuaded by his agency at the time, Marmalade, he finally decided to remain in the industry as a musician other than a singer. This is explained in an interview in the book "Toshiki Kadomatsu 81-01...Thousand day of yesterdays".

Of course, there is a reason why this work, while taking the form of a best album, is different from that. It is because Toshiki Kadomatsu had the opportunity. In the early days of his debut, he had regretted for many years that he was not able to create the sound he wanted, both technically and in his position, but by 1993, 13 years after his debut, he had finally been able to achieve what he wanted. Kadomatsu was then able to perform a remake of his previous songs that he was not satisfied with, with a "1993" Kadomatsu sound. Kadomatsu continued to work as a sound producer and perform live on stage under the pseudonym "Oshamanbe Taro," but in the end, this was the only new album under the name Kadomatsu Toshiki that he released during the freeze period. From Wikipedia

It was carefully stored, and although the surface is clean, the white part of the plastic case (②) has turned yellow (see image ①) due to the long storage period. Please refrain from purchasing if you are sensitive to such things. No claims or returns please. We will strive to ship promptly.