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: Japan's definitive holiday anthem, famously holding a spot on the Oricon charts for decades.
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The 55-track compilation is organized chronologically to showcase Yamashita's evolution from his early band days to his solo superstardom. Disc 1: Sugar Babe ~ RCA/Air Years (1975–1982)
: Raw, energetic funk basslines mixed with American soft rock, transitioning into high-budget studio mastery. Disc 2: Moon/Warner Years I (1983–1995) : Japan's definitive holiday anthem, famously holding a
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Released in 2015, Tatsuro Yamashita OPUS ~All Time Best 1975-2012~ is a 2-disc, 35-track monument. It’s not a rushed cash-grab compilation. It’s a carefully curated journey through Yamashita’s golden periods: from his early, folk-tinged work with Sugar Babe to the funk-disco perfection of For You (1982), through the AOR smoothness of the late ‘80s, and into the sophisticated studio wizardry of the 2000s. While OPUS might not be available as a
While original CD pressings (WPCL-11201/4) are highly collectible, high-quality FLAC versions are available via official digital channels. The official label.
Includes "Down Town," "Ride On Time," "Sparkle," and "Loveland, Island".
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Yamashita is famously anti-streaming. He believes albums are meant to be listened to in sequence, start to finish, without skipping. He calls streaming services "juke boxes." Disc 1: Sugar Babe ~ RCA/Air Years (1975–1982)
By 2012, Tatsuro Yamashita had already been a titan of the industry for decades. However, his work was scattered across different record labels—specifically RCA/Air years and the later Moon/Warner years. For a new listener, building a comprehensive collection was challenging. Enter “Opus: All Time Best 1975–2012.”
This collection is considered the definitive "Greatest Hits" album for the "King of City Pop." Unlike previous compilations that focused only on hits, Opus was curated by Yamashita himself to represent his best work from his debut up to 2012. It includes tracks from his Nirvana-era through his RCA and Warner eras, offering a comprehensive look at his evolution as a singer-songwriter and producer.
Yamashita's attention to detail extends to the physical release, which was made available in multiple configurations. The standard edition is the 3CD set detailed above. However, the true collector's item is the , which includes a bonus disc of rare and previously unreleased material. This coveted fourth disc often contains:
That scarcity is precisely why Opus matters.