Credits:

Naoto Takenaka, Cityboys, Seiko Ito, Nakamura Yuji, Koyuki Matsumoto

Description:

Naoto Takenakas ALFA Debut Album. A Crystalization of 80s Subculture Through Music, Comedy, and ActingA reissue project celebrating Naoto Takenakas 70th anniversary, as he turned 70 on March 20, 2026! A strictly limited-edition release!Naoto Takenakas debut album, released by Alpha Records on September 25, 1984 (CD release in 1994). The producer was Shigeichi Kuwahara, who also produced YMOs *Zoshoku* (1980, Alpha Records). The albums structurealternating between Takenaos vocal tracks and comedy sketchesmirrors that of the original release. The comedy sketches feature City Boys, Seiko Ito, Yuji Nakamura, and Koyuki Matsumoto. Musicians include Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, Keiichi Suzuki, Hajime Tachibana, Hiroshi Sato, and Koji Ueno. The title track, Kawatta Katachi no Ishi, is an arrangement by Haruomi Hosono based on the folk song