{"product_id":"maria-asahina-maria","title":"Maria Asahina - Maria","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; border: 1px solid #bbb; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; background-color: #fff;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\"\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #333;\"\u003e📀 Product Details\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb; font-weight: bold; width: 30%; color: #222;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"\u003e1979\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAlfa – ALR-6016\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eMedia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX- (Plays EX)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eSleeve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX (w\/Insert)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eObi\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 6px; background: #efefef; border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0 10px;\"\u003eComments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJapan Original Pressing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA cult 1979 Japanese pop gem where disco, mellow soul and early City Pop collide — with Harvey Mason, YMO, Tatsuro Yamashita, Minako Yoshida, Hiroshi Sato and more behind the scenes.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the only album left by Maria Asahina, and its credits read like a snapshot of Japanese pop at the end of the ’70s. Harvey Mason drives the funky “Disco Gal,” with Tatsuro Yamashita and Minako Yoshida on vocal arrangements and chorus; Haruomi Hosono writes “Onna Tomodachi,” arranged by YMO, while Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hiroshi Sato and Masataka Matsutoya each shape different corners of the record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result moves effortlessly from glossy disco and sophisticated mellow soul to breezy AOR and futuristic electronic pop. “Ketsubetsu” is beautifully understated, “Kin’iro no Nagisa” carries an irresistible Hosono groove, and “Kokoro no Mama ni” captures the album’s perfectly polished late-’70s atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFar more than a forgotten idol record — a remarkable one-off album sitting right at the crossroads of disco, soul and the emerging sound of Japanese City Pop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qJVgAEYvMEU?si=u8ghlURqMuQxrUj-\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aO1xgcsCtvY?si=tjBHqC7tAiEhu_qb\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x-TNg_OJzeA?si=nLoyCzCg4kpB0d3p\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RECORD MONSTER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43353434095825,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/9413\/0641\/files\/IMG_7876.jpg?v=1790939942","url":"https:\/\/www.recordmonster.net\/products\/maria-asahina-maria","provider":"RECORD MONSTER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}