Osamu Kitajima ‎- Masterless Samurai - LP ex/ex with inner 1981

Sold Date: November 2, 2020
Start Date: October 23, 2020
Final Price: $36.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 1601
Buyer Feedback: 25


Competitive pricing is my goal to get rid of the hundred's of Lp's.  I try my best to grade lp's, and on occasion I will play test if time allows... I am trying to clean records that raises my ire of suspicion, but am finding my self these days cleaning everything. My only method of cleaning is a soft brush and cloth and some Audio Advisor product. I do not have a vacuum. I listen with my turntable & needle when I play grade an LP. If a stubborn noise erupts I will then look under a light and microscope. It is quite time consuming. So I may miss a thing or two sometimes on my listings,  but I will always be here to help resolve the issue. All I ask is my buyers realize these points and be rest assured I offer a refund policy but I would prefer you email me so we can work something out first, I may have a back up copy... Ebay deducts points for to many defective records, which I agree it is seller's responsibility...
I have been collecting records since my 20's... Its has been a passion and a part-time hobby, I hope you love and enjoy music as much as I do, and selling is another way to get to know other people with a like minded interest as I. I offer a refund policy, so please give me the opportunity to make good if there is a problem with a transaction. I reserve the right to cancel a transaction after the sale If I find a missed defect on your behalf.
check prices, email me with concerns please. I recommend ship insurance for $1.70. Let me know I will send you with it added to invoice.
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shipping: 1-2 Lp's: $3.50 3-3 Lp's: $3.80 4-5 Lp's: $4.50 6-6 Lp's  $5.50 7-9 Lp's  $6.50 

After studying the classical guitar and the piano as a child, in the 1960s Kitajima was a member of his cousin 's band The Launchers.  After graduating from , and already a successful composer of TV and advertising jingles, he moved for one year to the UK in 1971, which brought him in to contact with  and . Inspired in particular by ,  and , he dubbed himself as 'Justin Heathcliff' (picked for its English-sounding quality) and issued his lone eponymous album. Released only in Japan, the album became highly prized in collector's circles for its good-natured idiosyncrasy and casual melodicism.

After this album, he dropped the pseudonym and in 1974 released his debut album, Benzaiten (Island Records), under his own name. This instrumental  album was melodically rich and can be defined as a mix of  and traditional Japanese music. The album also featured  and it utilized various electronic equipment such as a , , , , and .

In 1974, he moved to the  area, USA, where he signed a contract with  Later he opened the East Quest Studios there. In 1991, Kitajima released his critically acclaimed album Behind the Light in the USA (Higher Octave Music), again under his own name. In it, he blended elements of  and traditional Japanese music, e.g. he used the sounds of  and .

Wishing to explore the expanding world of dance and electronica music, Kitajima began his collaboration with instrumentalist/composer/producer Chris Mancinelli. During the early 1990s the production team initiated a partnership by producing and arranging the albums of many artists in the Asian markets for Warner Bros, Sony Music, Toshiba-EMI, and Pony Canyon Records. These included remixes for the Warner Bros. release of 's "Mon Cheri Mari" and a highly revered re-mix of the all-time classic song "" by Japanese legend  for Sony Music. These collaborations lead to a record deal with the Virgin/CyberOctave label and the ground breaking release of Beyond the Circle. The guys also found time to create the underground smash Fabulous Breaker Boys techno/surf release which was a #1 seller on the now infamous  and  websites. Following this was a project recorded for Miles Copeland's Ark21/mondorhythmica label entitled Two Bridges Crossing (2004). This music was also featured on the label's acclaimed compilation series Zen and the Art of Chilling (2002). Copeland shuttered the record label but the project was later released independently.

Kitajima began to receive even wider interest in the West when the track "You Know What I Mean" was featured on the Asian volume of the  compilation series in 1999, and has since been reissued on CD. After releasing the album, Kitajima has continued to work under his own name. Now associated more closely with  music than pop, he currently resides and works in .

In 2000, he founded East Quest Records, Inc., a record company.

In 2004, he earned a  in 



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