{"product_id":"awakening-special-edition-by-hiroshi-sato-vinyl-2xlp","title":"Awakening (Special Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a preorder. Estimated shipping date: Q4 2026 (November)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst released in 1982 as Hiroshi Sato's fourth studio album and his first after moving to Alfa Records, Awakening was shaped by time spent working in Los Angeles. The sessions blend Sato's polished production with West Coast atmosphere, featuring Canadian vocalist Wendy Matthews and then-new LinnDrum programming alongside guitar work from Tatsuro Yamashita, Tsunehide Matsuki, and Yuji Toriyama. The result is mellow, soulful city pop that still travels easily across borders and decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Special Edition 2LP reissue returns for the album's 40th anniversary with newly cut lacquers by Shigeru Takezawa. Disc one presents the original 1982 album on Clear Blue vinyl; disc two, on Clear Blue vinyl, adds vocal off-track and ocean-wave SE versions, the 1986 CD bonus Blue and Moody Music (Wendy's Version), and Sato's own 2005 remix of It Isn't Easy. Japanese import pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony Music Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"2xLP Clear Blue Vinyl","offer_id":52667488567583,"sku":"MHJL-525\/6","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5217\/5391\/files\/2026-07-10_10-27-04.webp?v=1783672804","url":"https:\/\/arclineusa.com\/products\/awakening-special-edition-by-hiroshi-sato-vinyl-2xlp","provider":"Arcline Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}