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細野晴臣
HARRY HOSONO & TIN PAN ALLEY IN CHINA TOWN
KAKUBARHYTHM,- Cat No: HHMK-004
- updated:2026-07-02
A legendary live performance by Tin Pan Alley, led by Haruomi Hosono, held on May 8, 1976, at “Tong Fa Shin Kan,” a long-established Chinese restaurant in Yokohama’s Chinatown—just before the release of their 1975 album *Tropical Dandy* and prior to the release of their 1976 album *Tai’an Yanghang*. The audio recording, which meticulously captures the atmosphere of that night, has been revived as a “stereo mix” after half a century. The stereo version of the legendary “Chinatown Live” performance, discovered after 50 years, is finally here! First-ever LP release!!! Congratulations.
Track List
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1. つめたく冷して
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(Words. & Music Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley Japanese Words Morio Agata)
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2. 香港Blues
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(Words. & Music Hoagy Carmichael)
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3. 絹街道
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(Words. & Music Haruomi Hosono)
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4. チャタヌガ・チュー・チュー
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(Words. Mack Gordon Music Harry Warren Japanese Words Haruomi Hosono)
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5. ボレロ(メンバー紹介)
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(Music. Maurice Ravel)
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6. ハリケーン・ドロシー
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(Words. & Music Haruomi Hosono)
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7. ブラック・ピーナッツ
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(Words. & Music Haruomi Hosono)
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8. トーク・トゥ・ミー
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(Words. & Music Irving Fields, Sunny Skylar)
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1. 北京Duck
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(Words. & Music Haruomi Hosono)
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2. 蝶々-San
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(Words. & Music Haruomi Hosono)
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3. アヤのバラード
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(Music. Haruomi Hosono)
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4. 熱帯夜
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(Words. & Music Haruomi Hosono)
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5. ファイアークラッカー
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(Music. Martin Denny)
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6. “サヨナラ” ザ・ジャパニーズ・フェアウェル・ソング
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(Words. Freddy Morgan Music Hasegawa Yoshida)
細野晴臣 Vocal, Marimba, Hand Clap
鈴木茂 E.Guitar, Banjo
林立夫 Drums
浜口茂外也 Percussions, Flute, Hand Clap
矢野顕子 Piano, Chorus
坂本龍一 E.Piano, Synthesizer
田中章弘 E.Bass, Hand Clap
羽鳥幸次 Trumpet, Hand Clap
新井英治 Trombone, Hand Clap
村岡健 Sax, Hand Clap
Mix, Mastering : Goh Hotoda
Cutting Engineer : Shinya Matsushita (PICCOLO AUDIO WORKS)
Art Direction & Design : Takashi Okada
Illustration : Takashi Okada, Yasuo Yagi
Photographs : Masashi Kuwamoto
Liner Notes : Yoshiro Nagato

On May 8, 1976, just before the band embarked on their “Tropical” trilogy and right before the release of *Tropical Dandy*, a superb live recording from the legendary Chinese restaurant “Tong Fa Shin Kan” in Yokohama’s Chinatown—the perfect setting—has been released on vinyl LP! Based on a newly discovered stereo master, engineer Tsuyoshi Hodo has created a new mix and mastering. The soundscape is superb, allowing you to feel the atmosphere and immediacy of that era. And the MC segments will make you smile. Every song is fantastic, but the transition from the brilliant band introductions to “Bolero” and then into “Hurricane Dorothy” is incredibly stylish. The performance of “Firecracker”—recorded on the eve of the YMO project—brought tears to my eyes. The LP includes liner notes by Yoshiro Nagato.