Masayoshi Takanaka - Sweet Agnes (Clear Blue) (12") (PRE-ORDER)

Pre-order: this record comes out 11/20/2026. Release dates are set by the label and can move. If you order it with in-stock items, we'll hold the whole order until everything arrives. If we can't fill your pre-order, we'll let you know and refund you in full.

Masayoshi Takanaka's first single "Sweet Agnes" (1976) is back as a 12" 45 RPM single on clear blue vinyl, in a jacket that reproduces the original 7" sleeve with its close-up of Hawaiian idol Agnes Lum. The title track, written as the theme for the short film Agnes Lum, Lover of the Sun, is a breezy summer fusion number. On the B side, "Tokyo Reggie" (lyrics by Yukihiro Takahashi, Takanaka on vocals) is a city pop favorite from his first album Seychelles, which has found a huge audience overseas in recent years. Remastered and cut by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios. Japan import.