The Sound of '70s

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The Sound of '70s
1998 Sound of 70s cover.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 1998 (1998-11-11)
Genre Electronic
Length47:45
Label Ki/oon Records
Producer Yoshinori Sunahara
Yoshinori Sunahara chronology
Take Off and Landing
(1998)
The Sound of '70s
(1998)
Lovebeat
(2001)
Alternative cover
1999 Sound of 70s cover.jpg
German edition cover

The Sound of '70s is the third solo studio album by Yoshinori Sunahara. It was released on Ki/oon Records on November 11, 1998. [1] [2] It was created as an homage to Pan American World Airways. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Snoozerfavorable [5]

Ben Davies of AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "a far cry from an essential purchase." [4]

Track listing

Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
1."Theme from Take-Off (Magic Sunset)"2:39
2."The New World Break"5:41
3."Clipper's Discotheque Break"6:07
4."Sun Song '70 (Bossa Version)"4:16
5."Rhodes Funky Dub (Interlude)"3:50
6."747 Dub"5:30
7."Swing the Clipper"4:12
8."Theme from Landing (Live for Living)"2:53
Total length:47:45
German edition
No.TitleLength
1."Theme from Take-Off (Magic Sunset)"2:39
2."The New World Break"5:41
3."Clipper's Discotheque Break"6:07
4."Sun Song '70 (Bossa Version)"4:16
5."Love Beat"6:37
6."Rhodes Funky Dub (Interlude)"3:50
7."747 Dub"5:30
8."Swing the Clipper"4:12
9."Theme from Landing (Live for Living)" / "(silence)" / "(hidden track)"35:46
Total length:74:38

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References

  1. "THE SOUND OF '70s". Sony Music Entertainment Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  2. "THE SOUND OF '70s | 砂原良徳". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. "砂原良徳 / THE SOUND OF '70s". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Davies, Ben. "Pan Am: The Sounds of the 70's - Yoshinori Sunahara". AllMusic . Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  5. Dai, Jiro (December 1998). "Recording Reviews". Snoozer (in Japanese). Little More: 153.