Tatsuro Yamashita = 山下達郎* – Melodies

My pressing sounded silent and crisp very clear, great album too, not sure about everyone else’s vinyls but I had no issues with my copy.

over 1000+ copies for sale! Mental, is that the most 'for sale' on this website for a single release?

I agree with other comments, the music is great, but the pressing is not :( try to avoid.

Gonna have to disagree with the other reviews here. Was pleasantly surprised how good this sounds. Dead silent, dynamic, and a great emphasis on the bass you don’t typically get with Japanese pressings.

I’d recommend looking on buyee before here though. Got a complete recording (obi, inner sleeve, etc.) for about 7 dollars (minus shipping). Yamashita’s recordings are typically overpriced on here

A surprisingly average-sounding disc. I was not thrilled. Its packaging and presentation, the music within it not to mention, all beautiful. This record is best described however as an advertisement for the CD version. I really, really hope it's just my copy, and they didn't send them out like this. The distortion increases significantly after the second track on either side as if you're listening through tiny earbuds (To the point where the last few seconds of Christmas Eve and to a lesser extent Hitotoki are hard to stomach), and little to no real warmth. Melodies is a beautiful album, one I'd recommend to almost anyone. But not this pressing. Not this. I expected a lot better, knowing how the album could sound. It could've been a 5/5 record, but it's really not. If you come into this expecting an audiophile experience that you could sell stereos with, you will leave disappointed.

TL;DR painfully average

I find the sound quality of this original version lacking noticeable brightness and clarity compared to newer digital versions of the same album or remastered versions of other Tatsu albums. Anyone else can confirm this?

Someone on Reddit mentioned that their copy came with a sticker that simply had the artwork, catalog numbers of different formats, and a “on sale” street date - can anyone confirm if their copy included a promo sticker?

メリー・ゴー・ラウンド is the one of the best of TY's songs.
Vinyl sounds really good. Loud and soft.

One of the most afforable Yamashita LP. It is pretty much the middle road of his solo carreer at this point. He really perfected his City Pop style and sound. Yes the cover is ugly, but the music is good!

I stumbled upon a copy that's in a standard jacket and not a gatefold one. It is legit, as far as I can tell, just with a slightly different runout. Anybody happen to have any info (i.e., maybe it *is* some sort of pirated copy or something to that effect)?