Disappointment-Hateruma by Toshiyuki Tsuchitori - Ryuichi Sakamoto

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S ULTRA RARE FIRST ALBUM UNDER HIS NAME - RECORDED WITH LEGENDARY PERCUSSIONIST TOSHIYUKI TSUCHITORI FOR ALM RECORDS - REISSUED FOR THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE OF JAPAN WITH AUDIO REMASTERED BY HEBA KADRY

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the first vinyl reissue of Disappointment–Hateruma, the 1976 ALM Records release by percussionist Toshiyuki Tsuchitori and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album is notable as Sakamoto’s first recording issued under his own name and represents one of the few occasions he explored fully improvised music during the 1970s. It provides a vital document for understanding Sakamoto’s early development as a composer and performer, capturing a period when he was experimenting with ambient soundscapes and textured improvisation. This edition features original artwork, audio remastered by Heba Kadry and new liner notes by Andy Beta.

- Very first Ryuichi Sakamoto album released under his own name
- First ever release of the album outside of Japan and first vinyl reissue since 1976
- Remastered from the original Masters by Heba Kadry
- Original artwork

Tracklist:

1 - 綾 (Aya) 20:16
2 - 器の中 (Utsuwa No Naka) 6:30
3 - a / Φ (musique differencielle 1°) 14:07
4 - ∫ / 𝔷 (musique differencielle 2°) 6:10

Toshiyuki Tsuchitori 土取利行
Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一
Recorded at Lisrec Studio & Gyoen Music Studio, Tokyo
On Aug. & Sept. 1975
Producer: Ken-ichi Takeda, Yukio Kojima
℗ Kojima Recordings, Inc. 1976

Tracklist

1.	綾 (Aya)	20:16

2.	器の中 (Utsuwa No Naka)	6:30

3.	a / Φ (musique differencielle 1°)	14:07

4.	∫ / 𝔷 (musique differencielle 2°)	6:11

Credits

released February 27, 2026

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