Album

Silk Road

Kitaro

1981 · Electronic, Folk, World, & Country

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Silk Road by Kitaro

Silk Road is an Electronic album by Kitaro, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Silk Road (Shichu No Michi)4:10
  2. A2Bell Tower (Shoro)2:27
  3. A3Heavenly Father (Tenchi Sohzo Shin)4:00
  4. A4The Great River (Harukanaru Taiga)2:45
  5. A5The Great Wall Of China (Chohjo)1:57
  6. A6Flying Celestial Nymphs (Hiten)4:33

Side B

  1. B1Silk Road Fantasy (Silk Road Genso)4:35
  2. B2Shimmering Light (Hikari To Kage)3:14
  3. B3Westbound (Nishi Ni Mukkatte)3:04
  4. B4Time (Toki No Nagare)3:29
  5. B5Bodhisattva (Bosatsu)1:59
  6. B6Everlasting Road (Towa No Michi)5:50

Side C

  1. C1Peace (Shizukesa No Nakade)3:45
  2. C2Takla Makan Desert (Takuramakan Sabaku)3:22
  3. C3Eternal Spring (Inochi No Izumi)5:17
  4. C4Silver Moon (Karakhoto No Genso)5:10
  5. C5Magical Sand Dance (Shimpi Naru Suna No Mai)6:03

Side D

  1. D1Year 40080 (40080 Nen)4:38
  2. D2Time Travel (Jikukan)2:38
  3. D3Reincarnation (Saisei)4:15
  4. D4Dawning (Yoake)3:15
  5. D5Tienshan (Tenzan)4:35

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Ambient & Downtempo
  • lush
  • serene
  • spiritual

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

This version has label matrix numbers starting with "76.28 823".
Silk Road (Germany 1981) (opens in a new tab) has label matrix starting with "66.28 066".
The second disc has a printed inner sleeve.
Soundtrack for the NHK TV series about the Silk Road.
A 2 LP compilation of Silk Road & シルクロード - 絲綢之路 - II.
Wrong duration written for A3 (6:27), A4 (4:38), A5 (4:43) and A6 (empty) on label.
No apparent etchings on Side D runout.

Credits

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Performers

  • KitaroPROGRAMMED BY SYNTHESIZER , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, DRUMS, PERCUSSION, QUENA, HANDBELL , MELLOTRON, SANTOOR SYNTHESIZER , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, DRUMS, PERCUSSION

3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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