Benzaiten

Tracklist

A1	Benzaiten (God Of Music And Water)	3:36
A2	Taiyo (The Sun)	7:49
A3	Tengu (A Long-Nosed Goblin)	5:35
B1	Benzaiten (Reprise)	11:24
B2	Whoma (Immortality)	10:34

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Island Records Inc.
• Manufactured By – Island Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Antilles
• Recorded At – Hit Studio, Tokyo
• Recorded At – Nikkei Hall
• Mixed At – Hit Studio, Tokyo
• Lacquer Cut At – Kendun Recorders

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Koto, Biwa, Drums [African, Mexican], Electronic Drums [Rhythm Machine] – Osamu Kitajima
• Bass – Dennis Belfield, John Harris
• Biwa – Masako Hirayama
• Drums [African] – Kinji Yoshino
• Drums [Tsuzumi], Percussion [Narimono] – Kisaku Katada
• Electric Bass – Haruomi Hosono
• Electric Guitar – George Marinelli
• Engineer – Kinji Yoshino
• Engineer [Assistant] – Yutaka Matsumoto
• Flute [Hayashi-bue] – Haruyoshi Hosei
• Keyboards – Brian Whitcomb
• Lacquer Cut By – JG*
• Liner Notes – Michael Hooker
• Producer – Kinji Yoshino, Osamu Kitajima
• Shakuhachi – Tatsuya Sano
• Sho – Yosei Sato

Notes

U.S. release of album first released by Island Records (Japan) in 1974.

Recorded Jan. through Aug. 1974 at Hit Studio of Jean Jean Theater, Tokyo, Japan except "Whoma" recorded live at Nikkei Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Mixed at Hit Studio.

Printed in U.S.A.

℗ 1975 Antilles
Published by Island Music (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AN-7016-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AN-7016-B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): TI AN·7016-A-1- Re1 -A JG
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): TI AN-7016-B -2 -B
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped on both runouts): KENDUN A
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILS-80580	喜多嶋修*	Benzaiten ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	ILS-80580	Japan	1976
1840107	Osamu Kitajima	Benzaiten ‎(CDr, Album, RE)	East Quest Records	1840107	US	2012
VAN7016	Osamu Kitajima	Benzaiten ‎(LP, Album, Unofficial)	Victory	VAN7016	2016
ILPS 9396	Osamu Kitajima	Benzaiten ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	ILPS 9396	Canada	1976
PSI 004-1	Osamu Kitajima	Benzaiten ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Psychedelic Sounds International	PSI 004-1	Europe	2016

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