Nujabes – Metaphorical Music

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Label:	Hyde Out Productions – HOLP-002
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Country:	Japan
Released:	Nov 3, 2018
Genre:	Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz
Style:	Conscious, Jazzy Hip-Hop, Hip Hop, Downtempo, Easy Listening, Instrumental

Tracklist

A1	Blessing It -Remix Featuring [Feat.] – Pase Rock, Substantial Written-By – P.Johnson, S.Robinson	3:23
A2	Horn In The Middle	4:08
A3	Lady Brown Featuring [Feat.] – Cise Starr* Written-By – C.Graham*	3:18
A4	Kumomi Keyboards [Additional Keyboard] – Uyama Hiroto	3:53
B1	Highs 2 Lows Featuring [Feat.] – Cise Starr* Written-By – C.Graham*	4:38
B2	Beat Laments The World	4:22
B3	Letter From Yokosuka Producer [Produced By] – Uyama Hiroto	3:10
B4	Think Different Featuring [Feat.] – Substantial Written-By – S.Robinson*	3:17
C1	A Day By Atmosphere Supreme	3:59
C2	Next View Saxophone, Keyboards [Additional Keyboard], Featuring [Feat.] – Uyama Hiroto	4:35
C3	Latitude -Remix Featuring [Feat.] – Five Deez Written-By – J.Marshall, K.David, P.Johnson*	3:56
C4	F.I.L.O. Featuring [Feat.] – Shing02 Written-By – S.Annen*	3:31
D1	Summer Gypsy	4:19
D2	The Final View	3:35
D3	Peaceland	8:19

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Park Avenue Studio
Mixed At – Park Avenue Studio
Mastered At – Yuigahama Studio
Pressed By – Toyokasei

Credits

A&R – Masakazu Takeuchi
Artwork, Design – Syu (Madfunky)*
Mastered By – S.Takahashi*
Producer [Produced By] – Nujabes (tracks: A1 to B2, B4 to D3)
Recorded By [Recorded], Mixed By – Nujabes

Notes

Comes in a hard cardboard gatefold sleeve.

The gatefold does not come sealed but comes in a thin plastic jacket protector, open from the top. Barcode sticker is actually on the back of the jacket protector.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 4997184990790
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variant 1)): HOLP 002 A 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variant 1)): HOLP 002 B 3
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped (Variant 1)): HOLP 002 C 2
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped (Variant 1)): HOLP 002 D 3
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variant 2)): HOLP 002 A 8
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variant 2)): HOLP 002 B 12
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped (Variant 2)): HOLP 002 C 8
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped (Variant 2)): HOLP 002 D 8
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variant 3)): HOLP 002 A 9
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variant 3)): HOLP 002 B 13
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped (Variant 3)): HOLP 002 C 8
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped (Variant 3)): HOLP 002 D 8
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variant 4)): HOLP 002 A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variant 4)): HOLP 002 B
Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped (Variant 4)): HOLP 002 C
Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped (Variant 4)): HOLP 002 D

Other Versions (5 of 7)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Metaphorical Music (CD, Album)	Dimid Recordings	DMDCD-0008	Japan	2003
New Submission	Metaphorical Music (CD, Album, Digipak)	Dimid Recordings	DMDCD-0008	Japan	2003
New Submission	Metaphorical Music (CD, Album, Promo, Digipak)	Dimid Recordings	DMDCD-0008	Japan	2003
Recently Edited	Metaphorical Music (CD, Album, Reissue, Digipak)	Hyde Out Productions	HPD4	Japan	2011
	Metaphorical Music (15×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps)	Hyde Out Productions	none		2018

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Reviews

PeopleUnderTheStairs Jun 16, 2023
Boistrious, loud, well-mixed and lacking any interruptions. Also a nice material & gatefold. Rest In Peace
soydavidcornejo Jun 1, 2023
Nujabes is the father of lo-fi, I love it.

The first time I heard it was in the anime Samurai Champloo.
vinyludo Apr 14, 2023
Looks like there are at least 4 presses filed under 1 release. I've got the 4th one according to the run outs and it sounds and looks great.
Very pricy for a silent repress though.
Tjg198 Feb 14, 2022
Truly a must-own for any Nujabes fan with a turntable.

Pressing is silent, jacket material quality is top-notch, and the overall package is very impressive.

Highly recommend
KMDPDG Jan 24, 2022
As good as it gets…do not sleep on this pressing
Manunoke Apr 17, 2020
Edited 3 years ago
Can't say enough good things about this. Absolutely silent pressing. Love the packaging and quality of card stock used for the jacket. Premium reissue in every way. I have no choice but to buy the Modal Soul reissue. HydeOut did these justice.

R.I.P. Nujabes
spo1123 Jan 29, 2020
whether the orig 2018 pressing was limited or not (seems that it was relatively limited), its been repressed and sold as a pre-order in Jan 2020. someone please set it up a new version if there is anything that will differentiate between the first and second pressings.
vinylkey Jul 29, 2019
the spiritual state album needs a vinyl release!!!!!! please please please
amanu2408 Jul 11, 2019
Just ordered it via vinyl-digital.de for 40€. Probably still a decent proce since it is a JP import.
Looks like they imported quite a few since there are still some available, world wide shipping.
FunkyFunker May 25, 2019
Edited 4 years ago
Didn't know about the release but luckily found it in a Vinylstore while shoping in Tokyo.
Great press. Good sound and of course a must have for every Nujabes-Fan!
Best Souvenir i could get :)