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Format: CD
Style: Electronic, Stage & Screen
Cover: VG+
Media: VG+
Item no.: c300

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Vangelis - Antarctica CD JAPAN RED FACE

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The blue obi strip on this CD leads with two dogs, not with the composer: “Taro and Jiro, the miracle dogs who survived!” That is how Polydor sold this film score in Japan in 1983 – music the rest of the world would not get to hear for another five years.

Koreyoshi Kurahara’s “Nankyoku Monogatari” tells the story of Japan’s 1958 Antarctic expedition, which had to leave fifteen sled dogs behind. In January 1959 two of them were found alive. The film became Japan’s most successful domestic picture and held the record for fourteen years, until “Princess Mononoke” came along. Vangelis recorded the music at his Nemo Studios in London – the Greek who had once played in Aphrodite’s Child, won the 1982 Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” and scored Blade Runner that same year.

At first the album stayed in Japan: an LP in July 1983, a CD in November, a worldwide release only in 1988. This is that in-between period in your hands – the Japanese CD numbered 3112-22, with its orange-red printed face and its obi. “Deliverance” belongs to the scene in which Taro and Jiro are found.

Our take: this is a CD for Vangelis collectors who want his film scores in the edition of their country of origin, and for anyone who collects Japanese CDs with obi.

This is a single copy: disc vg+, cover vg+, obi included.

Label: Polydor (Polydor K.K., Japan)
Catalogue number: 3112-22 (35PO), on obi and disc
Copyright notice: ℗ line on the disc not reliably legible in the photos; 1983 edition according to the Vangelis discography
Origin: Made in Japan · JASRAC · Stereo · Digital Mastering
Title on disc: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Antarctica”
Obi: 「南極物語」オリジナル・サウンドトラック · ヴァンゲリス · ポリドール株式会社
Tracks 1–4: 1. “Theme from Antarctica” 7:29 · 2. “Antarctica Echoes” 5:58 · 3. “Kinematic” 3:50 · 4. “Song of White” 5:17 (running times per album documentation)
Tracks 5–8: 5. “Life of Antarctica” 5:59 · 6. “Memory of Antarctica” 5:30 · 7. “Other Side of Antarctica” 6:56 · 8. “Deliverance” 4:30
Credits: Music, arrangement and production: Vangelis · recorded at Nemo Studios, London (per album documentation; credit lines on the disc blurred in the photos)
Format: CD in jewel case with obi, orange-red printed disc face

Also of interest in this context:

Blade Runner — Vangelis scored ‘Blade Runner’ in 1982, the year before ‘Antarctica’ – here in the version by the New American Orchestra.

Further reading: Rekord vierzehn Jahre lang (Wikipedia) ↗ opens in a new tab

All references (7 sources)

Own examination of the object — Japanese CD edition with an orange-red printed disc ("Japan red face"); condition: disc VG+, cover VG+; single copy.
Own photos of the copy — Obi with the promotional text for Taro and Jiro, catalogue number 3112-22 (35PO) on the obi and disc, Polydor K.K., Made in Japan, JASRAC, track listing on the disc.
vangelis.online – Antarctica — LP released in Japan in July 1983, CD in November 1983, available only in Japan before 1988; CD edition of 1983 under Polydor 3112-22; recorded at Nemo Studios, London.
uDiscover Music – reDiscover Vangelis’ ‘Antarctica’ — First release outside Japan not until 1988; "Deliverance" belongs to the scene in which Taro and Jiro are found alive.
Wikipedia – Antarctica (1983 film) — Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara; expedition in 1958, fifteen dogs left behind, Taro and Jiro found alive on 14 January 1959; record as Japan's most successful domestic film for fourteen years, until "Princess Mononoke".
Wikipedia – Antarctica (Vangelis album) — Track listing with running times, produced by Vangelis, Nemo Studios London, Japan Academy nomination for best film score.
CBS News – Obituary for Vangelis (2022) — Oscar for the music to "Chariots of Fire" (1982), music for "Blade Runner" (1982), earlier band Aphrodite's Child.