| Album Cover | Media Title | Media Type | Artist | Media Label | Catalog Number | Date | Synopsis |
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| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 1 | LP | Various | Victor / CBS/Sony | KD-1301 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
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Shakuhachi Basics Course | AC | Kawase Junsuke III | 1980 | Beginning Shakuhachi Instruction | ||
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Shakuhachi Honkyoku | AC | Lee, Riley Kōho | Smithsonian Folkways | FE 4229 | 1980 | Special Smithsonian-Folkways reissue complete with liner notes. |
| Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku | AC | Lee, Riley Kōho | Smithsonian Folkways Casette Series | 04229 | 1980 | ||
| The Creative World of Tomiyama Seikin vol. 1 | LP | Tomiyama Seikin I | Nippon Columbia | WX-7091 | 1980 | 6-LP boxed set of compositions written (and performed) by Tomiyama Seikin I. | |
| The Creative World of Tomiyama Seikin vol. 2 | LP | Tomiyama Seikin I | Nippon Columbia | WX-7092 | 1980 | 6-LP boxed set of compositions written (and performed) by Tomiyama Seikin I. | |
| The Creative World of Tomiyama Seikin vol. 3 | LP | Tomiyama Seikin I | Nippon Columbia | WX-7093 | 1980 | 6-LP boxed set of compositions written (and performed) by Tomiyama Seikin I. | |
| The Creative World of Tomiyama Seikin vol. 4 | LP | Tomiyama Seikin I | Nippon Columbia | WX-7094 | 1980 | 6-LP boxed set of compositions written (and performed) by Tomiyama Seikin I. | |
| The Creative World of Tomiyama Seikin vol. 5 | LP | Tomiyama Seikin I | Nippon Columbia | WX-7095 | 1980 | 6-LP boxed set of compositions written (and performed) by Tomiyama Seikin I. | |
| The Creative World of Tomiyama Seikin vol. 6 | LP | Tomiyama Seikin I | Nippon Columbia | WX-7096 | 1980 | 6-LP boxed set of compositions written (and performed) by Tomiyama Seikin I. | |
| The Music of Nakashio Kōyū vol.1 disc 1 | LP | Nakashio Kōyū | Toshiba EMI | TH-80001 | 1980 | Volume one disc 1 (a two-LP album) of music composed and performed by the late koto and shamisen master Nakashio Kōyū. | |
| The Music of Nakashio Kōyū vol.1 disc 2 | LP | Nakashio Kōyū | Toshiba EMI | TH-80002 | 1980 | Volume one disc 2 (a two-LP album) of music composed and performed by the late koto and shamisen master Nakashio Kōyū. | |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 01 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-214 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 02 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-215 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 03 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-216 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 04 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-217 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 05 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-218 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 06 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-219 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 2 | LP | Various | CBS/Sony | YDAS-4 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 07 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-220 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 08 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-221 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 09 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-222 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
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Abe Keiko Record Set - 10 | LP | Abe Keiko | Victor | SJL-223 | 1980 | A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances. |
| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 3 | LP | Various | Victor | KD-1302 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 4 | LP | Various | CBS/Sony | YDAS-5 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
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Invitation to the Folk Songs for Shakuhachi | LP | Kizu Chikurei | Columbia | FS-7088 | 1980 | |
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Joy | LP | Neptune, John Kaizan | Kosei Publishing Company | KNR-5980 | 1980 | |
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Ki-Sui-An Honkyoku Vol 1 | AC | Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin | Hogaku Society | HS201c | 1980 | Solo Shakuhachi. |
| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 5 | LP | Various | Victor | KD-1303 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 1 | AC | Kawase Junsuke III | 1980 | |||
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 2 | AC | Kawase Junsuke III | 1980 | |||
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 3 | AC | Kawase Junsuke III | 1980 | |||
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 4 | AC | Kawase Junsuke III | 1980 | |||
| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 6 | LP | Various | Victor | KD-1304 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
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Memories of My Home | AC | Lee, Riley Kōho | Plumeria Productions | 1980 | ||
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Bamboo | LP | Neptune, John Kaizan | Toshiba-EMI Ltd. | ETJ-85008 | 1980 | Honored as the Outstanding Album of the Year by the Cultural Affairs Agency of the Japanese Ministry of Education in 1980. Shakuhachi/Jazz fusion. |
| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 7 | LP | Various | Victor | KD-1305 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 8 | LP | Various | Victor | KD-1306 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
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Oriental Sunrise | AC | Lee, Riley Kōho | Plumeria Productions | NA-112 | 1980 | Improvisatory duets for shakuhachi & koto. |
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Revived - The Art of Tomii Shunzan | LP | Tomii Shunzan | CBS/Sony Japan | 25AG 730 | 1980 | A mix of two Tozan solo Honkyoku and three Jiuta (ensemble) pieces with koto and shamisen. Original recordings remastered and released after Tomii Shunzan's passing. |
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Sangai Rinten - 1 | LP | Yokoyama Katsuya | Denon | OX-7193 | 1980 | |
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Sangai Rinten - 2 | LP | Yokoyama Katsuya | Denon | OX-7194 | 1980 | |
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Sangai Rinten - 3 | LP | Yokoyama Katsuya | Denon | OX-7195 | 1980 | |
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Sankyoku Ensembles For The Shakuhachi Of The Kinko-School Vol II | LP | Yamaguchi Gorō | Toshiba Records | TH-60136-37 | 1980 | |
| 1000 years of Japanese Classical Music - vol. 3: Sōkyoku, Jiuta, Shakuhachi - 9 | LP | Various | CBS/Sony | YGAS-6 | 1980 | A collaboration between Japanese Victor and CBS/Sony Special Products. A 9-LP box set, (one of a series of 9), presenting an historical overview of Japanese Classical Music. This set covers Sōkyoku, Jiuta, and shakuhachi music, with exceptional examples of each genre. | |
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Shakuhachi Another World | LP | Yoneya Iwao | Leisure Records | LR 2001 | 1980 |
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