Title: Kitaro – The Light of the Spirit
Year/Genre: 1987, New Age
Matrix #: GHS 24163
Condition: EX
Cultural Facts:

1. Co-produced with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, linking Japanese new age with Bay Area psych alumni.

2. Recorded partly at Hart’s studio in California, during the late-’80s boom in “world” and ambient records.

3. Earned a Grammy nomination and helped Kitaro break deeper into the U.S. market beyond cult synth collectors.
   Price Suggestions:
   NM: $14–$18
   VG+: $10–$12
   VG: $7–$9
   G: $4–$5
   12/8/25 LM