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In January 2018 a copy of The Esoteric Retina was auctioned on eBay, originating from an estate sale in New York. It was sold with a winning bid of $717.00 to Swazaaa. The disc's contents were ripped and made available online in late June 2018.
 
In January 2018 a copy of The Esoteric Retina was auctioned on eBay, originating from an estate sale in New York. It was sold with a winning bid of $717.00 to Swazaaa. The disc's contents were ripped and made available online in late June 2018.
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==External Links==
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* [https://archive.org/details/the-esoteric-retina Archive.org page with the original disc image, plus artwork scans.]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0xB53WhJK4 Full VCD on Youtube]
  
 
[[Category: Music]] [[Category: Art]]
 
[[Category: Music]] [[Category: Art]]

Revision as of 19:03, 26 October 2022

The Esoteric Retina
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Original name 秘密の網膜
Release date 1994
Format Video CD
Lost? No

The Esoteric Retina (秘密の網膜 lit. Secret Retina) is a Video CD released by Osamu Sato and OutSide Director's Company, published by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 1994. It contains several animated music videos, accompanied by alternative mixes of Sato's music not heard anywhere else.

Release

There are five distinct music videos; one for each distinct track. After the intro, the original mixes (tracks 2, 4, 6, and 8) will play in a randomized order on the original Video CD. In between each video, a short segue plays. After this the other mixes (tracks 3, 5, 7, and 9) will play, also in a shuffled order. Once all these videos have been watched, Frozen Frogs will play.

Tracklist

  1. Intro
  2. The Earth is Round (VCD Edit)
  3. The Earth is Round (Chrome Dome Mix)
  4. Transmigration
  5. Transmigration (7th Heaven Mix)
  6. Face the Music
  7. Face the Music (Glue-Glue Mix)
  8. Xia-Che [ʃia-tʃe]
  9. Xia-Che (Motormouse Mix)
  10. Frozen Frogs

Former Lost Media Status

Its rarity was proven to be high, and for years the disc's contents had not surfaced online. Aside from the fact that it contained several music videos by Sato, little to no info about its contents was known, with the only evidence of its existence is a mention on the official Outside Directors Company website, a small, low-quality scan of the cover that looks to have been found in a catalog, and its price at the time (which would be around $45 in 2016, not adjusting for inflation).

In January 2018 a copy of The Esoteric Retina was auctioned on eBay, originating from an estate sale in New York. It was sold with a winning bid of $717.00 to Swazaaa. The disc's contents were ripped and made available online in late June 2018.

External Links