長岡秀星氏の貴重なイラスト作品を高精細デジタル処理で現代によみがえらせたい

As a return gift for this cloudfunding project, we are offering a tote bag featuring the original artwork of Earth, Wind & Fire’s "I AM" released in 1979.

A simple canvas tote bag . ・Price: 8,800 yen [including shipping and tax] ・Size: W345 x H355 x D100mm (tentative) ・Thickness: 10 oz.

・Return gifts will be shipped once they are ready by the end of May 2024. The timing of delivery may vary depending on the speed of digitalization of the artworks. We will notify you through "Activity Report." Thank you for your understanding. ・Depending on the status of your Paidy payment (convenience store payment, bank transfer), your payment may be denied. In such cases, please use credit card payment.

“I Am" is the ninth album by legendary American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F), released in June 1979. The album was a worldwide hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. It contains some of EW&F's best-known songs, including "Boogie Wonderland" and "After the Love Has Gone.”

Internationally known illustrator Shusei Nagaoka (1936-2015) gained fame in the 1970’s with his illustrations for record jackets of numerous artists including Earth, Wind & Fire. His original drawings and books remain today, but we rarely get a glimpse of such works apart from record jackets. Our aims is to revive and archive the works of Shusei Nagaoka, one of Japan's iconic illustrators, by converting them into high-definition digital data so that everyone can appreciate his extraordinary talent.