J-pop, Acoustic, Alternative Rock
UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN UPJY-9420 Japan 2024
US$35.26
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This is the first major release from guitar-toting migratory bird Shion Yukawa. It features 10 tracks, including "Green Arch" (written by Takashi Nagatsumi of Hanaregumi), "The Emperor's New Clothes" (written by Shigeru Kishida of Quruli), and "Light the Candle" (produced by James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins).
The album was produced by Soichiro Suzuki of World Standard, who has worked with Hanaregumi, and mixed by ZAK, who has worked with Fishmans and Buffalo Daughter.
Mops, Happenings Four, Golden Cups, Flowers - Rock 'n' Roll Jam '70
Psychedelic Rock, Group Sounds, Blues Rock
Express UPJY-9429/30 Japan 2024
US$50.98
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A 2-disc live LP of the 1970 Tokyo Young Mates Super Session, featuring The Mops, The Happenings Four, The Golden Cups, Flowers, and others, has been reissued!
Kumiko Ohba - Haru no Sasayaki
UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN UPJY-9472 Japan 2024
US$35.26
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The pure and innocent idol's clear singing voice
A lovely, must-listen masterpiece by late 70s idol, Oba Kumiko.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN UPJY-9473 Japan 2024
US$35.26
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
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Shocking debut album by Naomi Kawashima
This was the first album released by the then gravure queen, Naomi Kawashima, three years after her debut.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN UPJY-9475 Japan 2024
US$35.26
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This is the second album by Sawaguchi Yasuko, who was chosen as the first Toho Cinderella in 1984 and made her debut in the film "Detective Story 3: Poem of the Sound of Waves."
A total of 10 songs, including the theme song "FOLLOW ME" for the drama "Taikai Rock'n'Roll Street" in which he starred. Tetsuya Komuro participated in composing the song. Originally released in 1988.
LAWSON ENTERTAINMENT, INC. HRLP3378 Japan 2024
US$50.98
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Aya Matsuura's 3rd album "X3" is finally available on vinyl for the first time!
This album includes three singles that made it into the top three on the Oricon charts, from "Hey?", which became a hot topic in an FT Shiseido commercial, to "GOOD BYE Natsuo," a fleeting number about saying goodbye to a man you fell in love with in the summer, to the emotional ballad "The Last Night."
KOOROGI'73 & WILD CATS, Y.F ZOMBIE COMPANY - Akuma-kun / 12FRIENDS
NIPPON COLUMBIA COKA99 Japan 2024
US$19.55
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The theme song single from the anime "Devilman," which began airing in 1989, is being reissued!
Includes the opening theme "Akuma-kun" by Korogi '73 & WILD CATS and the ending theme "12FRIENDS" by YF ZOMBIE COMPANY.
VIBRASTONE, Kyoko Isobe - Ichinichijuu Bokee / Shitsuren Shigan
PONY CANYON PCKA00024 Japan 2024
US$19.55
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Also released at the same time is "CITY MUSIC TOKYO anagram," a 7-inch release featuring tracks not included on the LP! "Ichi-nichijuu Bokke" from Vibratone's 1991 album "Entropy Production," led by Haruo Konda, is now available on vinyl for the first time.
The B-side includes Kyoko Isobe's popular boogie tune, her second single from 1989, "Shitsuren Shigan."
PONY CANYON PCTA00295 Japan 2024
US$21.12
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
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"Light Mellow Char" is the first cassette release from the "Light Mellow Wamono" artist compilation series, with song selection supervised by music writer Kanazawa Toshikazu, who has been a leader in the city pop scene.
Includes many single versions with different performances and arrangements from those included on the album.
CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN - tradition
Funk, Trip Hop, J-pop, Min'yō, Experimental, Pacific
CHO CO PA RECORDS CCPQ3 Japan 2024
US$25.26
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CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN, who are making waves for their marginal musicality, will release their first album of 2023, "tradition," on cassette!
This piece is based on percussion-based electro music and is a light-hearted interplay of musical texts from various cultures around the world.
Fifi The Flea - Glorious Morning
ALFA MHKL 90 Japan 2024
US$21.12
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
SEALED, Red Vinyl
Alpha Music's first single, "Glory Morning" by the five-member group Fifi the Free, released in November 1969, is being reissued on 7-inch vinyl!
The song was written by Yamagami Michio, composed by Murai Kunihiko, and arranged by Kawaguchi Makoto. It is neither a popular song, nor a rock song, nor a folk song, but rather a masterpiece of "soft rock," a new genre of music that uses sophisticated chorus work, and has been engraved in the history of Japanese pop music.
Jeff Mills - The Trip: Enter The Black Hole
AXIS AX119 Japan 2024
US$58.83
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This is the soundtrack for the theatrical production "The Trip _ Enter The Black Hole," which will be held on April 1, 2024. All of the songs are new songs written specifically for this production by Jeff Mills.
Featuring the legendary Jun Togawa, "Contradiction" and "Hole" were recorded with the participation of Shinichi Yamaguchi and Kazuhide Yamaji of Yapoos, the band in which Togawa is the vocalist. Lion Merry of the same band is also credited with composing the melody.
Toshiko Akiyoshi-lew Tabackin Big Band - Kogun
RCA SIJP1124 Japan 2024
US$35.26
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
SEALED, 180g
A commemorative album marking the first time a Japanese artist made his name in jazz history.
They continued to lead the world's big band jazz scene.
Toko Furuuchi - Futsuu no Koto
PONY CANYON PCJA-00137 Japan 2024
US$50.98
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
SEALED, Pink Vinyl
First time on vinyl! This album features sound producers Hitoshi Harukawa and Shin Kono. It also includes band arrangements self-produced by Toko Furuuchi herself.
The vinyl is a clear pink color. Side D includes four bonus tracks (not included on the CD) from the Sapporo Clock Tower acoustic live performance: "My Universe," "OK, OK," "Starry Sky," and "Awayuki."
Toko Furuuchi - CASHMERE MUSIC
PONY CANYON PCJA-00138 Japan 2024
US$50.98
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SEALED, Colored Vinyl
First time on vinyl! This is the 14th original album, created with the help of four arrangers: Toshiyuki Mori, Shin Kono, Yuta Saito, and Ryuji Yamamoto.
This album presents a new direction for Furuuchi, with a wide range of musical arrangements, from classic urban AOR numbers, catchy 80's sounds, and funky songs to electro and hip-hop sound approaches, all combined with her unique world of sad lyrics.
Junko Hirotani - Sono Ai ni...
PONY CANYON PCJA-00141 Japan 2024
US$39.55
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SEALED, Blue Vinyl
This is the first album by singer-songwriter Junko Hirotani, with all songs arranged by Masataka Matsutoya. Reissued in color vinyl!
It's packed with mellow tunes such as the classic "A Tour of the Ancient Capital," the mellow pop bossa nova "Last Scene... Goodbye," "Summer Moonlight," and "In the Morning Mist"!
Kyoko Omiya & Orange - Kyoko Omiya & Orange
PONY CANYON PCJA-00143 Japan 2024
US$39.55
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SEALED, Orange Vinyl
This renowned free soul/soft rock masterpiece is being reissued in color!
Tetsuji Hayashi, who was an up-and-coming composer at the time, arranged nine of the album's ten tracks, and Takashi Matsumoto wrote the lyrics for the album's singles "Mirage" and "In the Rain."
Chie Sawa - 23 TWENTY-THREE YEARS OLD
PONY CANYON PCJA-00144 Japan 2024
US$39.55
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
SEALED, Yellow Vinyl
Arranged by Makoto Yano, the album features Caramel Mama (Haruomi Hosono, Tatsuo Hayashi, Shigeru Suzuki), Masayoshi Takanaka (then a member of the Sadistic Mika Band), and Sugar Babe (Tatsuro Yamashita, Taeko Onuki). A masterpiece born in 1974, at the dawn of city pop!
This album can be said to be the origin of rare groove, light mellow, pop bossa nova, soft rock, and city pop. Prices at auctions and second-hand stores have skyrocketed, and this album has been eagerly awaited for reissue!
Bread & Butter - MONDAY MORNING
GREAT TRACKS MHJL-368 Japan 2024
US$37.62
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
SEALED, Light Blue Vinyl
The soft morning light played by the Shonan sound
A masterpiece that embodies the comfortable AOR sound.
City Pop, AOR, Boogie, Soft Rock
GREAT TRACKS MHJL-369 Japan 2024
US$37.62
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
SEALED, Blue Vinyl
To celebrate the 55th anniversary of Bread & Butter's debut and as part of the ALFA55 project, the third installment of the Alpha Trilogy, including the classic "Hotel Pacific," with lyrics by Karuho Kureta, is being reissued on LP in colored vinyl (transparent blue). This 1981 release
Soul Flower Union - Watatumi Yamatumi (Limited Edition)
BM TUNES XBVN00256 Japan 2024
US$43.12
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
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Folk, Psychedelic, Acoustic, Pop Rock, Gospel
Efficient Space ES031 Non Japan 2024
US$42.26
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
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Psychedelic Rock, Soft Rock, Appalachian Music, Folk Rock
Numero Group NUM1280, 1280 US 2024
US$26.12
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
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Charlie Megira & The Bet She'an Valley Hillbillies - The End Of Teenage
Surf, Lo-Fi, Rock & Roll, Punk
Numero Group 930 US 2024
US$37.76
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
SEALED
