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LP | 1982 | JP | Original (CBS/Sony)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Meiko Nakahara, who has been gaining recognition both in Japan and overseas due to the popularity of city pop in recent years, has released her eighth original album, released in 1988, and is now available on LP! Includes the title song "Kagami no Nakano Actress," the third opening theme for the TV anime "Kimagure Orange Road," and the ending song "Dance in the memories."

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Kimiko Kasai

Kimiko

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI!

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Carmen McRae

Something To Swing About

LP | JP | Reissue (MCA)

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (CBS/Sony)

Release: JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing, no Obi.

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Barbra Streisand

Guilty

13,99 €*

The Turn Of A Friendly Card

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert.

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The Alan Parsons Project

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (Arista)

24,99 €*

12" | 1984 | JP | Original (RCA)

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI!

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Daryl Hall & John Oates

Out Of Touch

16,99 €*

LP | 1972 | JP | Original (Island)

Release: 1984 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

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Free

Free At Last

LP | 1973 | JP | Original (Vertigo)

Release: 1972 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

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Jim Croce

Life And Times

27,99 €*

LP | 1982 | JP | Original (Virgin)

Release: 1973 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG

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Culture Club

Kissing To Be Clever

14,99 €*

LP | 1975 | JP | Original (Capitol)

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Glen Campbell

Coming Home

12,99 €*

Custom 20 The Best Of The Platters

Release: 1975 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

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The Platters

LP | JP | Original (Mercury)

6,99 €*

LP | 1982 | JP | Original (EMI)

Release: JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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Duran Duran

Rio

41,99 €*

LP | 1983 | JP | Original (Chrysalis)

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Spandau Ballet

True

16,99 €*

Sing Of Your Moonlight Memories

Release: 1983 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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The Platters

LP | 1963 | JP | Original (Philips)

8,99 €*

LP | 1981 | JP | Original (EMI America)

Release: 1963 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Kim Carnes

Mistaken Identity

9,99 €*

Super Trouper = スーパー・トゥルーパー

Release: 1981 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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ABBA

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (Discomate)

14,99 €*

Tamao Yen Years Selection

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

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Tamao Koike

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Sony Music Japan)

53,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Road Trip / Lawson Entertainment, Inc.)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Singer Tamao Koike is known for her song "Kagami No Naka No Juugatsu" which is a masterpiece representing the YMO sounds. This vinyl is a collection of 11 songs selected from the CD "TAMAO - Complete Yen Years". Pressed on clear pink vinyl.

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Yahho

Yahho No Tanoshimikata

30,99 €*

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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"Limited to 300 copies. Okayama's 8-bit hardcore punk band Yahho has released their 1LP, 45rpm, 39-track ""Yahho no Tanoshimikata"" on analog!

Okayama's Yahho, who has played numerous legendary live shows at the All Senses Festival hosted by Juusangetsu/GEZAN, Meteo Night hosted by Less Than TV, and more, will release their first album "" Yahho no Tanoshimikata "" (4-disc set: 3 CDs + 1 DVD)in August 2023. Despite not being distributed nationwide, they sold hundreds of copies through their own live merchandise and their own online shop. And one year after the release, "" Yahho no Tanoshimikata "" is finally being released on analog for nationwide distribution! The vinyl version also includes two new songs not yet released on CD! Limited to 300 copies pressed, so hurry up! ----------------------------------------------------------- We have received comments from everyone regarding the release of the vinyl version of YAHHO's "" Yahho no Tanoshimikata ""! ----------------------------------------------------------- (Yahho) That's why it's fun, and that's why it's lonely. (Together with someone) That's why it's fun, and that's why it's lonely.

Asano (wetnap, GAME&chips) ----------------------------------------------------------- My image of Yahho is him stumbling around on his own over 8-bit sounds, and he's also a friend who often invites me out. He recently performed overseas. I think he's an artist who doesn't fit into a box. It's great to archive his work! He makes me feel free. Yahho of the World

Moto Kawabe ----------------------------------------------------------- The first album by Yahho, the greatest punk rocker born at Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, has finally been released on vinyl. Yahho is here to rewrite and update the view of Japanese punk history!

Kawakami Konosuke (Author of ""Punk no Keifugaku"") ----------------------------------------------------------- On ""How to Enjoy Yahho"" Hey, Yahho! Isn't this first album packed with the romanticism of Yahho, music, and love for friends? While laughing, I read the lyrics and it hits me hard, and there are various gradations of blue. Seriously, no matter what mood I'm in, Yahho always responds with the best Yahho at that time. He'll be stupid with me and get depressed with me. Yahho's Yahho is bottomless! Infinite! Look, just saying Yahho makes me feel like I'm floating. Then I hear Yahho! from far away. After that, I can jump really high. It's a dream to have this sound source become a record! Come a little closer, Yahho! Please keep shouting and letting us hear it to each other. I love you forever!

THE Guays Captain Ryosuke ----------------------------------------------------------- He may look ordinary, but he's a weirdo. I love Shintaro's way of life.

Goto(MASTERPEACE) ----------------------------------------------------------- Yahho Analog Record Release! I was asked to comment, but when I hear Yahho, it's just a nightmare.

Contrary to Hamai's appearance, Yahho's charm is its over-the-top performance and sound, but when they visited Miyazaki Prefecture on a live tour, this caused a disaster, and they were banned from both the live house they performed at and the bar where they had their after-party. Rumors about their performance and sound spread to the Chamber of Commerce, and they were banned from all live houses and bars in Miyazaki Prefecture, and on top of that, all the bands they played with that night were also banned, which was a nightmare-like bonus. The rumor spread like wildfire among the prefecture's residents, and if a hiker shouts ""Yahho"" at the top of a mountain, they are looked at with disdain and spat on, and they can't stand it anymore and rush down the mountain... It has developed into a situation like this.

Yahho, congratulations on the release of the analog record!

Hiroaki Sakai ----------------------------------------------------------- 「Don't Forget Youth Memories,Forever.」

Boredom is the reason why I'm constantly irritated. Boredom is also the reason why I'm constantly spacing out.

Of course, boredom is also the reason why any mathematical formula, no matter how important, slips in one ear and out the other. That winter when I was 16 years old. I wanted something to destroy the saturated negative emotions. And I found it. It was undoubtedly the music of ""Yahho"".

Loud 8-bit sound and booming guitar. Screaming vocals writhing on the rough waves of that sound. In ""Extra Yahho"", the 8-bit sound is transformed into a hardcore band sound, with blast beats and screaming vocals exploding. What follows are unique raps and acoustic pop masterpieces. A fast-paced legend of 47 songs and 40 minutes. (*These comments are based on the CD version. The LP version contains 39 songs.) From the day I pressed the play button on my player, ""Yahho"" music became a part of my life.

When I listen to ""Yahho"" music, I feel the urge to scream. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. ""Ya-ho"" shouts out the boredom and frustration we've been holding inside, using it as a springboard. The poetic, yet endlessly straightforward lyrics really bring that home.

I pack all my boredom and endlessly overflowing frustration into a backpack and start running. I don't need to decide where to go. Just look ahead. This album gives me the push I need. I hate it. No, I'm totally against it. It's okay if you're bad at it, just keep going. I'm convinced that becoming an adult isn't that hard. "" Yahho no Tanoshimikata"" taught me everything.

It was a winter when I was 16, not sure if I was an adult or a child. Alone in my messy room, I pumped my fist into the air and said, ""I hope this album will help me become an adult.""

Shokudou (door TO Door) ----------------------------------------------------------- Hitting your forehead on the strap. Earphones and sighs leaking out as the train moves slowly. The music that plays when you take that first step to transfer from one crowded train to the next.

Nishioka (Peoples) ----------------------------------------------------------- How to enjoy Yahho I said out loud, ""This is the ultimate Famicom hardcore punk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""＼(^o^)／ I love how the song ends so quickly＼(^o^)／ I love how it's gentle and tenacious＼(^o^)／ More than anything, I love how it's fun＼(^o^)／ In the end, I was lucky to be able to listen to a variety of music＼(^o^)／

Nozawa Dive Kinshi (Niji no Tasogare) ----------------------------------------------------------- For the vinyl release of Yahho's ""How to Enjoy Yahho"", I asked people around Yahho who are close to me and have always looked after me for comments, and they all replied promptly and readily agreed, which really made me realize how charming Yahho is and how charismatic he is as an artist. *From the beginning, Yahho said he felt bad about asking for comments from everyone, so I took the initiative and did it on my own.

It wasn't easy to get to the point where we decided to release it, but I was driven by a mysterious sense of mission that even Yahho himself probably didn't want, that made me reach this project. Yahho released a CD last year and sold hundreds of copies individually without national distribution, so I took a selfish action that even he didn't want at all, in order to put him in a more interesting situation. Yahho has already established a solid position in the underground, but we approached Yahho with the idea of releasing this album with the sole desire that more people listen to their music, that they come to their live shows and get excited and laugh, and that we want them to become a part of everyone's lives.

This is a wonderful album that you should listen to and experience for yourself if something isn't going right every day and you're struggling and wondering if things are okay. Once you've listened to it, all that's left to do is gather in the mosh pit at the live venue.

Thank you Yahho!

Hiracchi (manga Shock) ----------------------------------------------------------- I think if you listen to this album on vinyl you'll want to run out the door as fast as you can. Awesome!! Mikuru (ANORAK!) ----------------------------------------------------------- To Hamai Congratulations on the release! The three of us used to go to coffee shops together Do you remember? Don't you remember? I hope we can go again someday

Y.I.M. Omiru Asu chan ----------------------------------------------------------- That packs a punch!

Watson (Dotsuitarunen) -----------------------------------------------------------"

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Akiyuki Nosaka

Utsu To Sou

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Akiyuki Nosaka was a Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and politician mainly active in 1970s~80s. He is also famous as the author of the semi-autobiographical story "Grave of the Fireflies", based on his experience under WW2 and which is well known with Studio Ghibli animation.

The debut album called "Utsu To Sou" is consistent with 4 live recordings and 7 studio recordings which are full of his cynical and humorous lyrics. One of his classic song "Virgin Blues" was covered by Jun Togawa and included in the album "Showa Kyonen" (1989 / reissued by P-vine in 2022)

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Hilcrhyme

Shunkashuutou

Romantic Blues / Nonfiction Studio Version

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Hilcrhyme's second major single, released in 2009, is a smash hit that is still hugely popular today, "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter." It will be released as Hilcrhyme's first 7-inch album with the same coupling song as the CD single, "♪ Merry Go Ran ♪," on the B-side.

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Sucola

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Kissing Fish)

22,99 €*

7" | JP | Original (Shu-Ha-Ri / Lawson Entertainment Co., Ltd.)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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The long-awaited analog release of "Romantic Blues," the current masterpiece of the alternative pop duo "sucola". The song is about a drive to a summer resort, forgetting the hustle and bustle of the city, but the lyrics are a candid description of how vocal Okitsu, a native of Nagano Prefecture, felt when she actually traveled along the Japan Romantic Road, and the song has a unique nostalgic and slightly melancholy sound that is different from just a cheerful and fun atmosphere. The B-side features "nonfiction (Studio ver.)".

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Dogadoga

Pyg / Natsu No Shitaku

18,99 €*

Ano Kane O Narasuno Wa Anata

Release: JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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The first 7-inch single from Dogadoga, a new band consisting of Enuma fumiya (ex.plenty), Okayama kenji (ex.andymori), Fujiwara hiroshi (ex.andymori), Furuichi kenta, and Watanabe kyouichi. By mixing elements of Punk, DUB, Reggae, Funk, Latin, Jazz, FunkA LatinA, Afro Beat, etc., we are planning to stimulate the sensibilities and right brain of all generations.

PYG is a post-punk song with saxophone and parkas that runs everywhere, distributed first on each subscription in the fall of 2023. Coupling is a summer dubby Japanese rare song, preparation for summer.

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What's Love?

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Warner Music Japan)

Welcome To My Castle Sunrise Pearl Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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'Kayou' ska band, What's Love?, will release two 7-inch titles featuring pop cover songs! What's Love? does a ska cover of Akiko Wada's national hit 'Ano Kane o Narasuno wa Anata'! The original was released in 2001, and the A-side features Yokoyama Ken of Crazy Ken Band on vocals, while the B-side features a vocal version by Kojima Mayumi. This is a must-have for Japanese DJs who love cover songs. LISTEN: Side A https://open. Spotify. com/track/76K6thUznbeWn9mbwEoGPt Side B https://open. Spotify. com/track/1eoIQ6YX0rQ8qb2haCOWmS Tracklist: Side A 1. Ano Kane o Narasuno wa Anata What's Love ?+Ken Yokoyama Side B 1. Ano Kane o Narasuno wa Anata What's Love ?+Mayumi Kojima

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Chilli Beans.

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Black Screen)

33,99 €*

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Sunrise Pearl Vinyl.Chilli Beans. are a three-piece band from Japan, formed in 2019 by Moto (vocals), Maika (bass & vocals) and Lily (guitar & vocals). Their neo-garage style fuses indie rock withgarage infused guitars and catchy melodies. Since 2019, the band has released 4 EPs and two albums on A.S.A.B. and played several nationwide headline tours in Japan.Their second full-length album "Welcome to My Castle" was released on December 13th, 2024 and featured 13 songs, including the single "Raise" which was the ending song themefor the TV anime series "One Piece", as well as "I like you", the main song of the TV series "Toki wo Kakeruna, Koibito-tachi".

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Shione Yukawa

Yukawasione

44,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Ayumi "Azucar" Suzuki & Ayumania

Sakura Cerezo

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Ayumigo)

29,99 €*

4LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Sony Music Catalog)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Ayumi Suzuki's original song, composed to show the Japanese landscape to the world with a Japanese-style melody on a Latin rhythm. It is the first song on her 1st Album "Oukagekka," but in this new arrangement, the melody and horn section with vibraphone and shinobue, a traditional Japanese instrument, are added to express cherry blossoms dancing in the wind with Cuban songo and guaracha rhythms.

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Mariah Carey

The Rarities

66,99 €*

Your Song On The Radio Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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The Rarities is a compilation of fan favorites, rare songs and unreleased gems, all hand-picked by Mariah herself. Also included in this 4LP set is the full length audio from Live at the Tokyo Dome, Mariah's first concert performance in Japan in support of her 1996 Daydream World Tour.

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Pictured Resort

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Sailyard)

35,99 €*

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Warner)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2023.

Pictured Resort will release the 7-inch "Your Song On The Radio" on Japanese RSD Saturday, April 22.

Pictured Resort is a solo unit of Koji Takagi, whose sound passes through neoacoustic, AOR, city pop, dream pop, and disco. Last July 2022, they released their third and latest album "Once Upon A Season".

The A-side is "Your Song On The Radio," a mellow and sweet pop song with the melodic sense that is the essence of Pictured Resort, and the B-side is a soft 70s-inspired song that was released last year at the end of 2022 and has become a hot topic. The B-side includes "2012," a soft rock tune with a 70's vibe that was released last year at the end of 2022 and became a hot topic.

The cover of the album features a new illustration by Kachinatsumi, who has created many of Pictured Resort's works, and is a perfect example of Pictured Resort's unique style.

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Twice

Celebrate

83,99 €*

2LP | 2006 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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In 2022, Twice finally celebrated the 5th anniversary of their debut in Japan! Twice, who have prepared many thanks and gifts for their fans, will release the analogue version of Twice Japan 4th Album "Celebrate" this winter, a much talked about work to celebrate the 5th anniversary of their Japanese debut in a grand way. The memorial piece will be a limited-quantity production disc!

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Rihanna

A Girl Like Me

42,99 €*

Love Is Jealousy Feat. Ryusenkei

Release: 2006 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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“A Girl like Me” is the second studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on April 2006 by Def Jam Recordings. For the production of the album, Rihanna worked with Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Stargate, and J. R. Rotem with label-mate Ne-Yo who wrote the album's second single. “A Girl like Me” is a pop, reggae and R&B album influenced by Rihanna's Caribbean roots. It also incorporates dancehall and rock elements and ballads, which music critics were ambivalent towards.

It peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200 album chart and on the UK Albums Chart. The album was successful in other countries, entering the top ten in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Japan while topping the charts in Canada on the Canadian Albums Chart.

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Lisa Halim

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Insense Music Works)

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Sad Disco)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Lisa Halim, a singer-songwriter representing the Japanese surf music scene, and Cunimondo Takiguchi, one of the most important figures in the city pop/city music scene, have collaborated for the first time!! In 2021, the single "Kimi to Blue" produced by Cunimondo Takiguchi was released and became a hit among fans of sea-oriented city pop music, which led to this collaboration with Ryusenkei!! "Love is Jealousy" is an extremely pleasant fusion of Hawaiian AOR and city music. Perfectly matched groove of Ryusenkei's performance and Lisa's gentle vocal.

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Uztama

Kaze Ga Nagu

32,99 €*

Where, Who, What Is Petrolz?

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Featuring the high-school trackmaker Telematic Visions, whose 'Bluespring' was also featured on Sad Disco, and even teenage artists now making their mark on the Japanese electronic pop scene. This is the first physical release of Uztama's masterpiece 'Kaze Ga Nagu' (The Wind Calms Down), which has garnered a great deal of attention, especially from the new generation of the electronic pop scene.

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V.A.

2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Victor Entertainment Japan)

What A Wonderful World With Original Love?

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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1 full album in 12 years since formation (at the time of release in 2017). The work is difficult to obtain, and live performances are out of the blue. Petrols, a natural and light, extremely experiential and mysterious band. Everyone knows their names, they seem to be amazing, and they feel signs in various places. But I have no idea who the whole thing is. The musicians, their friends, and the seniors whom the members looked up to, who adore the innovative and pop music of such Petrols, each wish to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of their 1st CD “Karimen” (released in April 2007). A thought-based, hands-on music collection that seeks the answer to the question, “What is Petrols?” A total of 15 tracks including 4 additional tracks from “where, WHO, What IS PETROLZ?”, which was released exclusively for digital distribution.

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V.A.

2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Victor Entertainment Japan)

2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Victor Entertainment Japan)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Takao Tajima’s style of musical expression = Original Love. Since debuting in 1991 with the single “deep French Kiss” (released on June 14, 1991), Original Love has continued to propose and update Japan’s good music standards with high tension, soulful rock, and alternative. To commemorate the 30th anniversary, the first official cover album “What a Wonderful World with Original Love?” A wonderful circle of music drawn by the rich connections between Original Love’s music and Takao Tajima’s artists, comrades, and artists who will be responsible for the next generation of Japan with whom I feel close. In this wonderful era, this album explores the new world of Original Love drawn by wonderful musicians with their love of music.

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Original Love

Music, Dance & Love

Takao Tajima And Ryosuke Nagaoka

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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After the 30th anniversary of Original Love's debut, the new album 'music, Dance & Love' will be the 20th album after 3 years and 9 months since the previous album 'Bless You!'. Includes 'Seppun (M.D.L. Version)' reproduced with Ovall and 'Yasashiite ~ Gentle Hands' with Tendre. A collection of hymns that looks to the future and celebrates the joys of everyday life as the times change after the pandemic.

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Sessions

2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Victor Entertainment Japan)

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Takao Tajima (Original Love) x Ryosuke Nagaoka (Petrols). “sessions” is a record of a special beautiful moment and space that captures the lightning-fast session released by the two artists on the “Futari Soul Show”, a stage only for the two of them.

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Tadashi Kumihara

Moji

Madoka Na Yoru / Shinya No Teikibin

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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A central member of Japanese freeform noise band Gunjogacrayon, Tadashi Kumihara released an album in 2007 titled Hyoi. What people didn’t know is that those same sessions produced another album, which had never seen the light of day - until now! The recently uncovered album from Kumihara, titled Moji, is as good - if not better - than Hyoi, with the freeform noise guitarist and Ryuichi Sakamoto collaborator (b-2 (2008)) in top form. Kumihara draws alien noises from his guitar, pushing against easy definitions of what defines music. The record is undoubtedly not easy to listen to, but repeat listeners will surely find themselves discovering new dimensions of noise with each listen. P-vine is proud to release Tadashi Kumihara’s Moji, available with an obi-strip on limited edition vinyl!

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Minmoa

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

LP | 1986 | JP | Reissue (Warner Music Japan)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Japanese folk trio Minmoa succeed where few others have. Inspired by laid back 60’s psych-folk, it’s clear that their sound is indebted to the likes of Fairport Convention and Virgin Insanity, but they stand out by updating that sound, breathing new life into a sound that’s become almost cliche.

Their first album, Kikyo no Hi (2021) was released to critical acclaim, with particular praise directed towards lead vocalist Saeko Kusaka’s expressive vocal performance, and the unique guitar playing of Takaaki Konno. The first analog 7-inch single from Minmoa contains “Shinya no Teikibin” from their first album, and “Madokana Yoru”, the title track from their upcoming second EP! Simultaneously laid-back and moving, this unique coupling of two of Minmoa’s best songs on limited edition 45rpm vinyl is one you must not miss! Get it in a flipback cover, available only from P-vine Records!

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Tomoko Aran

Last Good-Bye

37,99 €* 39,99 € -5%

Release: 1986 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The first analog reissue of Tomoko Aran's 6th album 'Last Good-bye' released in 1986 is now available!

The 6th album produced by Yukio Seto, released in 1986 by Tomoko Aran, who has become a household name because she was recently sampled by The Weeknd!

This album contains 11 songs including the exotic pop groove track 'Nanairo Rakuen', the new wave song 'Oishii ne!' and the addictive cosmic synth song 'Last Good-bye'

The 2023 remastered sound source is used, and the cutting is done by Warner Music Mastering

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2x7" | 2022 | JP | Original (Epic Japan)

First Love / Hatsukoi

51,99 €*

Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975-1987 Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Hikaru Utada “First Love/Hatsukoi” will be released on a 7 Inch Vinyl format as a limited edition on December 9 to celebrate the launch of Netflix TV Series “First Love” (coming November 24 on Netflix). The 7 Inch Vinyl is comprised of 2 Disc Set, and it includes “First Love (2022 Mix)” which is newly stereo mixed by a Grammy award-winning mixer and producer Steve Fitzmaurice, and also includes “Hatsukoi (2022 Remastered)”. The tracklisting also includes an a cappella version of both “First Love” and “Hatsukoi”.

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V.A.

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

47,99 €*

Get Up Sequences Part Two Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Pop

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* The latest chapter in the acclaimed Pacific Breeze series! * Artwork by renowned illustrator Hiroshi Nagai * Compiled by Yosuke Kitazawa and Mark “Frosty” McNeill (dublab) * Newly remastered audio * 2xLP housed in a deluxe wide spine jacket with full color inner sleeves and custom die-cut OBI * Extensive artist bios by Yosuke Kitazawa * Digital mockups are not an exact representation of colors * Available in two vinyl variants: Pink or Black Vinyl

Light in the Attic’s Pacific Breeze series has supplied the world’s growing legions of Japanese music fans with an expertly curated selection of the most sought-after City Pop recordings—the mesmerizing and nebulous genre of Japanese bubble-era music of the ‘70s-’80s that encompasses AOR, R&B, jazz fusion, funk, boogie and disco. These familiar sounds are spun through the unique lens of optimistic, cosmopolitan fantasy colored by Japan’s affluence at the time. Much of the music has previously been nearly impossible to acquire outside of Japan and continues to captivate listeners with its unique blend of groove-laden escapism, even birthing wholly new genres such as Vaporwave.

Pacific Breeze 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975-1987 marks the latest chapter in the famed series and features holy grails plus under-the-radar rarities. The collection bursts at the seams to reveal some of the greatest Japanese tracks ever laid to tape, pushing towards the edge of City Pop to reveal glimmers of the next waves of styles to spring forth from the country’s creative minds. The appearance of Pizzicato Five hint at the emergence of Shibuya-kei while the influence of hip hop and electro as an emerging global trend are also evident here through the prevalence of heavier programmed drum beats on tracks such as “Heartbeat” by Miho Fujiwara.

This volume of Pacific Breeze, like its predecessors, is a female-forward offering with many tracks being voiced by women who would become household names in Japan as actresses and pop idols. Their songs here subvert the norm and brim with an innovative spirit that shatters gender roles in favor of sonic transcendence. Techno-pop classics from Susan, Miharu Koshi and Chiemi Manabe sit alongside sublime funk from Atsuko Nina and Naomi Akimoto while Teresa Noda slides into the mix with a sultry reggae jam. The genre span is stretched wider with hypnotic jazz fusion by Parachute and Hiroyuki Namba, a synthesizer fantasy from Osamu Shoji, and magnetic pop by Makoto Matsushita and Chu Kosaka.

Although not front and center, the visionary members of Yellow Magic Orchestra are still very present on Pacific Breeze 3, with Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi taking up producer and musician roles on many of these tracks. Pacific Breeze 3 serves up a captivating musical journey that adds an essential chapter to the iconic compilation series.

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The Go!Team

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Memphis Industries)

LP | 2022 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Pop

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Over their six albums The Go! Team have taken sonic day trips to other lands - musically dipping into other cultures. But now on this, their seventh - they"ve bought a round-the-world ticket.... Benin, Japan, France, India, Texas and Detroit - all stops along the way. Wildly different voices from wildly different cultures side by side but all still sounding unmistakably Go! Team. Setting the course for a kaleidoscopic, cable access, channel hop.On the vocal roll call there"s Star Feminine Band, an all-girl group from West Africa, the Indian Bollywood playback singer Neha Hatwar, Kokubo Chisato from J-Pop indie band Lucie Too, 19 year-old Detroit rapper IndigoYaj, Hilarie Bratset (ex-Apples in Stereo), Brooklyn rapper Nitty Scott, and a whole host of others, alongside Go! Team staple Ninja.Picking up from 2021"s "Get Up Sequences Part One", Part Two continues the feeling of Technicolour overload.It"s a journey spanning Cyclone Tracey wig-outs, chroma key sitar psychedelia, Casiotone anthems, spoken word melodrama and kalimba callouts. Brill building melodies lead into musical handbrake turns, four track into panoramic. Eighteen years after their debut LP The Go! Team are still unlike anyone else and on "Get Up Sequences Part Two" they sound as fresh as a club soda....

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Gusokumuzu

Youki Na Kyuujitsu

30,99 €*

7" | 1971 | JP | Original (A&M)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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In the year since the release of Gusokumuzu’s self-titled debut, the band has been nominated for the prestigious CD shop award, released the smash hit single “Fuyu no Sasayaki” as well as the already sold-out early works compilation Gusokumuzukan, and written songs for some of Japan’s most popular artists. Their unique brand of neo-soul takes cues from their native Tokyo, simultaneously incorporating the glitzy Metropolitan sounds of city pop, and the folksy psychedelia of Haruomi Hosono and Happy End to create a sound quite unlike anything else.

Their second album, Youki na Kyujitsu (lit. A Cheery Day Off) sees a band that has already cemented their position in the upper echelon of Japan’s indie music scene level up in every way imaginable. Their sonic identity remains unchanged: laid-back guitar riffs and breezy grooves are still abundant; but Youki na Kyujitsu is more sophisticated than their self-titled debut, truly showcasing the band’s technical and lyrical proficiency.

All four members of Gusokumuzu contribute songs to the album, and despite their disparate musical backgrounds and influences, Youki na Kyujitsu has a sense of unity that few bands could pull off. Each member’s idiosyncrasies are certainly apparent, but few bands would be able to fit the crunchy left-field guitars and funky bassline of “Sherry” in the same album as power-pop anthem “Tsumetai Wakusei” (lit. Cold Planet) and have it feel as organic as it does here.

Across ten tracks, Gusokumuzu go from folk, to funk, to pop, and never lose sight of their sound as they do. If the past two records have been any indication, Youki na Kyujitsu is sure to sell out quick - so make sure to get yours while you can!

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Carpenters

Superstar

4,99 €*

That's The Answer! / Yeah

Release: 1971 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing.

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Ulfuls

16,99 €*

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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The Other One White Vinyl Edition

Babymetal

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Cooking Vinyl)

27,99 €*

The Other One Trasparent Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Pop

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Last year Babymetal concluded their 10-year journey culminating in the celebration of the formation of the revered Japanese metal band with the vinyl release of their retrospective album 10 Babymetal Years. Later they released a cryptic video that announced Babymetal will be "sealed" from the world until further notice. Today, Babymetal break the seal, making their return to Earth. Their official website has revealed a Legend MAP depicting all of Babymetal"s future activities, including the news that Babymetal"s first concept album THE Other ONE will be released worldwide on Friday, March 24th, 2023. The concept album reveals the other side of the Babymetal story that until now remains untold. A total of 10 songs have been discovered within THE Other ONE restoration project, with each song representing a unique theme based on 10 separate parallel worlds that they have discovered. Full length audio of each of the 10 songs will finally be revealed when fans get their hands on the album next March.

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Babymetal

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Cooking Vinyl)

26,99 €*

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Pop

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Shin Rizumu

Musica Popular Japonesa

LP | 1998 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and all around musician extraordinaire ShinRizumu (real name Rizumu Shin) is returning with his first album in over half a decade!

After releasing his debut album New Rythm in 2015, and garnering heavy airplay of hit single "Shinri no Mori" across Japan, Shin would follow that up with Have Fun (2017) before spending time studying music at a prestiguous music university. Five years later, he returns with his latest album!

Inspired by the music of Tom Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and other Brazilian legends, the sound of the album is undoubtedly MPB-esque (Música Popular Brasileira, lit. Brazilian Popular music), yet interpreted through a uniquely Japanese lens. Samba rhythms and instrumentation are infused with the sounds of contemporary J-pop and city pop, creating a sound that’s quite unlike anything else. Lead single “lady” (the 7” single is out on Oct. 5th!) highlights this sound, featuring the brass and tropical flutes of Brazil, along with a samba-esque groove that would be at home on any MPB album. Yet combine that with the pop sensibilities of one of contemporary J-pop’s greatest song-writers, and you get a song that even Haruomi Hosono would be proud of.

Light grooves are apparent throughout, perfect for whether you’re listening, lounging, or leaping around dancing. Pressed on limited edition vinyl, ShinRizumu’s long-awaited third album is filled to the brim with tropical hits - a refreshing summer breeze, even if it's the middle of winter.

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Kazuyoshi Nakamura

Sun

Release: 1998 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1990 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Hiroshi Takano

Cue

36,99 €*

Release: 1990 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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7" | 2021 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Rie Tomosaka

Cappuccino / Escalation

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Tasogare No Begin With Sergio Mendes/ Tasogare No Begin With Sergio Mendes:Macka-Chin Ed

Sumire (Jp)

7" | 2021 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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7" | 2021 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Greeeen

Kiseki / Rookies

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Maki Asakawa

Some Years Parst

Release: 1985 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Age Age Every Knight / Instrumental

DJ Ozmamore

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Unknowingly / Days Of Love

Pezants

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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You Make Me Radio Edit / Sunshine After The Rain Radio Version

Monday Filled

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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7" | JP (Universal Music Japan)

Mihimaru Gt

Good Mood / Instrumental

Release: JP

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1994 | JP | Reissue (Warner Music Japan)

Yoshiyuki Sahashi

Trust Me

Release: 1994 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1975 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Pesants

Memories

Release: 1975 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | JP | Original (Warner)

Christopher Cross

Every Turn Of The World

14,99 €*

LP | 1984 | JP | Original (Capitol)

Release: 1985 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Japanese pressing with OBI!

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Diana Ross

Swept Away

8,99 €*

LP | 1978 | JP | Reissue (CBS/Sony)

Release: 1984 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI, with insert.

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Earth, Wind & Fire

All 'N All

9,99 €*

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Voices Of Wonder)

Release: 1978 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing, no Obi.

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The Loch Ness Mouse

III

29,99 €*

LP | 1982 | JP | Original (Capitol)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Pop

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The Loch Ness Mouse celebrate 30 years as a band and release a new album to coincide with the anniversary. Album III completes the trilogy that began with the self-titled record from 2016 and was followed up by II in 2019 (both also released on the well-respected Japanese label P-Vine). Where the first was the tight and elaborate pop record, the next one more moody and atmospheric, the new record is possibly a bit more extreme, free-spirited and cheerful. Together, the trilogy nevertheless gives a coherent picture of what has been the band's project for the past ten years: melodic and sophisticated pop from a working-class perspective, with strong elements of soul and jazz, based on the songwriting of the brothers Jørn and Ole Johannes Åleskjær. The new album features, among others, ex-member Hilma Nikolaisen and jazz/contemporary names such as Morten Barrikmo (Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Oslo Sinfonietta) and Lars Tormod Jenset (Espen Eriksen Trio).

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Diana Ross

Silk Electric

LP | 1988 | JP | Reissue (Columbia Japan)

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Midori Hara

Ko Ko Ro Note

64,99 €*

LP | 2022 | JP | Original (Lawson)

Release: 1988 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Midori Hara’s 2nd album. A masterpiece of 80s urban pop with mellow grooves. First class session musicians such as Hiroshi Sato (p), Kenji Takamizu (b), Shuichi Murakami (ds), and Masahiro Ikumi (g) participate.

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Asagaya Romantics

Otona Gensou

73,99 €*

LP | 1976 | JP | Reissue (King)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Asagaya Romantics is a five-member group consisting of Tomoe Arisaka (vocals), Tomoya Kishi (guitar), Satoshi Hori (keyboards), Rie Furuya (drums), and Rei Honma (bass). Elements of Caribbean music such as rocksteady and reggae have been incorporated into Japanese pop music to make this incredible record. The long-awaited analog release of Asagaya Romantics’ 3rd album “Otona Genso” for the first time in three and a half years has finally arrived!

Includes 10 songs full of lyrical pop songs, including the popular track “Solitary”. With drum tech Affee Takahashi of TAMTAM and Ryotaro Miyasaka, who is also active in Yuta Orisaka (ensemble), on percussion, this album expands the range of sounds. Ikegami Yoriyuki, an illustrator who participated in the character design of director Mamoru Hosoda’s “Princess of Dragons and Freckles”, creating the beautiful artwork for this album.

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Bibari Maeda

First

41,59 €* 63,99 € -35%

LP | 2022 | JP | Original (Warner Music Japan)

Release: 1976 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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All songs arranged by Hiro Yanagida! The long-awaited reissue of an actress record that plays the finest mellowness! Her 1976 announcement, which is the only work under her own name, is reprinted and reissued in the original specifications! Together with the impactful artwork created by Eiko Ishioka, this is a masterpiece of Japanese music that raises many WANTs. A total of 12 songs gently wrapped in beautiful melodies by Hiro Yanagida’s electric piano. In particular, the mellow modern soul song, “Unexpectedly”, which is short and sonorously sung in less than 2 minutes, is a masterpiece that has been picked up by many DJs.

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Yukako Hayase

Mizu To Tsuchi

54,99 €*

LP | 1987 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Yukako Hayase’s 1988 debut album, “mizu to tsuchi”, is now being reissued for the first time ever! Hayase made a name for herself with her ennui, whisper voice along with her famous cover by Yuko Ando. Several artists have cited Hayase as an influence on their work, including Kahimi Karie. The record is made up of 7 songs, amounting to approximately 30 minutes of excellent pop music.

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Ritsuko Kazami

Nouvelles

49,99 €*

Release: 1987 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2022 | US | Original (Mesh-Key)

The Rabbits

38,99 €*

LP | 1980 | US | Reissue (Mesh-Key)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Pop

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Twisted and irreverent, The Rabbits combined ear-splitting guitar shrapnel with one of punk’s greatest-ever snot-nosed vocalists. With hints of PIL or Chrome, but beamed in from a parallel dimension and filtered through the warped lens of visionary loner Syoichi Miyazawa. First-ever vinyl release, fully remastered from the band’s original early ’80s cassette releases, and housed in a sturdy tip-on sleeve. Includes a double-sided, printed insert. Edition of 500

Singer-songwriter Syoichi Miyazawa’s tale is a confounding one.

He grew up in a small town in Yamagata Prefecture (in northern Japan), loved Dylan and The Beatles, and had very little exposure to, or interest in, underground music. And yet, shortly after 24-year-old Miyazawa arrived in Tokyo in 1978, he began performing solo shows at tiny clubs in the city, singing and playing guitar. His performances quicky devolved from brisk acoustic jaunts to lengthy, heavy dirges sung in a snot-nosed wail over a blown-out electric guitar detuned to produce a kind of sonic sludge.

At one of his earliest gigs, a mutual friend introduced him to Endo Michiro, who would soon become the legendary front man of Japanese punk icons The Stalin. It turned out Miyazawa and Endo had attended Yamagata University at the same time just a few years earlier, but hadn’t known each other at school. In Tokyo, they became fast friends, moved into the same apartment building, and for years were inseparable. Endo played guitar and drums on Miyazawa’s debut release, the “Christ Was Born in a Stable” flexi disc. But while Endo was social and outgoing, Miyazawa preferred to be alone, avoiding concerts unless he was performing.

Despite these antisocial tendencies, Miyazawa came to despise playing solo. In 1982, an eccentric high school student named Chika introduced herself at one of Miyazawa’s gigs, and Miyazawa asked if she’d play bass. She agreed and drafted two of her friends to play second guitar and drums. The Rabbits were born.

Miyazawa wrote the tunes, and had a clear vision for the group, but struggled to get the sound he wanted from the other members. His second guitarist was more of a fusion player, and Miyazawa took great pains to get him to tone down the shredding. The group quickly went through multiple line-up changes. Frustrated with the sound of their first proper recording (self-released as the “X1(x)” cassette), Miyazawa spent a full year mixing their second cassette, “Winter Songs,” on his own.

The hard work paid off — the sound of “Winter Songs” is striking, and unlike anything the band’s peers produced. There’s liberal use of delay on the vocals, giving the music a psychedelic feel, but the guitars are caustic, cutting through the mix like metal shrapnel. The rhythm section seems on the verge of teetering out of control throughout, an overdriven and pummeling current below abrasive slabs of guitar and vocals. Even at their most aggressive, though, The Rabbits had strong pop sensibilities, complete with cooing backing vocals and the occasional harmonica solo. Miyazawa delivers his borderline nonsensical lyrics with equal amounts of menace and gaiety, consistently riding that fine line as only a natural oddball can. At times, the band sounds like a distant cousin of PiL, Chrome or The Homosexuals, but beamed in from a parallel dimension and filtered through Miyazawa’s warped lens.

Although The Rabbits briskly sold all 500 copies of the "Winter Songs" tape, live audiences at the time seemed dumbfounded by the group, and would stare at them in silence. After two years together, The Rabbits called it quits in 1984.

When asked if any of the many legendary groups (Les Rallizes Desnudes, G.I.S.M., etc.) he shared stages with left an impression, Miyazawa recently revealed that he always left the venue as soon as he finished performing, so he never caught any of the other bands…

All of which is to say —

The Rabbits are one of the great punk bands of the early ’80s, but their leader had no interest in the punk scene and always thought he was making “normal” music. They rubbed shoulders with a slew of notable groups of the era, and their singer was best friends with arguably the most famous Japanese punk of all time, but Miyazawa shunned fraternization and purposefully distanced himself from his peers.

Could this be why so few underground music fans are familiar with the group, even in Japan? Why they seem to have been written out of the official history of Japanese punk? One can never know for sure, but Mesh-Key hopes to remedy this travesty by offering this compilation, the first-ever official LP by The Rabbits, to a new generation of punk and psychedelic music connoisseurs. credits

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Morio Agata

Norimono Zukan

31,99 €*

Live In Japan Yellow / Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Japanese folk-rock legend Morio Agata stunned fans with this way-outta-left-field dispatch - a synthesizer-laden, new-wave/post-punk classic. Originally released by Osaka’s Vanity Records in 1980 and back on vinyl for the first time in nearly 40 years, this fully authorized reissue has been remastered from the original analog tapes. In tip-on sleeve, with double-sided insert.

50 years ago, Hokkaido-born singer-songwriter Morio Agata released his debut single, Sekishoku Ereji (Red Elegy), an emotive, shuffling piano ballad that (shockingly) sold half a million copies in Japan. While he would never have another Top-40 hit, Agata would spend the next half century issuing a series of idiosyncratic, experimental pop albums. Today, he’s a beloved cult figure, still actively touring and recording in his seventies.

In his first decade as a recording artist, Agata released a stream of classics right out of the gate — Otome No Roman (1972) melded American-styled folk rock with traditional Japanese melodies, Zipangu Boy (1976) was a sprawling, Haruomi Hosono-produced psychedelic opus, and Kimi No Koto Suki Nan Da (1977) saw Agata tackle slick, lightly funky AOR. While this sort of stylistic schizophrenia might sink your average artist, Agata’s singular voice and magnetic charisma elevates everything he touches, and subsumes it all into Morio Agata World — a joyous, playful and frequently unhinged world.

Arguably the biggest left-turn of Agata’s early career, however, came in 1979, when legendary experimental label Vanity Records’ Yuzuru Agi paired Agata with major players from his label’s roster and the Osaka punk scene for an impromptu recording session. An impressive list of musicians took part (sab, Yukio Fujimoto (Normal Brain), Masahiro Kitada (inu), Taiqui (Ultra Bide), Jun Shinoda (ss), Chie Mukai (Che-Shizu), and others) and even though they all came from different wings of the underground music scene, together they built an arresting, minimalistic bedrock of synthesized and acoustic sounds for Agata to work his magic over. The recording sesssions were tense and it took a while for the collective to find their footing. But the hard work paid off — Norimono Zukan is a masterpiece of ramshackle new wave and droning dirges, topped off with Agata’s unmistakeable croon, at times delicate, other times twisted. It’s a relatively short album, but a deep one, and Mesh-Key is honored to introduce it to a new generation of music fans.

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Howard Jones

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Cherry Red)

49,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1983 | JP | Reissue (Warner Music Japan)

Fujimaru Yoshino

Romantic Guys

45,99 €*

Worldwide Underground Japan Import Edition

Release: 1983 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Released in 1983, Fujimaru Yoshino's 2nd album 'romantic Guys' is the long-awaited first reissue!

This record is a masterpiece of city pop, backed by gorgeous overseas musicians such as Ab's members Makoto Matsushita, Naoki Watanabe, Atsuo Okamoto, Robben Ford, Nathan East, and Mike Baird. The album features nine tracks, including, 'Natsu no Onna', as well as a cover of the famous Shogun-era song, 'You're The One'.

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Erykah Badu

CD | JP | Reissue (Psp)

Release: JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Mama's Gun Japan Import Edition

Erykah Badu

CD | JP | Reissue (Psp)

21,99 €*

Release: JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | JP | Original (WEA)

INXS

Listen Like Thieves

24,99 €*

LP | 1971 | JP | Original (Apple)

Release: 1985 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

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The Beatles

Let It Be

26,99 €*

John Lennon / The Plastic Ono Band

Release: 1971 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

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Shaved Fish

LP | 1980 | JP | Reissue (Apple)

9,99 €*

Ste With J.Lamotta Suzume

Release: 1980 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing without OBI, but with insert.

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A Case Of You

7" | 2022 | JP | Original (Flower)

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (180g)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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The second single from the concept album produced by Tatsuo Sunaga covering Joni Mitchell's "Blue", which will be released in autumn 2022, is "A Case Of You", a song that even Prince loved! The B-Side features a special experimental soul remix by Maki Mannami + nonomi. The second analogue single from "ste with J.Lamotta Suzume / Re:Blue" (scheduled for release in November 2022), produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Joni Mitchell's classic album "Blue", is "A Case Of You", covered by Prince on the Joni Mitchell tribute album and a big hit. A Case Of You', which became a major talking point. In addition to the spiritual atmosphere of J.Lamotta Suzume's quintessential original, and an arrangement that perfectly matches it, the track is a collaboration between up-and-coming Japanese-Chilean beatmaker nonomi and L.A.-based musician Maki Mannami, who is an essential part of STE. The remixes are the result of a collaboration between up-and-coming Japanese-Chilean beatmaker nonomi and L.A.-based musician Maki Mannami, a staple of STE. In addition to the totally seamless sound, the release comes in a full jacket version.

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Leonardo Marques

Flea Market Music

23,99 €*

7" | 2022 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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“I imagine this record to be just like a flea market, an ensemble of nostalgia, a collage of memories, of dreams, ideas, sounds, words, feelings, places, eras and styles. A unique sonic sound space that I’ve been trying to create for my own music. This is also a record about getting old, about the uneasiness of life, but also about how to embrace it and enjoy the ride. About taking a trip to a place and a time that we have never been to, but that we long for. “ - Leonardo Marques

A multi-talented musician, singer songwriter and record producer full of tales to tell, Leonardo Marques has released three solo records – Dia e Noite no Mesmo Céu in 2012, Curvas, Lados, Linhas Tortas, Sujas e Discretas in 2015, and Early Bird in 2018. All of Leonardo’s solo albums have been released in Japan by Disk Union and the latest one, Early Bird, has also been released worldwide on vinyl format by 180g x Disk Union.

Leonardo was the guitar player of Diesel (later called Udora), one of the main alternative rock bands in Brazil in the early 2000’s. The band was on the main line up of the Rock in Rio III Festival, playing for over 250,000 people as an opening act for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Silverchair, and Deftones. Leonardo then moved to Los Angeles with the band and signed a record deal with Clive Davis (J Records / Rca) and worked with Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Faith No More), Gavin Macklop (Goo Goo Dolls, Toad the Wet Sprocket), Camus (David Byrne, Arto Lindsay), Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Tracy Chapman, Alicce Cooper), and 16-time Grammy Award winner Thom Russo (Michael Jackson, Audioslave, Johnny Cash, Maná). Back to Brazil a few years later, Leonardo launched his Ilha do Corvo recording studio in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The studio is equipped with vintage instruments and gear from various decades which creates a unique sonic landscape and sound signature in each record it produces.

With Flea Market Music, Leonardo Marques presents his long-awaited fourth solo effort and the follow up to the now classic Early Bird album, with a majestic and unique musical trip into nostalgia, dreamy textures and lo-fi flavors, entirely written and recorded at his Ilha Do Corvo studio. This is essential Brazilian contemporary music at its best!

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Shin Rizumu

Lady

LP | 2022 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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With his recent release with Monju still fresh in our minds, Issugi is following up with his killer ninth album. With DJ Scratch Nice back from New York to produce, features from KID Fresino, Monju crewmates Senninshou and Mr.PUG, and members of Doruneko Mansion and Scars, this album is sure to be the hottest thing in Japan’s bustling hip-hop scene!

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Seiji Rokkaku

Hito Wa Hito Wo Sukuenai

36,99 €*

7" | 2022 | JP | Original (Tuff Vinyl)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Hailing from the snowy mountains of Toyama comes W.C Karasu! Each word from his mouth, each chord from his guitar seems to resonate with vibrant energy: the undeniable power of Karasu’s blues! Don’t miss the first ever reissue of legendary Japanese bluesman W.C. Karasu’s self-titled debut!

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Leyona

Tokai

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Leyona's gentle soulful voice blends into the American roots sound in the background while bringing the song back alive sounding as superb as its original. Produced by Miton Usui, who has recently been active as the main DJ of TBS Radio's “Kinyo Voice Log” and continues to work extensively as a musician and producer. The song “Tokai”, which continues to fascinate ears of all ages not only in Japan but also overseas, is now available on 7” vinyl with a whole new appeal. Also features a song “Baby Itʼs You” from the album “Wasurechauyo”.

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2LP | 2016 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Fantome

Release: 2016 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2LP | 2008 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Heart Station

Release: 2008 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2LP | 2006 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Ultra Blue

Release: 2006 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2LP | 2001 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Distance

Release: 2001 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Kernkrach)

Mojo Beatnik

27,99 €*