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Release: 1975 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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* American club singer Anne Young's first album recorded when she came to Japan in 1975
Anne Young sings emotionally and lively. The Yuji Ohno Trio that draws out and enhances its charm to the fullest. I am fascinated by the absolute masterpiece 'Speak Low' American club singer Anne Young's first album recorded when she came to Japan in 1975. Backed by a trio of Yuji Ohno, Yoshio Ikeda and Yasuyoshi Okayama. It is a masterpiece that has been sought after for a long time both in Japan and overseas, with the recording of the absolute masterpiece 'Speak Low', which is glossy and full of dynamism. Eyes and eyes tend to be attracted to the same song, but this work has an emotional singing such as the light and neat 'Old Devil Moon', the graceful and beautiful 'Autumn In New York', and the earnest appeal 'Don't Explain'. The charm of young people is packed. And the arrangement and performance that draws out and enhances its charm to the fullest is also excellent. This work is also attracting attention as one of Yuji Ohno's valuable piano trio works. text by Yusuke Ogawa (universound/deep Jazz Reality)'

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Be With 10 Years : Joyride + Labour Of Love

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Be With)

Awakening Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Housed together in a stunning 380gsm board slipcase with a matt laminate soft touch finish and a UV spot varnish on the beloved Be With logo, we proudly present the Be With 10 Years record and book package.

Record contains 10 exclusive never-before-on-vinyl tracks from 10 Be With family members. 310mm square softcover book printed on a 350gsm woodfree uncoated board. Book block printed on 120gsm Dadong Lucky Bird woodfree uncoated paper. 140gram vinyl with a 380gsm jacket. 1000 copies only for the world, no repress!

THE RECORD: JOYRIDE

10 tracks for 10 Years of Be With from 10 of our favourite artists we've ever worked with over the past decade. As a happily "all over the place" label, the music, accordingly, had to be varied in vibe and style.

We start with a gorgeous acoustic folk track from Thomas Almqvist. I first heard this when our dear friend Andre Allday - who first suggested and then facilitated the Nyanser reissue - played it during our release party for the record at the amazing Hosoi in Stockholm. As something to grab your attention from the off, it's a pretty good opener, I reckon - it'll stop you in your tracks.

We move into an almost totally "lost" Lewis Taylor track, known to and beloved by only his hardest of hardcore fans. Before now, it has only ever seen the light of day on some obscure late 90s CD of "lullabies" compiled by Joan Armatrading. Us neither!

Mic Murphy from Sass/The Mighty Soulmates/The System (!!!) allowed us to use an unreleased track from his mysterious late 90s period. He sent over 7 stunning tracks and, over breakfast one winter morning with my two sons, Rocco and Bruno, the 3 of us selected the track that made us bounce the most while chomping on our cereal.

In deep fall of 2023, myself and Steven (The Funky Paramedic™) had the great pleasure of visiting Tony Henry, leader of the legendary Manchester 80s soul-funk act 52nd Street (those who "put the dance into Factory") to speak some more about a forthcoming retrospective that's been in the works for 5 years now. Fear not - it's coming! Anyway, we went into Tony's amazing studio and he played us the track you hear, here. A demo originally meant for Phyllis Hyman (I mean, come on!), he's very kindly let us use it for this record. A thousand thank yous. It's sensational.

Side A closes out with an elegant exclusive from our favourite Japanese duo, Coastlines, a tropical jazz-funk-fusion track that only they can so effortlessly craft. Sublime.

Side B opens with another total exclusive, and the title track of this compilation. "Joyride" is like some kind of swinging, G-Funk library from the Californian master of modern cinematic soul - Maston. We love everything about this dude. Speaking of California, next up is possibly the coolest ex-pat Manc in all of the Golden State.

Kenny Dickenson's instant classic "Stupid Rain" knocked me out the first time I heard it. The way it starts as a beautifully ornate ambient piece before introducing the barest of pulses to then segue into a full slo-mo cosmic chugger just gets me every time. Man's a genius.

Our great friends from Wilco, Pat and John, comprise The Autumn Defense. Two of the nicest humans in the game and "Bluebirds Fall" is chiming folk-rock at its finest. What they do best and, beyond a tiny-run CD EP decades ago, this is the only way to own this majestic stunner.

Stimulator Jones is a Stones Throw artist who we've loved ever since the epochal "Soon Never Comes" graced our ears. We're putting out his archive beats and when I asked if he had anything fresh that hadn't yet found a home, he sent over a modern / spiritual jazz movement that just blew me away. It's here.

We round out the compilation with a staccato funk-rock track from a Prince alumnus, the one and only Andre Cymone. If this track isn't blasting from radio stations from Dublab to Gilles to NTS then there's no justice in the world.

Of course, as is our way, none of these tracks have ever appeared on vinyl before. This is the only way to own them on wax. Pretty cool. As ever, all we ever want to hear is music with soul and personality. And that's what's contained here. We think we've nailed it. We think you'll like it too.

THE BOOK: LABOUR OF LOVE

Created in conjunction with the editor and design team behind Disco Pogo, Labour Of Love is our first ever book and serves as a brilliantly rich and varied document of Be With's first 10 years. It surveys our entire catalogue with the artwork for every single release faithfully reproduced in full colour accompanied by Rob's inimitable reviews.

The book contains fresh, exclusive interviews with Ned Doheny, Leon Ware, Lewis Taylor, Tommy Guerrero, Wally Badarou, Steve Moore, Pete Fowler, Kimiko Kasai, Tony Henry (52nd Street), The Autumn Defense, Coastlines and The Mighty Soulmates.

There's also fantastic contributions from a whole host of well regarded fans of the label. We have Gilles Peterson on Ned, Trevor Jackson on Nucleus, Efficient Space on Steve Hiett and the joy of collaboration in a competitive industry, Bill Brewster on Marti Caine, Balearic Mike on Kylie and Lou Hayter on her beloved Air.

We explore the development of the Be With logo and also take an insider's look at the journey of a typical Be With record; from the mastering stage with Simon Francis, cutting it up with Cicely Balston, the artwork ordeals with Chris Stevenson, pressing matters with Record Industry, slinging product with ace distributors Word And Sound, stocking product with our favourite London record shop When Spaceships Appear and even packing records for direct orders with our very own Funky Paramedic.

There's also an irreverent look at the legendary Reissue Request Line over on Facebook, with many hints at things to come.

Beautifully designed and printed, the book is a large format (310mm square) softcover gem, printed on a 350gsm woodfree uncoated board. It's been block printed on 120gsm Dadong Lucky Bird woodfree uncoated paper. It's housed in a stunning 380gsm board slipcase with a matt laminate soft touch finish and a UV spot varnish on the beloved Be With full colour logo.

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Hiroshi Sato

LP | 1982 | JP | Reissue (Sony Music Japan)

Release: 1982 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Black Editions / La Musica)

High Rise

Sdisturbance Trip

Hot Is Cool Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Ten blistering performances from Tokyo's legendary High Rise. Recorded live in 1992, Disturbance Trip is a previously unreleased, distortion-saturated gem recorded in the same era as their third studio album, Dispersion. Guitarist Munehiro Narita's unmatched ability to channel the pure energy/spirit of rock and roll and hard psychedelia is on full display; his riffs are heavy and propulsive, his solos dizzying and transcendent. Nanjo's fuzz bass lays down hypermobile lines that swing and thunder as he intones lyrics that echo in the distance. Disturbance Trip is the first release on the resurrected La Musica Records, Asahito Nanjo's mystifying, apocryphal cassette label started in the 1990s and documenting the most obscure reaches of the Japanese psychedelic underground. Deluxe double LP housed in custom Unipak-style gatefold jacket and printed inner sleeves with spot metallic inks and gloss UV coating. Featuring: Nanjo Asahito {bass, vocals); Narita Munehiro (guitar); Dr. Euro (drums). Recorded Live in 1992, Tokyo, Japan.

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Horii Katsumi Project

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

Release: 1987 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2010 | UK | Reissue (Jet Set)

Giovanca

While I'm Awake

Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963

Release: 2010 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dutch soul singer GIOVANCA's second album "while I'M Awake" (2010).
Japanese reissue in 2LP with obi strip.
Produced by Benny Sings.

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Sam Cooke

LP | 1985 | JP | Original (RCA)

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

Release: 1985 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI, with insert, Vinyl close to NM

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Toshiyuki Honda

Marusa No Onna

Amami's Roaring Song Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Release: 1987 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Soundtracks

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The long-awaited LP reissue of the soundtrack version of the masterpiece movie “Marusa no Onna” directed by Juzo Itami, set in the National Tax Bureau Inspection Department, will be released on December 3rd! Starting with the main theme “Woman of Marsa”, which has an extremely powerful flowing saxophone melody, this is a masterpiece of Toshiyuki Honda’s impressive sound suitable for a film full of originality.

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Kunitaka Sato

LP | 2021 | JP (Teichiku)

Interior Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / JP

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Record Store Day Japan 2021 Drop 2 release. The first reissue of “Amami no Ukiuta” released in 1975 by Kunitaka Sato from Okinawa Amami Oshima, which continues to soar in the second-hand market!

The long-awaited reissue of the album “Amami no Uta” released in 1975 by Kunitaka Sato, a wandering island singer who played the lyre and shamisen in various parts of Okinawa, Amami!

The original version is a rare version that is popular both in Japan and overseas and is difficult to obtain, so it is one of the coveted Japanese mono-folk song fan

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Interior

LP | 1982 | JP | Reissue (Sony Music Japan)

Release: 1982 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1975 | JP | Reissue (RCA)

Paul Desmond

Glad To Be Unhappy

LP | 1969 | JP | Original (CBS/Sony)

Release: 1975 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI, with insert. Copy with light wear.

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Bob Dylan

Nashville Skyline

Release: 1969 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. Slight seam wear. vinyl is close to NM.

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Tomotsugu Nakamura

For A Fleeting Moment

IIKKI

Leonids No Kanata Ni Green Vinyl Edition

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"For A Fleeting Moment" is the result of the dialogue between the Swiss photographer Simone Kappeler and the Japanese musician Tomotsugu Nakamura initiated by Iikki, between March 2023 and May 2024.

Tomotsugu Nakamura is a musician and graphic designer residing in Tokyo, Japan. His primary artistic practice is to compose music with some fragments of minimal acoustic and electronic tones and some field recordings. In Concert, he he has played with various genre of musicians and his works have been released by Kaico, Audiobulb Records, and more recently by the French label Laaps.

Born in 1952 in Frauenfeld (Switzerland) where she lives and works, Simone Kappeler started taking pictures at the age of 11. After studying German literature and art history, she studied photography at the Zurich University of the Arts. During a three-month trip to the United States in 1981, she took her first pictures using cheap cameras, especially the Diana camera. Hasselblad, Leica, Diana, Brownie, Polaroid, disposable camera, expired or infrared films, since 1970, Simone Kappeler has explored all types of photographic techniques. Her work, experimental and poetic, reveals to us the curiously foreign world that surrounds us. Since 1982, ongoing projects in southern France and the Grisons.1982/83, studio in New York, conceptual photography and Super 8 films. 1983/84, theater photographer, Schauspielhaus Zürich. 2009, six-week photographic study of Japan, 2015 studio in New York. Her work was the subject of a first monograph: "Seile. Fluss. Nacht. Fotografien 1964–2011", edited by Hatje Cantz and is regularly exhibited in Galleries and Museum in Europe and United States. For A Fleeting Moment is her first book gathered exclusively a part of her wide polaroid works from 2011 to 2023.

Fine Art Book, Ltd. to 700 copies: Hardcover book printed on Glossy Modern Paper 170g/m2 // 104 pages, 19cm x 22.5cm, 66 photos // Front cover points and back cover logo embossed // Selective UV varnish // Hand-numbered.

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Yoichi Takizawa

LP | 1978 | JP | Reissue (Sony Music Japan)

Release: 1978 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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OST Eyeshield 21 Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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The story of Eyeshield 21 follows the protagonist Sena, the whipping boy of his classmates, who wants to earn respect by joining a club at the start of the school year. He crosses paths with Hiruma, head of the American soccer club, who recruits him for his exceptional running skills. They must quickly find 11 other players, as the inter-school championship begins in 24 hours. Numerous artists and composers were involved in creating the theme music and accompanying songs, including Kosuke Morimoto, who contributed to various theme songs for Fullmetal Alchemist and One Piece. Any fan of the series will have a strong feeling of nostalgia when they recall the music that marked them during their teenage years. The very Pop-rock and J-pop tones will remind them of those after-school afternoons watching episodes of this epic anime on Game One. You'll also be able to hear the voices of the Japanese cast, including the voice of the main character, Sena Kobayakawa, on many of the credits and accompanying songs. The manga turns 21 in 2023. To celebrate, the author wrote a 55-page one-shot called “Brain X Brave”, which appeared in early January 2024 in Weekly Shonen Jump. The anime has been broadcast frequently on Game One since September 2009 and on France Ô since September 2012.

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Mu Ichizoku

OST Japanese Tv Drama Mu

OST Mortal Kombat 1 Fire Ice Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Very popular in the second-hand analog market, this wonderful soundtrack is now being reissued with a remaster due to soaring prices! A masterpiece in Japanese electronic music whose sitar tone invites stagger. An exotic and soothing album written by Ichiro Araki and arranged by Taro Morimoto! All 12 songs are instrumental. The raga style rock theme song 'Mu no Theme' compliments the image of Tadanori Yokoo's jacket, who was devoted to Indian spiritual culture. TBS Wednesday drama 'Mu' which was broadcast from May 18th to November 9th, 1977. The show features Shiro Ito, Kayoko Kishimoto, Hiromi Go, Kirin Kiki, Misako Watanabe, Kentaro Shimizu, Junzaburo Ban, Toru Yuri, Tompei Hidari, and several more guest appearances. The LP released as the soundtrack contains topical songs such as 'Mu no Theme' and 'Obake no Rock'n'Roll' by Ichiro Araki.

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Wilbert Roget II

3LP | 2024 | US | Original (Enjoy The Ride)

59,84 €* 62,99 € -5%

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Enjoy The Ride Records in conjunction with WaterTower Music, Warner Bros. Games, and NetherRealm Studios proudly presents the Mortal Kombat 1 (Original Video Game Soundtrack).

It's In Our Blood. Mortal Kombat 1 is the latest title in the acclaimed Mortal Kombat video game franchise developed by award-winning NetherRealm Studios. The game introduces a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe that has been created by the Fire God Liu Kang, featuring reimagined versions of iconic characters as they’ve never been seen before, along with a new fighting system, game modes, bone krushing finishing moves, and more. Mortal Kombat 1 (Original Video Game Soundtrack) showcases the game's music by Wilbert Roget, II and features stage music composed by Dan Forden, Stephanie Economou, Nathan Grigg, Dan Negovan, Dean Grinsfelder, Casey Edwards, and Joel Corelitz.

Wilbert Roget, II is a veteran composer in the video game and film industries. He joined LucasArts as a staff composer in 2008, where he scored several games in the Star Wars universe, including Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars: First Assault. He later became a freelance writer, scoring Mortal Kombat 1, Star Wars: Outlaws, Call of Duty: WWII, the Emmy Award-winning Star Wars: Vader Immortal, and many other high-profile game scores. He has also written for Japanese anime, scoring the upcoming Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance. His work has earned him several awards and nominations from ASCAP, the Game Audio Network Guild, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (D.I.C.E. Awards), and others. Roget also co-founded Impact Soundworks, a successful music software company, and is an accomplished lecturer on game music. He frequently gives online masterclasses and tutorials on music composition and production and has a passion for teaching the craft. He is an avid multi-instrumentalist, performing solo flute, keyboards, world instruments, and guitar on many of his scores.

Available on vinyl for the first time, Mortal Kombat 1 (Original Video Game Soundtrack) is a 3xLP, housed in a soft touch gatefold jacket with spot gloss accents. It includes a full-color double-sided 12"" x 24"" poster

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Even The Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996 Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

Love Trip Sky Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Light in the Attic Records proudly presents Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996—the first comprehensive collection of Ukrainian music recorded prior to, and immediately following, the Ussr’s collapse. From subtly dissenting Soviet-era singles to DIY recordings from Kyiv’s vibrant underground scene, the compilation chronicles the development of Ukraine’s rich musical landscape through rare folk, rock, jazz, and electronic recordings.

“This record is a labor of love and a long time coming,” says label owner Matt Sullivan. Over the course of the last five years, Sullivan, alongside producers David Mas ("dbgo”), Mark “Frosty” McNeill, and Ukrainian label Shukai Records worked tirelessly to compile a carefully curated, chronological playlist. But behind the scenes, ongoing war & politics would shape the evolution of the tracklist, which originally featured both Ukrainian and Russian artists. “We found ourselves in the midst of a larger political issue; what began as a broader overview of a sonically underrepresented region suddenly became quite the controversial project,” Sullivan continues, “so we decided to pivot and focus only on Ukrainian music. There were times when it felt impossible to bring this project to fruition, so to be sharing it with the world today is truly humbling and long overdue.”

Guiding listeners through the physical editions of the album are insightful liner notes and track-by-track details by Vitalii “Bard” Bardetskyi—a Kyiv-based filmmaker, DJ, and writer. The 2xLP is housed in a beautiful gatefold package showcasing Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko’s beloved and iconic folk paintings. The vinyl edition features a 20-page booklet with artist photos & liner notes in both English and Ukrainian, pressed on Clear Blue Sky & Sunflower Yellow wax; the CD edition features bonus content housed in a deluxe, 64-page hardbound book.

Light in the Attic will donate a portion of proceeds directly to Livyj Bereh, a Kyiv-based volunteer group working to rebuild in the regions affected by ongoing war in Ukraine.

“Music has always pulled Ukrainians out of the abyss,” writes Vitalii “Bard” Bardetskyi in his liner notes for Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996. “When there is no hope for the future, there is still music. At such moments, the whole nation resonates under a groove. Music, breaking through the concrete of various colonial systems, is an incredible, often illogical, way to preserve dignity.”

While the songs collected in Even the Forest Hums were recorded during periods of immense societal and political upheaval—and certainly reflect the resilience of the Ukrainian people—they are rooted in the universal spirit of exploration: from post-war teenagers seeking fresh rhythms and artists experimenting with DIY recording technologies to an entire nation being introduced to decades-worth of previously-embargoed albums. Yet, until now, it has been nearly impossible for anyone outside Ukraine to explore the country’s flourishing music scene for themselves.

Much of this can be attributed to Soviet-era restrictions. Music, much like any other commodity, was tightly controlled before the fall of communism. “Only state-authorized performers who had gone through hellish rounds of the permit system could record at the few monopolistic, state-run studios,” explains Bardetskyi. While many of these compositions were released and performed to mass audiences, however, they weren’t necessarily what they seemed. “Some of the artists managed, even under difficult ideological circumstances, to build a whole aesthetic platform which was essentially anti-Soviet.”

Bands could slide under the radar by changing the lyrics of rock songs to reflect Soviet ideals or by performing traditional folk music with subtle outside influences. “This resulted in a whole scene that combined central-eastern Ukrainian vocal polyphony, Carpathian rhythms, and overseas grooves,” writes Bardetskyi, who refers to this era of music as “Mustache Funk.”

Examples featured in Even the Forest Hums... include 1971’s “Bunny” by Kobza. While the folk-rock group was known for their polyphonic vocals, this particular composition is an instrumental waltz, which blends elements of traditional Ukrainian music with progressive rock, British beat, and jazz-rock. Another example of “Mustache Funk” comes from the latter half of the decade, with the Caribbean-influenced “Remembrance” by Vodohrai. While the group—which included some of the best jazz musicians in the country—had a multitude of traditional hits, inspired jams like this one could, for a lucky few, occasionally be heard live.

While the 70s proved to be a golden age for Ukrainian music (complete with pop stars, large-scale tours, and legions of adoring fans), the excitement was short-lived. “The Soviet system finally understood that funkified beats quite strongly contradict[ed] [its] principles,” notes Bardetskyi, who adds that by the 80s, “The once prolific scene was almost completely colonized, appropriated, and largely Russified; the state radio and TV waves were occupied by banal VIAs and cheezy schlager singers.”

With tighter restrictions, however, came the rise of the underground. While the decade leading up to Ukraine’s independence was marked by great turmoil—including the political reform of Perestroika in the Ussr and the Chernobyl disaster—it also marked a time of incredible creativity.

Mirroring global trends, the first half of the decade found many composers and producers experimenting with electronic music. Among them was Vadym Khrapachov, whose scores have appeared in over 100 films. His moody, Moroder-esque “Dance” (written for Roman Balaian’s iconic 1983 film, Flights in Dreams and Reality) is notable in that it was recorded on the Ussr’s only existing British EMS Synthi 100 synthesizer.

Producer Kyrylo Stetsenko, meanwhile, was reimagining traditional songs for the dancefloor. Among them is 1980’s “Play, the Violin, Play,” by Ukrainian pop star Tetiana Kocherhina. Stetsenko, who produced the album for Kocherhina, created a hypnotic remix of the folk tune that was fit for a disco. Stetsenko is also featured here with 1987’s “Oh, how, how?,” in which he transforms a melancholic ballad by Natalia Gura into a synth-forward, breakbeat jam.

As the fall of communism approached, the scene continued to diversify—particularly as music from around the world became increasingly available. Kyiv, in particular, became an epicenter of creativity. In the early days, bands like Krok offered a preview of what was to come. Described by Bardetskyi as “The first real Kyiv supergroup,” Krok was led by guitarist Volodymyr Khodzytskyi and featured musicians from local Beat bands. In addition to backing the biggest pop acts of the day, the versatile collective explored a spectrum of styles in their own recordings, including fusion and electro-funk. They are represented here with the mellow “Breath of Night Kyiv.”

By the late 80s, Kyiv “was buzzing like a beehive,” recalls Bardetskyi. “It was a period of very active socialization and exchange of musical information and ideas; local musicians evolved with supersonic speed, absorbing decades of the world's musical background and transforming it into their sound.” While rock bands comprised much of this era’s first wave, artists continued to expand their repertoire as new influences pervaded the scene. The global rise of DIY recording technology and electronic instrumentation, meanwhile, also contributed to the growing sonic landscape.

Highlights from this period include the avant-garde improvisations of violinist Valentina Goncharova. Recordings like 1989’s “Silence” were created by a series of layered tracks and custom pickups. Similarly, composer Iury Lech paints a warm ambient soundscape with 1990’s “Barreras.” On the other end of the spectrum is the industrial “90” by Radiodelo (the project of Ivan Moskalenko—aka DJ Derbastler), which combines frenetic drum machine beats and haunting, reverb-soaked instrumentation. Post-punk was also thriving, with acts like Yarn (a large, loosely based collective) dominating the scene. “The interests of [Yarn’s] members extended all the way to medieval chamber music, which would clearly be noticeable in ‘Viella,’” writes Bardetskyi. The track features two of Yarn’s co-founding members: multi-instrumentalist and graphic designer Oleksander Yurchenko (who became a significant figure in modern Ukrainian music) and Ivan Moskalenko. Yurchenko is also represented here as part of Omi, a parallel project by the chart-topping electronic group, Blemish. 1994’s dramatic “Transference” (which features contributions by legendary Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and American singer-songwriter Diamanda Galas) serves up horror-movie-soundtrack vibes, particularly with the addition of eerie vocalizations.

Cukor Bila Smert’ (which translates to “Sugar White Death”) were also major players in the Kyiv underground. Interestingly, Bardetskyi notes, “In the reality of the general dominance of post-punk, the aesthetic message of Cukor Bila Smert’ was countercultural to the countercultural process itself.” For their contribution to the compilation, the experimental quartet provides 1995’s “Cool, Shining.”

In the years following Ukraine’s independence, Kyiv’s underground scene continued to flourish, particularly as Western trends became more accessible and Ukrainians found themselves at the forefront of their own cultural output. While the country’s music would largely evolve in new directions throughout the 90s, the final entry on Even the Forest Hums... provides a glimpse at what the future held. The album closes with 1996’s “Lion,” by Belarusian transplant German Popov, whose project, Marble Sleeves, was “one of the few Kyiv formations that tried to master jungle/drum-n-bass,” per Bardetskyi.

Though this compilation only scratches the surface of Ukraine’s vast and diverse music scene, Even the Forest Hums offers an in-depth overview of a significant period in the country’s cultural history and unites a number of influential figures in the same collection for the first time. As Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Schegel writes in the foreword, “This is our Ukrainian treasure. It is impossible to lose and impossible to win.”

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Takako Mamiya

LP | 1982 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 1982 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Kazuo Shiina, Hiroyuki Namba, Yoshihiro Naruse, Akira Inoue and other skilled musicians participated in Takako Mamiya's only album released in 1982, a masterpiece representing 80's city pop, on clear sky blue vinyl. Limited re-release!

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Ryusenkei

Illusion

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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The much-talked-about album featuring vocalist Sincere is finally being released on analogue vinyl!

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Dragon Ball Super Volume 1

LP | 2022 | JP | Original (Bad News)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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DRAGONBALL SUPER is a Japanese anime produced by Toei Animation Studios. Scripted by original Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama, it follows his work and begins shortly after my defeat of Boo in Dragon Ball Z..

"Four years after Boo's death, peace has returned to Earth, and everyone is living in peace.
Goku has become a farmer, and Vegeta spends time with his family. However, the desire to train and grow stronger never leaves them.
Goku goes to train with Master Kaio, who tells him that a powerful enemy has awakened from a 39-year slumber: Beerus, God of Destruction. The latter is looking for a warrior who appeared to him in a dream, the Divine Super Saiyen, against whom he wishes to measure himself."

The anime has been broadcast since 2017 in France on Toonami in a censored version, then in an uncensored version 1 month later. There are 131 episodes and 2 features.
The anime doesn't resume until 2025.

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Twigy

Waking Life

LP | 1988 | JP | Reissue (Sony Music Japan)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The 2021 album, produced by Muro, Olive Oil and others, is now available in analogue format! Twigy has always been at the forefront of the scene with his unique sense of language and original style of freaky flows, and his latest album Waking Life, his eighth solo album, is now available on LP! Twigy has been on the scene since the late 80s, at the dawn of hip-hop, and has collaborated with various artists such as Beatkicks with Bladehead, Microphone Pager with Muro, Lightning and Lamp Eye's 'Testimony', and has left behind a body of work that has had a huge influence on the expression of Japanese rap. Released 10 years after his last album Blue Thought ('11), Twigy's latest is a collection of minimal and mellow tracks that have been stripped down to the bare essentials, including "Illminati" by Olive Oil and "I Told You" by Microphone Pager ally Muro. The album features 10 tracks in all, including "Illminati" by Olive Oil and "I Told You" by Microphone Pager ally Muro, with sharp and sharp rapping on minimalist and mellow tracks.

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Yumi Tanimura

Face

Release: 1988 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Seiji Yokoyama

Saint Seiya Volume 2

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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The Knights of the Zodiac, always on the attack...

Saint Seiya, also known as the Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese animated series created by Masami Kurumada in 1986. It tells the story of the Knights of Bronze who fight to protect the goddess Athena. The series was a huge success and spawned an extensive franchise, with TV series, films, video games, figurines and toys.

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LP | 2017 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Cage

Release: 2017 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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

Vampire

Release: 2016 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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

Belie

Release: 2016 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Folk Song 2 - Utahime Aishouka

LP | 2009 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2009 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Mood Kayou - Utahime Shouwa Meikyokushuu

LP | 2009 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2009 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2007 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Enka

Release: 2007 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2003 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Utahime 3 - Shuumaku

Release: 2003 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Zero Album- Utahime 2

Release: 2002 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Folk Song - Utahime Jyojyouka

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

Release: 2008 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1993 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Akina

Release: 1993 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2009 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Diva

Release: 2009 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2003 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

I Hope So Ballad Album

Release: 2003 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Resonancia

Release: 2002 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Hi No Ataru Basyo Ni Kiteyo White Vinyl Edition

Uchu Nekoko

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Loom)

Desde Tokio Special Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Pop

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* Pressed on White Vinyl * Jacket designed by Tomoko Oshima * Third album released in 2022 by the Japanese alternative pop group 'uchu Nekoko' The long-awaited LP release of 'Hi No Ataru Basyo Ni Kiteyo', the third album released in 2022 by the alternative pop unit 'uchu Nekoko', which has captivated listeners not only in Japan but also around the world, will be available on December 6 in limited white colored vinyl!! The LP-sized jacket, designed by filmmaker Tomoko Oshima, is a standout feature of the album. The album currently has over 120,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and on December 6, the day of its release, Uchu Nekoko is scheduled to make a guest appearance at the Japan tour of 'Snail Mail', the leading US indie SSW band that helped bring Uchu Nekoko to the attention of overseas listeners. We cannot take our eyes off Uchu Nekoko, who continues to steadily grow as an artist beyond the boundaries of the domestic music scene.

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Afro Urbanity

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Ns Records Japan)

LP | 1977 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Creative Afro-Cuban jazz unit Afro Urbanity's album is now available on LP!

This is the latest work from the unit that has been talked about for its highly experimental arrangements and unique vocal work that mixes Afro-Cuban with jazz, funk, R&B, neo-soul, and electronica!

While respecting the Afro-Cuban sound that has its roots in black culture, the group incorporates various genres and brings together super musicians of various generations, from veterans who are very active in the Cuban, Latin, and jazz scenes in Japan to up-and-coming young artists. Afro Urbanity is highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad, and has finally released a vinyl release of selected popular songs from their last two albums! With the theme of "From Tokyo to the World," the album features the Chaka String Quartet led by violinist Sayaka, a brass section (Risaburo Matsuki Tp, Tomohisa Ishikawa Tb, Yuta Ishii Sax), and other guests who have a connection with the band, and is full of catchy and mixed elements.

The result is a pleasant work that incorporates plenty of catchy and mixed elements.

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Masayoshi Takanaka

An Insatiable High

Release: 1977 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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" Pressed on clear yellow vinyl
Originally released in 1977
Takanaka's third studio album Released in 1977 on Kitty Records, An Insatiable High is the third studio album by jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka. This unforgettable features many big LA musicians of the time, including Harvey Mason, Chuck Rainey, and Ritenour."

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Pacific Breeze Volume 3 Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975-1987 HHV Exclusive Tropical Love Trip Vinyl Edition

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

LP | 1980 | JP | Reissue (Rca/Air)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Limited to 500 copies, worldwide, exclusively available at HHV. 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

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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Tatsuro Yamashita

Ride On Time

Release: 1980 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Originally released in 1980 Limited edition 180g vinyl Pressed on black vinyl Ride on Time is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released by Air/rvc in 1980. This record includes everything from up-tempo songs to ballads, making it an absolute masterpiece beloved by many.

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Bread & Butter

Late Late Summer

Takanaka Clear Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Celebrating Bread & Butter's 55th anniversary and ALFA 55 project, now Bread & Butter's albums are reissued. "LATE LATE SUMMER" was released in 1979. YMO, Tatsuo Hayashi, Shigeru Suzuki, Hiroshi Sato, and other amazing musicians joined as the backing band members.

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Masayoshi Takanaka

LP | 1971 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music)

Release: 1971 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Pressed on clear red vinyl
180g weight
Remastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road 53 years after his debut! The remastered popular works of Masayoshi Takanaka, one of Japan's leading super-guitarists, are now available on limited edition colored vinyl! Alex Wharton of Abbey Road Studios, London, has remastered and cut this can't miss album from the original master tapes of ""SEYCHELLES,"" ""TAKANAKA,"" ""AN INSATIABLE HIGH,"" and ""SUPER TAKANAKA LIVE!"

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Bread & Butter

Monday Morning

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Celebrating Bread & Butter's 55th anniversary and ALFA 55 project, now Bread & Butter's albums are reissued. "MONDAY MORNING" is Bread & Butter's classic album, originally released in 1980. It was the second of the three albums released from Alfa with the theme of ocean. Pressed on clear light blue colored vinyl.

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Bread & Butter

Pacific 1981

Whiz Limited And Hiroaki Shitano

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Celebrating Bread & Butter's 55th anniversary and ALFA 55 project, now Bread & Butter's albums are reissued. This album includes the masterpiece "HOTEL PACIFIC", lyrics written by Karuho Kureda. It was the last album of the three albums released from Alfa with the theme of ocean.

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Whiz Limited: The Finest Of Tokyo Street

Rizzoli

Little Gang Of The Universe

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The first monograph on the Japanese streetwear brand Whiz Limited, this book showcases the last 20 years of the brand’s design and collaborations with streetwear’s most iconic players.

Whiz Limited is a Japanese streetwear brand estab-lished in 2000 by Hiroaki Shitano. With a following in Japan as well as Hong Kong and mainland China, Shitano has become something of a cult figure, as one of the new generation of streetwear designers influ-enced by Hiroshi Fujiwara. Consisting originally of handmade, printed tees, the label has since expanded to include a complete range of streetwear infused with an eccentric Japanese flair. Shitano was raised in the entertainment district of Shinjuku, and this is reflected in the clothing’s distinctly downtown urban vibe and predominantly dark color palette. Chronicling the history of the brand, alongside some of Whiz’s most prolific projects to date, this book features beautiful, newly shot photographs of a long list of collaborations with streetwear icons, including Hiroshi Fujiwara/Fragment, Mastermind, Stüssy, A Bathing Ape®, Bristol, Bountyhunter, M&M, Kappa, New Era, Disney, Hello Kitty, G-Shock, Peanuts, Porter, The North Face, Marmot, First Down, and the estate of Keith Haring. This book also features an impressive archive of the brand’s iconic sneaker designs, boasting collabora-tions with heavy hitters like mita sneakers, Adidas, New Balance, Asics, Puma, Reebok, Mizuno, Converse, and Ugg, making it a must-have for sneak-erheads and lovers of streetwear style alike.

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Instant Cytron

LP | 2021 | JP | Original (Sony Music Japan)

LP | 2019 | JP | Original (Universal Japan / Dessinee)

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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First time on vinyl
Complete Limited Edition

Instant Cytron’s phantom album, which was discontinued immediately after its release in September 2000, has now been remastered for vinyl.

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B.J. Ward

Vocal Ease

Release: 2019 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Japanese import

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Relaxin` With Japanese Lovers Selections Volume 1 (20th Anniversary)

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (JPT)

Masayuki Takayanagi / New Direction Unit

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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20 Years Since VOL. 1 IN 2003. It is no exaggeration to say that "relaxin' With Japanese Lovers" was the beginning of the Japanese lovers boom. In December last year, the reissue of VOL.1 and the latest edition of the series, VOL.8, were released on CD, and VOL. Following the analog version of 8, the long-awaited VOL.1 will also be released on analog vinyl as "selections" with 8 songs from the CD. The liner notes written by writer and DJ Ryohei Matsunaga and a dialogue with the main staff to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series by Satoshi Mochizuki (music Natalie) are added to the same content as the CD, resulting in a lovely content that will color the lovers! Not only VOL.8 but also VOL.1 analog edition is a coveted piece for Japanese lovers fans who have been waiting for it.

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Mass Hysterismin Another Situation

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Mass Hysterismin Another Situation)

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

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Black Editions presents Mass Hysterism in Another Situation remastered and cut to double 45rpm 12" vinyl. Mass Hysterism in Another Situation captures Masayuki Takayanagi's New Direction Unit in its final incarnation, at an apex in its development; it also finds Takayanagi, one of Japan's great iconoclastic artists, at a moment of crucial artistic transformation. Recorded in August 1983 as part of his "Another Situation" concert series, the album features one of the last performances of Takayanagi's revolutionary and perhaps most famously violent piece, "Mass Projection." By this date, New Direction's line up had been distilled to a compact, searingly hot trio of Takayanagi joined on electric guitar by Akira Iijima and Hiroshi Yamazaki on drums/percussion. Over the course of 40 minutes, the group sustains an uninterrupted, highly charged attack propelled with unrelenting energy. The music is rife with noise and dissonance intruding from both sides; a vortex of sound and fury that begins to slip from even the expansive bounds of free jazz into something almost purely electronic. The trio would perform only four more times, completing the "Another Situation" series with its 24th edition in November 1984. Eleven months later Takayanagi would debut an entirely new modality, one he called "Action Direct." It completely transformed his approach to guitar and sound in general by embracing an entirely abstract, solo noise music projected through massive, complex sound systems of his own design. Mass Hysterism is perhaps the most powerful link in this part of Takayanagi's history—a perfect realization and farewell to one of his greatest forms en route to territories even further afield and radical. Pressed to high quality vinyl at RTI. Housed in a heavy tip-on gatefold jacket with Pantone spot colors, spot ink pigment foil on gloss film laminate finish as well as printed inner sleeves. Featuring photographs by Tatsuo Minami and newly translated notes by Takayanagi scholar Yoshiyuki Kitazato . Deluxe double LP gatefold.

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Freebo

Smoking Blues

Release: 1998 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Chihiro Onitsuka

Sugar High

Release: 2002 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Chihiro Onitsuka

This Armor

Release: 2002 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Arigato! Red Vinyl Edition

Ryoko Hirosue

LP | 1997 | JP | Reissue (Warner Music Japan)

OST Love Generation Clear Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1997 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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* Originally released in 1997 * Pressed on Red Vinyl * Featuring four songs written and composed by Mariya Takeuchi

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Cagnet

2LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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The original soundtrack of the Japanese hit drama "Love Generation," featuring Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, and other stars, is set to be re-released in a limited edition on clear red vinyl. Originally broadcast in 1997 and the drama achieved an average viewer rating of 30.8%.

The urban and poignant music that instantly transports you to those iconic scenes was created by the music unit Cagnet, led by Daisuke Hinata, setting a new standard in the world of TV soundtracks.

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Yumi Tanimura

Hear 2024 Cutting

2LP | 1978 | JP | Reissue (Warner)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Following the success of "Believe In" and "Face, " Yumi Tanimura released her third album, "Hear, " on June 21, 1989. Originally available only on CD, this album is now being released on vinyl for the first time.

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George Benson

Weekend In L.A.

The Promise (Extended Remix)

Release: 1978 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. With insert. Few paper scuffs. Cover is close to NM. 1981 reissue.

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Arcadia

12" | 1986 | JP | Original (EMI)

Cashmere Music Clear Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1986 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Japanese pressing. With OBI and insert. Tiny wear. few scuffs.

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Toko Furuuchi

2LP | 2005 | JP | Reissue (Pony Canyon)

56,99 €* 59,99 € -5%

Super Takanaka Live! Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2005 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Toko Furuuchi’s two popular albums, “Futsuu no Koto” and “cashmere Music”, which were released during her Pony Canyon era from 2003 to 2007, will be released as analog records for the first time on August 3, 2024.

“cashmere Music” was released as her 14th original album in 2005. The album features four arrangers: Toshiyuki Mori, Shin Kono, Yuta Saito, and Ryuji Yamamoto. It includes a variety of song arrangements, ranging from standard urban AOR numbers and catchy 80's sounds to funky songs, electro, and hip-hop sound approaches. Furuuchi’s unique world of sad poetry adds a new direction for the next album and beyond.

Side D includes a bonus track titled “Somewhere in Tokyo”, which is the first collaboration with Takaki Horigome of Kirinji. Additionally, the album features a new cover of “9ji karano Lily” by Japanese group called “Cappuccino”, written by Yu Aku and Shunichi Tokura in 1981.

Cutting Engineer : Katsutoshi Kitamura (mixer's Lab).

In addition, a high-quality Blu-spec2 CD will be reissued on July 24th, 2024 preceding vinyl records.

“The two albums “Futsuu no Koto” and “cashmere Music”, which are now being reissued on vinyl, were carefully crafted at the time, and I have a lot of fond memories of them. Even now, many of the songs are often sung at my concerts, and I still have an ongoing affinity and love for them. I hope you will enjoy them anew as vinyl records.”

―Toko Furuuchi

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Masayoshi Takanaka

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Universal Music)

The Epidemics: Shankar / Caroline

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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" Pressed on clear vinyl
180g weight
Remastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road 53 years after his debut! The remastered popular works of Masayoshi Takanaka, one of Japan's leading super-guitarists, are now available on limited edition colored vinyl! Alex Wharton of Abbey Road Studios, London, has remastered and cut this can't miss album from the original master tapes of ""SEYCHELLES,"" ""TAKANAKA,"" ""AN INSATIABLE HIGH,"" and ""SUPER TAKANAKA LIVE!"

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The Epidemics

LP | 1986 | JP | Original (ECM)

56,99 €* 59,99 € -5%

Release: 1986 / JP – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing with obi and insert.

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Even The Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

OST Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Ryuichi Sakamoto

LP | 1983 | JP | Reissue (Sony Japan)

2LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Speakers Corner)

Release: 1983 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Soundtracks, Christmas

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The acclaimed soundtrack of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, a film score by Ryuichi Sakamoto that earned the 1983 British Academy Award for Best Original Score.

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Herbie Hancock

Flood

Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the summer of 1975, the Herbie Hancock Sextet made a hugely successful tour of Japan, which made people aware of a 'new' Hancock. The last LP that the keyboard virtuoso had recorded, "Thrust", was already one year old, and the film music for the Charles Bronson classic "Death Wish" was received negatively by his fans. At his concerts in Tokyo, Herbie Hancock reached back to his hits: "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the famous, soulful "Watermelon Man" made the fans at his concert hall and open-air appearances go wild with enthusiasm. Forty years later I have the courage to confess that I couldn’t have cared less about this music at the time; in Europe there was enough that was new and exciting to see and listen to. However, this re-release in its original format has given me the opportunity to check out whether this music has withstood the test of time. And I must say: it has passed the test! Just listen to Herbie at his best!
Dr. Michael Frohne

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Meiko Nakahara

Kagami No Nakano Actress

Mariya Takeuchiprecious Days

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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Precious Days

2LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Warner Music Japan)

12" | 2023 | JP | Original (Fourth Hand)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Mariya Takeuchi is set to release her long-awaited original album after 10 years! This marks the 12th original album by singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi, following her 2014 release 'trad'. The album includes theme songs from movies, terrestrial TV dramas, Netflix anime, TV wide shows, and news programs, as well as TV commercial songs. It also features collaborations with Anri, harmonies with Tatsuro Yamashita on Western music covers, and self-covers of songs she provided to other artists, many of which are being released for the first time. This album, a culmination of the past decade, boasts a rich variety of styles and arrangements across its 18 tracks. The deluxe edition includes a CD plus a video collection titled "Precious Live Collection". This features 16 selected performances from her highly acclaimed first live stream, "live Turntable" in 2021, and the subsequent "live Turntable Plus", which included additional unreleased footage. Also included is the performance of "Genki wo Dashite" from the 2012 outdoor event "sweet Love Shower" held at Lake Yamanaka. This rare footage, featuring Mariya as a guest performer backed by the Tatsuro Yamashita Band, is being released for the first time ever, having not been aired by Space Shower TV, the event's organizer, at the time. This deluxe edition provides fans with a total of 17 video tracks, making it a must-have collection.

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Mugamichill

2LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Universal Music)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Centered around Mitsuru Nasuno, Tatsuya Nakamura (former member of Blankey JET City) and Koji Nakamura (former member of Supercar) got together in December of 2016 to form Mugamichill. Since 2017, they have released a total of 8 CDs on their own and have been active performing to live audiences at events and on tour.

This will be their first analog release and will include 3 musical numbers from their long-awaited full album Mugamichill which was released in September of 2022 in a 4-cd package. Included in the 12-inch vinyl is the piece No.9, which is an arranged version of Shadow for a live audience. This vinyl was originally created as a return gift for their cloud funding, but with its popularity, it has been decided to be released to the public in limited numbers.

Recording and mixing was done by Naoyuki Uchida, Japan’s premier DUB engineer who has worked on various musical numbers from pop to avant-garde. As an extension of improvised music, this 12-inch vinyl unites colors, transparency, and ambience of sound, and is something that can only be savored through Mugamichill.

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Four

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Japanese rapper IO's fourth album, "four," was surprise-released digitally by Def Jam Recordings on November 24, 2023. Now, it is being released on vinyl!

The fourth album "four" was surprise-released digitally by Def Jam Recordings on November 24, 2023, creating a significant buzz in the music scene. Now, this highly anticipated album is set to be released on vinyl in a limited edition pressing. The album features 11 tracks, including collaborations with prominent guest artists and producers.

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Hanae

Jyukkai Quiz

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2021 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Saori Yuki

Side By Side Concert

55,65 €* 120,99 € -54%

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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You, Baby (Koukotsu No Sekai) Clear Purple Vinyl Edtion

Ike Reiko

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Teichiku)

Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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The 1971 release by "Japan's first adult film actress" Reiko Ike is being reissued on clear purple vinyl.

Reiko Ike, known as "Japan's first adult film actress," is having her 1971 release reissued on clear purple vinyl. The album is notable for its "sexy jacket" artwork, a hallmark of the Japanese Groove record series. When you open the gatefold, it features photos from the Toei film ‘Modern Porno Tale: Inherited Sex Mania(現代ポルノ伝先天性淫婦).’ Additionally, the reissue faithfully recreates the original "sexy poster," which can make a significant difference in value for collectors. The album is a sexy cover collection of Showa-era songs, featuring Masami Kawahara and the Exotic Sounds, along with Ike’s poetry and moaning. It's an album that can be enjoyed even at night!

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Head Rock Clear Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 1970 | JP | Reissue (Nippon Columbia)

Smile Clear Sky Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 1970 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is a work by the legendary Jiro Inagaki that represents Japanese jazz-rock. Jiro Inagaki was one of the key musicians in the development of jazz rock in Japan. Inagaki, who felt the limitations of existing jazz music at the time, quickly turned his attention to jazz rock with this work, recorded in 1970. From the opening track, "The Vamp," to the closing track, "Head Rock," Inagaki poured all his ideas and passion into this jazz-rock showcase that leaves no time to exhale. This is a masterpiece that has an overwhelming presence in the history of Japanese jazz.

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Takeo Moriyama

LP | 1981 | JP | Reissue (Nippon Columbia)

Release: 1981 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The famous song “Watarase,” full of Japanese flavor, is recorded for the first time on this album. Takeo Moriyama, a renowned jazz drummer, has been a prominent figure in the free jazz scene since the late 1960s, first with the Yosuke Yamashita Trio and more recently with the Kyoto Jazz Sextet. Moriyama's music has garnered a devoted following among both old and new fans. This album, recorded in 1980 with a quartet featuring his close friend Fumio Itabashi, is one of the most famous works in the history of Japanese jazz music. It features a large-scale performance in which stillness and movement are organically intertwined.

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City Pop Love Vol. 1

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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City Pop Love Vol. 2

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Dp Black Friday Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Daniel Powter

LP | 2024 | Reissue (Real Gone Music)

LP | 1976 | JP | Reissue (United Artists)

Release: 2024 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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RSD First, Limitation: 900

Had a bad day? Well, news of this 1995 smash album (also known as Daniel Powter) finally receiving a vinyl release should turn it around! Yes, it does indeed include the #1 hit “Bad Day,” which is one of those songs that has so fully infiltrated pop culture that most people don’t even know who the original performer was!
But this RSD Black Friday reissue should remind them: it’s a model of finely-crafted adult alternative pop, produced (but not overly polished) by Mitchell Froom. DP went Top Ten not just in the US, but in the UK, Japan…and, of course, was a huge hit in Powter’s native Canada.
Includes a color printed inner sleeve…reissued with the full support of the artist himself! Highlighter Yellow Vinyl limited to 1250 copies worldwide!

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Bill Evans & Jim Hall

Undercurrent

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

Release: 1976 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing without OBI, with insert. Cover with sticker.

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Yukako Hayase

Mizu To Tsuchi

Hiroshi Fujiwara: Fragment, #2

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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Hiroshi Fuijwara

Rizzoli

LP | 1976 | JP | Original (Columbia)

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The continuing adventures of Hiroshi Fujiwara, "godfather of streetwear."

Commanding the hothouse environment of Harajuku, the street fashion and culture district of Tokyo, Hiroshi Fujiwara is recognized the world over as a pioneer in streetwear, music, and art and is the ultimate arbiter of cool. Known internationally as one of the founding fathers of the 1990s Tokyo scene, Fujiwara exerts a disproportionate influence over contemporary design culture. With recent and highly successful collaborations with Louis Vuitton and Moncler, and with his mainstay work at Nike and Medicom, Fujiwara refines an aesthetic immersed in punk, hip-hop, and skate culture and translates it into pure luxury. A musician and producer originally from western Japan, Fujiwara is one of the most prolific of sneaker designers, and his kicks remain some of the most sought-after collectibles. In addition to his very visible and long-standing collaborations with major Western brands, he has long associations with Japanese disruptors like Jun Takahashi of Undercover and is head of the Tokyo-based Fragment Design. Chronicling his reign as the arbiter of hip for more than thirty years, this book presents his current preoccupations, with chapters on his highly sought-after artwork and graphics, sneakers, product design, and curated personal effects, giving readers a unique glimpse into one of the most influential tastemakers of our time.

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Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson

Elementary

Release: 1976 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Original Japanese pressing, without OBI, with insert

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OST Space Adventure Cobra Color Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Microids)

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Green Tree)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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- Pressed on orange vinyl - Comes in gatefold packaging - Poster included 20 tomes available, more than 55 million mangas sold (worldwide) one of the best-selling manga of the Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan.

One of the best success of the Club Dorothée!

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England

Concerts In Japan

Tamao Yen Years Selection

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Includes extensive notes and background information about the concerts, the band, the instruments and illustrations by Robert Webb. Music remastered from the original recordings. This live album, recorded in a concert in Japan in 2006, shows the band unearthed from nothing and has great versions of the studio tracks. The band is very cohesive and the sound has a good weight. The music played is beautiful symphonic prog, combining orchestral and chamber music elements through a large array of musicians used to record the originals songs.

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Tamao Koike

53,99 €*

2LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

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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Tonun

Intro

53,99 €*

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Hospital Productions)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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tonun, who has been attracting a lot of attention in the current J-pop scene, including being selected by YouTube and Spotify as a promising new artist, has released his catchy, mellow, and groovy first album, released in June last year, on analog for the first time in a 45 rpm double-disc set with a focus on sound quality.

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Merzbow

Noise Matrix

53,99 €*

OST Monster Red Marbled & Ox Blood Marbled Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Noise Matrix unleashes material from the same sessions as Noisembryo and counterpart 'hole' and selected recordings from the time period. Originally released as a bonus disc on the definitive "noisembryo" 2xCD edition, Noise Matrix absolutely can’t be missed by fans of this period of noise deity merzbow. When people ask where to start with merzbow or the entire 90’s noise movement in Japan - this is the answer! Masami Akita’s surrealism of the past stands prominently relevant to this day combining the expansive textures of electronics, effects, aluminum soaked winds of the tokyo metropolis and metals. Presented in deluxe wide spine metallic reflective ‘mother of pearl’ jacket.

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Kuniaki Haisima

52,99 €*

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Jet Set)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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A young doctor on the verge of greatness finds his career and life shattered after choosing to treat two children rather than the town mayor. The deaths of one of the children are inexplicable. What if he had saved a monster?

Monster, the manga created by Naoki Urasawa, is an acclaimed psychological thriller that has been a huge critical and commercial success. The complex and gripping story, which follows the moral choices of a surgeon confronted with a serial killer he has saved, has attracted a wide international audience. Monster has won several awards and is regarded as one of Urasawa's major works, affirming her place as a master of suspense in the world of manga.

Kuniaki Haishima is a Japanese composer best known for creating the soundtrack to the anime Monster. In addition to his contribution to Monster, Haishima has also composed music for TV series (Terra Formars and S-CRY-ed) and films (Tokyo Tribe and Helter Skelter).

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Emptei

Time

52,99 €*

2LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Jvckenwood Victor Entertainment)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Japan based indie rock band Emptei will be release latest 2nd album on vinyl.
Sounds dreamy, psychedelic and evergreen.Clear green vinyl.

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Gaki Ranger

Upper Jam

52,79 €* 87,99 € -40%

LP | 1973 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A classic in Japanese hip-hop history, released in 2001, is now available on analogue for the first time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its debut!

The first major full-length album from Kumamoto, Kyushu's land of fire, which suddenly swept the scene and made a name for itself in the national arena, is now available on 2LP!

The first major full-length album "upper Jam" was released in 2001 by the core of the Japanese hip-hop world, Gakki Ranger, and received high acclaim from all quarters. The album features 21 thrilling tracks, with the 2 MCs Potemkin & Yoshi using the skills they have cultivated in their live shows to deliver unpredictable lyrical raps, and GP & DJ High Switch a.k.a. HIRO's ear-piercing, thick-boned backing tracks. Guest artists include Ken-1-raw from Volcano Posse, M.O.S.A.D. from Nagoya, Rappagaria, Fukuoka Yutaka from Pink, RYO the Skywalker from the reggae world and many more. It is a timeless classic with an uplifting feel brought about by the combination of unexpected and irregular rapping and the exquisite pauses that are meticulously orchestrated!

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Vodka Collins

Tokyo New York

52,19 €* 57,99 € -10%

Release: 1973 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Soundscape 1: Surround Blue Vinyl Edition

Hiroshi Yoshimura

LP | 1986 | US | Reissue (Temporal Drift)

Mondo Grosso Official Best 2

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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* First-ever official reissue of the pioneering 1986 ambient work * Produced in full cooperation with Hiroshi Yoshimura’s estate * New liner notes by original album producer Hiroyoshi Shiokawa * Includes Yoshimura’s original notes in Japanese & English * Remastering and lacquer cutting by John Baldwin * Vinyl pressed at Gotta Groove Records "If Surround can be listened to as music that’s asclose to air itself, allowing us to enter each listener’s sound scenery, or assomething that exists within a new perspective, expanding the middle groundbetween sound and music, and transforming it into a comfortable space, it wouldbe much appreciated.— Hiroshi YoshimuraTemporal Drift proudly presents the long-awaited, first-everreissue of Surround, Hiroshi Yoshimura’s sought-after ambient classic. Originally released as an album in January 1986, Surroundwas recorded by Yoshimura as a commission from home builder Misawa Homes,intended to function as an “amenity” designed to enhance the company’s newlybuilt living spaces. A pioneer in the field of environmental music, Yoshimura’sprevious works included Music For Nine Post Cards (1982), originally producedto be played back inside a museum space, and designing sound environments forpublic spaces and subway systems. Surround was recorded almost concurrentlywith the acclaimed and popular Green (1986); the two albums are described byHiroyoshi Shiokawa in his liner notes as being Yoshimura’s yin and yang. In his original notes for the album, Yoshimura recommendsthat Surround be placed in the same family of sounds “as the vibration offootsteps, the hum of an air conditioner, or the clanging of a spoon inside acoffee cup.” And, as he suggests, “with the addition of city noise from outsidethe window,” you may hear Surround in a completely new way."

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Mondo Grosso

2LP | 2022 | JP | Original (Lawson)

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

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Mondo Grosso is the legendary project of Shinichi Osawa, which can be called 'the history of the challenge to music'.

The official best album tracing 30 years of history is now available as a 2CD analogue set.

Mondo Grosso's music video for the song 'Labyrinth', sung by Hikari Mitsushima, has been viewed over 30 million times.

Since the formation of the band in 1991, Mondo Grosso has been transformed into a solo project by Shinichi Osawa and has been creating a wide range of music including acid jazz, R&B, Latin, 2step, house and pop.

The album is an official all-time best album selected by Shinichi Osawa himself, tracing the path he has taken to lead the Japanese and international music scene with a sound that incorporates a variety of musical elements.

The highlight of the album is the 2002 house classic 'Everything Needs Love feat.BoA' featuring the then 15 year old BoA.

The album also features new remixes, re-mixes and edits, all mastered by Shinichi Osawa himself for this best of album.

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Hikaru Utada

First Love / Hatsukoi

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Tonofon)

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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Gellers

The Best

Mondo Grosso Official Best 1

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Gellers is pleased to announce the release of its first best-of album on LP, featuring songs selected by various musicians and music writers from Gellers' past releases!

Formed by childhood friends (Yukihisa Tashiro, Kenichi Kawazoe, Shugo Tokumaru, Hinata Okubo, Shingo Shinmachi), Gellers is an alternative rock band that has performed at Fuji Rock and Boro Festa Western Auditorium. The band's music is influenced by US indie rock/alternative rock and Japanese alternative rock. The influence of US indie rock/alternative rock and Japanese alternative rock can be felt in this album, and it is a piece that conveys the charm of Gellers' songs, which are sometimes junky, strange, somewhat sad, and friendly.

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Mondo Grosso

2LP | 2022 | JP | Original (Lawson)

Orchestra Stories: My Neighbor Totoro

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Mondo Grosso is the legendary project of Shinichi Osawa, which can be called 'the history of the challenge to music'.

The official best album tracing 30 years of history is now available as a 2CD and analogue set.

Since the formation of the band in 1991, Mondo Grosso has been transformed into a solo project by Shinichi Osawa and has been creating a wide range of music including acid jazz, R&B, Latin, 2step, house and pop.

The album is an official all-time best album selected by Shinichi Osawa himself, tracing the path he has taken to lead the Japanese and international music scene with a sound that incorporates a variety of musical elements.

The album also features new remixes, re-mixes and edits, all mastered by Shinichi Osawa himself for this best of album.

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Joe Hisaishi

2LP | 2021 | JP | Original (Tokuma)