Wewantsounds presents the release of Akiko Yano's cult 1979 album 7 O'Clock in Tokyo, recorded live in September 1978 at a pivotal moment in Japanese music history, just as Yellow Magic Orchestra w...
Wewantsounds presents the release of Tokyo Funk Diva, a compilation highlighting the work of Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama, one of Japan's leading funk voices of the 1980s. Blending funk, boogie and soulf...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship December, 2025
RYUSENKEI's first all-time best album will be released as a selection for vinyl records in two titles at the same time! This is the "MELLOW RYUSENKEI" ed...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship December, 2025
Mami Transforms into a Rock Singer!
Covering Timeless 80s Classics with a Cute Twist!
This time, Mami returns with "Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami ROCK'n Ma...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship November, 2025
This is an analog release of the live recording from YMO's first world tour, recorded at THEATRE LE PALACE in PARIS on October 18th, 1979.
2LP pressed ...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship November, 2025
This is an analog release of the live recording from YMO's first world tour, recorded at THE VENUE in LONDON on October 16th, 1979.
2LP pressed on blac...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship April, 2026
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his solo debut, legendary Japanese guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka celebrates his milestone with remastered releases ...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship April, 2026
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his solo debut, legendary Japanese guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka celebrates his milestone with remastered releases of...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship April, 2026
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his solo debut, legendary Japanese guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka celebrates his milestone with remastered releases of...
“YOSHINO FUJIMAL” was released in 1982 by Yoshino Tomaru, who formed AB’S in the 1980s, and was produced with the members of AB’S Makoto Matsushita, Naoki Watanabe, and Guo Okamoto. Haruko Kuwana a...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship January, 2026
Centered around highly sought-after overseas tracks like the danceable urban groove numbers “Telephone Number” and “I LOVE YOU SO”, this third best-of al...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship January, 2026
Takako Mamiya’s one and only album, released in 1982, features her exquisitely smooth and ear-pleasing vocals backed by a lineup of seasoned musicians inc...
WRWTFWW Records presents the first release from its new City Pop Series with Japanese singer, actress, entertainer, scholar and all-around legend Momoko Kikuchi's sun-drenched classic Ocean Side al...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship December, 2025
Tomoko Aran’s “Fuyu Kukan” to be reissued on Clear Blue Vinyl!
The album Fuyu Kukan, featuring the track “Midnight Pretenders” recently brought back into...
Hisao Kawata brings Eiichi Ohtaki’s world to life. The legendary art book returns with new illustrations!
To mark the 50th anniversary of Niagara Records, the long-out-of-print illustration book or...
Hiroshi Nagai brings Eiichi Ohtaki’s world to life. The legendary art book returns with new illustrations!
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the label's founding, a re-edited version of the long...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship December, 2025
This inaugural edition marks the 55th anniversary of Off Course with a newly compiled best-of album. Featuring 10 of their most enduring and fan-cherishe...
Tokyo Dreaming is a superb selection picked from the highly collectible Nippon Columbia label and its Better Days sub-label. Wewantsounds have teamed up with journalist and Japanese music expert Ni...
Discover the world of Japanese fusion from the '70s to '80s—music that should be passed on to the next generation.
Following the success of his book “You’ll Understand the Basics of City Pop with T...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship December, 2025
Atsuko Nina's debut album released by Teichiku in 1983. All songs are covers of Western songs, with 9 songs having Japanese lyrics and only the fifth son...
Black Vinyl - Pre-Order: Expected to Ship January, 2026
"FLYING BEAGLE," released in 1987 by Himiko Kikuchi, one of Japan's world-class female keyboardists, has been reissued on vinyl.
LP pressed...
This 1978 work reflects the influence of Latin music and a free-spirited approach, created across studios in L.A., Rio de Janeiro, and Izu. The album includes tracks recorded with local musicians i...
Japan’s leading super guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka’s memorable solo debut album is now being reprinted on LP!
A masterpiece of Japanese music with tropical grooves unfolding throughout. First relea...
This is a guitar instrumental album released by Masayoshi Takanaka from Victor in 1978. It is one of the "PROFESSIONAL HIGH-TECHNIQUE SERIES" for instrument instruction following Tsugutoshi Goto's ...
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...
It has finally happened! A Cromulent Records exclusive pressing and what a pressing! WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol.II would be a favorite new release regardless, even if this wasn't an exc...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship November, 2025
Three of Masayoshi Takanaka’s most beloved albums—“T-WAVE,” “alone,” and “THE RAINBOW GOBLINS”—have been remastered from the original master tapes using ...
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 Roa...
New "regular edition" on 140 gram vinyl. We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records' new sister-label) presents its first release, the official reissue of Ryo Fukui's highly sought-after masterpiece Scenery,...
We Release Jazz announce the official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki's Cat, a glorious jazz-fusion-funk holy grail originally released in 1976. Cat was recorded in October 1975 at Nippon Columbia Studio...
You’d be forgiven for not knowing about these Studio Ghibli commissioned jazz reworkings of much-loved classic soundtracks with the three-piece All That Jazz being one of Japan’s best kept secrets...
A masterpiece of jazz rock by the master, Jiro Inagaki! Going beyond jazz rock. Soul Media, led by Jiro Inagaki, has arrived at a tight and cool ultimate groove.
As Inagaki himself said, "I did bla...
Yasuke Ogawa pulls together a wonderful collection of Japanese Jazz from the Nippon Columbia catalog. This collection is brought to us by 180G on two 180G (obviously) black LPs, in a gatefold pack...
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 S...
Following the sell-out success of our landmark compilation, J Jazz: deep modern jazz from Japan 1969-1984, BBE Records is thrilled to present another exploration into the very finest Japanese moder...
This LP's reputation is excellent, so we're not going to spend too much time telling you how great it is. You're probably already aware and happy to get your hands on a copy of it. There is a goo...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship Late October / November, 2025
Three of Masayoshi Takanaka’s most beloved albums—“T-WAVE,” “alone,” and “THE RAINBOW GOBLINS”—have been remastered from the original mast...
Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release in their highly acclaimed WaJazz series, to be out on Jiro Inagaki’s 90th birthday, October 3rd, 2023, celebrating the life...
Taeko Onuki's second album "SUNSHOWER" is released on clear purple vinyl! (Original release July 25, 1977)
A city pop masterpiece that has captivated the world, featuring impressive musicians such ...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship November, 2025
Three of Masayoshi Takanaka’s most beloved albums—“T-WAVE,” “alone,” and “THE RAINBOW GOBLINS”—have been remastered from the original master tapes using...
Double LP version. Edition of 1000. Another smoker from Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., in typically fine form. Benzaiten is an In C-style homage to the classic Osamu Kitajima...
Wewantsounds present a reissue of Akiko Yano's Iroha Ni Konpeitou, originally released in 1977. Another superb Akiko Yano album and one of her funkiest, highlighting her singing and songwriting tal...
Wewantsounds continues their Akiko Yano reissue program with the release of Japanese Girl, her landmark debut album from 1976. Backed by Little Feat with Lowell George and by top Japanese musicians...
Akiko Yano delivers a piano and vocal covers LP that is every bit as classic as the original songs and her original songs. We can be as weary of covers LPs as everyone else, but we love this one a...
Transparent vinyl version. First-ever official reissue on vinyl since 1975. Ash Ra Tempel is the eponymous debut studio album by the Krautrock band Ash Ra Tempel. It features guitarist Manuel Götts...
After creating a storm in the 50s with over 30 chart-hitting singles, BB King didn’t slow for a moment as he marched into the next decade. The Great B.B. King, the blues legend’s fifth release for...
Blazing with raw energy and searing guitar riffs, the second album from Blues Creation—the legendary rock band led by guitarist Kazuo Takeda—is a cornerstone of Japan’s hard rock legacy. Drawing he...
"If I could be in any other band, it would be BMX Bandits," Kurt Cobain allegedly said. The BMX Bandits have been around in varying formations since 1986 and come from great Scottish guitar pop lin...
