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Pre-Order - Expected to Ship April, 2026 Hiroshi Sato’s second album, crafted with an all star lineup including Haruomi Hosono, Akihiro Tanaka, Kenji Takamizu, Tatsuo Hayashi, Shuichi “Ponta” Murak...
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A city pop solo album released exclusively in Australia under the name "HIROSHI" by the renowned guitarist "Hiroshi Yasukawa (ex-DEW)" who has participated in works such as Jiro Inagaki and Soul Me...
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Media / Sleeve / OBI: EX-, includes calendar and liner. Catalog Number: SOLJ-121 Not a photo of actual LP. 
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Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, includes liner and calendar. Slight Crease/Crinkle on Obi, Discoloration on Cover Catalog Number: TW60004 Not a photo of actual LP. 
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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...
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The 9th original album by Hitomi Tohyama recorded in L.A. with Kanematsu “Flash” Hikari as the producer. This record includes, “SWEET SOUL MUSIC (KISS OF LIFE)”, which was reissued on analog 7-inc...
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Get ready to tap your toes! Hitomi Tohyama's fourth album, “NEXT DOOR”, first released in 1983 was strongly influenced by American pop in the early ’80s. The City Pop gem is now available as a limi...
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Subtropic Cosmos is the international debut album by Japanese artist Hitomi Moriwaki. Composed and recorded at her Fukuoka home during the worldwide pandemic between 2020-2022, the album was produ...
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Originally released in 2012, Hitomitoi’s iconic cover album “YOUR TIME Route #1” is set for a reissue in a special colored LP edition after 13 years. Produced by Kunimond Takiguchi (Ryusenkei), the...
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This is the 2nd solo album released in 1984 by jazz pianist/composer/vocalist Ichiko Hashimoto, who participated in the YMO domestic tour and is known as a member of COLORED MUSIC. Produced by Kaz...
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Steve Scales (Per) and Drutti McDonald (Vo) who also participated in Talking Heads, as well as Sandy and Makoto Kubota, are the pinnacle of world music produced by Japanese people. Originally re...
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The crossover masterpiece by Isao Suzuki, featuring the club-scene reappraised tracks “Cadillac Woman” and “Bamboo,” is reissued! A gem of a crossover album from Isao Suzuki, who has continued to l...
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A reissue of "The Thing", an ambitious work recorded by Isao Suzuki, one of the leading bassists in the Japanese jazz scene, together with a group of promising young musicians, has been confirmed. ...
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Known as one of the greatest fingerstyle guitarists of his generation, the late Isato Nakagawa’s “Solar Wind” is getting a long awaited analog reissue! With incredible technical talent and an ear ...
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This is a lesser known City Pop gem that shouldn't be missed.  It the 2021 repressing of the debut LP from Issei Okamoto.  He isn't as well known as Tatsuro Yamashita or Hiroshi Sato, but he's good...
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After relocating to the UK in 1989, Izumi Kobayashi's fourth ambient solo album was masterfully produced and released by the brilliant German musician Holger Hiller. This LP reissue is based on the...
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Izumi Kobayashi, who has recently experienced a resurgence in popularity due to the renewed interest in city pop, is once again in the spotlight both in Japan and abroad. She has reissued her secon...
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Tokyo playwright, director and artist J A Caesar sprang to prominence in the early '70s largely through his work with Shuji Terayama's Tenjo Sajiki Theatre, specializing in vaguely sinister music. ...
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The reissue of Jackie Magno’s 1st album, a Filipino female jazz singer who made her world debut for the first time in Japan, has been decided! Chito Kawachi of The Happenings is in charge of arran...
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A peerless debut album by Jacks, born during the dawn of Japanese rock, is reissued as a colored vinyl modeled after the original red disc released by Toshiba Musical Industries on September 10, 19...
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A special edited version of JADOES’ fourth album featuring tracks produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu is being released on vinyl for the first time, with a partially revised track selection. This fourth ...
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A masterpiece of jazz rock by true master Jiro Inagaki. Beyond jazz rock. What Soul Media, led by Jiro Inagaki, ultimately arrived at was a tight, cool, and ultimate groove. As Inagaki himself has ...
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The first vinyl reissue of a jazz-rock album by Jiro Inagaki, an outlier in the Japanese jazz world, featuring vocals by Sammy and Yasushi Sawada for the first time. Backed by Masahiko Sato, Kimio ...
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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...
Jazz, City Pop, Experimental and more from the Land of the Rising Sun.  Mostly imported LPs that are hard to find, even at your most niche retailers.