Once again, Japanese crossover/fusion is heating up. As a development or spin-off from the global reappraisal boom of city pop, Japanese fusion has rapidly risen back into the spotlight since arou...
Once again, Japanese crossover/fusion is heating up. As a development or spin-off from the global reappraisal boom of city pop, Japanese fusion has rapidly risen back into the spotlight since arou...
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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A classic album released in the 1970s by Isao Suzuki, one of the leading bassists in the Japanese jazz scene, "String Band" is set to be repressed as the fourth release in the "Spin This Now!" seri...
Recorded on February 22, 1977, in New York, this rare session captures Japan’s proud bassist Takashi Mizuhashi performing alongside Herbie Hancock. Throughout the album, Mizuhashi’s deeply resonant...
Hiroshi Fukumura's landmark debut album as leader. A representative work of the TBM label, capturing the lyrical and aggressive masterful performance woven by the two trombones of Shigeharu Mukai a...
Japanese crossover/fusion is hot again! As a spinoff or an extension of the global boom in city pop, Japanese fusion has been on the rise since last year.
Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Casiop...
Isao Suzuki's TBM Vol. 6, featuring Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and Donald Bailey, delivers majestic performances. Packed with highlights including the addictive, crisp groove of the title track, this is a p...
The acclaimed album "But Not for Me" by the singular jazz pianist Masabumi Kikuchi is set for reissue as the third installment of “Spin This Now!”
Originally released in 1978, "But Not for Me" is a...
This is the masterful third album recorded in 1979 by the globally revered pianist Fumio Itabashi. At the time, he was leading his own group while also performing actively with ensembles led by Ta...
This album represents one ideal that Seiichi Nakamura ultimately arrived at. His saxophone, flying freely like a bird, liberates the listener and leads them into a new world.
After his time with t...
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...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship April, 2026
The legendary soundtrack of the anime Captain Future is finally getting its long awaited vinyl reissue!
Composed by Yuji Ohno, renowned for his work on the ...
Hiroshi Sato’s landmark solo debut album, recorded at Electra Studios in California with the support of local musicians including Amos Garrett and Joe Carrello. The album features a self cover of “...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his solo debut, popular works from the Kitty Years by Japan’s legendary super guitarist "Masayoshi Takanaka" are newly remastered.
Riding the recent global Japan...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his solo debut, popular works from the Kitty Years by Japan’s legendary super guitarist "Masayoshi Takanaka" are newly remastered.
A mini album released in 1980 ...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his solo debut, popular works from the Kitty Years by Japan’s legendary super guitarist "Masayoshi Takanaka" are newly remastered.
"BACCO" is a super session uni...
Kingo Hamada’s midnight cruisin’ to Be Released in a Deluxe 2LP Edition – Heavyweight Vinyl, 45 RPM!
A cornerstone of Japan’s AOR scene, Kingo Hamada (濱田金吾) reissues his original album midnight cru...
Makoto Matsushita's "First Light" will be reissued on clear lime yellow vinyl!
Makoto Matsushita is a guitarist who is well known for his participation in the fusion funk group AB's with Fujimaru Y...
Ruriko Ogami’s “Typhoon Lady” is set to be released on colored vinyl!
This reissue also includes “ONE LAST LOVE”, a track originally featured as the B side of a single and not included on the album...
Released two months after her 1981 debut single “Friday Chinatown,” this first album features music entirely composed by Yasuha herself, with lyrics by Toyohisa Araki and Junko Yamao, and arrangeme...
2LP pressed on black vinyl
YMO's London performance from November 1979
Track List:
Castalia
Rydeen
Behind The Mask
Radio Junk
Solid State Survivor
Kang Tong Boy
Tong Poo
Day Tripper
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2LP pressed on black vinyl
YMO's London performance from October 1979
Track List:
Castalia
Rydeen
Behind The Mask
Radio Junk
Solid State Survivor
Kang Tong Boy
Tong Poo
Day Tripper
10...
Sealed copy, assumed to be mint, sleeve looks EX-, 1989 US Pressing
One of the greatest Christmas albums ever (if you can put aside Phil Spector being a horrible person.)
Catalog Number: D1 4005
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