Sit down, relax and enjoy the timeless sound of Miki Matsubara's eighth album, her sole collection of jazz standards, now reissued for the first time on beautiful clear deep blue vinyl. Originally ...
Originally released in 1983, "Memories in Beach House" is back on heavy weight black vinyl. With music by legends Akira Inoue, Hiroshi Sato and Masataka Matsutoya (performing under the name Seaside...
A long-awaited LP vinyl reissue that is very popular as a Japanese AOR masterpiece. Makoto Matsushita is a well-known guitarist who participated in the fusion funk group AB’s with Tomaru Yoshino. T...
The theme of this exceptional album is the beautiful South Pacific sea, with music written by Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamashita. At this time Haruomi Hosono was just in the middl...
Remastered and reissued, Girl Talk's (aka Gregg Gillis) third album on Illegal Art! Night Ripper is focused less on beat-fuckery and more on bringing heat to the party than previous outings. Hip ho...
Dark Entries again shines a spotlight on bathhouse disco don Patrick Cowley with a newly remastered release of Kickin' In. Although Cowley tragically passed from AIDS-related illness in 1982, he le...
A late '60s Japanese compilation investigating the so-called "group sound" movement. Includes early recordings by a series of musicians later to perform with legendary bands such as the Flower Trav...
Originally released in 1980, this was Stiv Bators' first solo album. Now reissued with two bonus tracks, not available on the original version, a slightly different picture on the cover (the actual...
Classic album from Girl Talk finally arrives on vinyl!
Pittsburgh artist Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk) has scrupulously created music from samples for over eight years. His fourth album on the Il...
Kunimondo Takiguchi (RYUSENKEI)'s popular compilation City Music Tokyo Anagram is now available for the first time on vinyl!
Pressed on black vinyl
First time on vinyl
Compiled by acclaimed 2000s...
Shungo Sawada, a true pioneer of Japan’s modern jazz scene, delivers something special with his album "Formation." Despite being a legendary guitarist since the 1940s, Sawada has surprisingly few a...
Masaru Imada's debut album, "Maki," is where it all began. Known as one of Japan's most influential pianists, Imada's career has spanned seven decades, from hard bop to fusion, with over 30 albums ...
Discover the latest release from EXHUME EXHUME, a reissue project expertly overseen by FLATT THE LAIDBACK!
Originally self-produced and released in the mid-70s by members of the Knights, a light m...
This LP reissues Izumi Kobayashi's captivating third solo album, originally released in 1983. It features the tropical rendition of "CRESCENT PIERCE," a vibrant take on the "Urusei Yatsura" anime t...
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...
The Flying Mimi Band, fronted by Izumi Kobayashi, has gained renewed recognition in the city pop scene in recent years, along with acclaim for her later collaborations with Masayoshi Takanashi and ...
"Watarase" is one of jazz pianist Fumio Itabashi's most famous compositions from the 1980s. This compilation is a collection of previously unreleased versions of the song and takes that were relea...
Don't miss the debut album from singer-songwriter Makoto Iwabuchi, a collaboration with members of Tin Pan Alley and Moonriders. Each song is a masterpiece, showcasing the unique talents of each p...
Indulge in the allure of Reiko Ike, Japan's first adult film star, with the 1971 release, "Koukotsu no seka", now reissued on stunning clear purple vinyl.
This iconic Japanese "sexy jacket" album f...
In 1970, Akira Ishikawa, central to the jazz rock scene, embraced the chaos of the times and challenged himself with this ambitious work, pushing the boundaries of jazz. "Electrum" represents the p...
Irrepressible, off-the-wall and utterly unique - the late ‘70s/early ‘80s Latin jazz-funk and leftfield electronic boogie of Japanese composer and pianist Izumi ‘Mimi’ Kobayashi collected for the f...
Terumasa Hino is undoubtedly one of the most famous Japanese jazzmen. Learning the trumpet at the age of nine, he began his career as a professional musician by playing in the orchestra of an US Ar...
Le Tres Jazz Club can't really say that Japanese jazzmen benefit (not justify in fact) from a great international fame. However, trumpet player Terumasa Hino is an exception, undoubtedly because si...
Faith and Minor Threat broke up within months of each other in 1983. During 1983/84 there was a general malaise in the Washington D.C. hardcore scene, which saw a lot of the founding bands and scen...
