There are a bunch of familiar songs on this LP, including The Sidewinder, which is on the Wamono Volume 1 LP.
An early masterpiece under the name of Count Buffalo – this is Akira Ishikawa’s 1st ...
This vinyl reissue is the only album released in 1981 by Colored Music, a unit formed by Hashimoto Kazuko and Fujimoto Atsuo, who are also known as support members of YMO.
This special Clear Sky B...
This is a cool combination of classic tracks in a medley on the A side and a B side of originals from some of the top names in Japanese music. If you check out the videos below and likely want to ...
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...
We are excited to present the official reissue of Hitomi “Penny” Tohyama’s legendary records “Sexy Robot”, which received an incredible amount of accolades in ‘80s Japan! Tohyama’s 5th release “SEX...
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...
We're so excited about Funk Party getting a repressing! Out of print since the 70's (save a limited CD re-release 10 years ago,) this LP has been hiding in plain in the open for a while. It is on S...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship September, 2025
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 ultimat...
Polished jazz. Refined rock. Sharpened funk. A strong groove that swallows everything and starts running.
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship September, 2025
Since its formation in 1969, Soul Media has ad...
Kifu Mitsuhashi studied with Soufu Sasaki of the Kinko-style shakuhachi in 1968. He became a member of Pro Musica Nipponia and participated in many concerts both in Japan and overseas after comple...
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...
Music from the movie “Abbreviated Serial Killer”. In this soundtrack Masahiko Togashi and Motoki Takagi challenged “the limit of improvisational performance”.
The film was directed by Masao Adachi...
Midori Hara’s 2nd album. A masterpiece of 80s urban pop with mellow grooves. First class session musicians such as Hiroshi Sato (p), Kenji Takamizu (b), Shuichi Murakami (ds), and Masahiro Ikumi (...
Nippon Columbia brings us a pressing of Angel's Dream! A LP to get into as you move deeper into City Pop.
Japanese BOOGIE – The first analog reissue of the urban city pop classic!
The first analo...
Nami Shimada’s 7th album, originally released in 1986, is now being reissued on black vinyl! All songs were written by Shimada herself, composed by Yosuke Sugiyama, who later formed Paris Match, a...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship August, 2025
Noriyo Ikeda 's first and only album. The great CITY POP album is re-released in clear yellow vinyl!
This work, quietly released in 1979, is Noriyo Ikeda's...
Percussionist who created the first orchestra del solsa band in Japan. Percussionist, Pecker Power, the first dub made in Japan by Pecker in 1980, originally released at 10 inches, Ryojiro Furusaw...
A selection of Sakamoto's works from his time on Nippon Columbia's Better Days label, including his debut album "Thousand Knives" and his session group "KYLYN" with Watanabe Kazumi, is released on ...
