Collection:

City Pop / AOR

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Media: EX-, Sleeve: VG+, includes liner. May have minor foxing. VAP 3018028  Not a photo of actual LP. 
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After many years working as a buyer for several record stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk...
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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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Izumi Kobayashi first gained recognition as the leader of the Flying Mimi Band before embarking on her solo career. As a solo artist, Kobayashi, began to standout in her keyboard performances with ...
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Katsumi Horii PROJECT's debut album, "HOT IS COOL," which first hit the shelves in 1987, is now making a comeback in a stunning reissue on clear blue vinyl! Katsumi Horii, renowned as a composer, a...
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Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, includes liner. Mark on media, tape on liner. Catalog Number: 28K123 Not a photo of actual LP.  Produced and arranged by Akira Inoue. Composed by Toshinobu Kubota and Hir...
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In 1972, at the age of 19, Tatsuro Yamashita embarked on his musical journey by self-producing a limited edition of 100 copies of his album 'ADD SOME MUSIC TO YOUR DAY,' alongside his friends. Now,...
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The first ever international release of Ryuichi Sakamoto's landmark 1984 album Ongaku Zukan, originally issued in Japan on his own School label in 1984. Remastered by Saidera Mastering in Tokyo. Th...
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Wewantsounds continues its Akiko Yano reissue series with the release of the singer's third studio album To Ki Me Ki, recorded in New York and released in 1978 in Japan. It follows her cult Iroha N...
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Media: EX-, Sleeve/OBI: VG+, includes liner. RAL8828 Not a photo of actual LP. 
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Pre-Order - Expected to Ship August, 2025 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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Spacy, originally released in 1977, boasts an impressive lineup of Japanese legends including Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Minako Yoshida, Kenji Ohmura, and Hiroshi Sato. The album features al...
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Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+ 27AH-1174 Not a photo of actual LP. 
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New Copy of 2023 Pressing Yoshitaka Minami’s third original album released on September 21, 1978. This is one of Yoshitaka Minami’s masterpieces, which defined his style of music as resort like. R...
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Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, Includes Insert and Calendar L-12550 Not a photo of actual LP. 
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Supervised and selected by Akito Katayose of GREAT 3, 8 masterpieces of CITY POP will be converted into 12-inch analog with the latest remastered sound source in 2023!About 20 years ago in 2004, a ...
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16th single "Watashi ga Obasan ni nattemo" released in 1992. The A-side is the album version recorded in "ROCK ALIVE", and the B-side is the slow version that was distributed in the self-cover proj...
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New 2LP pressing of Especia's Gusto album from Toyokasei.  TYOLP1049 May have minor corner damage from shipping from Japan. 
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Media: EX-, Sleeve / OBI: VG+, Includes Liner, Promo Label MOON28012  
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Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, Includes Liner  Catalog Number: 28PL38 Not a photo of actual LP>. 
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Yamashita’s debut solo album, Circus Town, was first released in 1976. Recorded between New York and Los Angeles, the record itself reflects the contrasting environments in which it was recorded; ...

Uniquely of it's time but also timeless.  Classic 70's/80's music from a booming Japan and smooth rock from around the world.