Pacific Breeze 2 is another wonderful compilation put together by our friends at Light in the Attic Records. There are two different color pressings, Violet and LA Twilight. As much as we like th...
Ryo Fukui's Scenery, 2023 Slowboat / Lawson Entertainment pressing as part of their Project Re:Vinyl series. It comes with an OBI and it is a limited edition (not sure just how limited though!) ...
The 2 LP compilation that kicked City Pop excitement into overdrive. This Light in the Attic compilation has been the gateway drug for many, and for good reason. This impressive lineup includes H...
A Town Called Earth: 25th Anniversary “Immortal” Edition. Classic LP First Time Ever on 2XLP (Limited Edition 2,000 Copies). Remastered and Cut from Original Analog Sources. 180 Gram Audiophile Vi...
It has finally happened! A Cromulent Records exclusive pressing and what a pressing! WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol.II would be a favorite new release regardless, even if this wasn't an exc...
Pacific Breeze 2 is another wonderful compilation put together by our friends at Light in the Attic Records. There are two different color pressings, Violet and LA Twilight. As much as we like th...
The reissue train keeps rolling with another hard-to-find/afford classic getting a repressing from Warner Music Japan / Lawson Entertainment. We're so happy to get our hands on this and we're assum...
A declaration of "Sexy Robot!" starts off both Hitomi Tohyama's song and LP titled "Sexy Robot." It works perfectly. In the hands of a less talented group of musicians, a title like "Sexy Robot" ...
Yasuke Ogawa pulls together a wonderful collection of Japanese Jazz from the Nippon Columbia catalog. This collection is brought to us by 180G on two 180G (obviously) black LPs, in a gatefold pack...
This is the second entry in the Ghibli Jazz series; the first can be found here. These LPs were originally put together by the power-house animation studio for a series of jazzed-up covers, the g...
We're so happy that Light in the Attic is pressing another run of Hosono House! We can thank Harry Styles for showing Harry Hosono so much love and for making sure this is happening! Grab a copy...
Taeko Ohnuki's 1976 solo debut post-Sugar Babe 2021 repress by Nippon Columbia/Lawson Entertainment (HMV). Certain tracks would have been on the subsequent Sugar Babe LP, had they not broken up. ...
This LP's reputation is excellent, so we're not going to spend too much time telling you how great it is. You're probably already aware and happy to get your hands on a copy of it. There is a goo...
Everyone loves Fuyu Kakan, including The Weeknd. So, why not check out More Relax as well? It is a great LP and holds its own against her other works!
“More Relax”, the fourth album released in ...
Originally released in 1982, this LP is a classic and must-have for City Pop fans. Mamiya's vocals sit atop a blend of horns/bass/keyboards, delivering a laid back funkiness that exemplifies the C...
The third installment in the popular Wamono series. In this one, our tour guides DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam take us to the go-go bubble years of 1978-1988. This of course is the City Pop e...
The second installment in the Wamano series that pulls together some really great stuff you likely never heard of before. Japan could and did get funky in the 70's. This is a great introduction t...
Released in 1971, this is the first album produced by a Japanese artist with the overseas market in mind. It was released simultaneously in the United States, Canada, and Japan, and in particular...
One of the works representing New Hard released in 1972. Kosaburo Yamaki is in charge of the composition and arrangement in the whole volume, and he deeply pursues one of his long-standing themes,...
Universal Music Japan gives us with this pressing of Noriki's self-titled LP from 1983. Noriki was formed by keyboardist Kanekazu Nogi and quickly became quite well-known for their smooth City Po...
Junko Ohashi went to New York to record Point Zero; with New York musicians. This stands in contrast to her previous LP, Postcard Fantasy, that was recorded in LA. She trades her aspirational and ...
This is the 2023 Slow Boat/Lawson Entertainment Pressing of Mellow Dream from Ryo Fukui. It comes with an OBI and is part of the Project Re:Vinyl project from HMV/Lawson Entertainment. It is lim...
2022 pressing of the legend Guru's Jazzmatazz. We're personally very excited to add this to our collections, so we hope you are too. There is just an absurd amount of talent on this. Enjoy!
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The self-titled Tin Pan Alley debut LP brought together Haroumi Hosono, Masataka Matsutoya, Shigeru Suzuki, Tatsuo Hayashi to deliver an excellent and varied LP. Starting with Caramel Rag, a piano...
