Linda Carriere —
Linda Carriere ... LP Sony (Japan), New Copy (reissue)...
$41.9949.99About August 3, 2024
A rare unreleased solo album – with music by Tatsuro Yamashita and Haruomi Hosono! (Soul, Japanese)LP, Vinyl record album
Monica Lassen & The Sounds —
La Jouissance ... LP Sony/Lawson (Japan), Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$42.9953.99About March 24, 2024 (delayed)
A totally wonderful little record that's every bit as sexy as you might guess from the cover – and which also has some of the groovy French elements you might expect from the title! The set's got this slinky, erotic vibe that's almost in Serge Gainsbourg territory – save for the fact ... (Vocalists, Japanese)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Monica Lassen & The Sounds —
Woman ... LP Sony/Lawson (Japan), Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$42.9953.99About March 24, 2024 (delayed)
A set that's definitely all woman – thanks to the sexy sounds of Monica Lassen on vocals! The singer works at a wordless level here – breezily scatting alongside these slinky, jazzy lines from The Sounds – a Japanese group who've clearly drunk deep from the well of bossa nova and ... (Vocalists, Japanese)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Carmen Maki —
Blues Creation ... LP Denon/Lawson (Japan), 1971. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
Japanese singer Carmen Maki works here with Blues Creation – on a set that's headier and heavier than just about anything she ever recorded! The group themselves are amazing – searing with guitar work that rivals the best of the Anglo blues-inspired hard rock combos of the period ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweet masterpiece of 70s AOR from Japan – served up by Tatsuro Yamashita, who was easily one of the most soulful male singers on the scene in the years before city pop! The record's got a jazzy vibe that's great, and which really fits the R&B-inspired midtempo rhythms – almost as ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album