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A special section of Japanese language records -- city pop, J-pop, and other styles unique to the culture of Japan!
Items added April 20 - 24
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Various —
Lovin Mighty Fire – Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973 to 1983 ... LP 
Ace/BGP (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 34.99
Disco grooves from a source you might not expect – the Japanese scene of the 70s, which was home to a surprisingly strong array of records that were perfect for the clubs! In retrospect, maybe the music's not such a surprise – given that 70s Japan was also a hotbed of electric fusion, ... (Funky Compilations, Japanese) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Nippon Girls Vol 2 – Japanese Pop, Beat, & Rock & Roll 1966 to 1970 (colored vinyl) ... LP Big Beat (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $24.99 26.99
Mad sounds from the late 60s world of Japanese pop – a mindblowing, ear-opening batch of singles we never would have gotten our hands on otherwise! The music here feels like sounds coming out of some backroom jukebox in a Nikkatsu "new action" film – or maybe the kind of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Midnight In Tokyo Vol 1 ... CD 
Studio Mule (Germany), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A nice collection of Japanese boogie tracks, with selections by Nobuo Yagi, Nobuyuki Shimizu, Piper, Haruko Kuwana, Aru Takamura, Hitomi Tohyama, Honma Express, Colored Music, Shohjo-Tai & Red Bus St Project, Yumi Murata, Eri Ohno, Minnie, and Shoody. CD
Kifu Mitsuhashi with Yamaya Kiyoshi —
Shakuhachi – Ballads Of The Village ... LP Columbia/Lawson (Japan), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $39.99 49.99
A great blend of funky jazz and wooden flute – the Japanese shakuhachi reed instrument, blown by Kifu Mitsuhashi here – then mixed with some larger backings that almost have a CTI Records sort of groove! The approach is similar to some of the best 70s projects from Hozan Yamamoto ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Special Japan Record Day Release – with obi!)
People —
Ceremony – Buddah Meet Rock ... LP Teichiku/Lawson (Japan), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $43.99 49.99
Quite a weird little record – part psychedelia, but with some really rootsy elements – and also some odd use of recorded music as well! The sound here is really mindblowing – experimental and trippy, but never too free or over the top – and the core instrumentation includes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Koharu Kisaragi —
Tokai No Seikatsu (2024 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Wave/Lawson (Japan), 1986. New Copy (reissue)... $46.99 54.99
A really cool album from the Japanese scene of the 80s – one that's much more experimental and creative than some of the city pop material of the time – with a shifting style of music that really keeps things interesting! Ryuichi Sakamoto helped with the first track on the set, which ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Yoko Maeno —
Twilight (2024 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Columbia/Lawson (Japan), 1982. New Copy ... $39.99 49.99
A jazzy bit of city soul from Yoko Maeno – a singer who's got a style that's partly like some of her Japanese contemporaries, and partly in a breathier mode – maybe a bit in territory that's like Jane Birkin and some other French singers of the 70s! The tunes have a nicely slinky vibe ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd —
Nio & Pigeon (Niou To Hato) (green vinyl pressing) ... LP Columbia/Lawson (Japan), 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $42.99 48.99
Toshiyuki Miyama really makes the New Herd cook with this cool 70s session – a smoker of a large group date, and one with a great mix of funky rhythms and complicated instrumentation! The set's got a feel that's as exotic as its cover, yet comes across with a solid, soulful punch throughout ... (Jazz, Japanese) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Juni & Too Much —
Too Much ... LP Atlantic/Lawson (Japan), 1971. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $49.99 58.99
One of the rarest Japanese hard rock albums of the 70s – and one of the heaviest too – a record that's definitely got plenty of the "too much" promised by the title and group! Juni Rush handles lead vocals, but the guitar work of Tutomu Ogawa may well be the equally strong ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Junko Yagami —
I Just Wanna Make A Hit Wit-Choo ... LP Vanguard, 1983. Near Mint- ... $9.99
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(Cover has a cutout notch.)
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