Japanese — New Arrivals 
A special section of Japanese language records -- city pop, J-pop, and other styles unique to the culture of Japan!
Items added September 30 - October 4
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Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki & Tatsuro Yamashita —
Pacific ... LP 
Victory (Italy), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A really great take on the sound of the Pacific – a set that mixes together the growing electro instrumental world of Japan in the late 70s, with some of the breezier styles put forth in older Hawaiian and island music too! The music is a nice instrumental extrapolation of ideas that Haruomi ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock —
Butterfly ... LP Columbia/Be With (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A legendary pairing of talents – as Japanese jazz singer Kimiko Kasai works alongside Herbie Hancock – in a setting that's very much on the soul side of the spectrum! Both Herbie and Kimiko started out with a straighter jazz sound in their early years – but by the end of the 70s, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ryuichi Sakamoto/
Milan, 1983. Used ... $9.99
A really wonderful little record – and some of our favorite work ever from Japanese pop maestro Ryuichi Sakamoto! Sakamoto really surprised folks with this set – not just because it accompanied his strong performance (with David Bowie) in the film, but also because it opened up the way ... (Soundtracks, Japanese) read more CD
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Jun Miyake —
Especially Sexy (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD TDK/P-Vine (Japan), 1984. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A set that's especially sexy, and especially jazzy too – as Jun Miyake works here with a whole host of American fusion players – a really great lineup who make the record soar! Jun's definitely in the more fusion-oriented side of his music here – blowing trumpet and flugelhorn, ... read more CD
(Includes obi.)
Grey October Sounds —
Lo-Fi City Pop ... LP P-Vine (Japan), 2023. New Copy ... $29.99 39.99
A sweet little record that definitely offers up what it promises in the title – a lower-fi version of the Japanese city pop sound from years back, yet one that's also nicely inflected with some of the hip hop elements that Grey October Sounds use in their music! The image on the cover is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
