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Vinyl on Demand Various: Vanity Records Box Vol. 1 BOX
The Vanity Box Vol. 1 presents an anthology of releases by legendary Japanese DIY label Vanity, active in the late '70s and early '80s. The box includes 5 LPs which offer the following contents: LP-1 R.N.A. Organism - R.N.A. Organism Meets P.O.P.O. (Vanit
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Various: Vanity Records Box Vol. 1 BOX
C$149.99
Vinyl on Demand Various: Vanity Records Vol. 2 BOX
The Vanity Box Vol. 2 presents another beautiful boxet with releases by legendary Japanese DIY label Vanity, active in the late 70s and early 80s. It was conceived by Studio Warp, in collaboration with Agi Yuzuru and the whole roster of artists involved w
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Various: Vanity Records Vol. 2 BOX
C$139.99
Vinyl on Demand Various: Vanity Demos LP
This 2xLP set collects a series of recordings recently discovered in Agi Yuzuru's archives and never released before on vinyl. It offers further insights about legendary Japanese cult DIY label Vanity Records and some of their groups. The 2xLP set include
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Various: Vanity Demos LP
C$44.99
Ship to Shore Kitamura, Masashi + Phonogenix: Prologue for Post-Modern Music (Pink) LP
Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is proud to present the experimental Japanese ambient classic Prologue For Post-Modern Music for the first time on vinyl since its original release in 1984! Unavailable since its debut 37 years ago, Masashi Kitamura + Phonogenix’s L
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Kitamura, Masashi + Phonogenix: Prologue for Post-Modern Music (Pink) LP
C$34.99
180g Fushimi, Hoodoo: Kenka Oyaji LP
1987, Kanagawa, not so far from Tokyo, Japan. Minoru Fushimi teaches his high-school classes during the day. Back from work, he transforms into “Hoodoo” Fushimi, turns on the drum machines, the synthesizers and the sequencers, blends them with his own sha
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Fushimi, Hoodoo: Kenka Oyaji LP
C$39.99
WRWTFWW MKWAJU Ensemble: KI Motion LP
WRWTFWW Records present the official reissue of legendary album KI-Motion by Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU Ensemble, originally released in 1981. A highly creative and transcendental fusion of marimba, vibraphone, bamboo percussion, and sy
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MKWAJU Ensemble: KI Motion LP
C$39.99
Light in the Attic Various: Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 LP
Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988 hovers vibe–wise between two distinct poles within Light In The Attic’s acclaimed Japan Archival Series—Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music
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Various: Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 LP
C$49.99
Light in the Attic Various: Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 LP
When Light In The Attic released Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 in 2019, it was the first collection of its kind to be released outside Japan. It proved to be just what music fans had been waiting for—a compilation of sought-aft
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Various: Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 LP
C$49.99
Vinyl on Demand Ice 9: The Fifth Column Years LP
VOD presents The Fifth Column Years by Ice 9. This double LP release contains 1981 and P.F.L.P. Ice 9 was a collective centered around Onnyk (Yoshiaki Kinno) a well-known on the field of Japan's underground and free improvisation, acted as "The Fifth Colu
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Ice 9: The Fifth Column Years LP
C$44.99
Nippon Columbia Soul Media: Funky Stuff LP
This album is incredible, truly well-named — funky stuff, indeed. Fat bass, good variety of guitar sounds, nice horns and organ, crisp drums … it is an instant favorite!
Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Flute, Producer – Jiro Inagaki
Electric Piano – Hiromasa Suzuk
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Soul Media: Funky Stuff LP
C$79.99
WRWTFWW Takada, Midori: Through the Looking Glass DLX 2LP
2018 repress on "crystal clear" vinyl; 2x12" version. Comes in a gatefold Stoughton "Tip-On" jacket. Palto Flats and We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records present the highly-anticipated reissue of Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's sought after
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Takada, Midori: Through the Looking Glass DLX 2LP
C$59.99
Riot Season Mainliner: Dual Myths 2LP
Gatefold sleeve; one record on silver vinyl, one record on black vinyl. The follow-up to Mainliner's 2013 comeback album Revelation Space has been rumored for many years. There have been tales of several attempts being finished and scrapped in the last fi
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Mainliner: Dual Myths 2LP
C$54.99
180g Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970 - 1977 LP
Following the highly acclaimed Volume I, dig further into the Wamono sound – the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

Active as a professional DJ in Ja
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Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970 - 1977 LP
C$39.99
Nippon Columbia Sato, Hiroshi: Super Market LP
This solo debut album of Hiroshi Sato announced after his participation in Hackleback is its first reissue on vinyl.

Guided by Shigeru Suzuki, he joined Hackleback, a band formed opposite to Tin Pan Alley. One year later, in 1976, this work was inspire
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Sato, Hiroshi: Super Market LP
C$74.99
Light in the Attic Various: Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976 - 1986 LP
Pacific Breeze documents Japan’s blast into the stratosphere. By the 1960s, the nation had achieved a postwar miracle, soaring to become the world’s second largest economy. Thriving tech exports sent The Rising Sun over the moon. Its pocket cassette playe
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Various: Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976 - 1986 LP
C$49.99
Palto Flats Mariah: Utakata No Hibi LP
Palto Flats is thrilled to announce the re-release of the 1983 classic Mariah – Utakata No Hibi as a double 12″ set. The long sought after final record on the legendary Better Days label, Utakata No Hibi is the culmination of composer and bandleader Yasua
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Mariah: Utakata No Hibi LP
C$39.99
RVNG Intl. Satomimagae: Hanazono LP
Satomimagae entrusts listeners with Hanazono, a compendium of miniature beauty, a sonic globe enclosed with subtly resonant energies. Satomi's fourth full-length arrives as an invitation to revel in your immediate and imagined surroundings; to make time a
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Satomimagae: Hanazono LP
C$23.99
Victor Hosono, Haruomi: Hochono House LP
Hochono House is a re-imagining of Hosono’s 1973 solo debut album Hosono House. Recorded 45 years after The Band-like sessions that produced the rootsy Japanese Americana classic, Hochono House is an entirely solo affair, with Hosono himself handling all
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Hosono, Haruomi: Hochono House LP
C$64.99
Great Tracks Yellow Magic Orchestra: Naughty Boys LP
After the release of Technodelic in 1981 YMO took a year-long break, with each member pursuing their own interests, including writing and producing for other artists. Their return from hiatus coincided the release of the single ""Kimi Ni Mune Kyun"" in 19
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Yellow Magic Orchestra: Naughty Boys LP
C$69.99
Light in the Attic Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Green LP
Barely known outside of his home country during his lifetime, the late Japanese ambient music pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura has seen his global stature rise steadily in the past few years. The 2017 reissue of his lauded debut, Music For Nine Post Cards, along
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Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Green LP
C$39.99
WeWantSound Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Thousand Knives Of Ryuichi Sakamoto LP
Wewantsounds present a reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's first solo album Thousand Knives Of, originally released in 1978 on the sought-after Better Days label. Save for a small-scale release in 1982, this is the first time the album is being released on viny
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Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Thousand Knives Of Ryuichi Sakamoto LP
C$44.99
WRWTFWW Colored Music: s/t LP
WRWTFWW Records announce the reissue of the 1981 self-titled album from cult Japanese duo Colored Music. Includes liner notes in English and Japanese by digger, curator, connoisseur, writer, and legend Chee Shimizu. An incredible mix of cosmic new wave, u
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Colored Music: s/t LP
C$39.99
Black Editions Haino, Keiji: Watashi Dake LP
Black Editions present the first vinyl reissue of Keiji Haino's stunning debut album Watashi Dake?, originally released in 1981. This first ever edition released outside of Japan features the artist's originally intended metallic gold and silver jacket ar
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Haino, Keiji: Watashi Dake LP
C$44.99
Not Not Fun Unknown Me: Bishintai LP
The inaugural LP by by Tokyo Metropolis electronica entity UNKNOWN ME, Bishintai, is a sublime synthetic suite of cosmic wellness transmissions exploring “the unknown beauty of your mind and body,” appropriately named for a kanji compound meaning “beauty,
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Unknown Me: Bishintai LP
C$26.99