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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$54.99
Light in the Attic Hosono, Hauromi: Hosono House LP
The unbelievably prolific Haruomi Hosono is one of the major architects of modern Japanese pop music. With his encyclopedic knowledge of music and boundless curiosity for new sounds, Hosono has put his unmistakable stamp on hundreds of recordings as a ses
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Hosono, Hauromi: Hosono House LP
C$39.99
LRD Les Rallizes Denudes: Double Heads 1980 - 1981 BOX
They were punk before punks, avant rockers before avant rock, noise before noise and their on-again/off-again career, which spanned the years 1967-1996, continues to cast a huge shadow across the psychedelic underground. Between August 1980 and March 1981
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Les Rallizes Denudes: Double Heads 1980 - 1981 BOX
C$219.99
Music From Memory Various: Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left-Field Pop from the CD Age 1989-1996 LP
Music From Memory is excited to announce a special compilation that they’ve been working on for some time now; MFM053 – VA – Heisei No Oto – Japanese Left-field Pop From The CD Age (1989-1996). Compiled by long-time friends of the label, Eiji Taniguchi an
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Various: Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left-Field Pop from the CD Age 1989-1996 LP
C$49.99
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$64.99
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
Ba Da Bing Aoba, Ichiko: Windswept Adan LP
Ichiko Aoba’s albums have only been available as expensive Japanese imports, until now. In November, Ba Da Bing will release Windswept Adan on 2xLP in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom, with deluxe packaging.

After creating her label, hermi
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Aoba, Ichiko: Windswept Adan LP
C$44.99
WeWantSound Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Esperanto LP
Wewantsounds continues their Ryuichi Sakamoto reissue series with the release of the 1985 album Esperanto, composed for a performance by New York avant-garde choreographer Molissa Fenley. Produced and performed by Sakamoto with contribution by Arto Lindsa
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Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Esperanto LP
C$44.99
Empire of Signs Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music for Nine Postcards (clear) LP
Despite his status as a key figure in the history of Japanese ambient music, Hiroshi Yoshimura remains tragically under-known outside of his home country. Empire of Signs – a new imprint co-helmed by Maxwell August Croy, Spencer Doran and distributed by L
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Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music for Nine Postcards (clear) LP
C$44.99
Take It Acid Is Les Rallizes Denudes: France Demos LP
Feedback drenched noise for the classic "France" Demos from Japanese psych noise legend, Les Rallizes Denudes.
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Les Rallizes Denudes: France Demos LP
C$34.99
Palto Flats Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kakashi LP
"Originally released in 1982, Kakashi is another high water mark in the 80s Japanese underground. This album, which has gathered cult status in recent years, is the project of musical visionary Yasuaki Shimizu, and considered to be a highlight of his solo
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Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kakashi LP
C$31.99
Great Tracks Hosono, Haruomi: Paraiso LP
Following Tropical Dandy (1975) and Bon Voyage Co. (1976), Paraiso is the concluding saga in his “Tropical Trilogy.” The album can be seen as a turning point in Haruomi Hosono’s career, having been newly signed to Alfa Records by label head Kunihiko Murai
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Hosono, Haruomi: Paraiso LP
C$74.99
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
WeWantSound Various: Tokyo Dreaming LP
Tokyo Dreaming is a superb selection picked from the highly collectible Nippon Columbia label and its Better Days sub-label. Wewantsounds have teamed up with journalist and Japanese music expert Nick Luscombe. The selection mixes electro, synth-pop, funk,
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Various: Tokyo Dreaming LP
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Sony Japan Hosono, Haroumi/ Shigeru Suzuki/ Tatsuro Yamashita: Pacific LP
Blue vinyl! The theme of this exceptional album is the beautiful South Pacific sea, with music written by Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamashita. At this time Haruomi Hosono was just in the middle of preparing for YMO, and the three songs he
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Hosono, Haroumi/ Shigeru Suzuki/ Tatsuro Yamashita: Pacific LP
C$74.99
Ship to Shore Kikuchi, Momoko: Adventure LP
Unavailable on vinyl since its original release in Japan and Hong Kong circa 1986, Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is very proud to present Momoko Kikuchi’s J-Pop masterpiece Adventure back on wax where it belongs!

Momoko Kikuchi – already a bonafide pop idol i
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Kikuchi, Momoko: Adventure LP
C$44.99
Black Editions Musica Transonic: s/t LP
Black Editions present a reissue of Musica Transonic's self-titled release, originally released in 1995. Musica Transonic was comprised of three of the most crucial artists to emerge from the 1990s Japanese underground: Nanjo Asahito of High Rise, Makoto
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Musica Transonic: s/t LP
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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
Alternative Fox Les Rallizes Denudes/Taj Mahal Travellers: Oz Days Live LP
Japanese experimental group Les Rallizes Denudes are the ultimate rock 'n' roll enigma. Sometimes referred to as Hadaka no Rallizes or even as Hadaka no Rarizu, each appellation a variant of the name "Fucked Up and Naked", which equates to being high on h
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Les Rallizes Denudes/Taj Mahal Travellers: Oz Days Live LP
C$29.99
Light in the Attic Hosono, Haruomi: Cochin Moon LP
The unbelievably prolific Haruomi Hosono is one of the major architects of modern Japanese pop music. With his encyclopedic knowledge of music and boundless curiosity for new sounds, Hosono is the auteur of his own idiosyncratic musical world, putting his
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Hosono, Haruomi: Cochin Moon LP
C$39.99
Light in the Attic Various: Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 (Purple) LP
There was something in the air in the urban corners of late ‘60s Japan. Student protests and a rising youth culture gave way to the angura (short for “underground) movement that thrived on subverting traditions of the post-war years. Rejection of the Beat
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Various: Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 (Purple) LP
C$54.99
HMV Ishikawa and Count Buffaloes, Akira: Okinawa LP
Japanese RSD release! Akira Ishikawa, a drummer who led new jazz bands from the late 1960s to the 1970s. This work, which he released under the name of “Akira Ishikawa and Count Buffaloes”, incorporates various elements such as rock, funk, and afro brings
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Ishikawa and Count Buffaloes, Akira: Okinawa LP
C$74.99
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
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