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Le Tres Jazz Club Hino, Terumasa Quintet: Into The Heaven LP
Gatefold packaging. Le Tres Jazz Club can't really say that Japanese jazzmen benefit (not justify in fact) from a great international fame. However, trumpet player Terumasa Hino is an exception, undoubtedly because since the '70s he has collaborated with
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Hino, Terumasa Quintet: Into The Heaven LP
C$49.99
Mesh-Key R.N.A. Organism: R.N.A.O Meets P.O.P.O LP
Deluxe, fully authorized reissue of R.N.A. Organism's "R.N.A.O Meets P.O.P.O" (first released by the Osaka label Vanity Records in 1980). A key document of the late 1970s experimental music scene in Kansai, Japan, "R.N.A.O Meets P.O.P.O" is a hallucinator
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R.N.A. Organism: R.N.A.O Meets P.O.P.O LP
C$44.99
Warner Flower Travellin' Band: Made In Japan LP
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND's iconic third album, "MADE IN JAPAN," is finally being reissued on vinyl!

Regarded as one of the boldest new rock bands of its time, Flower Travelin' Band (FTB) delivers a masterpiece with this album, exploring every imaginable
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Flower Travellin' Band: Made In Japan LP
C$99.99
Warner Flower Travellin' Band: Make Up LP
The 2024 reissue of FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND's final album of the 70s, "MAKE UP," is finally here!

Recognized as one of the most influential new rock bands of their era, Flower Travelin' Band (FTB) presents their last offering of the decade, brimming wit
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Flower Travellin' Band: Make Up LP
C$94.99
P-Vine Itabashi, Fumio: Watarase LP
"Watarase" is one of jazz pianist Fumio Itabashi's most famous compositions from the 1980s. This compilation is a collection of previously unreleased versions of the song and takes that were released only as independent recordings and were not widely know
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Itabashi, Fumio: Watarase LP
C$59.99
RCA Yamashita, Tatsuro: Ride on Time LP
Ride on Time is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released by AIR/RVC in 1980. This record includes everything from up-tempo songs to ballads, making it an absolute masterpiece beloved by many.
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Yamashita, Tatsuro: Ride on Time LP
C$74.99
BBE Suzuki, Isao / Masahiko Togashi: Approach LP
BBE Music’s highly-acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass Series continues with an album that unites three J Jazz legends with a young musician beginning their professional career. Recorded and released in 1986, ‘Approach’ is both sophisticated and experimental in
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Suzuki, Isao / Masahiko Togashi: Approach LP
C$64.99
RCA Yamashita, Tatsuro: For You LP
In the summer of 1982, be it in the city, by the beach, or in the mountains, not a day passed without these songs being played. Featuring hit tracks such as “Sparkle” and “Your Eyes”, this record is an eternal masterpiece that condenses the essence of Tat
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Yamashita, Tatsuro: For You LP
C$69.99
Great Tracks Various: ALFA/YEN Records 1980-1987: Techno Pop and Other Electronic Adventures in Tokyo LP
At the center of Tokyo’s Techno Pop scene was ALFA/YEN Records. The label left behind an impressive body of work, but much of it wasn't made widely available... until now! This new, definitive compilation focuses on the music archives of the YEN Records c
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Various: ALFA/YEN Records 1980-1987: Techno Pop and Other Electronic Adventures in Tokyo LP
C$74.99
Great Tracks Sakamoto, Ryuichi & The Kakutougi Session: Summer Nerves LP
The great Ryuichi Sakamoto with an all-star line-up (Yukihiro Takahashi, Ray Ohara, Kenji Ohmura, Pecker, Akiko Yano, Shigeru Suzuki, Masaki Matsubara…), with a glimpse of Dub-mixing techniques for an exceptional album originally released in 1979 on CBS /
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Sakamoto, Ryuichi & The Kakutougi Session: Summer Nerves LP
C$64.99
Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Trio: Sweet for K LP
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and Yoshihiko Kannari, a former engineer for the TBM label, reunited on their last album "Blues for K" (SCOL-1062).

The duo have also produced numerous world-class recordings from Japan, including "Midnight Sugar" and "Misty".

Then
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Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Trio: Sweet for K LP
C$69.99
Time Capsule Niningashi: Heavy Way LP
A long-lost Japanese acid folk gem, Niningashi’s 1974 private press debut Heavy Way shimmers with originality, deft song writing and a dream-like groove. Although he was training as a pharmacist, Kazuhisa Okubo was much more interested in prescribing musi
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Niningashi: Heavy Way LP
C$44.99
Glossy Mistakes Various: Soft Selection 84: A Nippon DIY Wave Compilation LP
Mastered from the Original tapes - early 1980s Japanese cult lp.

A much-cherished gem from the 1980s underground Japanese music scene returns as Soft Selection 84 is reissued by Glossy Mistakes for its 40th anniversary. Originally released on DIY label
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Various: Soft Selection 84: A Nippon DIY Wave Compilation LP
C$49.99
Temporal Drift Les Rallizes Denudes: BAUS '93 (Red) LP
BAUS ‘93 contains the storied comeback performance from Baus Theater in Kichijoji, Tokyo, which took place on February 13, 1993 in what was their first live appearance in five years. BAUS ‘93 follows the widely acclaimed worldwide release of CITTA’ ‘93, w
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Les Rallizes Denudes: BAUS '93 (Red) LP
C$64.99
Tomoyose, Ryusei: DAH NAH LP
Passion and perspective permeate the sound of this legendary record! Ryusei Tomoyose, a famous tenor saxophonist from Okinawa, pours his whole life into this, the only leader's work.

Ryusei Tomoyose is a tenor saxophonist from Okinawa. At the end of th
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Tomoyose, Ryusei: DAH NAH LP
C$79.99
Time Capsule Various: Nippon Acid Folk 1970 - 1980 LP
A counterculture movement united by an expansive, experimental, and deeply soulful sensibility, Japan’s rebel protest music challenged the status quo and changed the country’s music industry in the process. The birth of Japan’s nascent acid folk scene was
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Various: Nippon Acid Folk 1970 - 1980 LP
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WeWantSound Various: Funk Tide: Tokyo Jazz-Funk From Electric Bird 1978-1987 LP
A stylish selection of jazz-funk from Japanese label Electric Bird, selected by DJ Notoya and featuring Yasuaki Shimizu, Shunzo Ohno, Bobby Lyle, Toshiyuki Honda, Mikio Masuda, David Matthews, and Ronnie Foster. Following the success of the Tokyo Glow com
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Various: Funk Tide: Tokyo Jazz-Funk From Electric Bird 1978-1987 LP
C$45.99
Drag City Ghost: Ghost (coke bottle green) LP
Returned to us from early 1990s Japan are the holy holy sounds of Ghost. Their collective, clearly inspired by various forms of transcendental music throughout history, created a new syncretic psychedelia with these albums, mixing the texture and vibe of
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Ghost: Ghost (coke bottle green) LP
C$40.99
Drag City Ghost: Second Time Around (clear blue) LP
Returned to us from early '90s Japan are the holy holy sounds of Ghost. Their collective, clearly inspired by various forms of transcendental music throughout history, created a new syncretic psychedelia with these albums, mixing the texture and vibe of m
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Ghost: Second Time Around (clear blue) LP
C$40.99
Drag City Ghost: Temple Stone (clear green) LP
Returned to us from early '90s Japan are the holy holy sounds of Ghost. Their collective, clearly inspired by various forms of transcendental music throughout history, created a new syncretic psychedelia with these albums, mixing the texture and vibe of
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Ghost: Temple Stone (clear green) LP
C$40.99
Drag City Nehan: An Evening With Nehan LP
Nehan is a Japanese free improvisation & avant-garde rock quintet formed in August 2022. Their performances are initiated by a 9hz brain wave emitted from a testee who has been brought into a deep meditative state via either hypnosis or acupuncture—a very
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Nehan: An Evening With Nehan LP
C$54.99
Time Capsule Various: Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985
Dub, Lovers Rock … A selection of ’70s and ’80s prime-time Japanese reggae pop! Featuring original artwork by Japanese Fukuoka-based artist Noncheleee, whose cover pays homage to the iconic dancehall album art of Wilfred Limonious.
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Various: Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985
C$44.99
180g Various: WAMONO Disco - Nippon Columbia Disco & Boogie Hits 1978-1982 LP
In the mid-seventies, discotheques were booming in Tokyo and all over Japan. When the Fatback Band topped the 1975 US charts with their infectious “Do The Bus Stop” hit, Japanese label Victor put out the following year the first Japan made Disco tune with
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Various: WAMONO Disco - Nippon Columbia Disco & Boogie Hits 1978-1982 LP
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Great Tracks Happy End: Happy End (Red) LP
Happy End’s first album, the timeless masterpiece “Happy End” released on colored vinyl (clear red) for the first time! Latest 2023 cutting from the original master. Pressed at Sony’s Shizuoka factory.
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Happy End: Happy End (Red) LP
C$64.99