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Speedstar Hosono, Harry & The World Shyness: Flying Saucer 1947 LP
The original CD was released in 2007. An analog release of the masterpiece of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award in May 2013. After that, the long-awaited analog reissue was a rare work in the used board market. Guest
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Hosono, Harry & The World Shyness: Flying Saucer 1947 LP
C$89.99
180g Various: WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. I - Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz from Japan 1968-1984 LP
Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release: from blazing hard bop to free jazz, to introspective saxophone solos and massive big band sounds, renowned Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa presents an essential 14 track collecti
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Various: WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. I - Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz from Japan 1968-1984 LP
C$69.99
Universal Sato, Hiroshi: Oracle LP
After working for Shigeru Suzuki’s hackle back, he also participated in many Tin Pan family sessions. Japan’s leading keyboardist, producer, and music director who receives tremendous respect from big names such as Haruomi Hosono, YMO, Eiichi Otaki, and T
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Sato, Hiroshi: Oracle LP
C$119.99
Universal Sato, Hiroshi: All of Me LP
After working for Shigeru Suzuki’s hackle back, he also participated in many Tin Pan family sessions. Japan’s leading keyboardist, producer, and music director who receives tremendous respect from big names such as Haruomi Hosono, YMO, Eiichi Otaki, and T
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Sato, Hiroshi: All of Me LP
C$119.99
Empire of Signs Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music For Nine Post Cards 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 Post Cards LP
C$34.99
Palto Flats Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kiren LP
Acclaimed saxophonist, producer and composer Yasuaki Shimizu will release Kiren, his unreleased album from 1984, on the Palto Flats record label on February 25, 2022. Liner notes by music historian Chee Shimizu, and credits in both Japanese and English.
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Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kiren LP
C$35.99
A Colourful Storm Kudo, Reiko And Tori: Tangerine LP
A Colourful Storm presents Tangerine, a collection of songs by Reiko and Tori Kudo.

Recorded at Village Hototoguiss, Japan, during autumn, winter and spring 2011 and 2012, the makeup of Tangerine is the culmination of over thirty years of experimentati
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Kudo, Reiko And Tori: Tangerine LP
C$44.99
Nippon Columbia Yamaya, Kiyoshi: Tsugaru / Osorezan LP
Kiyoshi Yamaya’s first work in the “Japanese melody by PCM recording” series

Side A incorporates Biwa and Shakuhachi and Japanese drums under the theme of the shrine maiden’s mouth-to-mouth that is handed down to Osorezan on the Shimokita Peninsula. A
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Yamaya, Kiyoshi: Tsugaru / Osorezan LP
C$79.99
BBE Aziawa, Tohru Quintet: Tachibana LP
The desire to discover and delve into new and unexplored areas of music has turned attention on the Japanese jazz scene of the 1970s, often regarded as its gilded age. The recent ground-breaking sell-out BBE compilation J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan
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Aziawa, Tohru Quintet: Tachibana LP
C$69.99
180g Yamaya, Kiyoshi: Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 LP
Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto leg
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Yamaya, Kiyoshi: Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 LP
C$49.99
Day Tripper RNA Organism: Unaffected Mixes Plus LP
"R.N.A. Organism landed themselves a place on the legendary Vanity Records roster after sending label head Agi Yuzuru a cassette by air mail in order to fool him into thinking they were from overseas. The ploy worked, and the group soon entered the studio
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RNA Organism: Unaffected Mixes Plus LP
C$49.99
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
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$49.99
Mental Groove Shino, Ayane: Sakura LP
A love-filled tribute to the late Japanese techno and ambient pioneer Susumu Yokota. In 2021, talented classical guitarist Ayane Shino discovered his impressive works and recorded cover version of tracks from his acclaimed Sakura album. Those new contempo
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Shino, Ayane: Sakura LP
C$49.99
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$46.99
Personal Affair Miyashita, Fumio: Waterfall Symphony LP
Fumio Miyashita’s unreleased last recording is finally here.

We are honor to receive the master audio of Waterfall Symphony from Fumio’s family last year and finally ready to release on both Vinyl & CD."
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Miyashita, Fumio: Waterfall Symphony LP
C$44.99
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
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
180g Various: WAMONO A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 LP
Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in
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Various: WAMONO A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 LP
C$44.99
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$44.99
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
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
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
Studio Mule Yas-Kaz: Virgo Indigo LP
Studio Mule open the roster towards sophisticated spiritual sounds on the crossroads of electrified jazz, oriental fourth-world spheres and deeply composed experimental sounds. This time, the label welcomes Japanese artist Ya-Sukazu Sato, aka Yas-Kaz, a u
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Yas-Kaz: Virgo Indigo LP
C$44.99