Pre-Order - Expected to Ship February, 2026
Ruriko Ogami’s “Typhoon Lady” is set to be released on colored vinyl!
This reissue also includes “ONE LAST LOVE”, a track originally featured as the B si...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship Late April, 2026
Released two months after her 1981 debut single “Friday Chinatown,” this first album features music entirely composed by Yasuha herself, with lyrics by...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship February, 2026
2LP pressed on black vinyl
YMO's London performance from November 1979
Track List:
Castalia
Rydeen
Behind The Mask
Radio Junk
Solid State Surviv...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship March, 2026
2LP pressed on black vinyl
YMO's London performance from October 1979
Track List:
Castalia
Rydeen
Behind The Mask
Radio Junk
Solid State Survivor
...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, includes liner.
Catalog Number: 28MS 0055
Not a photo of actual LP.
This was their second breakthrough album and included the singles "Wine Red Heart" and "Love After ...
Media / Sleeve: VG+
Catalog Number: 07SH 1166
A monumental achievement that heralded the dawn of Japanese pop music
A fusion of sophisticated harmony and melody that could be considered the protot...
Media / Sleeve: VG+, includes liner, foxing on liner.
Catalog Number: 30215-28
Not a photo of actual LP.
Urban city pop reconstructed for dance.
A 12-inch record featuring a re-arrangement of the...
Media: EX-, Sleeve / OBI: VG+, includes liner, in shrink wrap.
Catalog Number: 32AH1640
Not a photo of actual LP.
The album contains 10 songs, including Shinji Harada's "VACANCY" and Taeko Onuki...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, includes liner.
Catalog Number: S-7032
Not a photo of actual LP.
The second album is all original songs.
The second album released in 1976. It contains 12 original so...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+
Catalog Number: 30168-28
Not a photo of actual LP.
Momoko's second album, titled "TROPIC of CAPRICORN"
This latest work, which is right in the heart of 80's city pop, f...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, includes liner.
Catalog Number: 28K-130
Not a photo of actual LP.
The first self-produced work.
A work with the theme of "farewell."
It reached No. 4 on the Oricon chart...
Media: EX-, Sleeve: VG+, includes liner.
Catalog Number: L-12591
Not a photo of actual LP.
Commemorative album celebrating the 3rd anniversary of debut
Released in 1984, it topped the Oricon cha...
Wewantsounds presents the release of Akiko Yano's cult 1979 album 7 O'Clock in Tokyo, recorded live in September 1978 at a pivotal moment in Japanese music history, just as Yellow Magic Orchestra w...
Wewantsounds presents the release of Tokyo Funk Diva, a compilation highlighting the work of Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama, one of Japan's leading funk voices of the 1980s. Blending funk, boogie and soulf...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship December, 2025
RYUSENKEI's first all-time best album will be released as a selection for vinyl records in two titles at the same time! This is the "MELLOW RYUSENKEI" ed...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship December, 2025
Mami Transforms into a Rock Singer!
Covering Timeless 80s Classics with a Cute Twist!
This time, Mami returns with "Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami ROCK'n Ma...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship November, 2025
This is an analog release of the live recording from YMO's first world tour, recorded at THEATRE LE PALACE in PARIS on October 18th, 1979.
2LP pressed ...
Black Vinyl - Pre-Order: Expected to Ship January, 2026
"FLYING BEAGLE," released in 1987 by Himiko Kikuchi, one of Japan's world-class female keyboardists, has been reissued on vinyl.
LP pressed...
This 1978 work reflects the influence of Latin music and a free-spirited approach, created across studios in L.A., Rio de Janeiro, and Izu. The album includes tracks recorded with local musicians i...
Japan’s leading super guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka’s memorable solo debut album is now being reprinted on LP!
A masterpiece of Japanese music with tropical grooves unfolding throughout. First relea...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship November, 2025
Three of Masayoshi Takanaka’s most beloved albums—“T-WAVE,” “alone,” and “THE RAINBOW GOBLINS”—have been remastered from the original master tapes using ...
Released in 1977 on Kitty Records, An Insatiable High is the third studio album by jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka. This unforgettable features many big LA musicians of the time, including...
It has finally happened! A Cromulent Records exclusive pressing and what a pressing! WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol.II would be a favorite new release regardless, even if this wasn't an exc...
New "regular edition" on 140 gram vinyl. We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records' new sister-label) presents its first release, the official reissue of Ryo Fukui's highly sought-after masterpiece Scenery,...
We Release Jazz announce the official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki's Cat, a glorious jazz-fusion-funk holy grail originally released in 1976. Cat was recorded in October 1975 at Nippon Columbia Studio...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship January, 2026
A memorable first album released in 1979 with guest players, The Brecker Brothers and David Sanborn. Contains 8 songs including “Time Limit” and “Tears of...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship January, 2026
This album was selected as the best album by “ADLIB” and “JAZZLIFE” magazines in 1982. It is a masterpiece that remains in the history of Japanese fusion....
You’d be forgiven for not knowing about these Studio Ghibli commissioned jazz reworkings of much-loved classic soundtracks with the three-piece All That Jazz being one of Japan’s best kept secrets...
Masayoshi Takanaka's 5th album, where he fully embraces a tropical fusion style.
Featuring famous tracks such as “BLUE LAGOON,” which was a massive hit at the time and used in a Pioneer commercial,...
53 years after his debut!The remastered popular works of Masayoshi Takanaka, one of Japan's leading super-guitarists, are now available on limited edition colored vinyl!Alex Wharton of Abbey Road S...
Yasuke Ogawa pulls together a wonderful collection of Japanese Jazz from the Nippon Columbia catalog. This collection is brought to us by 180G on two 180G (obviously) black LPs, in a gatefold pack...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship Late October / November, 2025
Three of Masayoshi Takanaka’s most beloved albums—“T-WAVE,” “alone,” and “THE RAINBOW GOBLINS”—have been remastered from the original mast...
This LP's reputation is excellent, so we're not going to spend too much time telling you how great it is. You're probably already aware and happy to get your hands on a copy of it. There is a goo...
Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release in their highly acclaimed WaJazz series, to be out on Jiro Inagaki’s 90th birthday, October 3rd, 2023, celebrating the life...
Taeko Onuki's second album "SUNSHOWER" is released on clear purple vinyl! (Original release July 25, 1977)
A city pop masterpiece that has captivated the world, featuring impressive musicians such ...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship November, 2025
Three of Masayoshi Takanaka’s most beloved albums—“T-WAVE,” “alone,” and “THE RAINBOW GOBLINS”—have been remastered from the original master tapes using...
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, Y...
Double LP version. Edition of 1000. Another smoker from Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., in typically fine form. Benzaiten is an In C-style homage to the classic Osamu Kitajima...
Wewantsounds present a reissue of Akiko Yano's Iroha Ni Konpeitou, originally released in 1977. Another superb Akiko Yano album and one of her funkiest, highlighting her singing and songwriting tal...
Wewantsounds continues their Akiko Yano reissue program with the release of Japanese Girl, her landmark debut album from 1976. Backed by Little Feat with Lowell George and by top Japanese musicians...
Akiko Yano delivers a piano and vocal covers LP that is every bit as classic as the original songs and her original songs. We can be as weary of covers LPs as everyone else, but we love this one a...
Transparent vinyl version. First-ever official reissue on vinyl since 1975. Ash Ra Tempel is the eponymous debut studio album by the Krautrock band Ash Ra Tempel. It features guitarist Manuel Götts...
After creating a storm in the 50s with over 30 chart-hitting singles, BB King didn’t slow for a moment as he marched into the next decade. The Great B.B. King, the blues legend’s fifth release for...
"If I could be in any other band, it would be BMX Bandits," Kurt Cobain allegedly said. The BMX Bandits have been around in varying formations since 1986 and come from great Scottish guitar pop lin...
