7" - Kaoru - Joker ’79 Extremely elusive 45 taken from her sought-after city pop masterpiece LP ‘Just Feeling’. Brass-heavy, peak-time disco funk bomb “Joker” is absolutely worth having on this loud-play 7" single. Record: EX (promo) Cover: VG+ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Yuko Ohtaki - Yokohama 24:00 ’80 Rare & overlooked 45 from Yuko Ohtaki, who later formed soul vocal trio Amazons. Check out 45-only track “Yokohama Headlight” on the flip, monster modern soul dancer arranged by the groove maestro Akira Inoue! Never been sold on Discogs either. 人気盤「恋のウォーミングアップ」の直前にリリースされた大滝裕子のLP未収録シングル。井上鑑がアレンジした、切れ味のあるAORダンサー。 Record: VG++ Cover: EX ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Hitomi Tohyama - Symphony ’81 Elusive 45 from the acclaimed diva best known for her album ‘Sexy Robot’. “Midnight Express” on B-side is a gorgeous slice of city soul slow groove! All her releases became very scarce these days. 当山ひとみのデビュー作『Just Call Me Penny』からのシングル・カット。B面「Midnight Express」が絶品メロウ・シティ・ソウル！彼女のシングル盤はどれも本当に見かけなくなりました。 Record: VG++ Cover: EX ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Juicy Fruits - Naete Onna Mo Ishi O Mote ’84 “Umi” on B-side is beachfront, mesmerizing city pop slow jam! Noriko Miyamoto later recorded an English cover on her LP ‘Sweet Sugar’ too. The one we don’t see around very often. ジューシィ・フルーツ『萎えて女も意思をもて』7吋。桑田佳祐が作詞作曲し、同年にサザンでもセルフ・カヴァー、宮本典子も英詞カヴァーした激甘メロウな傑作AORナンバー「海」をB面に収録。 Record: EX Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Kuniko Fukushima - Rhapsody ’83 Underrated singer-songwriter Kuniko Fukushima delivers heavy new wave funk kayō “Special Night” on B-side! Slow burner on A-side is great too. Record: EX Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Kazue Itoh - First Bell O Kikasete ’83 Under-the-radar mellow AOR stepper “Tasogare Wa Anohi No Youni” on B-side! Record: VG++ Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Pleaser read our ABOUT page before ordering.

LP - Ryo Takayasu - Wonderful Moon ’82 Phenomenal Japanese yacht rock hidden gem by nameless singer-songwriter Ryo Takayasu, which ended up to be his only album. Choke full of immaculate cuts with funk, jazz, & latin vibes on this one! Record: EX (promo) Cover: VG++ (sample sticker) / obi / insert ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

LP - Ai Kanzaki - Today ’80 Highly slept on! Singer/flautist Ai Kanzaki delivers plenty of jazzy, laidback city pop jewels backed up by adept studio musicians such as Akira Inoue, Kiyoshi Sugimoto. Not an easy record to find either. Record: EX (promo) Cover: EX (promo sticker) / obi / insert ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

LP - Kazuya Amikura - Scene ’81 Sophomore LP from lesser known singer-songwriter Kazuya Amikura. Check out Boz Scaggs-type killer mid-tempo AOR soul “Shadow Voice”! Few other solid cuts on this too. The one we really don’t see around. 網倉一也『Scene』LP。ボズ・スキャッグス「Jojo」を思わせるハードボイルドなAORトラック「シャドウ・ボイス」がタイトで格好良いです。あまり見かけない一枚。 Record: EX Cover: EX / obi / insert ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

12" - Marlene - Tonight / ESP ’84 Japan-based Filipino singer Marlene’s slept on 12inch. Not-on-LP synth boogie joint “Tonight” is solid, but we prefer horn-heavy boogie funk “ESP” on the flip. Plays nice & thick on 45rpm. Record: EX Cover: EX ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Sotaro - Someday ’22 Limited 45 single by kid singer Sotaro - he was 10 years old when he recorded this. A-side is delightful cover version of Tatsuro Yamashita’s “Someday”, and the flip is also a cover of “I Wanna Be Where You Are”, originally recorded by the young Michael Jackson. Record: EX Cover: EX ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Mai Mishio - Low Emotion ’18 Female singer/musician Mai Mishio delivers sublime jazzy city soul cuts on both sides! This 45 already became scarce these days. Record: VG++ Cover: EX ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Nayutah - Kuro No Turtle Neck ’19 KILLER 45 double-sider from young soul singer Nayutah. “Kuro No Turtle Neck” is floor-moving disco funk dancer! Mellow soul stepper “Nanimokamo” on B-side is great too. Record: EX Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Bun Itakura & Mishio Ogawa - Stardust ’20 Limited 45 release by the members of the one-and-only new wave group Chakra. Check out atmospheric downtempo dance pop track “You Need Me” on B-side! It was recorded in 1994 but never had been released until then. Record: VG++ Cover: EX ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Lily - Namida No Nai Machi ’76 Teaming up with the GOAT Ryuichi Sakamoto on arrangement & keys, the one-and-only singer Lily performs 45-only cosmic city pop soul jewel “Sayounara Ni Natta Hi” on B-side! Not an easy 45 to come by. りりィ『涙のない町』7吋。坂本龍一アレンジのB面「さようならになった日」は、“昨日私死んでしまったの〜”という歌い出しも衝撃的なコズミック・シティポップ名曲。LPには未収録。 Record: VG++ Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Pleaserread our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Hatsumi Shibata - Toriaezu X•T•C ’85 The Singer Lady Hatsumi Shibata's 45 taken from her rare LP ‘Voices’. “Toriaezu X•T•C” is hypnotic downtempo synth soul penned by the legendary Joe Hisaishi! ヴェテラン・シンガーしばたはつみが85年にリリースした、久石譲のプロデュース作『Voices』からのシングル・カット。和レゲエとしても解釈可能な、妖艶シンセ・ポップ「とりあえずX•T•C」収録。 Record: EX Cover: VG+ (stain) ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

LP - Air - On Air ’82 Nameles (& hard-to-google) vocal group Air’s rare & overlooked LP released from Yupiteru, a small label best known for Piper. This is packed with mesmerizing yacht rock jewels definitely recommended for fans of Tatsuro Yamashita! ワーナーからアイドルとしてソロデビュー経験もあるシンガー/ギタリスト東寿明を中心に結成された無名ヴォーカル・グループAirの1stアルバム。ここでは東のソングライター/アレンジャーとしての才能が開花、美しいコーラスワークとタイトなバッキングで魅せる珠玉のAORトラックが満載！山下達郎ファンにもお勧めしたい一枚です。希少盤。 Record: VG++ Cover: VG+ (bottom seam split) / obi / insert ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

LP - Kyoko Endo - Green Room ’84 Under the radar! Lesser known singer-songwriter Kyoko Endo delivers plenty of vivid, delicate city pop joints with AOR/reggae/jazz vibes. Top jazz-fusion band Square is sitting in as a backing band on here too. Not an easy one to come by either. Record: VG++ Cover: VG++ / obi / insert ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

LP - Meiko Nakahara - Mint ’83 Acclaimed city pop diva Meiko's 3rd album. Lots of solid cuts on this one but our all-time fav is “Juggler”, top-notch midtempo modern soul joint that has the same vibe as “Plastic Love”! All of Meiko’s records are becoming tough to come by these days. Record: EX Cover: VG++ / no insert / originally no obi ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Aurora A Sounds - Virgin Road ’82 Unknown band Aurora A Sounds’s sole release. Uptempo light mellow disco “Virgin Road”, and exquisite disco funk kayō “Kimagure” on the flip. Recommended for our deep city pop heads! This 45 has never been sold on Discogs. Record: VG++ Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Tazumi Toyoshima - Sail Away ’81 Highly underrated songstress Tazumi’s double-sided 45 heater taken from her final album ‘Lonely One’. “Sail Away” is bass-weight yacht boogie heater! “Lonely One” on the flip is sublime 2 step soul too. This is much tougher to find than the LP, and there’s no sales history on Discogs either. Record: VG++ Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Harumi Nakajima - Yokomuki No Sayonara ’81 Seldom seen 45 from actress / singer Harumi Nakajima. Check out floor-moving light mellow disco bliss “Shinku” on B-side! No sales history on Discogs either. 洗練されたライトメロウ・ディスコ歌謡「真紅」をB面に収録した女優・中島はるみのシングル。A面「横向きのさよなら」も哀愁あるソウル歌謡。両面とも筒美京平による作曲。 Record: EX Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

7" - Kiyoshi Hasegawa - Ushirosugata ’78 Highly slept on 45 containing “Watashi No Weekend” on B-side, feel-good fusion soul jammer! 珠玉メロウ・ソウル「私のWeekend」をB面に収録した長谷川きよし「後姿」7吋。 Record: VG++ (promo) Cover: VG++ ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.

LP - Atomu Shimojo - Atomu Land ’77 Insanely slept on 70s city pop album with immaculate backings! You’ll hear loads of warm, groovy cuts with unique instrumentations on this one. Even though there is no credits of the musicians, we suspect Ryuichi Sakamoto is playing keys on some of the cuts. 下條アトム『アトムランド』LP。こちらの2ndにはクレジット表記は無いものの、1stに引き続き坂本龍一が参加していると思われ、教授特有のユニークなシンセの音色が随所で楽しめる。ブラジリアン・フリー・ソウルな「ブルー・フェニックス」や、トロピカルな「残暑」など味わい深い楽曲が並ぶ一枚。 Record: VG++ (promo) Cover: VG+ (foxing) / obi (VG+) / insert ◆ご注文確定前に◆ ABOUTページ内の「日本国内のお客様へ」を必ずお読みください。 ***OVERSEA BUYERS*** Please read our ABOUT page before ordering.