LP - Machiko Watanabe - Aisurukoto Dake Sureba Yokatta ’84 Singer-songwriter Machiko Watanabe's elusive album backed up by Square, one of the most celebrated Japanese fusion bands back then. Worth it just for the track “Aisurukoto Dake Sureba Yokatta” alone, sublime modern soul stunner with beautiful string arrangement! We strongly feel this track deserves much more attention. Record: EX Cover: VG++ (shrink) / cap-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 - Yoko Oda - Shadow & Me ’83 Not well known singer Yoko Oda's sophomore LP. You'll hear plenty of hypnotic & dreamy city pop cuts backed up by top jazz-fusion musicians! Great listen throughout. Tough record to come by, this copy is marked down due to worn cover. Record: EX Cover: VG (split on top right) / 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.

7" - Lauren Nakano - Wakare No Symphony ’77 Fairly underrated Japanese-Hawaiian singer Lauren Nakano’s elusive 45. She delivers gorgeous, mesmerizing kayō soul jewels on both sides here! No sales history on Discogs, the one we really don’t see around either. 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.

7" - Ritsuko Abe - Nondakure / Negaeri ’76 “Negaeri” on B-side is outstanding mellow kayō soul tune. Not an easy 45 to come by. 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" - Miyuki Kosaka - Kirari ’80 Check out another B-side winner “Falling Night Falling Love”, breezy city pop soul with immaculate backings! This 45 that doesn’t pop up very often. 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" - Shaky - Closer / Silhouette ’20 Fukuoka-based soul band Shaky delivers absolute heat with amazing vocals on both sides here. “Closer” is jazzy breathtaking stepper, and brilliant modern soul dancer “Silhouette” on B-side. Became tough to find these days. 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.

LP - Keiko Amae ‎- Smokin’ Prelude ’81 Jazz harpist Keiko Amae’s debut album entirely produced by Chikara Ueda, bass gawd Louis Johnson playing in the back too. Loads of mesmerizing cuts on here, sample-friendly dope slow burners, and a few floor-moving disco funk jams as well. Not an easy record to come by nowadays. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DPXfQdwAfvF/ Record: VG++ Cover: VG++ / 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.

LP - Tomoko Saito - Takekurabe ’80 Don't be fooled by the kimono cover - this record contains loads of jaw-dropping AOR cuts on immaculate jazz-fusion tip! Akira Inoue & other top players behind this one. We rarely see it around either. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DPSRN2NEr2u/ Record: VG++ Cover: 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.

LP - Shinya Aizaki - Down Town Street ’79 Overlooked & elusive album by a lesser known kayō singer Shinya Aizaki, this ended up to be his last LP. Check out killer modern soul “Koi No Blind Alley” & “Good Morning”! This record isn’t even on Discogs. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DPSQ8IskosF/ Record: EX 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 - Miharu Koshi - On The Street ’80 Sophomore album by singer-songwriter Miharu Koshi. She delivers lots of solid, unique & sometimes quirky city pop cuts on this one! Becoming tough to come by these days. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DPSP23OEk1J/ Record: VG++ Cover: 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.

7" - Pedro & Capricious - Carribean Dream ’78 Seldom seen 45 from veteran kayō band Pedro & Capricious, with Mariko Takahashi on vocals. “Carribean Dream” is majestic disco funk banger with lavish production! “Koibitotachi No Jikan” on B-side is solid bossa soul track too. This has never been listed on Discogs either. 数々のヴァージョンがあることでも知られる筒美京平作の「カリブの夢」、ペドロ&カプリシャスによるテイク。他のヴァージョンに比べ、グリーシィでヘヴィーウェイトな演奏が素晴らしいキラー・カヴァー！ Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DPFYEikknV8/ 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" - Akemi Nasu - Odeko No Komoriuta ’69 Obscure 45 released from a cult indie label called Royal Records. “Odeko No Komoriuta” is an exquisite kayō groove dancer! Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DPFXRxmkujR/ 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" - Sherry - Cocktail Cherry ’78 Half-French Japanese singer Sherry’s highly slept-on 45 containing “Cocktail Cherry”, heavy midtempo kayō soul joint! Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DPFW_2dEhox/ 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 - Junko Sakurada - Ichimai No E ’79 Overlooked & seldom seen LP from idol singer Junko Sakurada. She delivers plenty of outstanding kayō cuts with soul/folk/pop/disco vibes! Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DLtE8i5Tn8W/ 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.

LP - Saki Kubota - Airmail Special ’81 Criminally slept on city pop album from Tokyo-born singer-songwriter Saki Kubota. This is stuffed with outstanding AOR / modern soul cuts with lavish instruments! Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DLQv6t_zpM5/ 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.

12" - Mount Sugar - Ame To Sameta Hi ’02 Indie rock duo Mount Sugar performs sunnyside lovers rock tune “Ame To Sameta Hi”. Also contains a cool atmospheric cover of The Carpenters’ “Rainy Days And Mondays”. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DK8NPTzz4k1/ Record: VG+ (promo) Cover: Generic ◆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 - New Generation Company - I Wander All Alone ’80 Rare school drama soundtrack performed by New Generation Company, one-off band formed by top players such as Hiroyuki Namba , Kazuo Shiina & more. Don’t be fooled by the silly cover, it got plenty of crazy funk / rock / reggae cuts! You’ll even hear some vocoder actions too. This had been mostly unknown, until @djnotoya unearthed it on his ‘Tokyo Glow’ compilation in 2021. 星勝が全ての作曲・プロデュースを担当、達郎バンドの難波弘之や椎名和夫をはじめ、鈴木茂、鳴瀬喜博、村岡健など錚々たる顔ぶれが参加した学園ドラマOST。ジャケに似合わず強力なジャズ・ファンク〜フュージョン・トラックが満載！TOKYO FM『KING OF DIGGIN’』でもセレクトされていました。 Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DKIqDfHTu9V/ 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.

LP - Takayuki Inoue - Voyage Of The Wild ’78 Documentary movie soundtrack album entirely composed by adept guitarist Takayuki Inoue, featuring credits from Spectrum, Hideo Ichikawa & more. This LP is stuffed with breezy & funky jazz-fusion cuts! Not an easy record to come by either. 井上堯之『野性号の航海　ー翔べ　怪鳥モアのようにー』LP。スペクトラムのホーン隊、市川秀男らが参加。「The Black Stream」「The Wild Keep Running」など強力なジャズ・ファンク・トラックが詰まった一枚。 Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DKInmuVz89b/ Record: VG++ Cover: 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.

7" - Nyc Nyusa - Love Is Over ’83 Under the radar! Fukuoka-based kayō band Nyc Nyusa delivers horn-forward modern soul jammer “Lonely Baby” on B-side. You won’t find this 45 on Discogs either. 「サチコ」のヒットで知られる歌謡バンド、ニック・ニューサーの『ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー』カヴァー7吋。推しはB面の「ロンリー ベイビー」、リーダー田中収のオリジナルで、タイトなホーン＆リズムセクションのコンテンポラリーなミディアム・ソウル大穴曲！意外に出てこない一枚。 Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DJ0CZH0T7dI/ 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" - 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. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DJsP_lozeHx/ 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. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DJsP1GAzn5s/ 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" - 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. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DJVEvHbzxSf/ 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" - 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. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DJVEem_TmKz/ 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.

LP - Fubuki Koshiji - Chotto Otazune Shimasu ’77 Gaining support from heavy hitters including Kentaro Haneda & Tsunehide Matsuki, proficient chanson-pop singer Fubuki Koshiji performs outstanding kayō soul joints with funky & jazzy orchestral arrangements. The one that rarely shows up too. Listen https://www.instagram.com/tokyocondition/p/DJISkiPzZhT/ 越路吹雪『一寸おたずねします』LP。羽田健太郎をアレンジ及び鍵盤に迎え、松木恒秀、斉藤ノブら名うてのスタジオ・ミュージシャンをバックに従えた、シャンソン歌手＝越路吹雪の異色作。フロアフィラーなレア・グルーヴ「イカロスの星」、至極のメロウ・ソウル「誰もいない海」他、素晴らしい内容。 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.