20 Records Mail Order RECORD CITY Japan

The 10th album released in 1982. It is the last original album, which reached number 8 in the US and number 11 in the UK. It contains 12 songs in total, including three re-cut singles, "Athena," "Eminence Front," and the title song "It's Hard."

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Rock / Rock, Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country

Sharp Five - Haru No Umi

Electric Blues, Surf

COLUMBIA JDX-18 Japan 1968

JP￥1680

Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)

LINER, Discoloration on Cover *The image is not from the actual item.

A unique instrumental music that blooms between Japanese and Western styles

Reconstructing traditional melodies on the electric guitar, this is a unique musical experiment that blends Japanese and Western elements, and remains fresh and timeless.

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Jazz / Jazz, Latin

Chick Corea - My Spanish Heart

Post Bop

POLYDOR MPZ8103/4 Japan 1976

JP￥1480

Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)

LINER *The image is not from the actual item.

The culmination of Chick Corea's Spanish jazz!

A masterpiece album that expresses a passionate love for Spain.

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Hip-Hop & Rap/R&B / Hip Hop

A Tribe Called Quest - Find A Way

Conscious

JIVE 01241-42534-1 US 1998

JP￥1980

Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)

Opened Shrink Wrap on Cover *The image is not from the actual item.

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Rock / Rock

Poison - Open Up And Say... Ahh!

Hard Rock, Glam

CBS / Sony 25DP 5023 Japan 1988

JP￥1280

Media : Very Good Plus (VG+)

Scuff on Case, Plastic Discoloration on Case *The image is not from the actual item.

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Rock

Eric Clapton - Money And Cigarettes

Blues Rock

WARNER BROS 1-23773, 9 23773-1 US 1983

JP￥980

Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)

LINER, Opened Shrink Wrap on Cover

Released in 1983, this was the first release from the label that Clapton himself founded.

A strong blues-influenced album that you'll want to listen to over and over again. It reached number 16 on the US album charts.

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Japanese Pop/Rock / Rock

Show-ya - Trade Last

Hard Rock

EASTWORLD WTP-90450 Japan 1987

JP￥980

Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)

LINER, Opened Shrink Wrap on Cover, Hype Sticker, with Sticker

A five-member female rock band that pioneered the Japanese gal band genre.

A work in the pop genre.

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Rock / Electronic, Rock

Cars - Cars

New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth-pop

ELEKTRA P-10552E Japan 1978

JP￥1480

Media : Acceptable (VG), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)

Scratch/damage on Cover, Pronounced Scratch on Media, Heavy Mark on Media *The image is not from the actual item.

A stylish debut that heralded the dawn of new wave

A hard sound where synths and guitars intertwine. A debut album that exquisitely blends intellectual construction with a pop sensibility.

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Japanese Pop/Rock / Jazz, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country

Mari & Bux Bunny - Live! We Got To

Jazz-Funk

CBS SONY 25AH-157 Japan 1976

JP￥1480

Media : Acceptable (VG), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)

LINER, Heavy Mark on Media

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Jazz / Jazz

Various - Session 3

Fusion, Jazz-Funk

YAMAHA YDD-8101 Japan 1981

JP￥1080

Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)

LINER, Promotion Only, Hard Stain on Cover *The image is not from the actual item.

This was a promo record produced at the time to promote the latest synthesizer, the GS1, and to commemorate Speaker Cafe.

Produced in 1981 for the promotion of Yamaha's synthesizer GS1. Features Keiko Doi (keyboards), Yayoi Hirabe (keyboards), NATHAN EAST (bass), STEVE FORMAN (percussion), and VINCE COLAIUTA (drums).

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Hip-Hop & Rap/R&B / Hip Hop

RUN DMC - Raising Hell

LONDON L28P-1242 Japan 1986

JP￥4980

Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)

Obi, LINER

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Rock / Rock

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock

SWAN SONG P-4605~6N Japan 1981

JP￥10980

Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)

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This was Zep's first original double album, released at a time when the band was in a state of flux.

The sixth album, released in 1975. It contains 15 songs that had to be split into two discs, including the single "Trampled Under Foot" and one of the band's most famous songs, "Kashmir."

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Hip-Hop & Rap/R&B / Hip Hop, Hip Hop

Fugees - Score

Pop Rap, Conscious

COLUMBIA C2 67147 US 1996

JP￥14980

Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)

LINER, Mark on Media, Opened Shrink Wrap on Cover, Hype Sticker

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Japanese Pop/Rock / Pop

Hitomi Ishikawa - Profile

Ballad

CANYON C25A0241 Japan 1982

JP￥479

Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)

LINER, with Poster *The image is not from the actual item.

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Soul/Funk / Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop

Platters - Only You(And You Alone)

Rhythm & Blues, Vocal

PHILIPS M-1012 Japan -

JP￥449

Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Acceptable (VG)

Cover Soiled, Crease/Crinkle on Cover, Mark on Media, company sleeve *The image is not from the actual item.

The Platters, an American chorus group

The group started out as a four-person group, but through repeated membership and departures, it eventually became a mixed-gender five-person group.

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