Momoe Yamaguchi - Densetsu kara Shinwa he
CBS SONY 70AH 1141~3 Japan 1980
JP￥980
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER, with Pinup/Card Portrait
Contains footage of Yamaguchi Momoe's final concert following her retirement.
Released in 1980, this live album features many hit songs.
Kazuhiko Kato - Belle Excentrique
Ballad, Baroque, Contemporary, Classical, Avant-garde Jazz, City Pop
WARNER BROS K-12501 W Japan 1981
JP￥780
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER
An album themed around 1920s Paris.
The techno-pop elements and sounds created by synthesizers evoke the decadent atmosphere of European culture and the Belle Époque era.
PHILIPS S-7043 Japan 1978
JP￥5980
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER, Scratch/damage on Cover, Stain on Liner, Mark on Media
A city pop masterpiece boasting amazing perfection.
An album filled with a superb mellow feeling and just the right amount of soul.
RCA RVL-8048 Japan 1980
JP￥2480
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)
PROMO, LINER, White label promo
This is the debut album of EPO, the female singer who coloured the city pop era.
The melody lines are full of pop sensibility, and the beautiful, flowing voice is appealing.
CANYON C25A0077 Japan 1980
JP￥8980
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Acceptable (VG), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER, with Poster, Hard Stain on Cover
Includes the city pop classic "Mayonaka no Door/Stay With Me."
Featured in "JAPANESE CITY POP" and "Japanese A to Z" supervised by Yoshizawa dynamite.jp.
Akina Nakamori - Best Akina Memoires
REPRISE L-12590 Japan 1983
JP￥580
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Acceptable (VG), Obi : Acceptable (VG)
LINER, Hard Stain on Cover, Hard Stain on Obi
A best album from their debut early days! Includes big hits.
This work is notable for its songs, modern arrangements, and vocals that range from tough to mellow.
VICTOR SJX-30016 Japan 1980
JP￥5480
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER, Mark on Media
Hiromi's love song spreads infinitely, blown by the comfortable winds of Los Angeles.
The first album recorded in LA, featuring a large number of American studio musicians.
Tatsuro Yamashita - Pocket Music
MOON MOON-28033 Japan 1986
JP￥2980
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Acceptable (VG), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER, Hard Stain on Cover, Tear on Obi
High-caliber pop tunes packed with must-listen-to albums.
High quality pop tunes created using digital recording and computer music.
MIDI INC MIL-1018 Japan 1986
JP￥780
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)
RENTAL COPY, LINER, Sticker on Cover
Happy End - Happy End (-1500yen Printed)
Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, City Pop
URC URL-1015 Japan 1970
JP￥6980
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Acceptable (VG)
LINER, Scratch/damage on Cover
A historic first album.
The song features rough guitar and desperate lyrics.
Yumi Matsutoya - Delight Slight Light Kiss (- Die Cut Sleeve, 3D Insert)
EXPRESS RT28-5350 Japan 1988
JP￥780
Media : Acceptable (VG), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
Obi, LINER, Fogged on Media *The image is not from the actual item.
Yuming's 20th album with the theme of "Pure Love"
This is the second installment of a pure love trilogy titled "A Kiss Without Tongue," which won the Outstanding Album Award at the 1989 Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Toshiki Kadomatsu - Pile Driver
AIR RAL-1002 Japan 1986
JP￥1080
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER
TRIO 3B-1031 Japan 1980
JP￥3480
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Acceptable (VG)
Scratch/damage on Cover, Hard Stain on Obi, Mark on Media
80...Brown Pops got started first.
A pioneer of Japanese R&B divas.
RCA RVL-8047, JPL1-1684 Japan 1980
JP￥1480
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Acceptable (VG), Obi : Acceptable (VG)
Hard Stain on Cover, Hard Stain on Obi
City pop packed with great songs.
City pop featuring excellent songwriters such as Tatsuro Yamashita, Carol Bayer Sager, Mari Hayashi, Yasuhiro Abe, and Kingo Hamada.
Yukihiro Takahashi - Time And Place
YEN YLR-28015 Japan 1984
JP￥980
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Acceptable (VG)
LINER, Hard Stain on Cover
RCA RHL-8503, JPL1-1832 Japan 1980
JP￥1780
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER, Hard Stain on Obi
An ambitious piece that is starting to add to the growing number of original works.
World famous Japanese pop music.
RCA RHL-8806 Japan 1982
JP￥1080
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER *The image is not from the actual item.
Mariya Takeuchi's first best album, released in 1982
The album was produced using songs selected from the five albums released up to that point, including the song that led to their breakthrough, "Fushigi na Peach Pie."
Toshio Kadomatsu - Weekend Fly To The Sun
AIR RAL-8841 Japan 1986
JP￥5980
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER, Scratch/damage on Cover, Crease/Crinkle on Obi
It's packed with summer and dance music.
A perfect example of urban music that straddles the boundaries between Japanese city pop and black music.
Kimiko Kasai - You Take My Breathe Away
CBS SONY 12AH 1813 Japan 1984
JP￥2980
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Excellent (EX)
LINER, Opened Shrink Wrap on Cover, Hype Sticker
Akiko Yano - Nagatsuki Kannazuki
PHILIPS S-7001 Japan 1976
JP￥1480
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Very Good Plus (VG+), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER
Although it is a live album, it also has the quality of an original album.
The first live album released in 1976. It was released five months after their debut album "JAPANESE GIRL" and contains footage from their debut concert.
Haruomi Hosono - Making Of Non-Stnadard Music
NON STANDARD 16NS-1001 Japan 1984
JP￥1980
Media : Excellent (EX), Jacket : Acceptable (VG)
Hype Sticker, Discoloration on Cover
MOON MOON-28044 Japan 1987
JP￥3080
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Acceptable (VG)
LINER, Discoloration on Cover, Mark on Media
NIPPON COLUMBIA COJA9564 Japan 2025
JP￥4950
Media : New (M), Jacket : New (M)
SEALED
Ayumi Ishida's masterpiece album, created with the support of the Tin Pan Alley family, is reissued on vinyl.
Musicians participating include Tin Pan Alley, Akiko Yano, Minako Yoshida, Tatsuro Yamashita, Chuei Yoshikawa, and Shigetoya Hamaguchi.
Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Soul, City Pop
PHILIPS S-7007 Japan 1977
JP￥980
Media : Very Good Plus (VG+), Jacket : Acceptable (VG), Obi : Very Good Plus (VG+)
LINER, Hard Stain on Cover *The image is not from the actual item.
Popular Japanese/city pop albums.
A wide range of vocalizations, from strong style to sweet, mellow tone.
