V/A - Tokyo Dreaming - 2LP

‘Tokyo Dreaming’, a superb selection picked from the highly collectible Nippon Columbia label and its Better Days sub-label. For the occasion, we’ve teamed up with journalist and Japanese music expert Nick Luscombe who was granted rare access to the much guarded Nippon Columbia vaults for a masterful selection encapsulating the fascinating sound of Tokyo in the late 70s and 80s. The selection mixes electro, synth-pop, funk and ambient and features such artists as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mariah, Shigeo Sekito, Juicy Fruits, Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama and Yumi Murata. The tracklist includes many sought-after rarities and hidden gems which have never been released outside of Japan and the set has been newly remastered by Nippon Columbia. 
Tracklist:

1 Ryuichi Sakamoto The End of Asia
2 Mariah Shinzo No Tobira
3 Chika Asamoto Self Control
4 Jun Fukamachi Treasure Hunter
5 Yumi Murata Watashino Basu
6 Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama Rainy Driver
7 Yumi Seino La Maison Est En Ruine
8 Kyoko Furuya Tokyo
9 Kazue Itoh Chinatown Rose
10 Kazumi Watanabe Tokyo Joe
11 Juicy Fruits Jenie Gets Angry
12 Haruo Chikada & Vibra-tones Soul Life
13 Heartbeat Colored Music
14 Akira Sakata Room
15 Yasuaki Shimizu Semi Tori No Hi
16 Shigeo Sekito The Word II

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