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  • Hatsumi Shibata: Best Hit (1979) Original

    Hatsumi Shibata: Best Hit (1979) Original

    $36.99

    Late-70s urban shimmer, smoky lounge turns, and elegant Kayō grooves, Best Hit captures Hatsumi Shibata at her most versatile. The sequence moves from the slow-burn desire of “夜はドラマチック” and the breezy bossa tint of “南風のサンバ” to the plush, FM-ready glide of “RAINY TWILIGHT.” “マイ・ラグジュアリー・ナイト” and “サイレント・トーク” show her control at intimate volumes, a close-miked voice…

  • Junko Yagami: Sugao no Watashi (1979) Original

    Junko Yagami: Sugao no Watashi (1979) Original

    $39.99

    A soft glow of late-70s Tokyo, 素顔の私 captures Junko Yagami moving from intimate balladry to sleek AOR glide. The record opens with the tender “バースデイ・ソング,” then slips into buoyant pop on “明日に向かって行け,” before the needle lands on her signature, “みずいろの雨,” all shimmering strings, Rhodes cushions, and a melody that lingers like night air. Across the…

  • Marlene with Seawind: Summer Nights (1982) Original

    Marlene with Seawind: Summer Nights (1982) Original

    $33.99

    Marlene with Seawind’s Summer Nights is a shimmering intersection where Japanese City Pop meets West Coast fusion soul, recorded in 1982, pressed in Japan, original CBS/Sony catalog 28AH-1455, with obi and insert. Marlene’s voice floats softly over rich horn charts from Jerry Hey & Gary Grant, tasteful flugelhorn and trombone from McCreary, backed by Seawind’s…