Various Artists - Tokyo Glow
Tokyo Glow is a breezy selection of Japanese city pop, funk, modern soul and boogie compiled by DJ Notoya from the rich Nippon Columbia catalogue.
The compilation focuses on slightly more underground material from Japan’s late-1970s and 1980s boom years, when lavish studio budgets, elite session players and strong songwriting created the luxurious sound now associated with city pop.
Newly remastered in Tokyo by Nippon Columbia, this 2LP gatefold edition is designed by Optigram and annotated by DJ Notoya with journalist Nick Luscombe.
LP1
KUMI NAKAMURA - Kimagure
MIYUKI MAKI - Indo No Michibata
HARUYOSHI YAMASHINA - Osake To Joke
SUMIKO YAMAGATA - Natsu No Hikari Ni
HATSUMI SHIBATA - Party Is Over
MAKOTO IWABUCHI - Moonlight Flight
HIROSHI SATO - Saigo No Tejina
ARAKAWA BAND - Paradise’s Dream
NEW GENERATION COMPANY - I Wander All Alone (part III)
LP2
KIYOHIKO OZAKI - Ojosan Oteyawarakani
KENGO KUROZUMI - Juggler
KEN NISHIZAKI - Koi No Paradigm
JADOES - Simply Another Love
MIDORI HARA - Aamar Jabar
HITOMI ‘PENNY’ TOHYAMA - Tuxedo Connection
MIZUKI KOYAMA - Oh! Daddy
HARUO CHIKADA & VIBRA-TONES - Sofa Bed Blues
MITSUKO HORIE - Chigasaki Memory
