About this item

'Tokyo Dreaming' is 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's 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. The 2LP Gatefold album has been designed by famed London-based designer Optigram and is annotated by Nick.

TRACK LISTING

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
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