{"product_id":"wewantsounds-tokyo-dreaming-pres-by-nick-luscombe-nippon-columbia-vinyl-2lp","title":"Wewantsounds: Tokyo Dreaming (Nippon Columbia) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"Tokyo Dreaming is a superb selection picked from the highly collectible Nippon Columbia label and its Better Days sub-label. Wewantsounds have teamed up with journalist and Japanese music expert \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Nick+Luscombe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNick Luscombe\u003c\/a\u003e. The selection mixes electro, synth-pop, funk, and ambient and includes many sought-after rarities and hidden gems which have never been released outside of Japan and the set has been newly remastered. Nippon Columbia, one of Japan's oldest music labels is also one of its most collectible thanks to its sub-label Better Days which, in the late '70s, became a hotbed for Tokyo's new generation of pop artists eager to experiment with ambient, electro, and funk. Armed with a string of new Japanese-made synthesizers and drum machines that would soon take the world by storm, they made cutting-edge music, which has since become highly sought-after by a new generation of Japanese music lovers. Nick Luscombe, who has long been a leading advocate of Japanese music from this era, has handpicked a selection of some of the sharpest music released on these labels at the time. Tokyo Dreaming showcases the groundbreaking sounds of a city turned giant sonic lab which was restlessly inventing the music of the future, featuring \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ryuichi+Sakamoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=Mariah\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Mariah%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Studio%20Mule%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMariah\u003c\/a\u003e, Chika Asamoto, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jun+Fukamachi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJun Fukamachi\u003c\/a\u003e, Yumi Murata, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKazumi Watanabe, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Akira+Sakata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAkira Sakata\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Yasuaki+Shimizu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eYasuaki Shimizu\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShigeo Sekito, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hitomi+Tohyama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHitomi 'Penny' Tohyama\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Yumi+Seino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eYumi Seino\u003c\/a\u003e, Kyoko Furuya, Kazue Itoh, Haruo Chikada and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=Colored%20Music\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Colored%20Music%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eColored Music\u003c\/a\u003e.\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Wewantsounds\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWewantsounds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecollection of rare tracks released on Japan's Nippon Columbia + Better Days labels in the 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecompiled by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Nick+Luscombe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNick Luscombe\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold sleeve w\/ obi strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes extensive liner notes, song credits + original album art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Wewantsounds 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wewantsounds","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":32937327198298,"sku":"lp-11698","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/Wewantsounds--Tokyo-Dreaming-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762279256","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/wewantsounds-tokyo-dreaming-pres-by-nick-luscombe-nippon-columbia-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}