{"product_id":"wewantsounds-tokyo-glow-vinyl-2lp","title":"Wewantsounds: Tokyo Glow (Nippon Columbia) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"Following the recent success of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/wewantsounds-tokyo-dreaming-pres-by-nick-luscombe-nippon-columbia-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTokyo Dreaming compilation\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Wewantsounds\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Wewantsounds\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWewantsounds\u003c\/a\u003e comes with another compelling set, this time compiled by city pop expert DJ Notoya who has dug the rich Nippon Columbia catalog to bring a breezy selection of funky gems. Keen to emulate the music created in the US by their American counterparts, Japanese musicians came with their own blend of funk, boogie and soul that has come to be known as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/collections\/sounds-from-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ecity pop\u003c\/a\u003e. The selection on Tokyo Glow is full of such gems and starts with 'Kimugare' a relaxed, mid-tempo track by Kumi Nakamura, famous actress who only recorded one album in 1980 for Columbia. The set continues and flows effortlessly with the sunshine grooves of Miyuki Maki, Hatsumi Shibata and cult keyboard player \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Hiroshi+Sato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHiroshi Sato\u003c\/a\u003e before the pace starts going faster and funkier with New Generation Company, Kengo Kurozumi -- with his superb boogie, 'Juggler' -- and one of the queens of the genre, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hitomi+Tohyama\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hitomi+Tohyama\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHitomi 'Penny' Tohyama\u003c\/a\u003e with 'Tuxedo Connection'. Tokyo Glow showcases the diversity and specificity of Japanese city pop during the late '70s and '80s.\" - \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, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ecompiled by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDJ Notoya\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\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 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wewantsounds","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":39795891273818,"sku":"lp-12791","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/wewantsounds-tokyopop-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762281464","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/wewantsounds-tokyo-glow-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}