Kan Mikami LP “Folk live Jamboree ’71” – SMS
A great addition to Mikami’s discography, I think it was released as a limited run in the 80’s, this live is pretty well recorded and has the same intensity than Live in Aomori or live 1972. Mikami’s early years, one voice, one guitar, Mikami lyricism was so intense, that makes a great and still unknown album…
EX+/EX+
$85
Kazuko Matsuo LP “Rhapsody” – 1975 Victor
Nice album from Matsuo Kazuko’s middle period, some more ballads, less jazz related and less night mood from the satin voice.
EX+/EX+
$30
Junko Fuji single”Onna no Inochi” – Teichiku
A nice addition to Junko Fuji’s discography from the early 70’s, honestly I love all her stuff, her singles are hard to find and even rarer in a decent condition. I’m pretty sure they’ll become hunted down in the next years.
Nice double face cover
EX (some stains, mostly visible on the back but still a clean cover) /EX, graded EX because a few scuffs are visible and there’s a discret pop on B side. Anyway the sound level is clear and strong, it plays mostly as EX+
$30
Kazuki Tomokawa single “Shinori San / Rancho Akita-Ondo” – Tokuma 1975
Superb single with 2 rare tracks, B-side is just fantastic, sound like a folkloric tune with percussions and some backing voices.
Promo white labels, titles are stamped.
EX (some wears but mostly on the back cover but nothing too serious, still a nice cover)
plays EX-EX+
$65
Reiko Oshida single “No, no, no / I’m a bad girl” – CBS 1971
Reiko’s best single with 2 killer tracks taken from her first album, what a lovely bad girl !
EX+/ EX-EX+ (some scuffs but plays very nice)
SOLD
Meiko Kaji LP “Urami Bushi” – Teichiku 1973
Gatefold cover
I have to admit that’s not the most beautiful cover with Meiko Kaji but this is one is my favorite for the songs.
Almost all her good repertoire is here…
EX- (some wears and stains, but no tear) / Plays EX-EX+
$50
Carmen Maki LP “Best of Carmen Maki” CBS
Early compilation with Carmen Maki first 3 albums, that means the highlights. She’s one of my favorite singer of all time, I’ll ask to play her music for my funeral. This compilation has no weakness and I think it has 2 less popular songs that weren’t on the albums. Just essential and same picture used for “Poems in the midnight” album
Near mint (Cover has an original rounded sticker) /Near mint
SOLD
Kumiko Akiyoshi LP with emponymous title – Elec 1975
Comes with in sert and poster rarely present
Nice actress backep up by Yonin Bayashi, some psych songs and many strange, dark sides with reading poetry through a telephone…
EX+ (obi has some wrinkles on the back) /Near mint
$45
Chinatsu Nakayama single “Tomara nai Kisha” Victor 1970
It’s a hit ! Masahiko Sato partner for a vital R&B song, B side is a nice folk ballad
EX (a very few stains) / EX-mostly EX+
$30
Morio Agata with Mako Midori single “昭和柔侠伝の唄” Bellwood 1974
Lovely single by Morio Agata augmented with her partner and actress Mako Midori, typical of Agata’s rythmic tune heard in “Les Misérables”. Rare and nice cover, Mako Midori is a so beautiful singer
EX (very slightly yellowing) / EX-EX+, some surface noise in the very first seconds
$50
Itoh Kiyoko single “Hoshi Kara no / Mishiranu sekai” – CBS 1967
comes in a soft gatefold cover
Another single by the eternal lovely Itoh Kiyoko with a nice picture inside
EX+ / EX mostly EX+
$50
Eri Chiemi LP compilation – King -1976
Late compilation with the great Eri Chiemi. 1st side is the late kayo period, when energy had gone, B side is a nice addtion because it has some tracks of her fokloric period in more updated orchestration which is always a real pleasure.
Cover, obi and insert are NM/ LP plays EX/ mostly EX+
$40
Keiko Fuji – LP compilation 16 tracks – RCA – 1976
An excellent compilation with some rarer songs.
Near Mint for cover and obi / EX-EX+
$40
Nagisa Yukiko 10″ – Toshiba 1962 Red wax
Rare 10″, red wax, 1962 was a good period along withsome Yukiji Asaoka. This one sounds straight enka with high nasal voice, almost childish by moments. Very intense, she sings as it could be her last day, straight enka, minyo, folkloric songs…
EX- (Some wears) / VG+ (some surface noise but good pressing)
$30
Les Rallizés Dénudés / Taj Mahal Travellers – LP OZ days 1973 BOOT
A classic boot with 2 legendary bands, xeroxed pasted cover. archive copy…
EX+/EX (Has some marks but without incident on the playing)
The quality pressing was not too high, some there’s a little hiss and a few clicks, all my copies had some minor defautlts.
$70
Carmen Maki “Far away country / Just two alone” single CBS 1969
2 songs taken from Carmen Maki’s first album with lyrics by Terayama, 2 folk and melancholic ballads, all her songs were so perfect, one of my favorite album of all time.
Cover has some wrinkles, EX- / Plays VG++ in the beginning to EX. Nice copy for a cheap price
$15
Junko Fuji single “Onna Tosei-Nin / Onna ippiki no blues” – Crown 1971
Superb single , one of the rarest released on Crown Label, most of them were released on Victor.
Similar stuff , passionate enka songs for this 5 stars actress, comes in a nice double face cover.
EX-EX+ (minor wrinkles) / EX- to EX, some surface noise, a visible scuff but sounds very nice
$45
Itoh Kiyoko single “A man and a flower / a piece of love”- CBS 1967
Wonderful singel, just a piece of love. Some alternative versions that came out later on her first album, sounds more acoustic.
EX (some slight wrinkles) / EX-EX+
$40
Junko Fuji / Meiko Kaji single “Urami Bushi” – Teichiku
Superb split singles by our 2 favorite Heroins : Lady Yakuza vs Sasori
EX+/EX+
$50
Jo Kondo “Sen No ongaku” LP Alm Records 1974
The first ALM – AL1 reference by the underrated Jo Kondo for a subtil acoustic spacialization.
EX+/EX-mostly EX+
SOLD
Les Rallizes Denudes – 2LP Fucked & Naked 2003
Cover is EX-EX+ has some minor shelf wear / LP are EX-EX+
$65
Mimi Hiyoshi LP Victor – 197?
Gatefold cover for this LP released in the early-mid 70’s. A quite varied album, some kayo ballads with strings section, some more up beat songs, makes this album very pleasant, sometimes not so far from Ruriko Asaoka. Mimi Hiyoshi is best known for singing some Shuji Terayama lyrics and for a collaboration with Kan mikami.
Near Mint /Near Mint
$60
Shuji Terayama (Tenjo Sajiki) 33 1/3 RPM EP “Hitoribochi no Anata Ni / Poems- For your melancholy night” – CBS 1971
With Naito Yooko & Ogiwara Sakumi
Hardcover gatefold cover and overlapping booklet by Aquirax
Lovely EP close to Carmen Maki “Poems in the Midnight” and Tenjo Sajiko “Hatsukoi Jigioku” album, the atmosphere is like the title suggests it…
Cover is EX-EX+ inside has a few stains / EP is EX- /EX, some surface noise but nothing unacceptable, still a nice copy
SOLD
Motohiko Adachi / Joji Yuasa / Yoshiro Irino
Ni Hon Gendai Sakkyoka Shiriezu – Modern Japanese Composers Series” (Toshiba – TA-9302)
1970
Red Wax
Mega rare and fantastic, I can’t find my words.
EX/EX+ (with avery few stains) / LP has a few surface noise and 4 pops for a couple of rotations but the whole LP generally plays EX/EX+
$225
Keiko Mari “Folk Song O Utau” Victor- 1971
Rare LP by Keiko Mari aka Petite M’amie, in a rather different style because this album belongs to folk /kayo music and in my opinion is even more interesting. Keiko Mari covers some Carmen Maki songs, Takeshi Nishioka /Itsutsuno No Akai Fusen and also The Folk Crusaders. Her voice is clear, arrangements are nice with strings and sometimes some field recordings.
EX+ (a very few stains inside) / EX-EX+
SOLD
Momoyama Harue with Ryuichi Sakamoto “Hikiyomigusa” – Victor / Invitation 1979
Lovely album with one traditionnal side with shamisen and the second one with electronics by Sakamoto, colouring the rural music with dark and alienish landscapes
EX+ (Obi has one tiny tear) / EX+
$65
Miura Fumiko LP Crown 1968
Rare LP on the mythic Crow Label. Straight enka and folkloric songs with shamisen & percussions.
EX+ / EX-Mostly EX+, a few clicks
$30
Sachiko Nishida – LP + red flexi 7inch Polydor 1967
Gatefold embossed cover LP
Well, Almost all Sachiko Nishida are lovely and the Polydor orchestra and arrangements were among the best one during the 60’s.
EX+ / EX, a few surface noise but still a nice copy
$55
Hibari Misora “Hibari Hauta Zoshi” 10inch – Columbia 1958
A great classic by a legend…
EX/VG++ / EX-
Great condition for its age, a few marks but plays very fine without too much noise. Price is a gift.
$50
Tenjo Sajiki / Shuji Terayama “hatsukoi jigoku hen” LP CBS 1970
With Kei Ogura, Carmen Maki…
Gatefold cover
EX+/EX+
$75
Makoto Moroi “concertos” – Victor 1971
Gatefold cover – Quadraphonic LP
2 pieces with “3 concerto Movements for shakuhachi, percussion and strings” & “concerto for piano & orchestra”
Many spaces with these pieces, mixing some traditionnal instruments with a great sense of mystery…
Both Cover and LP are Near mint
$100
Satoshi Ishikawa Wave notation 2 – Still Way – Sound process 1982
Manufactured by Kojima
Delicate music with piano, harp, definitively an autumn’s album, not sa far from some ALM acoustics albums
Near Mint for cover and LP
SOLD
Kazuki Tomokawa “Umi shizuka” King – 1981
Cover (EX+ , afew stains if you turn it to the light) / insert + obi + LP are EX+
SOLD
Kazuki Tomokawa “Ore no Uchide Nariymanai Uta” LP 1978 Bellwood
Cover, insert and obi are EX+ / LP plays EX/EX+
SOLD
Kan Mikami “Kan” Victor 1975
Cover, obi and insert are EX+ / LP plays EX/EX+
$60
Akiko Nakamura “Nijiiro no Mizuumi” 1968 – Victor
Gatefold cover with pinup poster
No obi, Cover is EX/EX+ and LP plays EX
Beat girl backed up by The Jaguars, some Kayo influenced songs, sound is lovely, reverbs are cool….first edition
$85
Michi Aoyama “Naku Onna / Onna Nano” single Crown 1969
EX+/EX-EX+
Super rare single by Michi, she was a queen during the Crown label years, deep enka,
SOLD
Itoh Kiyoko “When the apples blossoms /Ho Paura” single Toshiba 1968
Great single by the lovely Itoh Kiyoko assisted by The Happenings Four / Kuni Kawachi
Alternative versions released later on her 1st album – 1969
EX+/EX-EX+
$30
Itoh Kiyoko “Hana no Madonna” single 1967 CBS
Same similar stuff than the one mentioned before. recommended
EX+/EX+
$45
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