Sunday, September 20, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
耳をすませば 交響曲 ～四つの情景～
A newly composed symphonic version of Studio Ghibli's Whisper of the Heart. Yuji Nomi, who scored Yoshifumi Kondo's 1995 film from Hayao Miyazaki's screenplay, has rewritten the music as a four-movement symphony, recorded in 2026 by Grand Philharmonic TOKYO and closing with an orchestral 'Country Road'. New sleeve artwork with extensive liner notes.
Feel Forever
The British dream pop band Tokyo Tea Room — who appeared out of nowhere with the enigmatically sleeved No Rush — return with their second album. It unfolds with the same smoky, unhurried elegance as The Marias. Copies have always been hard to come by, and priced accordingly.
原子小金剛 Astro Boy
The soundtrack to the 1980 Astro Boy anime, reissued for the first time in 45 years in a run of a thousand copies. Shigeaki Saegusa's classic score comes with a nostalgic obi strip and restored original illustrations, pressed in 'Astro Boot' red and classic black.
Shiver
The second solo album from Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi, co-produced with A.G. Cook of PC Music. On one side sits a vast, elemental Nordic soundscape; on the other, extreme synthesis that runs cold and sometimes abrasive. The collision pushes Jónsi's unearthly voice somewhere it hadn't been, with guest vocals from Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser and Swedish art-pop singer Robyn.
Beautiful Ones (30th Anniversary)
Richard Oakes had only just joined when 'Beautiful Ones' opened with that bright, reckless guitar figure and set the tone for one of Suede's best-loved singles. For its 30th anniversary it gets a first-ever 12-inch 45rpm coloured pressing, gathering every B-side from the original CD1 and CD2 — including 'The Sound of the Streets' and 'Sam', written alone by Brett Anderson and left off even the Sci-Fi Lullabies B-sides collection. Original sleeve designer Howard Wakefield returns to restore Nick Knight and Peter Saville's artwork.
No Bad Memories
The Australian sampling obsessives return after years away with their fourth album. They've gone further this time, digging childhood ad jingles and system startup chimes straight into the tracks — fans are already guessing which song hides a McDonald's melody. The guest list spans generations and scenes: Jamie xx, Karen O, Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza and Prentiss.
Brotherhood
Home to 'Bizarre Love Triangle', where guitar rock and synth dance music fuse into one of the defining songs of the 1980s — and the hinge on which New Order swung from post-punk toward the dancefloor. For its 40th anniversary it gets a one-time pressing on 140g crystal-clear vinyl, cut from the 2024 remaster.
The Art Ensemble of Chicago's free jazz landmark returns to print. Recorded by the quartet of Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors, it was issued in 1969 by EMI's Pathé Marconi and stands as one of the most important documents of their 23 months living in France. Across roughly 40 minutes it swings between violent free-jazz eruptions and vast, near-silent conversations, drawing on the group's huge arsenal of little instruments for tension and space. This play loud! edition is newly remixed from the original tapes by Moritz Illner and faithfully restores the 1969 French first-pressing artwork.