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Ezra Collective — Here Because of Hope
Jazz / Afrobeat / Reggae 2026

Ezra Collective

Here Because of Hope

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The fourth album from London five-piece Ezra Collective, the first jazz group ever to win the Mercury Prize — their most ambitious and personal yet. Structured in three movements tracing Black music across continents and generations, from African rhythms and Caribbean grooves back to the streets of London. Across 17 tracks, Letitia Wright narrates and Pa Salieu, Lila Iké, Leona Lewis and Libianca guest. In the band's words: this is 'the adult Ezra Collective.'


大貫妙子 (Taeko Onuki) — Grey Skies
City Pop / Pop 1976

大貫妙子 (Taeko Onuki)

Grey Skies

Taeko Onuki's solo debut, made after Sugar Babe disbanded and she signed to Crown Records, now reissued on high-fidelity Pure Vinyl. The album gathers Tatsuro Yamashita, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Makoto Yano and Tin Pan Alley's Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuo Hayashi. The opener still carries Sugar Babe's breeziness, while Sakamoto's arrangement of 'Wander Lust' and Hosono's 'One's Love' stand out — a City Pop classic to this day.

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東北新幹線 (Tohoku Shinkansen) — Thru Traffic
AOR / City Pop 1982

東北新幹線 (Tohoku Shinkansen)

Thru Traffic

Tohoku Shinkansen — guitarist Hiroshi Narumi and arranger Etsuko Yamakawa — left behind just one album in 1982, now issued on blue vinyl. Narumi toured with Tatsuro Yamashita; Yamakawa is a landmark Japanese arranger with over 1,500 credits. Featuring the signature 'Summer Touches You' and the Yuji Ohno-influenced 'Spell,' its bittersweet melodies keep it an essential Japanese AOR classic.

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Common — Can I Borrow A Dollar?
Hip-Hop 1992

Common

Can I Borrow A Dollar?

Common — regarded as one of Chicago's most influential rappers for his intricate lyrics and deep jazz and sampling roots — sees his debut album reissued. Built with No I.D., The Twilite Tone and The Beatnuts, it's the origin point of a legend.

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大野雄二 You & Explosion Band (Yuji Ohno) — Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro Original Soundtrack BGM Collection
Jazz / Fusion / Soundtrack 1980

大野雄二 You & Explosion Band (Yuji Ohno)

Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro Original Soundtrack BGM Collection

The soundtrack to 'Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro' — Hayao Miyazaki's feature directorial debut — on vinyl for the first time. Yuji Ohno's score animates the film's unforgettable chases, adventure and romance, weaving jazz, funk and ballads. Reissued on green vinyl; a keeper for Lupin and Miyazaki fans alike.

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山下毅雄 (Takeo Yamashita) — Lupin the Third: TV Original BGM Collection – The World of Lupin the Third
Jazz Funk / Rare Groove / Soundtrack 1971

山下毅雄 (Takeo Yamashita)

Lupin the Third: TV Original BGM Collection – The World of Lupin the Third

Takeo Yamashita's BGM selection for the classic TV anime 'Lupin the Third Part 1,' on clear vinyl for the first time. Unlike Yuji Ohno's later fusion, Yamashita's first-era 'green jacket' Lupin fuses jazz, Afro, rock and samba while folding in koto, tsuzumi and shakuhachi for a singular groove world. With Charlie Kosei's 'Opening Theme' among its highlights — one of the most iconic scores in Lupin history.

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MURO — KING OF DIGGIN' "DIGGIN' BRUNSWICK"
Soul / Funk / DJ Mix 2013

MURO

KING OF DIGGIN' "DIGGIN' BRUNSWICK"

MURO, the 'King of Diggin',' has crafted official mix CDs for Blue Note, Stax, Trojan, Salsoul and Black Jazz. This 2013 mix focused on Chicago soul label Brunswick Records is now reissued. It gathers cuts that became Hip-Hop and R&B sampling sources — The Chi-Lites' 'Are You My Woman?' (sampled on Beyoncé's 'Crazy In Love'), Young-Holt Unlimited's 'Soulful Strut' and more — all seamlessly mixed by MURO.

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Dabeull — Intimate Fonk
Funk / Boogie / Electronic 2017

Dabeull

Intimate Fonk

French 'Fonk' master Dabeull — signature moustache, a room full of vintage analog synths — insists on making music the way they did in the late '70s and early '80s. 'Intimate Fonk,' his 2017 classic, pairs silky retro keys with Holybrune's languid vocals, perfect for late nights. With originals fetching high resale prices, this official repress is not to be missed.

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MoritaSaki in the pool — This is a Portrait of MoritaSaki / Ice box
Shoegaze / Dream Pop 2022

MoritaSaki in the pool

This is a Portrait of MoritaSaki / Ice box

Japan's buzzed-about new shoegaze name, Kansai four-piece MoritaSaki in the pool formed in 2021, known for interlacing airy female and male co-vocals over roaring, dreamlike walls of guitar — seen as heirs to the wave after Kinoko Teikoku. This double-A-side LP is their first vinyl, collecting the debut EP 'This is a Portrait of MoritaSaki' and follow-up 'Ice box.' For fans of For Tracy Hyde, Hitsujibungaku and Kinoko Teikoku.

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John Powell — Minions & Monsters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack / Score 2026

John Powell

Minions & Monsters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The brand-new soundtrack to the 2026 Minions film, composed by John Powell of 'How to Train Your Dragon,' 'Shrek' and 'Kung Fu Panda.' Limited to 1,000 copies on yellow and teal double vinyl with a four-page booklet and the composer's own notes — a summer soundtrack for the whole family.

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Madonna — Confessions II
Dance / Pop / Electronic 2026

Madonna

Confessions II

The sequel to 'Confessions on a Dance Floor,' storming straight to the dancefloor on release. 'To rave is an art' is its mission statement — Madonna keeps dancing, and the sound bites hard. Sold out on arrival with overseas stock thinning; restocking this month.

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山口ちなみ (Chinami Yamaguchi) — Köln Concert – Live at Kasumicho Ongakudo
Jazz / Solo Piano 2025

山口ちなみ (Chinami Yamaguchi)

Köln Concert – Live at Kasumicho Ongakudo

Classical pianist Chinami Yamaguchi reinterprets Keith Jarrett's 'Köln Concert' fifty years on, recorded live on a Steinway at Kasumicho Ongakudo in 2025. Jarrett's legendary Cologne concert lives on, reconstructed anew across this heavyweight 2LP.

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菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno) — Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.+
Soundtrack / Electronic / Jazz / Orchestral 2004

菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.+

Yoko Kanno's score for 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,' on vinyl officially for the first time. Fusing electronic, jazz, orchestral, world music, Eastern European folk, industrial and chant into a singular cyberpunk soundscape. 'O.S.T.+' is the expanded edition of the first soundtrack, on 2LP.

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菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno) — Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.2
Soundtrack / Electronic / Jazz / Orchestral 2004

菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.2

The second soundtrack from Yoko Kanno's score for 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,' on vinyl officially for the first time, on 2LP — carrying on the electronic-jazz-orchestral cyberpunk soundscape.

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菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno) — Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - be Human
Soundtrack / Vocal / Electronic 2005

菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - be Human

'be Human,' the vocal-focused entry in Yoko Kanno's 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex' music, on vinyl officially for the first time as a single LP. Song-centred, it showcases the most affecting chant and melody of the SAC scores.

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菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno) — Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.3
Soundtrack / Electronic / Jazz / Orchestral 2005

菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.3

The third soundtrack from Yoko Kanno's 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,' on vinyl officially for the first time, on 2LP — extending the series' signature blend of electronic and orchestral soundscapes.

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菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno) — Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society O.S.T.
Soundtrack / Electronic / Jazz / Orchestral 2006

菅野よう子 (Yoko Kanno)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society O.S.T.

Yoko Kanno's soundtrack to the 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society' film, on vinyl officially for the first time, on 2LP — pushing the SAC cyberpunk soundscape to feature-length intensity and depth.

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