Tuesday, July 28, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
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The second album from French trio Parasite Jazz plays less like jazz than the soundtrack to a cult film that never existed. It opens with ritualistic, ceremonial density—ethnic gongs and percussion woven with cryptic spoken word—while the nine-minute 'Mascara' folds free-blowing jazz into a relentless krautrock pulse, racing through forests and caves.
東京 (Tokyo)
Released in 1996, Sunny Day Service's second album 'Tokyo' stands among the most important works of 90s Japanese rock. Reissued on pink vinyl for its 30th anniversary, Keiichi Sokabe's portraits of urban youth—from the title track to 'Seishun Kyousoukyoku'—remain a generation's soundtrack to the city.
Dragon Ball Z: Best Collection (Original Soundtrack)
Fifteen selections from the Dragon Ball Z anime soundtrack, an officially licensed double-vinyl collection—yes, 'CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA' is here. This limited orange-vinyl edition re-presses the fiery themes that defined a generation's childhood between 1989 and 1996.
Heaven Vol. 4
The fourth entry in Japanese post-rock titans MONO's annual Heaven EP series, pressed as a worldwide-limited run of 1000 green-vinyl 10-inches. It carries the band's signature grandeur and delicacy—a rare pressing collectors won't want to miss.
Queen Budapest
Marking forty years since Queen's 1986 concert at Budapest's Népstadion, this is its first vinyl release, featuring a new mix from the original multitracks. That pivotal show sold out 80,000 tickets with an estimated 45,000 more listening outside—'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'Under Pressure' and more are all here.
Evangelion Finally
A 25th-anniversary collection drawing songs from Neon Genesis Evangelion and the Rebuild films, on vinyl for the first time. With cover art by Yoh Honda, it gathers Yoko Takahashi and Megumi Hayashibara's 'A Cruel Angel's Thesis' and 'Soul's Refrain' alongside a newly recorded 'Fly Me to the Moon 2020.' Pink-vinyl double LP.
Music for Film
A compilation of Ryuichi Sakamoto's film music, its new color-vinyl edition arriving early. Gathering his scores across many films, it weaves delicate piano and strings into a cinematic emotional landscape—an ideal entry into his world of soundtracks.
Produced by Haruo Chikada and sung by Kyoko Koizumi, 'Fade Out' was marketed on release as 'bringing house music into the living room'—a landmark of danceable kayōkyoku. Born in 1989 as Japan's club culture took root, it became a staple at Tokyo's legendary Shibaura GOLD. This first official reissue adds previously unreleased remixes, including work by Soichi Terada.