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Cassette Store Day is happening this year again, on Saturday October 15, and many albums are being released in the nostalgic format. Below are a few picks, a bit coincidentally all from the KiliKiliVilla label (which puts a lot of energy in tape releases), as other recommended titles didn't seem available to order online at time of writing.

Find the impressive full list on the official Cassette Store Day site. All items should be available for pre-order, and they can be found in participating shops on October 15.

Various Artists "NU PSYCHIC TEEN SOUNDS! ~ BOOTREC Compilation"

Cassette edition of the recent LP compilation from the BOOTREC label.

A1. CANDY SUPERMAN / RINDA&MARYA
A2. ironna kimi ga ite ii / CAR10
A3. I'm Not Sayin' / Petersfield
A4. INDIAN SUMMER / KETTLES
A5. Caribbean Moon / BLUEVALLEY
A6. NIGHT & DAY / CHILDISH TONES feat. Beni Usakura
A7. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) / LEARNERS
B1. twinkle winter day / LEARNERS
B2. Signal / BLUEVALLEY
B3. Lazy Sunday / Petersfield
B4. Starlight / FLASHLIGHT
B5. In the Street / CAR10
B6. TOP SECRET MAN / CHILDISH TONES
B7. EVERYBODYS HAPPY NOWA DAYS / RINDA＆MARYA
B8. tsukinukete / KETTLES

Clear Cassette (J-Card) + DL code
KiliKiliVilla KKV-128CA
Out 10/15, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV, Tower Records

Chie Horiguchi "OUTSIDER"

First solo album of Learners' super guitarist Chie Horiguchi. Released on CD & LP last year.

A1. Roadrunner
A2. Watch Your Back
A3. Midnight Rider
A4. Austin Texas
A5. akuma no shiwaza
A6. Buzz Flag
B1. Down By Law
B2. On The Road Again
B3. kimi no ban wa kuru
B4. Lilac Fairy
B5. Paper Moon
B6. Teana

Orange Cassette (J-Card) + DL code
KiliKiliVilla KKV-112CA
Out 10/15, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV

Haruna Yusa "Another Story Of Dystopia Romance + Remixes"
遊佐春菜 「Another Story Of Dystopia Romance + Remixes」

Cassette edition of the 2-CD solo album (released in April) which consists of covers of Have a Nice Day!, band in which Haruna Yusa plays keyboards.

Side A "Another Story Of Dystopia Romance"
A1. everything, everything, everything
A2. Midnight Timeline
A3. Faust
A4. Night Rainbow
A5. Escape
A6. kyodai na Party
A7. everything, everything, everything beat reprise

Side B "Another Story Of Dystopia Romance Remixes"
B1. everything, everything, everything(beat reprise) (Sugiurumn Remix)
B2. kyodai na Party (JAH Zenpukuji from Inokashira Rangers Remix)
B3. Escape (ReminiscenceForest Remix)
B4. Night Rainbow (House Violence & Yoshi Horino remix)
B5. Faust (Satoshi Fumi Remix)
B6. Midnight Timeline (XTAL Remix)
B7. everything, everything, everything (Eccy Remix)

Trans-Blue Cassette (J-Card) + DL code
KiliKiliVilla KKV-120CA
Out 10/15, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV

BLUEVALLEY "BLUEVALLEY"

First album of the bassless lo-fi pop group from Nagoya. Just released on CD last month.

A1. Mermaid
A2. Seaside Story [album edit]
A3. Society
A4. Person
A5. Pinhole
A6. Amethyst
B1. The Rain Season
B2. Yume no Uta
B3. Signal
B4. High School
B5. Summer
B6. Good bye [album edit]
B7. Boys & Girls

Trans-Blue Cassette (J-Card) + DL code
KiliKiliVilla KKV-146CA
Out 10/15, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV

Inokashira Rangers "Rangers Patrol 1977~1982 UK!"
井の頭レンジャーズ 「Rangers Patrol 1977~1982 UK!」

Classic album of covers from 2015.

A1. Alison (Elvis Costello)
A2. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais (The Clash)
A3. Geno (Dexys Midnight Runners)
A4. Teenage Kicks (The Undertones)
A5. What Do I Get (Buzzcocks)
A6. Neat Neat Neat (The Damned)
B1. Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle (Sex Pistols)
B2. Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll (Ian Dury & The Blockheads)
B3. 2-4-6-8 Motorway (Tom Robinson Band)
B4. Go Buddy Go (The Stranglers)
B5. If The Kids Are United (Sham69)
B6. The Bitterest Pill (The Jam)

Blue Cassette (J-Card) + DL code
KiliKiliVilla KKV-036CA
Out 10/15, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV

MEGA X "New Mythtakes"

Album released on CD in June.

A1. Find Your Toy
A2. Deadhead
A3. Someone Somewhere
A4. Sweet8beat
A5. No Surf
A6. Blue Magic
B1. What i do
B2. More Slowly The Time
B3. Minions
B4. Sunset Goth
B5. Meaningless Feelings
B6. Fifteen Minutes (Mike Krol Cover)

Trans-Red Cassette (J-Card) + DL code
KiliKiliVilla KKV-137CA
Out 10/15, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV

Boris "W"

First 30th-anniversary album, sound produced by suGar Yoshinaga (Buffalo Daughter) released in January 2022. Includes a Japan-only bonus track.

A1. I want to go to the side where you can touch...
A2. Icelina
A3. Drowning by Numbers
A4. Invitation
A5. The fallen
B1. Beyond Good and Evil
B2. Old Projector
B3. You Will Know ("Ohayo" Version)
B4. Jozan
B5. Soliloquy

Black Cassette (J-Card) + DL code
KiliKiliVilla KKV-127CA
Out 10/15, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV

Boris "Heavy Rocks"

Second 30th-anniversary album. This one first released in August 2022.

A1. She is burning
A2. Cramper
A3. My name is blank
A4. Blah Blah Blah
A5. Question 1
B1. Nosferatou
B2. Ruins
B3. Ghostly imagination
B4. Chained
B5. (not) Last song

Gold Cassette (J-Card) + DL code
KiliKiliVilla KKV-148CA
Out 10/15, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV