City Pop on Vinyl 2022

"City Pop on Vinyl" is a campaign organized by Japan's famous record press Toyo Kasei. It takes place again in 2022, for the 3rd tme. Below is a selection of some titles not to be missed by readers of this site.

There's more to find on the official site's full list (some of the releases on the page are older ones). Most individual pages have titles and some descriptions in English.

See also the previous years: 2021 & 2020.

℃-want you! "Don't Poy Me!" (7")

Latest song (released digitally last month), with for B-side a remix by Chabe of "ai no Number".

A. Don't Poy Me!
B. ai no Number (cbsmgrfc Hikari No Mori mix)

Rhion Records RHION-29
Out now (8/6), ¥1600 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Kiss the gambler "taifū no ato de" (7")
Kiss the gambler 「台風のあとで」

New song, with for B-side a jam session take.

A. taifū no ato de
B. "taifū no ato de" no ato de

Rhion Records RHION-28
Out now (8/6), ¥1600 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

GOOD BYE APRIL "missing summer / Last Summer Whisper" (7")

"missing summer" from 4th album "swing in the dark", with for B-side a cover of Anri's "Last Summer Whisper". "Last Summer Whisper is also now available digitally: , Spotify, YouTube Music, OTOTOY.

A. missing summer
B. Last Summer Whisper

DOBEATU DBEP20
Out now (8/6), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

NAYUTAH "kimi No Polaroid (CUNIMONDO REMIX) / kimi No Polaroid (DJ KAWASAKI 45 Edit)" (7")

Song from NAYUTAH's self-titled first album (2020), remixed by Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryusenkei) and DJ Kawasaki.

A1. kimi No Polaroid (CUNIMONDO REMIX)
B1. kimi No Polaroid (DJ KAWASAKI 45 Edit)

At Home Sound AHS60
Out now (8/6), ¥1817 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Various Artists "CITY MUSIC TOKYO junction" (12")

Vinyl edition of the Tower Records-exclusive compilation selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryusenkei).

A1. ABBAU / GUIRO
A2. Smile No Saichuu De / Yoichi Aoyama
A3. Koi No Last Number / Ryusenkei
A4. Kimi Wa Hitokuse / ao
A5. Coconuts Holiday / Applepie
B1. Night Hike / HARCO
B2. AD 2200 / COUNTJOKE
B3. Time Traveler / UKO
B4. Sunset Girl / microstar
B5. Amefuruheyade / Uwanosora'67

Insense Music Works imwvr-1009
Out now (8/6), ¥3500 (excl. tax)
Order: Amazon, HMV, Tower

Chocolat "Blue de Happy ga ii / Baseball to Elvis Presley" (7")
ショコラ "ブルーでハッピーがいい / ベースボールとエルビス・プレスリー"

7" of songs from 1997 and 1999, written respectively by Hideki Kaji and Tomoki Kanda. Chocolat debuted 25 years ago.

A. Blue de Happy ga ii
AA. Baseball to Elvis Presley

Sony Music MHKL-68
Out 8/6, ¥1800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

HIROSHI Ⅱ HIROSHI "HIROSHI Ⅱ HIROSHI VOL.1" (12")

Re-issue of the album from 1993 on clear blue vinyl. Hiroshi II Hiroshi is: Hiroshi Fujiwara and Hiroshi Kawanabe (Tokyo No.1 Soul Set). Artwork by Hiroshi Nagai.

A1. H2O
A2. Beauty & Beast+Bagle (Inst)
A3. Pulse of Calm
B1. Beauty & Beast+Bagle (Dub)
B2. Pulse of Calm (Guitar)
B3. Eastwood Rides Again

HMV record shop HRLP258
Out 8/6, ¥3800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Original Love "RAINBOW RACE" (2LP)

6th album from 1995 for the first time on vinyl.

A1. Bronco
A2. Dance
A3. Your Song
B1. yume o miru hito
B2. ryūsei toshi
C1. natsugi no onnatachi e
C2. Homo Erectus
C3. Mia Maria
D1. Midnight Shuffle
D2. Bird

Pony Canyon PCJA-00102
Out 8/6, ¥5000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Original Love "Desire" (2LP)

7th album from 1996 for the first time on vinyl.

A1. Hum a Tune
A2. Black Coffee
A3. Gumbo Champloo Noodle
B1. aozora no mukō kara
B2. Masked
C1. Words of Love
C2. kuroneko
C3. nichiyōbi no Rumba
D1. Primal (Album Mix)
D2. shōnen to Spoon

Pony Canyon PCJA-00103
Out 8/6, ¥5000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV, Tower Records ^†, https://www.jetsetrecords.net/i/814006087419/
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

℃-want you! "Don't Poy Me!"