RSD Drops 2021 Day 1

Record Store Day is happening this year, as two "RSD Drops" on June 12 and July 17! It seems in good shape looking at the impressive list of releases, with many good ones. Online sales will start at 13:00 (JST) on release day.

Below are some picks of the releases coming this Saturday. At the bottom, you'll find some related YouTube clips. The full list of releases can be found here (where they are ordered by release date).

See also the worldwide Record Store Day site if you want to see the list of international releases.

Happy shopping, and stay tuned for next month's picks!

Various Artists "explore the wonderful voices of bleu? girls compilation vol.1 composed by the Caraway" (10")

Indie pop compilation of girl vocal songs entirely composed and produced by Shimada Osamu (Swinging Popsicle, The Caraway). Three Berry Icecream's Ikemizu Mayumi appears playing accordion on "blueberry sisters song". Mastering by Satō Seiki. Check out the sampler clip here or below.

(Artist / Title)
A1. Les sœurs du bleuet (shiho, Sucrette, mini kyute) / blueberry sisters song
A2. murmur (Bertoia) / My Only One
A3. Wakako Sakamoto (maybelle) / Always
B1. SaToA / I Love Your Tears
B2. aiko (advantage Lucy) / Fall Around Me
B3. hideka (Loco-Holidays, RUBY RUBY STAR) / Blueberry

blue-very label blvd-019
Out 6/12, ¥2500 (excl. tax)
Order: disques blue-very, Bandcamp, Jet Set, HMV

The Pen Friend Club "Chinese Soup" (7")

New single of a cover of Yuming's "Chinese Soup", with for B-side an original song written by The Pen Friend Club's guitarist Rika.

A. Chinese Soup
B. Mind Connection

Sazanami Label SZDW1092
Out 6/12, ¥1500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Wakita Monari "PLACE" (7")
脇田もなり「PLACE」

Brand new single, of which the A-side was released in advance digitally. "PLACE" has music co-written by Dorian and Arai Toshiya (COUNTJOKE), and lyrics by YURINA da GOLD DIGGER (Magic, Drums & Love). Monari is also credited for co-writing the music and lyrics. The B-side is an exclusive song for this 7" co-written by Dorian and Monari. A download code is included.

A. PLACE
B. ONDO

Vivid Sound / High Contrast HCR9705
Out 6/12, ¥1500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

COUNTJOKE "ginga tokkyū" (7")
冗談伯爵「銀河特急」

New single by COUNTJOKE (Arai Toshiya & Maezono Naoki). The A-side is a new recording of a cover of Matsuzaki Shigeru's "ginga tokkyū" (composed by Tsutsumi Kyōhei), and the B-side is a song released digitally last year.

A. ginga tokkyū
B. A.D. 2200

Love Shop / Vivid Sound / High Contrast HCR9703
Out 6/12, ¥1500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Reichimo / Reichimo to Keiichi "ai no buki yo! / Share Car" (7")
れいちも / れいちもとけいいち「愛の武器よ！ / シェアカー」

Debut single of Reichimo, who won a contest related to the Yatsui Ichiro Festival last year. The producer is Sokabe Keiichi (Sunny Day Service), and the music was arranged by Yoshida Tetsuto! Check out the lyric video below that's full of studio recording footage. This limited edition comes on colored vinyl.

A. Reichimo / ai no buki yo!
B. Reichimo to Keiichi / Share Car

Line Records / HMV record shop HR7S219
Out 6/12, ¥1600 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Samehada Shiriko and Dynamite "kyūkyoku no chāhan"
鮫肌尻子とダイナマイト「究極のチャーハン」 (7")

A. kyūkyoku no chāhan
B. itsumo kokoro ni yume o

Sazanami Label SZDW1093
Out 6/12, ¥1900 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

LUCKY TAPES "BLUE feat. kojikoji / Trouble" (7")

A1. Interlude
A2. BLUE feat. kojikoji
B. Trouble

Victor Entertainment / HMV record shop NKS736
Out 6/12, ¥1900 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

MANON "WORLD'S END feat. dodo (LUV STEP REMIX) - Remix by HIROSHI FUJIWARA" (7")

Reissue of the 7" single that quickly sold out last year, this time in a pink jacket.

A1. WORLD'S END feat. dodo (LUV STEP REMIX)Remix by HIROSHI FUJIWARA
B1. WORLD'S END feat. dodo

Caticorn / asobimusic CATI003P
Out 6/12, ¥1700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Tsuki no Michikake "sundeita machi de" (7")
月の満ちかけ「住んでいた街で」

A. sundeita machi de
B. Hometown

Fall Wait Records FAWA-0003
Out 6/12, ¥1500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Neighbors Complain "I Love You" (7")

Two cover songs from cover album "Made in Street (Live Covers)".

A. I Love You
B. You Gotta Let Go

Vivid Sound VSEP857
Out 6/12, ¥1700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Neighbors Complain "Destruction" (LP)

International release of Neighbors Complain's 4th original album.

A1. Choice
A2. We Gotta Feelin'
A3. Loser
A4. This Era Side
B1. teikū hiko
B2. In The Box
B3. Ordinary Days

Ship to Shore Phono Co. STS-134
Out 6/12, ¥3200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

J.A.K.A.M. feat. Nanao Tavito "Prometheus" (10")
J.A.K.A.M. feat. 七尾旅人「Prometheus」

J.A.K.A.M. (JUZU a.k.a. MOOCHY) teams up with singer-songwriter Nanao Tavito.

X. Prometheus
Y. Prometheus Instrumental

Crosspoint KOKO-088
Out 6/12, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

ONEGRAM "Diggin' (MURO's Still Diggin' Edit)" (7")

New edits by DJ Muro.

A. Diggin' (MURO'S Still Diggin' Edit)
B. Diggin' (MURO'S Still Diggin' Dub Edit)

Flower Records FLRS-139
Out 6/12, ¥1500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

BOO "smile in your face -Featuring Muro- / smile in your face -Sunaga t̀ Experience Remix- (7")

2002-released EP of a song that samples Tatsuro Yamashita's "Sparkle". Includes remix by Tatsuo Sunaga.

A. smile in your face -Featuring Muro-
B. smile in your face -Sunaga t̀ Experience Remix-

Universal Music PROT7112
Out 6/12, ¥1800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Haruomi Hosono "America / Hosono Haruomi Live in US 2019" (2x12")
細野晴臣「あめりか / Hosono Haruomi Live in US 2019」

Live album recorded at The Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, July, 2019. Released on CD in February 2021.

A1. Tutti Frutti
A2. The Song Is Ended
A3. Radio Activity
A4. Bara to Yaju
A5. Jusho Futei Mushoku Tei Shunyu
B1. Choo Choo Gatagoto
B2. Angel On My Shoulder
B3. Honey Moon (w/Mac DeMarco)
B4. Roochoo Gumbo
B5. Peking Duck
C1. Hong Kong Blues
C2. Sports Men
C3. Cow Cow Boogie
C4. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
D1. Pom Pom Joki
D2. Body Snatchers
D3. The House Of Blue Lights
D4. Absolute Ego Dance

Speedstar Records / HMV record shop NJS746/7
Out 6/12, ¥4800 (excl. tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Miharu Koshi "Tutu" (12")
コシミハル「チュチュ」

1983 album re-issue. Pre-mastered by Haruomi Hosono. New design reusing a photo from 1992 when the album was released on CD

A1. L'amour toujours
A2. Laetitia
A3. Scandal Night
A4. L'amour... ou ironie noire
B1. Sugar Me
B2. Pussy Cat
B3. Keep On Dancin'
B4. nichiyō wa ikanai
B5. Petit paradis

Great Tracks MHJ7-16
Out 6/12, ¥3700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Miharu Koshi "Parallelisme" (12")
コシミハル「パラレリズム」

A1. ryūgūjō no koibito
A2. Capricious Salad
A3. IMAGE
A4. Saint-Amand no mori de
A5. Mephisto Feres o sagase!
B1. tōbōsha
B2. Parallelisme
B3. Décadence 120
B4. bara no yakai ~ arui wa amai mitsu no imashime

Great Tracks MHJ7-17
Out 6/12, ¥3700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Yoshida Minako "tobira no fuyu BOX" (LP+CD+7"+CD single+Poster)
吉田美奈子「扉の冬 BOX」

Direct cutting from original master tapes of first album "tobira no fuyu". Boxed set including LP+CD, 7"+CD single and a poster.

LP/CD
A1. soto wa minna
A2. machibōke
A3. tobira no fuyu
A4. neko
A5. tsunawatari
B1. hensō
B2. kabin
B3. hirusagari
B4. shūmatsu

7"/CD single
A. neko
B. tobira no fuyu

Solid / Trio / Show Boat SOLID-1027
Out 6/12, ¥10000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Quruli "thaw" (2x12")
くるり「thaw」

Vinyl edition of "thaw", an album of previously unreleased (out on CD in May 2020). Colored vinyl.

A1. Devil
A2. Soup Bowl
A3. ippo
B1. Cherry Pie
B2. evergreen
B3. Hotel Evropa
B4. Dance Music
C1. Anger Blues
C2. Giant Fish
C3. The Girl I Just Saw
C4. Nobody Knows About Human-being
D1. Only You
D2. Wonderful Life
D3. Midnight Train (has gone)
D4. Heureka!

Speedstar Records / HMV record shop NJS-748/9
Out 6/12, ¥5000 (excl. tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Quruli "tensai no ai" (2x12")
くるり「天才の愛」

13th original album released on CD in April 2021. Includes LP-exclusive bonus tracks!

A1. I Love You
A2. Aria from the sea
A3. Japanese Baseball
A4. Mr. Masurao
B1. Nylon
B2. Osaka Expo
B3. watituti
B4. less than love
C1. Nagisa
C2. Chu-Chu Kotoden
C3. Fizzle
D1. grito latino (feat. Tomi Lebrero & Loli Molina)
D2. Humano (feat. Antonio Loureiro)
D3. Aria from the sea -alternative mix-

Speedstar Records / HMV record shop NJS-750/1
Out 6/12, ¥5000 (excl. tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo "Okinawa" (12")
石川晶とカウント・バッファローズ「オキナワ」

First re-issue of 1976 album "Okinawa" by the band of drummer Akira Ishikawa.

A1. Sasquatch
A2. Cadets
A3. Child Elephant March
A4. C'est si bon
B1. Okinawa Blues
B2. Seaside Bound
B3. Tanichamae
B4. Sunset Okinawa

King Record / HMV record shop NAS2084
Out 6/12, ¥3800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Masahiko Satō, Jiro Inagaki and His Big Soul Media "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (12")
佐藤允彦、稲垣次郎とビッグ・ソウル・メディア「明日にかける橋」

Re-issue of the 1969 jazz-rock album.

A1. Bridge Over Troubled Water
A2. Love and Peace
A3. Somethin' Goin' On
B1. Guru
B2. Serenity
B3. Sniper's Snooze

Nippon Columbia / HMV record shop HMJY143
Out 6/12, ¥4200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Jirō Inagaki and His Soul Media, Yasushi Sawada "Dōsojin" (12")
稲垣次郎とソウル・メディア、沢田靖司「道祖神」

Re-issue of the 1972 jazz-rock album. Fusion of jazz, rock and folk music.

A1. Inanome
A2. Kigishi
A3. Susomi
A4. Kusakai
A5. Arisobe
B1. Tabute
B2. Sasara
B3. The legacy of Yabunirami

Nippon Columbia / HMV record shop HMJY144
Out 6/12, ¥4200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Cools R.C. "Movie a go go / Cinderella" (7")
クールスR.C. 「Movie a go go / シンデレラ」

There are 4 re-issues of rare singles by Cools R.C. aka Cools Rockabilly Club. The song "Movie a go go" has lyrics and music written by Yokoyama Ken (now the leader of Crazy Ken Band). Look out for the three other releases in the full list.

A. Movie a go go
B. Cinderella

Solid / Trio SD-551
Out 6/12, ¥1800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Various Artists "explore the wonderful voices of bleu? girls compilation vol.1 composed by the Caraway" sampler clip