Tokyo's Coolest Sound

Record Store Day will be held worldwide on Saturday April 12. Below is a list of recommended releases coming from Japan. The full list of Record Store Day Japan can be found here. Online sales in Japan should start the next day, April 13, maybe at 21:00 JST (according to some sources).

Also visit the global Record Store Day site where international listings and site links can be found.

Tiroleantape Chapter 4 "the first session with Tiroleantape Chapter 4 (2025 Remaster)" (12")
チロリアンテープチャプター4 "the first session with Tiroleantape Chapter 4 (2025 Remaster)"

Re-issue of the 1st album originally released in 2000, newly remastered. Tiroleantape Chapter 4 was formed of Momoko Yoshino (Momo-Sei), Nemoto De Chôbeaullet (Childish Tones), Jazz Drummer Iwajimir and Ura De Joringo.

A1. Punch & Passion 99
A2. Breakaway
A3. Off and Running
A4. Tintarella di Luna
A5. Queen Of The Fool
A6. Heart
B1. Sunflower
B2. Count Five For Me
B3. The Ballad Of Weezie and Moelie
B4. Bubble Gum Blows
B5. Red Guitar
B6. Red Guitar -Reprise-
B7. Soul & Stomp

Blue Noble Records BNRD3
Out 4/12, ¥5000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Disk Union

Tiroleantape Chapter 4 "Red Guitar (2025 Remaster)" (7")
チロリアンテープチャプター4 "Red Guitar (2025 Remaster)"

A 7" cut of "Red Guitar" from the album "the first session with Tiroleantape Chapter 4" (above), plus a non-album track for B-side.

A. Red Guitar
B. Sha-la-la-la-lee

Blue Noble Records BNRD3
Out now (4/12), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Disk Union

Moonriders "M.I.J." (7")
ムーンライダーズ 「M.I.J.」

Reissue of the 1984 single "M.I.J.", song that appeared on the album "Amateur Academy". This song featured chorus sung by Maki Nomiya (Portable Rock, ex-Pizzicato Five).

A. M.I.J.
B. GYM

P-Vine P7-6640
Out now (4/12), ¥2500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Play-Asia, Disk Union

Hitomitoi "Like a First Kiss feat. Wild Nothing" (7")
一十三十一 「LIKE A FIRST KISS feat. Wild Nothing」

The first single from Hitomitoi's new album "Telepa Telepa", featuring Jack Tatum a.k.a. Wild Nothing. Includes an exclusive instrumental.

A. Like a First Kiss feat. Wild Nothing
B. Like a First Kiss feat. Wild Nothing (Instrumental)

Billboard Japan Records HBAJ-1001
Out now (4/12), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Disk Union

3776 "sannin miman haibu" (7")
3776 「三人未満廃部」

A single cut from 3776's latest album "The Birth and Death of the Universe through Mount Fuji". This follows two 8cm single CDs released for Tanzaku CD Day 2024 and Tanzaku CD 37th Anniversary.

A. sannin miman haibu
B. ki-ga-su-ru

Narisu Records MINA-3776
Out now (4/12), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Disk Union

KOJI 1200 "Shining Star" (7")

KOJI 1200 is the unit of Kōji Imada produced by Towa Tei started in 1995. "Shining Star" is a new song released part of Takashi Fujii's label Slenderie Record's 10-CD single box out last year, and now here it comes on 7".

A. Shining Star
B. Shining Star (Instrumental)

Slenderie Record / HMV record shop HR7S322
Out now (4/12), ¥2200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

Like a Record round! round! round! "Hong Shing" (7")
Like a Record round! round! round! 「本ｇ心ｇ」

Another release from the Slenderie Record 10-CD single box. This one is a unit formed of Takashi Fujii, Oniyakko Tsubaki and Razor Ramon RG, and the song is sound produced by Kenmochi Hidefumi (Wednesday Campanellla).

A. Hong Shing
B. Hong Shing (Instrumental)

Slenderie Record HR7S323
Out now (4/12), ¥2200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Disk Union

Yuri Miyauchi "Beta" (12")
宮内優里 「Beta」

Vinyl release of 7th album "Beta", first released digitally in 2022.

A1. hukk
A2. comu
A3. reube
A4. zie
A5. deuv
A6. efoi
B1. kidu
B2. noi
B3. foeo
B4. emeb
B5. oroia
B6. moh

Miyauchi Yuri MYUCLP001
Out now (4/12), ¥4000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Disk Union

Yuri Miyauchi "Beta 2" (12")
宮内優里 「Beta 2」

Vinyl release of 8th album "Beta 2", first released digitally in 2024.

A1.kipa
A2.tetf
A3.bisp
A4.viom
A5.xoa
B1.foki
B2.duto
B3.mulq
B4.jiade
B5.hueli

Miyauchi Yuri MYUCLP002
Out now (4/12), ¥4000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Disk Union