Light in the Attic to Release Japanese “City Pop” Compilation

Light in the Attic has announced a new compilation called Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986. According to the label, the record marks the “first-ever fully authorized overview of Japan’s ‘city pop’ genre outside of Japan.” The 16-track compilation features cover art by Japanese artist Hiroshi Nagai, who has contributed cover artwork for many classic city pop albums of the 1980s. The compilation will be available May 3 on vinyl and CD, and you can pre-order it here. Find the tracklist and album art below.

The songs on Pacific Breeze have never been officially released outside of Japan until now. The compiliation features music by Hitomi Tohyama, Minako Yoshida, Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, and more. Light in the Attic will release deluxe bundles of the compilation, which will include a printed beach towel, liner notes, a custom die-cut obi card, and more. LP versions will be available in standard black vinyl as well as “beach ball” tri-color vinyl.

Tracklist:

01 Tomoko Soryo - “I Say Who”
02 Taeko Ohnuki - “Kusuri Wo Takusan”
03 Minako Yoshida - “Midnight Driver”
04 Nanako Sato - “Subterranean Futari Bocci”
05 Haruomi Hosono - “Sports Men”
06 Izumi Kobayashi - “Coffee Rumba”
07 F.O.E. - “In My Jungle”
08 Akira Inoue, Hiroshi Sato, Masataka Matsutoya - “Sun Bathing”
09 Hiroshi Satoh - “Say Goodbye”
10 Yukihiro Takahashi - “Drip Dry Eyes”
11 Masayoshi Takanaka - “Bamboo Vender”
12 Shigeru Suzuki - “Lady Pink Panther”
13 Haruomi Hosono, Takahiko Ishikawa, Masataka Matsutoya - “Mykonos No Hanayome”
14 Yasuko Agawa - “L.A. Night”
15 Hitomi Tohyama - “Exotic Yokogao”
16 Tazumi Toyoshima - “Machibouke”

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