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Everything Minako Yoshida & Japanese music #musictwt

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

I don’t just collect records!

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

RT @michinara3: R.I.P. 草間せんせい🩶

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

Back in the US and back to digging ;)

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

I blew all my money on this

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@taigalain Insane photo wtf what magazine???

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

Got my hands on a copy of the November 1976 edition of 話の特集 (Hanashi no Tokushu)

Featured in the first few pages are photographs of Minako Yoshida by Yasuo Kuroda with cover art illustrated by Tadanori Yokoo.

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[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@slowmotion82 His voice is also just unbearable to listen to

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@mertonesque @slowmotion82 This… and suddenly announcing that the band would disband, on his own accord, randomly during a concert causing Taeko to rush off stage in tears…

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

A day late, but happy 79th birthday to Haruomi “Harry” Hosono! Someday I’ll afford his solo records. Happy End will do for now ;)

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@tweecafe Ew I’m lucky I haven’t heard of him before. I took a look at his website and it looks like he’s into AI art too…

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@XPSlactime @Art_Domino Like 😭😭

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

This is really just bad record shop etiquette + first timers. Don’t let signs like this put you off from record hunting in Japan, try digging in second hand shops, explore outside of the city, and understand store curations. https://t.co/oVCftlmNob is SUPER helpful for all this!

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Music shops in Japan are so done with y'all

[Daily Hosono @DailyHosono]

Martin Dennyと

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@Wikipodia And theyre married!

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@HasimpKing Woah ok. But anyway It really doesn’t have anything to do with Japan, music snobs exist anywhere lol

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@hadjiDP Great find!! Casettes are a whole other beast when it comes to collecting

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@_rafaelstar You could walk into a 2nd hand store and find Yamashita pretty easily. Tourism price hikes + artificial scarcity are no joke these days.

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

I really miss the prices of Japanese records pre-pandemic. I was able to buy my first Minako Yoshida records for about 30-40 dollars in NM condition. Nowadays, similar records are reselling for over 2x the amount. Artists like Takanaka and Yamashita used to be bargain bin finds..

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@Art_Domino Talking about the customers, not the owner.

[Ryu @koiwaryusei]

@ritmoysonido So many city pop records were even created by Black musicians within those genres too. The influence and connections runs so deep. David T. Walker, Herbie Hancock, Wah Wah Watson, Marcia Griffiths, Sly & Robbie…

[Charles MEANgus @theboogiecowboy]

You gonna find all the main city pop ingredients the more Black Soul/Funk/Jazz Fusion/Disco/Boogie you listen to. Do the knowledge.