{"product_id":"light-in-the-attic-pacific-breeze-vol-1-japanese-city-pop-aor-boogie-1976-86-blue-green-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","title":"Light In The Attic: Pacific Breeze Vol.1 - Japanese City Pop, AOR \u0026 Boogie 1976-1986 (Blue Green Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e'As Michael K. Bourdaghs noted in his book, Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon, this music was, “Deconstructing the line between imitation and authenticity.” Some of the best City Pop teeters in this zone—easy listening with mutant exotica, tilted techno-pop, and steamy boogie bubbling beneath the gloss.' - Light In The Attic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe latest chapter in Light In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series,\u003c\/i\u003e following 2017’s Lab-platinum \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Even+A+Tree+Can+Shed+Tears\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEven A Tree Can Shed Tears\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (almost everyone in the Lab office bought a copy of that one) with a new 16-track set charting the progression from Japan’s tender folk rock scene into the burgeoning sound of City Pop, an inherently Japanese take on boogie funk, AOR and soft rock that reflected the upbeat vibes of the country’s increasing economic prosperity, cultural rebirth and artistic realization in the postwar era. The collection features important tracks from scene luminaries and Lab faves \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Haruomi+Hosono\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaruomi Hosono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Shigeru+Suzuki\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShigeru Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (both formerly of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Happy%20End\u0026amp;filter=Tagged_fq:%22Sounds%20Of%20Japan%20Vinyl%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy End\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, arguably the progenitors of this sound; and Hosono famously co-founder of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Yellow+Magic+Orchestra\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYellow Magic Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Minako+Yoshida\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinako Yoshida\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hiroshi+Sato\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiroshi Sato\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTaeko Ohnuki\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMasayoshi Takanaka\u003c\/strong\u003e and more. \u003cem\u003ePacific Breeze\u003c\/em\u003e lays down a strong baseline with four sensual boogie cuts from the scene’s leading ladies (\u003cstrong\u003eTomoko Soryo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eOhnuki\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eYoshida\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNanako Sato\u003c\/strong\u003e) before wandering into weirder, more electronic territory with \u003cstrong\u003eHosono-san\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Sports Men” and \u003cstrong\u003eIzumi Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Coffee Rumba.” \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Seaside+Lovers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeaside Lovers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’ “Sun Bathing,” \u003cstrong\u003eSato\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Say Goodbye,” \u003cstrong\u003eTakanaka\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Bamboo Vender” and \u003cstrong\u003eSuzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e’s bossa-infused “Lady Pink Panther” are other highlights. While many of the LPs these tracks are culled from have been reissued in recent years (highly recommended if you can get ahold of them), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Light+In+The+Attic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLight In The Attic\u003c\/a\u003e’s unparalleled programming yields the finest survey of the City Pop sound we could imagine; a cohesive and enjoyable listen from top to bottom. All tracks have been remastered and are pressed on limited edition 'beach umbrella' colored vinyl, housed in printed inner sleeves with extensive liner notes, custom die cut obi strip and foldout booklet, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'beach umbrella' blue \u0026amp; green colored double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecustom die-cut obi strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efull color printed inner sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes foldout insert with extensive liner notes + artist bios\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecompiled by Andy Cabic, Zach Cowie + Mark ‘Frosty’ McNeill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eartwork by famed Japanese illustrator \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hiroshi+Nagai\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHiroshi Nagai\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Light In The Attic 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by sunrise mart 03\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e   .","brand":"Light In The Attic","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":40252032974938,"sku":"lp-13830","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/lita-pacificbreeze-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762283843","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/light-in-the-attic-pacific-breeze-vol-1-japanese-city-pop-aor-boogie-1976-86-blue-green-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}