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    Tokyo BlissVarious Artists

    Wewantsounds
    • – BUZZ - Garasumado
    • – Mami Ayukawa - Sabita Gambler
    • – Johnny Yoshinaga - The Rain
    • – Keiko Toda - Fade In
    • – Koji Kobayashi - Bokura no Date
    • – Yuko Imai - Hotel Twilight 4.49
    • – Kumiko Sawada - Your Love’s Away
    • – Masatoshi Kanno - Day by Day
    • – Yuji Mitsuya - After Five at Café-Bar
    • – Fujimaru Band - Paper Machine
    • 1. BUZZ - Garasumado
    • 2. Mami Ayukawa - Sabita Gambler
    • 3. Johnny Yoshinaga - The Rain
    • 4. Keiko Toda - Fade In
    • 5. Koji Kobayashi - Bokura no Date
    • 6. Yuko Imai - Hotel Twilight 4.49
    • 7. Kumiko Sawada - Your Love’s Away
    • 8. Masatoshi Kanno - Day by Day
    • 9. Yuji Mitsuya - After Five at Café-Bar
    • 10. Fujimaru Band - Paper Machine

    A selection of superb Japanese funk, boogie and city pop from the King records archive from 1974 to 1988 - selected by the legendary DJ Notoya!

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