Various – Pacific Breeze 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975 - 1987 (Sunset Pink) (New Vinyl)
Variant 2 - Also available on Black or Seafoam Green vinyl.
You already know what it is--
The long-anticipated third installment of Light In The Attic's Pacific Breeze series crashes like a wave over your hi-fi.
The groove continues as this compilation pushes farther into the 1980s, highlighting the evolution of Japanese popular music through this period. Influences of synth-pop, hip-hop and electro shine through, while the inclusion of Pizzicato Five hints at the emergence of Shibuya-kei.
A1: Naomi Akimoto - Bewitched (Are You Leaving Soon)
A2: Atsuko Nina - Tonkachi
A3: Miho Fujiwara - Heartbeat
A4: Miharu Koshi - Scandal Night
B1: Chu Kosaka - Shirakechimauze
B2: Teresa Noda - Tropical Love
B3: Makoto Matsushita - Business Man Pt. 1
B4: Susan - Ah! Soka
C1: Yukako Hayase - Suiyoubi Madeni Shinitaino
C2: Parachute - Kowloon Daily
C3: Hiroyuki Namba - Tropical Exposition (Who Done It? Version)
C4: Pizzicato Five - Boy Meets Girl
D1: Mari Iijima - Love Sick
D2: 1986 Omega Tribe - Cosmic Love
D3: Osamu Shoji - Pub Casablanca
D4: Chiemi Manabe - Untotooku