The reissue wave shows no sign of slowing. These are some of the notable city pop records pressed again this year, according to the Discogs database.[1] The full, automatically updated list — with where to buy each one — is on our reissues page.
Anniversary editions
- Tatsuro Yamashita — Circus Town (50th Anniversary Edition), CD on Ariola. His 1976 solo debut, released after the end of Sugar Babe.[1]
- Bread & Butter — The Singles: 55th Anniversary All Time Best, LP on Great Tracks, alongside a Golden☆Best CD from Sony Music Direct.[1]
Back on vinyl
- Meiko Nakahara — 2-ji made no Cinderella ~Friday Magic~ (1982), home of “Fantasy”, on LP from Universal.[1]
- Mai Yamane — Tasogare (1980), the album whose title song was sampled by Pi’erre Bourne, on LP via Continental.[1]
- Yasuha — “Fly-day Chinatown”, her 1981 debut single and a revival favourite, as a 7-inch from Universal.[1]
- Miki Imai — Mocha / Under a Full Moon on LP and Retour on CD, both from For Life Records.[1]
- Jadoes — Free Drink on LP from Nippon Columbia, and Keiko Kimura — Style on LP from the same label.[1]
- Himiko Kikuchi — All Right, on LP from Teichiku.[1]
Compilations worth a look
- Diggin’ Alfa, Selected by Muro, vol. 1 — a dig through the Alfa Records vaults on LP from Sony Music Labels.[1]
- Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition — boogie, funk and modern soul from the Victor catalogue, compiled by DJ Notoya.[1]
Where to buy
Japanese reissues usually sell out their first pressings quickly. Our reissues page links every release to eBay, Amazon and CDJapan, and our collector’s guide explains how to tell these new pressings from originals.
References
- “Database search: style “City Pop”, 2026 releases”. Discogs.