MUSIC FROM THE EAST (LP) OUT 31 JAN 2025 HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER ARABIC CULT CLASSIC BY LEGENDARY EGYPTIAN MUSICIAN AMMAR EL SHEREI, RELEASED ON SOUTELPHAN IN 1976 AND REISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME

UNCOVERED (LP/DIGI) OUT 24 JAN 2025 HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW PROJECT BY AL-QASAR FEATURIING THEIR SIGNATURE SAHEL PSYCH GROOVES AND FEATURING SIBEL, SAMI GALBI, ALSARAH MAMANI KEITA AND CHEICK TIDIANE SECK

CLARA ET LES CHICS TYPES OST (LP/CD) THE FIRST EVER REISSUE OF MICHEL JONASZ'S JAZZ-FUNK SOUNDTRACK FOR 1980 FRENCH CULT CLASSIC "CLARA ET LES CHICS TYPES" WITH BONUS TRACKS AND LINER NOTES BY GUIDO MINISKY

MANGEKYOU (LP/CD) FIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE OF YOSHIKO SAY'S FUNK FOLK CLASSIC "MANGEKYOU" PRODUCED BY YUJI OHNO AND RELEASED IN 1975 BY BLACK RECORDS. REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND NEW LINER NOTES BY PAUL BOWLER

CODA (LP/CD) FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL RELEASE OF RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S LANDMARK 1983 ALBUM "CODA," HIS RENDITION FOR SOLO PIANO OF THE 'MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE' SOUNDTRACK. FEATURING REMASTERED AUDIO AND NEW LINER NOTES BY ANDY BETA

FOR PEACE AND LIBERTY - IN PARIS DEC 1972 LP/CD/DIGITAL INCREDIBLE LONG-LOST PERFORMANCE BY THE MYTHICAL BLACK ARTIST GROUP RECORDED LIVE IN PARIS, 1972. THESE RECORDINGS ARE BAG'S FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE IN 50 YEARS AND ONLY THEIR SECOND ALBUM - ISSUED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GROUP AND INA. LIMITED LP EDITION WITH 20 PAGE BOOKLET. REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES

DANCING THE LINE - ANNE MARIE BERETTA LP FIRST EVER REISSUE OF STEVE BERESFORD'S 1985 AMBIENT POP CULT CLASSIC "DANCING THE LINE", A COLLABORATION WITH FRENCH FASHION DESIGNER ANNE MARIE BERETTA, RELEASED ON FRENCH LABEL NATO. WITH REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND NEW LINER NOTES BY NATO PRODUCER JEAN ROCHARD

ROCK COMMUNICATION YAGIBUSHI LP/CD MONSTER JAPANESE JAZZ-FUNK CLASSIC RECORDED IN 1970 BY ARRANGER NORIO MAEDA FOR TEICHIKU RECORDS AND WIDELY AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH NEWLY REMASTERED AUDIO AND LINER NOTES BY PAUL BOWLER

CHOMA (BURN) LP FIRST EVER VINYL REISSUE OF HAROLD LAND'S CULT LP 'CHOMA (BURN)' FEATURING BOBBY HUTCHERSON AND RELEASED IN 1971 ON MAINSTREAM RECORDS. WITH REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL GATEFOLD ARTWORK AND NEW LINER NOTES BY KEVIN LE GENDRE

AMRAK SEEDNA & ABTAL WA HARAMEYAH LP FIRST-EVER VINYL REISSUE OF THIS LANDMARK ZIAD RAHBANI ALBUM RELEASED IN 1987 ON LEBANESE LABEL RELAX-IN. MIXING FUNK, JAZZ AND ARABIC MUSIC, THIS REISSUE COMES WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND REMASTERED AUDIO

WATARASE LP JAPANESE JAZZ CULT CLASSIC RELEASED IN 1982 BY DENON AND WIDELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE JAPAN FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH NEWLY REMASTERED AUDIO

FUNK TIDE - TOKYO JAZZ-FUNK FROM ELECTRIC BIRD 1978-87 SELECTED BY DJ NOTOYA (LP/CD/DIGI) A STYLISH SELECTION OF JAZZ-FUNK FROM JAPANESE LABEL ELECTRIC BIRD, SELECTED BY DJ NOTOYA AND FEATURING YASUAKI SHIMIZU, SHUNZO OHNO, BOBBY LYLE, TOSHIYUKI HONDA AND RONNIE FOSTER

GINCHO WATARIDORI LP/CD WEWANTSOUNDS' MAJOR REISSUE PROGRAM OF CULT JAPANESE ACTRESS AND SINGER MEIKO KAJI (LADY SNOWBLOOD) CONTINUES WITH THE FIRST-EVER REISSUE OF HER SOUGHT-AFTER 1972 DEBUT ALBUM "GINCHO WATARIDORI" FEATURING ORIGINAL ARTWORK, NEWLY REMASTERED AUDIO AND NEW LINER NOTES

JUNK (LP/DIGI) FIRST EVER REISSUE OF BRION GYSIN'S 80'S CULT AVANT-FUNK CLASSIC PRODUCED IN PARIS BY RAMUNTCHO MATTA BETWEEN 1980 AND 1984 AND FEATURING DON CHERRY, LIZZY MERCIER DESCLOUX AND ELLI MEDEIROS

TO KI ME KI (LP/CD) AKIKO YANO’S CLASSIC 3rd STUDIO ALBUM FROM 1978, "TO KI ME KI" RECORDED IN NEW YORK AND AT BEARSVILLE STUDIO AND RELEASED OUTSIDE OF JAPAN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

FUNKY DONKEY (LP) 1973 FREE-FUNK 'MONSTER' RECORDED IN ST. LOUIS BY LUTHER THOMAS AND THE HUMAN ARTS ENSEMBLE, A COLLECTIVE AFFILIATED WITH THE BLACK ARTIST GROUP (B.A.G.) AND A.A.C.M. REMASTERED AUDIO AND LINER NOTES BY HOWARD MANDEL

TOUCH - THE SUBLIME SOUND OF YUJI OHNO (LP/CD) THE SPACE FUNK, JAZZ AND DISCO SOUND OF GENIUS JAPANESE PRODUCER YUJI OHNO. A SELECTION - THE FIRST OUTSIDE OF JAPAN - MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH NIPPON COLUMBIA AND YUJI OHNO HIMSELF. REMASTERED AUDIO AND LINER NOTES BY NICK LUSCOMBE IN CONVERSATION WITH OHNO

ONGAKU ZUKAN (LP / LP Ltd Edition / CD) THE FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL RELEASE OF RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S LANDMARK 1984 ALBUM "ONGAKU ZUKAN" IN ITS JAPANESE EDITION FEATURING AN EXTRA 7" SINGLE WITH TWO EXTRA TRACKS. FEATURING REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL GATEFOLD ARTWORK AND NEW LINER NOTES BY ANDY BETA.

EYOUN EL ALB (LP) FIRST-EVER VINYL RELEASE OF CULT 1980 CASSETTE-ONLY ALBUM BY EGYPTIAN SINGER NAGAT EL SAGHIRA, CURATED AND ANNOTATED BY DISCO ARABESQUO. INCLUDES PRODUCTION BY EGYPTIAN FUNK LEGEND HANY SHENOUDA. REMASTERED AUDO

MUSIC NOW FOR HARP (LP/CD) AYAKO SHINOZAKI'S SUPER RARE 1974 'MUSIC NOW FOR HARP' LP FEATURING THE COSMIC 25 MIN 'HETERODYNE' WITH TAKEHISA KOSUGI PLUS WORKS BY TORU TAKEMITSU AND KATSUHIRO TSUBONO. NEWLY REMASTERED BY NIPPON COLUMBIA WITH LINER NOTES BY ALAN CUMMINGS AND ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY KOHEI SUGIURA​

S/T (LP/digi) RARE FRENCH AVANT-FUNK CLASSIC BY RAMUNTCHO MATTA REISSUED FOR THE FIRST TIME. A SOUNDTRACK FOR A FRENCH DANCE SHOW, THE ALBUM WAS REMASTERED FROM RAMUNTCHO'S ORIGINAL MASTERS WITH NEW LINER NOTES BY JACQUES DENIS

DAMISI (LP) FIRST EVER VINYL REISSUE OF HAROLD LAND'S 1972 SOUGHT AFTER CLASSIC 'DAMISI' PRODUCED BY BOB SHARD FOR MAINSTREAM RECORDS AND FEATURING HIS UNIQUE BLEND MODAL JAZZ AND FUNK. FEATURING REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL ARTWORK WITH NEVER-SEEN PHOTOS AND NEW LINER NOTES BY KEVIN LE GENDRE

HAJIKI UTA (LP/CD) MAJOR REISSUE PROGRAM OF FIVE ALBUMS BY CULT JAPANESE EXPLOITATION ACTRESS AND TARANTINO MUSE MEIKO KAJI (LADY SNOWBLOOD). THESE REISSUES COVERING 1972-74 WILL START WITH THE 1973 ALBUM "HAJIKI UTA" FEATURING “URAMI BUSHI“ (USED IN KILL BILL 2) AND WILL FEATURE ORIGINAL ARTWORK, REMASTERED AUDIO AND NEW LINER NOTES

MAN ON A SWING OST (LP) FIRST EVER VINYL RELEASE OF LALO SCHIFRIN'S SOUNDTRACK FOR FRANK PERRY'S 1974 PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER 'MAN ON A SWING' FEATURING UNISSUED TRACKS. REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES

(LP/Digital) RARE DISCO BRAKES FROM BY BOB SHAD'S MAINSTREAM RECORDS IN NEW YORK RELEASED BETWEEN 1974 AND 1976. REISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 70S, REMASTERED FOR VINYL WITH LINER NOTES BY CHARLES WARING

NAGHAM FI HAYATI (LP) CULT CLASSIC FROM 1974 BY EGYPTIAN MUSIC GIANT FARID EL ATRACHE, FEATURING THE ARABIC GROOVE CLASSIC 'HEBINA HEBINA.' FIRST REISSUE SINCE THE 70'S, NEWLY REMASTERED FOR VINYL WITH NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARIO CHOUEIRY (INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE)

MAWOOD (LP) ALL-TIME ARABIC MUSIC CLASSIC RECORDED IN 1971 BY EGYPTIAN MUSIC TITAN ABDEL HALIM HAFEZ. COMPOSED BY BALIGH HAMDI AND FEATURING OMAR KHORSHID, THE ALBUM IS REISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, WITH REMASTERED AUDIO AND A NEW INTRODUCTION (ENG/FR) BY MARIO CHOUEIRY (INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE, PARIS)

SONG OF SOIL - SPECIAL EDITION (LP/CD) SPECIAL EDITION OF THE 1979 CULT CLASSIC BY MASAHIKO TOGASHI, RECORDED WITH DON CHERRY AND CHARLIE HADEN IN PARIS AND SUPERVISED BY MARTIN MEISSONNIER. FEATURING A 8P COLOUR BOOKLET WITH LINER NOTES BY JACQUES DENIS/MARTIN MEISSONNIER AND PAUL BOWLER PLUS UNISSUED PHOTOS BY LEGENDARY FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER PHILIPPE GRAS

KIFAK INTA (LP) FIRST-TIME VINYL RELEASE OF FAIRUZ'S CULT CLASSIC PRODUCED BY ZIAD RAHBANI IN THE LATE 80'S AFTER 'WAHDON' AND 'MAARIFTI FEEK'. REMASTERED AUDIO WITH NEW LINER NOTES (FR/ENG) BY MARIO CHOUEIRY (INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE)

S/T (LP) THE HIP SOUND OF BIENSURE, BASED IN THE VIBRANT CITY OF MARSEILLE AND MIXING HYPNOTIC SYNTHS-FUELLED DISCO GROOVES WITH TURKISH/KURDISH MUSIC, INFUSED IN THE HIP URBAN SPIRIT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FRENCH CITY

S/T (LP/CD) ONE OF RAREST FUNK ALBUMS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1972 AND REISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES. NEWLY REMASTERED WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK INCLUDING NEW LINER NOTES BY CHARLES WARING

2LP/CD/DIG THE GROUNDBREAKING 60'S & 70'S SOUND OF PIERRE BAROUH'S PIONEERING FRENCH LABEL SARAVAH, MIXING JAZZ, UNDERGROUND POP, SOUL, AFRICAN AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC. A 2-LP FEATURING BRIGITTE FONTAINE, ARESKI, JACQUES HIGELIN, ALFRED PANOU AND BAROQUE JAZZ TRIO WITH LINER NOTES BY BENJAMIN BAROUH AND JACQUES DENIS

(LP) RARE EGYPTIAN DISCO CASSETTE TRACKS FROM THE 80S SELECTED BY DISCO ARABESQUO AND OFFICIALLY RELEASED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME. REMASTERED FOR VINYL AND INCLUDING COLOUR INSERT WITH LINER NOTES BY MOATAZ RAGEB (DISCO ARABESQUO)

MUSIC IS HERE LIVE AT ORTF, PARIS 1973 (2-LP) FIRST-EVER RELEASE OF CULT FREDDIE HUBBARD LIVE PERFORMANCE RECORDED IN 1973 AT MAISON DE LA RADIO (ORTF) IN PARIS. RELEASED FOR RSD 2022 IN COLLABORATION WITH DUANE HUBBARD AND INA IN PARIS. REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES WITH GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND OBI DESIGNED BY RAIMUND WONG AND LINER NOTES BY KEVIN LE GENDRE WITH CONTRIBUTION BY MICHAEL CARVIN

SANS MOBILE APPARENT OST (LP) ENNIO MORRICONE'S SUPERB 1971 SOUNDTRACK FOR FRENCH THRILLER DIRECTED BY PHILIPPE LABRO WIDELY AVAILABLE ON VINYL UNDER ITS ORIGINAL TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. RELEASED IN COLLABORATION WITH PHILIPPE LABRO HIMSELF, WITH REMASTERED AUDIO AND DELUXE GATEFOLD ARTWORK DESIGNED BY ERIC ADRIAN LEE

SUNRISE FROM WEST SEA (LP/CD) STOMU YAMASH'TA'S ULTRA RARE CULT LP IS REISSUED FOR THE FIRST TIME. ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1971 AND NEVER REISSUED SINCE, IT IS A DEEP, COSMIC, AT TIME AMBIENT PERFORMANCE RECORDED LIVE AND FEATURING TWO OTHER JAPANESE LEGENDS: TAKEHISA KOSUGI FROM THE TAJ-MAHAL TRAVELLERS AND JAZZ PIANIST MASAHIKO SATOH. REMASTERED FROM THE MASTER TAPES WITH ORIGINAL GATEFOLD ARTWORK, OBI AND NEW INTRODUCTION BY PAUL BOWLER

HOUDOU NISBI (LP) FIRST-EVER VINYL RELEASE OF LANDMARK ZIAD RAHBANI ALBUM RECORDED IN 1985 AND ONLY RELEASED ON CASSETTE AND CD IN 1991. MIXING FUNK, JAZZ, BOOGIE, IT IS RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VINYL WITH REMASTERED AUDIO AND NEW LINER NOTES BY LEBANESE DJ AND CURATOR ERNESTO CHAHOUD

(2LP/CD/DIG) WEWANTSOUNDS IS DELVING BACK INTO THE MAINSTREAM RECORDS VAULTS WITH A RETROSPECTIVE SHOWCASING THE FUNK SOUND OF BOB SHAD'S CULT NEW YORK JAZZ LABEL, RECORDED IN THE EARLY 70S WITH THE CREAM OF JAZZ MUSICIANS. DOUBLE ALBUM WITH GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND LINER NOTES BY PAUL BOWLER

(2LP/CD) A STYLISH SELECTION OF CITY POP, FUNK AND MODERN SOUL FROM JAPANESE LABEL NIPPON COLUMBIA, SELECTED BY DJ NOTOYA AND FEATURING MANU CULT CLASSICS. ANNOTATED BY NOTOYA WITH JOURNALIST NICK LUSCOMBE AND ARTWORK BY OPTIGRAM. NEWLY REMASTERED AUDIO

GIANT + GUITAR (LP) CULT CLASSIC LP BY LEGENDARY EGYPTIAN GUITARIST OMAR KHORSHID, FIRST RELEASED ON 'VOICE OF LEBANON' IN 1974 AND REISSUED HERE ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND REMASTERED AUDIO PLUS NEW LINER NOTES BY ERNESTO CHAHOUD.

ESPERANTO (LP/CD) RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S 1985 SYNTH AND AMBIENT ALBUM FEATURING YAS-KAZ AND ARTO LINDSAY IS RELEASED OUTSIDE OF JAPAN FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH NEW INTRODUCTION BY ANDY BETA AND AUDIO REMASTERED IN TOKYO BY SEIGEN ONO

DIXIE FEVER (LP) FINAL REISSUE IN OUR MAKOTO KUBOTA REISSUE PROGRAM WITH DIXIE FEVER FROM 1977 CO-PRODUCED BY HARUOMI HOSONO AND RECORDED IN HAWAII. WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND AUDIO REMASTERED BY MAKOTO KUBOTA.

KHALIK HENA (LP) DEEP ARABIC CLASSIC BY LEGENDARY DIVA WARDA COMPOSED BY BALIGH HAMDI AND RECORDED IN 1973. REISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 70s, WITH REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND TWO PAGE INSERT WITH NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARIO CHOUEIRY FROM IMA

AI GA NAKUCHA NE (LP/CD) AKIKO YANO’S CLASSIC 1982 ALBUM, RECORDED IN LONDON WITH THE GROUP JAPAN AND MIXED BY STEVE NYE. NEW INTRODUCTION BY MAC DEMARCO, INTERVIEW WITH AKIKO YANO & STEVE JANSEN, DELUXE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH A 24-PAGE COLOUR BOOKLET AND AUDIO REMASTERED BY MITSUO KOIKE.

SUNSET GANG (LP) OUR AMBITIOUS REISSUES OF MAKOTO KUBOTA'S SUNSET GANG ALBUMS CONTINUES WITH SUNSET GANG FROM 1973 FEATURING HARUOMI HOSONO, MINAKO YOSHIDA AND TAEKO OHNUKI. WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND AUDIO REMASTERED BY MAKOTO KUBOTA.

HAWAII CHAMPROO (LP) MAJOR REISSUE OF MAKOTO KUBOTA'S SUNSET GANG ALBUMS. HAWAII CHAMPROO IS A CLASSIC CO-PRODUCED BY HARUOMI HOSONO AND BLENDS JAPANESE FOLK, BLUES AND R&B WITH HAWAIIAN, OKINAWAN AND NEW ORLEANS INFLUENCES. FEAT. ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND AUDIO REMASTERED BY MAKOTO KUBOTA.

SWEET STUFF (LP) SOUL CLASSIC BY SOUL AND HIP HOP GODMOTHER RELEASED IN 1975 AND REISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, WITH BONUS TRACKS.

THE LOUD MINORITY RSD 2021 (GATEFOLD LP + 20 PAGE BOOKLET) SEMINAL 1972 JAZZ FUNK CLASSIC REISSUED IN A DELUXE FORMAT. INCLUDING NEWLY REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL GATEFOLD ARTWORK PLUS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET FULL OF BEAUTIFUL UNSEEN SESSION PHOTOS, AN INTERVIEW WITH DEE DEE AND CECIL BRIDGEWATER BY PAUL BOWLER AND A NEW ESSAY BY BRITISH JOURNALIST KEVIN LE GENDRE

LA PISCINE + UN HOMME EST MORT OST RSD 2021 (GATEFOLD LP + BONUS 7") MICHEL LEGRAND'S CULT SOUNDTRACK FOR 'LA PISCINE' (1969). INCLUDE THE SUPER RARE 7" FOR 'UN HOMME EST MORT' (1972)

BENNESBEH LABOKRA...CHOU? (LP) ZIAD RAHBANI'S LANDMARK ALBUM REISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME. WITH ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH AND 2P INSERT

MISSING YOU (LP/CD/DIGI) ROBERT COTTER'S ULTRA RARE 1976 NEW YORK FUNK ALBUM FEATURING THE PRE-CHIC 'BIG APPLE BAND' FEATURING NILE RODGERS AND BERNARD EDWARDS, REMASTERED AUDIO AND NEW LINER NOTES BY BARBIE BERTISCH & PAUL RAFFAELE (LOVE INJECTION)

LOVING YOU GEORGE (LP/CD/DIG) SOUGHT-AFTER LP BY THE GEORGE OTSUKA QUINTET, RECORDED LIVE IN JAPAN FOR BELLWOOD RECORDS IN 1975.

WITH LOVE (LP) INSTRUMENTAL CULT CLASSIC 1978 LP BY THE LEGENDARY EGYPTIAN GUITARIST, FOR 'VOICE OF LEBANON'.

(2LP/CD) A MAJOR 2-LP EXPLORATION OF TOKYO'S CUTTING EDGE 80S SYNTH POP AND FUNK SOUND COMPILED BY NICK LUSCOMBE.

HIDARI UDE NO YUME - 2LP/2CD LIMITED EDITION 2-LP LIMITED EDITION OF RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S LANDMARK 1981 ALBUM FEATURING THE JAPANESE EDITION PLUS ITS NEVER-RELEASED FULL INSTRUMENTAL MIX.

HIDARI UDE NO YUME (LP) RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S LANDMARK 1981 ALBUM REISSUED FOR THE 1st TIME IN DECADES, IN ITS RARE JAPANESE EDITION.

(AMMAR EL SHEREI) ORIENTAL MUSIC (LP) SOUGHT-AFTER INSTRUMENTAL CULT CLASSIC BY THE LEGENDARY EGYPTIAN MUSICIAN, FIRST RELEASED ON SOUTELPHAN IN 1976.

WINDOWS OF THE MINDS (LP/CD/DIGI) BILLY BROOKS CULT JAZZ-FUNK ALBUM FEATURING THE ICONIC 'FOURTY DAYS' SAMPLED BY A TRIBE CALLED QUEST FOR 'LUCK OF LUCIEN'.

VENUS (LP/CD) 1981 SYNTH CLASSIC BY JAPANESE KEYBOARD WIZARD AND YMO PROGRAMMER HIDEKI MATSUTAKE WITH 8-PAGE BOOKLET

MAARIFTI FEEK (LP) FAIRUZ'S ULTRA RARE 1987 CLASSIC COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY ZIAD RAHBANI

SERPICO OST GATEFOLD LP - RSD 20 RELEASE SERPICO CLASSIC OST FROM 1973 COMPOSED BY MIKIS THEODORAKIS AND ARRANGED BY BOB JAMES.

PEUR SUR LA VILLE OST (2LP SET) RSD 20 MORRICONE'S 1975 SOUNDTRACK FOR "PEUR SUR LA VILLE," INCLUDING A 2ND LP WORTH OF BONUSES WITH TWO COMPLETELY UNISSUED TRACKS.

THE ADVENTURES OF KINDAICHI KOSUKE (LP/CD) THE HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER JAPANESE 'IMAGINERY' DISCO FUNK SOUNDTRACK FROM 1977.

GOHAN GA DEKITAYO (2LP/CD) AKIKO YANO’S CLASSIC DOUBLE LP FROM 1980, WITH THE FULL YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA ND CO-PRODUCED BY AKIKO YANO AND RYUICHI SAKAMOTO.

MAKE IT LAST FOREVER (LP/CD) DONNA MCGHEE'S ULTRA RARE NEW YORK DISCO CLASSIC FROM 1978 PRODUCED BY GREG CARMICHAEL AND PATRICK ADAMS.

THOUSAND KNIVES OF (LP/CD) RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S LANDMARK FIRST SOLO ALBUM FROM 1978 ON THE BETTER DAYS LABEL.

SARAVAH! LP/CD/DIG YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI'S SUPERB CITY FUNK CLASSIC FROM 1978 CO-PRODUCED BY RYUICHI SAKAMOTO AND FEAT. HARUOMI HOSONO, MINAKO YOSHIDA AND TATSURO YAMASHITA. A sophisticated mix of Disco Funk, synth Pop, Ambient, French Exotica and Bossa Nova, Saravah! is one of the most important albums of the Japanese music scene. Newly remastered, the LP features original artwork with photos by Masayoshi Sukita, a 4-page insert and a new Intro by Benjamin Barouh (Saravah Records)

2LP SET / CD / DIGITAL ULTIMATE BREAKS & BEATS FROM MAINSTREAM RECORDS, THE SUPREME SOUND OF PRODUCER BOB SHAD Wewantsounds continues its collaboration with Bob Shad's grandchildren, Mia and Judd Apatow, to present a selection of 13 turntable-friendly Mainstream tracks recorded between 1970 and 1973 and showcasing the label's superb blend of Funk, Soul and Jazz. Remastered from the original tapes. Liner notes by Paul Bowler

STANDARD BLACK VINYL EDITION Following Wewantsounds' RSD yellow vinyl reissue of Ziad Rahbani's mythical Lebanese Disco 12" "Abu Ali". we are now releasing a standard black vinyl edition of this cult classic. Originally issued in Lebanon in 1978, Abu Ali is a highly collectible album and this edition will come with original artwork and remastered sound.

STANDARD LP EDITION Following the success of Wewantsounds’ Alice Clark RSD edition featuring an extra 20 page booklet, we are reissuing the standard version of Alice Clark's highly sought-after Soul Jazz classic produced by Mainstream Records' Bob Shad in 1972. Featuring original artwork and remastered audio.

WAHDON LP THE HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER 1979 CLASSIC ALBUM BY LEBANESE DIVA FAIRUZ PRODUCED BY HER SON ZIAD RAHBANI AND FEATURING THE CULT ARABIC GROOVE "AL BOSTA." Following the reissue of Ziad Rahbani's album, "Abu Ali", Wewantsounds pursue their exploration of great Lebanese music with the reissue of "Wahdon," by Fairuz. Audio remastered from the original tapes and original artwork

IROHA NI KONPEITOU LP/CD AKIKO YANO'S CULT SECOND STUDIO ALBUM FROM 1977 FEATURING THE CREAM OF TOKYO AND NEW YORK MUSICIANS IN FUNK MODE "Iroha Ni Konpeitou" is another superb Akiko Yano album and one of her funkiest, featuring Haruomi Hosono, geru Suzuki, Tatsuo Hayashi, Rick Marotta and Will Lee. Deluxe LP edition with remastered sound, OBI strip, dl card and 4p insert.

JAPANESE GIRL LP/CD Akiko Yano's landmark debut album from 1976. Backed by Little Feat with Lowell George and by the cream of Japanese musicians including Haruomi Hosono, Keiichi Suzuki, Tatsuo Hayashi. The deluxe LP edition includes remastered sound, tip-on LP sleeve, download card plus the original 4-page insert with lyrics and full line-up!

LP/CD/Digital Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of Jaye P. Morgan's ultra-rare private press originally released in 1976. This lost classic recorded in LA was produced by David Foster and features Harvey Mason, Ed Greene, Jay Graydon, Ray Parker Jr. Tower of Power, Ernie Watts. the deluxe LP comes with the original 4p insert with photos and credits.

TADAIMA. LP/CD Wewantsounds is proud to announce the release Akiko Yano's 1981 synth-pop masterpiece 'Tadaima.', co-produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and featuring YMO. The reissue includes original artwork by cult illustrator King Terry, a 2-page insert and OBI Strip (LP) plus a new introduction by renowned DJ and producer Joakim.

WINDOWS LP/CD Jack Wilkins highly sought-after album recorded for Bob Shad's Mainstream Records in 1973 and featuring his cult rendition of Freddie Hubbard's classic "Red Clay," sampled by A Tribe Called Quest and Chance The Rapper

HOME BOY, SISTER OUT 2-LP / CD / digital Don Cherry's downtown Paris funk masterwork produced in 1985 by Ramuntcho Matta and originally released by Barclay in France only. The album features French post punk muse Elli Medeiros, avant garde poet Brion Gysin and cult Senegalese drummer Abdoulaye Prosper Niang. Deluxe 2-LP gatefold sleeve with new liner notes by French journalist Jacques Denis.

THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE OST RECORD STORE DAY 2018 Dave Grusin's superb funky ambient score for Peter Yates' 1973 cult crime movie was never released at the time. Remastered from the original tapes with one bonus alternate take. Featuring a new essay by David Toop and a beautiful gatefold sleeve designed by star illustrator Oliver Barrett

LE PACHA OST RECORD STORE DAY 2018 (not avail. for France) Serge Gainsbourg's cult 1968 soundtrack for the French film "Le Pacha" featuring one of his most famous tracks, "Requiem Pour Un Con." Digitally remastered from the original tapes with bonus tracks, it is the first time the full soundtrack is released on vinyl in its entirety. Deluxe gatefold sleeve designed by French Alternative Movie Poster Maxime Pecourt.

ORIENT Hiroshi Sato's ultra rare synth masterpiece, originally released in 1979 on Kitty Records in Japan only. Featuring Shigeru Suzuki, Haruomi Hosono and Pecker this highly sought-after album on the Balearic scene is released outside of Japan for the first time. Pre-order in Store LP/CD