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WAMONO A to Z Vol. I - Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980 (Selected by DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite & Chintam)

Dig right now into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

- Fully licensed Nippon Columbia and Victor Japan masters available for the first time outside of Japan, featuring Akira Ishikawa, Jiro Inagaki, Chikara Ueda, Kifu Mitsuhashi, Toshiko Yonekawa and more!

- Tracks selection by Japanese super diggers and Wamono specialists DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam

- Mastered and cut at Timmion Cutting Lab

- Artwork by Yoxxx (Tokyo)

- 180g heavy vinyl pressing

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Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in 2015 which instantly sold-out. The book unveiled a myriad of beautiful and rare records from a highly prolific, but still then unknown, Japanese groove scene.

After many years working as a record buyer for several stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk, rare groove and disco music, Chintam is also an expert of the home-brewed Wamono grooves. He supervised and wrote the Wamono A to Z records guide book together with Yoshizawa.

With this first volume of the Wamono series, our two DJs here guide you through some of the best and rarest jazz funk and rare groove tunes produced in Japan between 1968 and 1980. Put the needle on the record, turn up the volume and dig right now into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

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All tracks licensed by Nippon Columbia except A3 licensed by Victor Entertainment, Japan.

Compilation produced and all tracks selected by DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite & Chintam.

LP release production by Ryohei “Nitchiku-kun” Tanaka (Nippon Columbia), Gregory Gouty and Maxime Brottes (180g).

Art direction and design by Yasuho Takahashi (Yoxxx, Zooham).
Original illustration by Akira Teranishi.
Illustration retouch by Toshiko.

Mastering and lacquer cut by Timmion Cutting Lab, Helsinki, Finland.

180GWALP01 - Manufactured and distributed by 180g.

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Forthcoming:

- Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970-1977 (180GWALP02)
- Wamono A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 (180GWALP03)

 
This is some of the biggest vinyl reissue news in YEARS, and probably the second most hype after a Tom Petty- Wildflowers deluxe. This album is an absolute masterpiece.
i asked when is the Tom Petty - Wildflowers deluxe being released? because from this comment it sounded like a official release was set.anyways a shame they won't release this individually outside of a box set something many people have been wanting for a long time, i just want it individually released i could careless about a deluxe version being released.
 
i asked when is the Tom Petty - Wildflowers deluxe being released? because from this comment it sounded like a official release was set.anyways a shame they won't release this individually outside of a box set something many people have been wanting for a long time, i just want it individually released i could careless about a deluxe version being released.

Yeah and I wasn't kidding in the reply- Wildflowers was supposed to be a double album and Tom was going to re-release it in its intended form for the anniversary but he passed away before he could. The family is locked in a nasty estate battle right now that is holding up everything from reissues, to the deluxe Wildflowers, even a Dave's Picks style concert subscription model. I really wish they would get their fucking lives sorted.
 
Yeah and I wasn't kidding in the reply- Wildflowers was supposed to be a double album and Tom was going to re-release it in its intended form for the anniversary but he passed away before he could. The family is locked in a nasty estate battle right now that is holding up everything from reissues, to the deluxe Wildflowers, even a Dave's Picks style concert subscription model. I really wish they would get their fucking lives sorted.

They supposedly reached a private settlement in December. Aside from whatever decisions come after the paperwork is final, I suspect the pandemic has slowed any additional movement
 
Anyone know this music? Worth it?

Randy Holden - Population II


Really solid album, the older releases from when it first came out in 1970 go for ridiculous amounts and even the bootlegs arent cheap. The guitar work is insane at times throughout this album! Riding Easy records has 3-4 different variations of this release too if you dont want yellow. Still passing on it personally because i've gone so crazy lately but if I ever see it closer to 20ish it will be an instant grab.

Also, I don't know the whole story but I know this album had a ton of bootlegs in circulation so it sounds like at least the ones on riding easy records is signed.

To make this official, Randy will be signing each copy of the gatefold LP, if it doesn’t have his signature on it, it is not a legitimate pressing.

looks like only Purple is left there.
 
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Reissue on black.

 
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