tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post5051824567125736141..comments2024-03-28T12:12:30.122-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Keiko Kimura -- Coltrane de Aishite (コルトレーンで愛して)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-91947352422132939732015-04-14T13:14:25.194-04:002015-04-14T13:14:25.194-04:00The Light Mellow Picks Series I'm referring to...The Light Mellow Picks Series I'm referring to are CD reissues of studio albums that are featured in "Japanese City Pop" and "Light Mellow Special" books (e.g. Mai Yamane's early albums, Masayuki Kishi). When you search for "Light Mellow Picks" or "Tower to the People" on the online store under J-Pop, you can see more from the series. Outside of Tower Records, the only way to obtain most of these is in LP format. nikalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370403001114836904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-57928645072173570232015-04-13T22:37:20.444-04:002015-04-13T22:37:20.444-04:00Man, that is fast. Does Tenso supply a F-16 for it...Man, that is fast. Does Tenso supply a F-16 for its deliveries? :) I think I may give Tower a try then.<br /><br />I've actually got a few more Light Mellow discs since last time we spoke. And in fact, I'm waiting for another one to come either this week or next...this one is subtitled "Dancing" which I really never associated with City Pop/J-AOR. One of the reasons I picked it up was that it also had Nobuo Ariga's "Rain Dolphin" which your wrote about on the blog.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-56877471118403529442015-04-12T08:12:32.691-04:002015-04-12T08:12:32.691-04:00Hi J-Canuck,
To comment on the Tower Records bit,...Hi J-Canuck,<br /><br />To comment on the Tower Records bit, they don't ship directly overseas per se. You will first obtain a Japanese mailbox address at Tenso and have them ship to that, and then Tenso will ship the package to you. The process is actually pretty quick. I recently ordered from them last Saturday and received my package this Friday. If you need any support with this process refer to the guidelines on Tenso's website or email me.<br /><br />I saw these Rajie remasters on the site and cheered, too. This is wonderful, despite being a site-exclusive offer. You may also want to keep an eye out for their Light Mellow's Picks CD reissue series for the rare City Pop galore.nikalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370403001114836904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-71951759928940892132015-04-11T22:44:21.464-04:002015-04-11T22:44:21.464-04:00You're very welcome, nikala. It's amazing ...You're very welcome, nikala. It's amazing what gems I'm still finding out this late in my kayo career. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that "Style" was available through this format, and I've had no problems listening to the disc.<br /><br />Speaking of purchases, I hear that Tower Records Japan is now able to ship CDs overseas due to some collaboration with a company called Tenso.com. I may use the site to get some Rajie albums since they don't seem to be available at CD Japan.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-35606178372047725512015-04-11T19:15:13.294-04:002015-04-11T19:15:13.294-04:00Thank you for this informative write-up on Kimura....Thank you for this informative write-up on Kimura. Never heard of her before, but this and "Denwa Shinaide" are awesome hidden City Pop gems. Lovely atmosphere and beautiful dreamy vocals. I should listen to more of her stuff.<br /><br />To answer Taizo's question, the pressing of "Style" available on CDJapan is called On-demand CD, which is used for out of print releases. It's a professional version of a CD-R copy done by CDJapan staff from the original master, so they would ship it quickly because they don't have to contact the original distributor.<br /><br />http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/CORR-10383 : Availability says that it ships within 3-7 days after you place the order.nikalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370403001114836904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-33033409189677656442015-04-01T19:08:17.526-04:002015-04-01T19:08:17.526-04:00Hi, Taizo. Thanks for commenting.
To answer your ...Hi, Taizo. Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />To answer your question, I've ordered through CD Japan about three or four times. And from ordering to delivery, it took an average of two weeks (perhaps three tops) for my packages to arrive. I know that there is some sort of clause which states that the packages could take as long as 3 months to do so, but I have never experienced that long a wait.<br /><br />By the way, I read your profile. It's nice to know that there are people who still like the classic movies like "Citizen Kane".J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-15414729260963953082015-04-01T16:33:22.386-04:002015-04-01T16:33:22.386-04:00Mmm, I love this album, but I was worried about or...Mmm, I love this album, but I was worried about ordering through CDJapan. Did you actually have to wait for three months for it to arrive? Taizohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079640374395712681noreply@blogger.com