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Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975-1987

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Category: Vinyl

Light in the Attic’s Pacific Breeze series has supplied the world’s growing legions of Japanese music fans with an expertly curated selection of the most sought-after City Pop recordings—the mesmerizing and nebulous genre of Japanese bubble-era music of the ‘70s-’80s that encompasses AOR, R&B, jazz fusion, funk, boogie and disco. These familiar sounds are spun through the unique lens of optimistic, cosmopolitan fantasy colored by Japan’s affluence at the time. Much of the music has previously been nearly impossible to acquire outside of Japan and continues to captivate listeners with its unique blend of groove-laden escapism, even birthing wholly new genres such as Vaporwave.

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Customer Reviews (4.3 / 5 · 4 reviews)

Kevin L. ★★★★★

The track listing on this compilation flows perfectly, each song transitioning into the next like a seamless mixtape. I’ve been spinning this vinyl nonstop, and the pressing quality makes the horns and bass lines sound incredibly warm. Fantastic dive into a genre I’d barely known about before.

Victoria ★★★★☆

The vinyl pressing is clean and quiet, letting those lush AOR arrangements shine without any surface noise. I just wish the liner notes were a bit more detailed about the recording sessions.

Aurora ★★★★☆

I’ve been listening to this on repeat since it arrived—the AOR tracks are perfectly balanced with the boogie cuts. The pressing is quiet and clean, which really lets the production shine. Only wish the gatefold had more extensive liner notes.