It’s a beautiful day to be alive, another reminder for myself to enjoy whatever it is I’m doing and to keep pushing on. I enjoyed a nice hike with my father earlier in the day, which helped me get my mind off whatever was bothering me. I also went to a fantastic used bookstore where I purchased Stephen King’s Cujo and H.G. Wells’ The War Of The Worlds. Reading, hooray! Nevertheless, check out this excellent Japanese funk and soul compilation from My Analog Journal.

Tracklist:

Yasuko Agawa – L.A. Night (1980-Invitation)

Manna – Yellow Magic Carnival (1980-Epic/Sony)

Yumi Arai – Anata Dake No Mono / あなただけのもの (1980-Alfa)

Minako Yoshida – Uptown (1983-Alfa)

Yumi Seino – You & I (1981-Blow Up)

Taeko Ohnuki – Summer Connection (1984 Panam/Crown)

Yasuko Agawa – Meant To Be (1980-Invitation)

Taeko Ohnuki – 4:00 A.M. (1978-RCA)

Aiko ‎- Time Machine (Reissue of 2 tracks from Aiko – “My Home Town” LP on ADY Recording, Inc. (ADY-1990))

Taeko Ohnuki – 海と少年 (1978-RCA)

Rie Nakahara – Togire Togirete (1978- CBS/Sony)

Haruko Kuwana – そして電話のベルは (1979-Philips)

Kimiko Kasai – バイブレイション (1977-CBC/Sony)

当山ひとみ – Sexy Robot (1983-Columbia)

Yasuko Agawa – New York Afternoon (Reissue; HMV-1987)