Browse by Label: TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)

Artist:	XTC
Title:	Go 2
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	TOCP 65712

Licensed for release in the US by Caroline, these are Japanese pressings in the limited editin paper sleeves, at domestic pricing! "Recorded less than a year after their debut album White Music, Go 2 continues the quirky, punchy punk of its predecessor. Filled with kaleidoscopic lyrics, the album has an energetic, herky-jerky quality to its tunes including the standout track 'Meccanik Dancing.' As a bonus, XTC's classic single 'Are You Receiving Me?' which was recorded around this time but released as a stand-alone single is included. The limited edition packaging includes the original LP insert (featuring a map of XTC's hometown of Swindon!) as well as a replica of the Go + EP that was originally included in initial pressings of the vinyl album."

Artist:	XTC
Title:	Black Sea
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	TOCP 65714

"Black Sea is considered one of XTC's pop masterpieces. The album's dazzling collection of tunes makes biting sociopolitical statements beneath some of the most infectious pop ever written. Several of the band's greatest hits are featured including 'Respectable Street,' 'Generals and Majors,' and 'Towers of London' making it one of XTC's most consistently excellent albums. The limited edition packaging replicates the original green paper outer sleeve of the UK's original vinyl LP release."

Artist:	XTC
Title:	English Settlement
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	TOCP 65715

"Andy Partridges' 12 string acoustic guitar playing shines throughout what was XTC's most intricate and sophisticated album to date. Featuring longer and more expansive sounding songs, the album marks the transition between the poppy punk of their previous efforts and the more textural and elaborate songwriting style that XTC's sound would take for the rest of their albums. English Settlement was recorded during a highly prolific period, producing a double album's worth of songs among which included three classic singles: 'Senses Working Overtime,' 'Ball and Chain,' and 'No Thugs in Our House.' It continues to be one of the band's most popular albums."

Artist:	QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE
Title:	Quicksilver Messenger Service
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	TOCP 67731

"Five classic albums by West Coast psych-rock legends Quicksilver Messenger Service, reproduced as mini-vinyl CDs -- each title faithfully reproduced using original LP artwork including the inside sleeve. All titles are the most recently mastered audio versions with bonus tracks where applicable. Limited editions specially imported from Japan." This is their first record, originally released on Capitol in 1968. Includes lyrics in Japanese and English.

Artist:	ENO, BRIAN
Title:	Here Come The Warm Jets
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	VJCP 68656CD

New series of Japanese reissues of 12 of Brian Eno's key catalog item; these do not feature new mastering -- they are the same 2004 Direct Stream Digital remasters that were used for the reissues that came out at that point. Originally released by Island Records in 1973. "Limited edition Japanese 'Mini-Vinyl' CD. Faithfully reproduced using original LP artwork including the inside sleeve. Chosen by Britain's Mojo magazine as one of the '100 Greatest Albums Ever Made,' Here Come The Warm Jets is Brian Eno's first solo project after leaving Roxy Music. Guest musicians include Robert Fripp as well as Roxy Music members Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson."

Artist:	ENO, BRIAN
Title:	Music For Films
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	VJCP 68744CD

Originally released on 1978 on the Editions EG label. "Limited edition Japanese 'Mini-Vinyl' CD. Faithfully reproduced using original LP artwork including the inside sleeve." "In the mid '80s Eno moved away from the sparser sounds of his ambient albums, creating more melodic instrumental pieces like those that first appeared on his albums Another Green World and Before and After Science. It is during this period that Brian Eno, together with Daniel Lanois, began his collaboration with U2 as their producer. The same atmospheric sound textures that permeate U2's The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree are reminiscent of these Eno albums."

Artist:	ENO, BRIAN
Title:	Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	VJCP 68745CD

Originally released in 1983 on the E'G Records & Polydor label. "Limited edition Japanese 'Mini-Vinyl' CD. Faithfully reproduced using original LP artwork including the inside sleeve." Featured musicians include Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno. "Music originally recorded in 1983 for the Academy Award nominated Apollo 11 moon mission documentary For All Mankind. Eno's best selling album after Music For Airports. Daniel Lanois' distinctive, pedal guitar work heard on Apollo became a major influence on U2's The Edge. Since then, U2 have used Lanois' guitar sound throughout their career even on their latest album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, where Lanois' plays pedal steel on the song 'One Step Closer'."

Artist:	ENO, BRIAN
Title:	More Music For Films
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	VJCP 68747CD

Originally released on Virgin in 2005. "Limited edition Japanese 'Mini-Vinyl' CD. Faithfully reproduced using original LP artwork including the inside sleeve. CD release of a specially created 21 track album. More Music For Films is combines the extremely hard-to-find Music For Films Volume 2 album (only released on vinyl as a part of the long out-of-print 1983 Working Backwards LP box set), together with 11 additional, never before commercially available tracks taken from the exceptionally rare, promo-only sampler (limited to just 500 copies) that was originally sent only to a select group of film directors."

Artist:	JACKS
Title:	Vacant World
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TOCT 25104CD

New reissue, w/ 24 bit remastering and card sleeve packaging. A very legendary psychedelic masterwork from Japan, first released in 1968. Perhaps the closest the Japanese scene got to answering the genius of early Quicksilver Messenger Service, this is psychedelic rock with flashes of an exploratory, improvisational edge. Rumored to be a big influence on High Rise, one of their tracks was covered by Fushitsusha on Tokyo Flashback II; but this isn't all over-the-top nor garage-like . Soft vibes 'n reverb-drenched guitar dominate some tracks and a splendid fragility echoes throughout. Fuzz guitar is subtle and effective. The whole thing is sequenced in classic 60s mode, with varied stylings. An obscure and near-lost artifact from the era.

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Artist:	ENO & HAROLD BUDD, BRIAN
Title:	Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror
Label:	TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	VJCP 68704CD