thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I am sure this isn't for everyone.. but in April I went to Japan for vacation and couldn't believe how amazing the record shopping was there. I came home with so many amazing records I just never ever see in the states (original pressings of Beck, Sublime, Bjork, a gang of four test pressing, Mineral - Power of Failing,the Anniversary, Jawbreaker, etc...) Anyway, I traveled with a good friend of mine who wasn't a record collector so I spent some of my time shopping but the other bit of time I spent doing tourist-y shit..but truth be told I couldn't help what it might be like to do this trip with fellow record nerds.. so. I was thinking about going back NEXT october (not this one..) this way people can save up and all.. I thought of some cool ideas about sharing want lists and doing a lot of research in the meantime. anyway, I know some of you might not be interested or can't afford but thought it might be a fun idea to talk about .. is anyone interested? albert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I can vouch this man is serious about his lists and could help you out. Awesome scores you got over there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Each year, a record shop map is released in Japan. It is like a mini-phone book. Mine is 464 pages. But its in Japanese only. http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-CD%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%97-12-13-%E7%B7%A8%E9%9B%86%E5%B7%A5%E6%88%BF%E7%90%83/dp/4309909515 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedannychang Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 This sounds awesome. I've seen so many great OOP records being sold on eBay from Japan, so this would be amazing. Will post a preliminary list soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Im already planning on going. I just recently have gotten serious about it and im currently trying to get an additional job to save funds for the trip. I want to save enough money for ticket and records obviously, but I also want some extra cash for other things as well. One thing that has deterred me a tiny bit is sleeping arrangements. I wish I could meet someone in japan that would let me stay with them for a tiny bit. I could return the favor in the states. But yes I am certainly interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 thanks!! the last time I went I traveled in Tokyo and Kyoto and Osaka and Seoul... there are SO many great great shops there.. including Big Love for any fans out there. I am going to try to find the list of things I bought while I was in japan just to give you an idea of what I found .. but off the top of my head .. 4 big love records including Nothing LP, Dirty Beaches and Croatian Amor Sublime 40 oz og Bjork Post on pink Gang of Four test pressing Modest Mouse - Long Drive og pressing Nirvana - clear in Uter the Anniversary - Designing Don't Forget to Breathe comp Mineral - Power of Failing Assorted Jelllybeans Weezer - Pinkerton (og matte cover) Smashing Pumpkins - Gish (og) Alice in Chains - Facellift (S. Korean pressing) Beastie Boys - In Sound and a few more.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I can vouch this man is serious about his lists and could help you out. Awesome scores you got over there! thanks dude! btw . last night's show was pretty great.. scored a spot upstairs . SMASH was so much fun to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Each year, a record shop map is released in Japan. It is like a mini-phone book. Mine is 464 pages. But its in Japanese only. http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-CD%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%97-12-13-%E7%B7%A8%E9%9B%86%E5%B7%A5%E6%88%BF%E7%90%83/dp/4309909515 I need one of these translated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Im already planning on going. I just recently have gotten serious about it and im currently trying to get an additional job to save funds for the trip. I want to save enough money for ticket and records obviously, but I also want some extra cash for other things as well. One thing that has deterred me a tiny bit is sleeping arrangements. I wish I could meet someone in japan that would let me stay with them for a tiny bit. I could return the favor in the states. But yes I am certainly interested. when we went. we did airbnb's and stuff and split amongst two people it wasn't too terrible. I bet if we had a few people to go.. we could really bring down costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 We follow one another on instagram. Or at least, your instagram that is dedicated to your record finds. I saw everything you got while there & couldn't believe the scores! I'm defiantly up for this venture. It's always been on my bucket list to record shop in Japan! thepunkguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I've wondered this, I love the Japanese culture, but have you thepunkguy or anyone else felt worried about the radiation over there? Am I stupid to worry about ordering LP's from Japan online? This is something that has been bothering me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 thanks!! the last time I went I traveled in Tokyo and Kyoto and Osaka and Seoul... there are SO many great great shops there.. including Big Love for any fans out there. I am going to try to find the list of things I bought while I was in japan just to give you an idea of what I found .. but off the top of my head .. 4 big love records including Nothing LP, Dirty Beaches and Croatian Amor Sublime 40 oz og Bjork Post on pink Gang of Four test pressing Modest Mouse - Long Drive og pressing Nirvana - clear in Uter the Anniversary - Designing Don't Forget to Breathe comp Mineral - Power of Failing Assorted Jelllybeans Weezer - Pinkerton (og matte cover) Smashing Pumpkins - Gish (og) Alice in Chains - Facellift (S. Korean pressing) Beastie Boys - In Sound and a few more.. Wow... How much was that Modest Mouse LP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I've wondered this, I love the Japanese culture, but have you thepunkguy or anyone else felt worried about the radiation over there? Am I stupid to worry about ordering LP's from Japan online? This is something that has been bothering me. when I was over there.. they pretty much assured me that tokyo was unaffected by it.. it's pretty far away from the radiation.. and they had done a ton of tests.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron666monkey Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 My lady and I have talked about going to Japan for the last few years. She knows I really want to go there and hit up a bunch of shops, and also do the touristy stuff. I think we're going to finally do it next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Wow... How much was that Modest Mouse LP? to me the pricing felt like this. it was either priced accordingly for records that I never ever see. then there were records for like 3/4's the normal pricing and then just flat out deals.. like old punk records for like 3 dollars and shit. I think Modest Mouse was like 160.00 which is definitely less than discogs . I mean there are some ridiculous things tho.. I saw a Led Zeppelin 1 test pressing, just sitting on the wall of a shop. it was like 4800.00 dollars. I took a picture of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 We follow one another on instagram. Or at least, your instagram that is dedicated to your record finds. I saw everything you got while there & couldn't believe the scores! I'm defiantly up for this venture. It's always been on my bucket list to record shop in Japan! that's so cool. I have thought up some cool places to go.. but would love to get some suggestions of other places / cities or how one puts together a "record vacation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangorange Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 This would be amazing, there's a handful of LP's that seem to be plentiful over there I want, a few would be: Supergrass - I Should Coco Stereolab - Dot's and Loops & Emperor Tomato Ketchup in colored vinyl The Bees - Free the Bees Bjork Post on pink(you got it) Some from Thee Michelle Gun Elephant I could go on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 This would be amazing, there's a handful of LP's that seem to be plentiful over there I want, a few would be: Supergrass - I Should Coco Stereolab - Dot's and Loops & Emperor Tomato Ketchup in colored vinyl The Bees - Free the Bees Bjork Post on pink(you got it) Some from Thee Michelle Gun Elephant I could go on... I saw so much Euro / Brit Pop stuff.. but since I don't know a ton about it I just sort of passed over it.. but I saw so much jesus mary chain / stereolab / blur .. you name it.. not my bag but I knew my friends who saw that stuff would have lost their shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Did you sleep in a hotel when you went? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Did you sleep in a hotel when you went? nope we did AirBNB each city. worked out to about 30 - 60 a night depending on the place. but if there were more than 3 people it would go down a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm going to Tokyo in November. Any particular record stores to check out or just cool stuff in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I've thought about doing this for months I just don't have like 2000 dollars to blow on airfare/food/lodging/records haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm going to Tokyo in November. Any particular record stores to check out or just cool stuff in general? a lot. I mean in tokyo you have to look up all the Disk Union shops. they're the best. but they're going to be a bit more overpriced but they're going to have some amazing stuff. and they have like floors dedicated to really specific genres .. http://diskunion.net/st/shop/e_index.html the one in Shibuya has a punk / metal floor that has literally categories called 90's emo and shit! it's genius. if you go to Osaka definitely go to Time Bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I've thought about doing this for months I just don't have like 2000 dollars to blow on airfare/food/lodging/records haha who does? but if people start saving up now.. that's like 14 / 15 months from now. albert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I've wondered this, I love the Japanese culture, but have you thepunkguy or anyone else felt worried about the radiation over there? Am I stupid to worry about ordering LP's from Japan online? This is something that has been bothering me. Hi, I was living there when all that went down. If there was an actual radiation threat, I'm pretty sure that the US would have evacuated the military bases they have stationed around the area. My best friend lives in Fukushima and has had 2 healthy daughters since the accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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