arpadokay Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Greetings and salutations VC I run a Japan-to-Chicago Etsy shop that primarily moves kaiju action figures, kinkeshi (MUSCLE Men) and small figures from various franchises: Pokemon, Masked Rider, Anpanman etc. So why am I here bothering you? I also see a lot of mid-to-late 70s and early 80s anime & tokusatsu soundtracks on vinyl. Today I put 20 albums up in the shop and now I am cruising around looking for people who are looking for records. The tip of the iceberg includes: Ultraman and variations Space Pirate Captain Harlock Galaxy Express 999 Dougram GoShogun Space Runway Ideon Space Battleship Yamato Sherlock Hound Urusei Yatsura Blue Sonnet And more. Most of the records are $10 or $15, some of the double and triple LP sets are more. Everything in VG+ condition. We do toys mostly so rating the condition of vinyl is not a huge strength for us, but my job before this one included buying records and other media from the public, so when I say VG, rest assured that I am more or less on point. I am getting this stuff straight from Japan so finding it elsewhere in the US? Don't think so, at least not for my prices. For the uninitiated, the late 70s "TV Manga" sound is, to my ear, comparable to Galt MacDermot. String arrangements and typical soundtrack fare mashed up with sexy funk drums and an upscale rock band feel. Think of MacDermot's score for Rhinoceros. So the shop is etsy.com/shop/hollywoodmirror if you are curious please stop by and browse around. I believe that I will be able to get more soundtracks in the future, but I have no idea what ones and highly doubt there will be much in the way of repeats, so if you are interested in trying out some anime soundtrack vinyl and don't want to drop $50 on it on bleep.com (I literally got the very last copy of the 2LP Akira release from them, and while I kind of apologize, someone had to do it) I would advise coming to me and not sleeping on what you want because lord knows when I will see it again. Thanks y'all batman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 If you ever get/see that Japanese Zelda record. I'd gladly buy that off you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Damn. So much of my childhood encapsulated in one place. arpadokay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 do you ever see any studio ghibli stuff? i would absolutely love a copy of the 'my neighbor totoro' soundtrack on vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpadokay Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 The closest thing I've had (and sold) has been a copy of the Planet Busters soundtrack, scored by Joe Hisaishi. Personally, I picked up that Mondo records release Kokyo Kyokushu when it came out and would recommend it highly if it weren't upwards of $100 now. No Totoro, but it's as close as we're gonna get for the foreseeable future. If I see anything by Hisaishi (or Koji Kondo) in the next batch and don't scoop it up myself I will come back and post about here before anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multiverse Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Jesus christ I want all of theseI regret not delving into more record stores during my time in Osaka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Yeah I have all 3 variants of that Ghibli comp and it's fantastic. Hopefully they do a second one with other films represented or some standalone represses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapeebs Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 If you ever get/see that Japanese Zelda record. I'd gladly buy that off you.which one is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I wish they'd do a highlights of the Mirai Nikki one on 2LP. And let me pick the tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpadokay Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah I have all 3 variants of that Ghibli comp and it's fantastic. Hopefully they do a second one with other films represented or some standalone represses. The Journey soundtrack is coming to vinyl very soon from iam8bit. I have been listening to it a lot and it seriously reminds me of Hisaishi's work. Double picture disc = kind of expensive but man it is sooooooo good. Might not be able to resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapeebs Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 The Journey soundtrack is coming to vinyl very soon from iam8bit. I have been listening to it a lot and it seriously reminds me of Hisaishi's work. Double picture disc = kind of expensive but man it is sooooooo good. Might not be able to resist. Only thing that deterred me was because they were pic discs. Really bummed I missed the print they released along side it. Looks sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetruthaboutheaven21 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 if you ever come by any pure gundam records let me know please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpadokay Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 if you ever come by any pure gundam records let me know please Closest I have to Gundam is the Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 OST ...the show right before Gundam, same creator and same composer. The other thing I've got is an Aura Battler Dunbine record, same guys who made Gundam and Robotech, different composer. Not what you're asking for, but kind of what you're asking for? If you are interested in either, I can post 'em up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuodaironman Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'm still searching for the original Vampire Hunter D OST. Help me out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Beautiful shop. I want to buy all of it. arpadokay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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