drewvandal Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hi All - I am headed to Japan next week next week for work for a couple days. I don't have a ton of time but I hear Tokyo has some great record stores, can anyone recommend anything? Appreciate your help!! D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvv Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 BIG LOVE RECORDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Ooooo, I'm off there in March so I'll also be looking for recommendations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 be sure to check out ナットレコード and フェイスレコード. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkeyelids Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Disk Union in Shinjuku, Shibuya, Nakano, Shimokitazawa Reco Fans in Shibuya (Right near the Disc Union) Jet Set Tokyo in Shimokitazawa As said above, Big Love Records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hi All - I am headed to Japan next week next week for work for a couple days. I don't have a ton of time but I hear Tokyo has some great record stores, can anyone recommend anything? Appreciate your help!! D hey I went last year.. feel free to hit me up on PM and ill try to help you out. but definitely Big Love for new releases and their own titles and DiskUnions around the city. they RULE> are you going to Osaka? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I made it to one Disk Union when I was there and found some good used stuff for real cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 There's all kinds of exclusive stuff I'd love to have if I ever went to Japan *weebing intensifies* Klefki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewvandal Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 I'll probably have time to hit one, is BIG LOVE the move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74R Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Just go to a Disk Union & buy "The Record Map" assuming that you or someone you are with can read Japanese & find what is closest to you. Your head will then explode. If you're in Shinkjuku & have some time to kill, take the edibles you smuggled with you & go to the Robot Restaurant. You'll know you're in the right spot when you hear overhead speakers telling you to be wary of prostitutes because you will most likely wake up without your wallet & lying next to an elderly lady. Apparently they get you hammered & do a bait & switch. Instead of you not getting sex & just robbing you, you get robbed but get to bone an old lady. The criminals are polite like that. While it wasn't the best store, I had the coolest experience in Okinawa. You didn't say you're going there but I'm telling the story anyway. We had to wander through these alleys & walk through sheets that were draped across entire sections to find this one store. It was super surreal. Then out of no where we turned this corner & there was this record store/bar/coffee shop combo that had a dj set up that the owner would just play whatever you were interested in for you & everyone else in the place to hear. That's where I got the North Korean pop record I used in my signature below. If you're into weird shit or like a wide range of music, good luck limiting your purchases to what you can carry on a plane and/or safely pack in your luggage. p.s. Japan is not expensive. Anyone who says so either comes from nowheresville USA or has only visited 3rd world countries when travelling abroad. Food & used records, considering the quality, are very cheap. Ebo Taylor repress graded as EX but looked unplayed for $9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkeyelids Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I'll probably have time to hit one, is BIG LOVE the move? If you can only hit up one Disk Union try to make it the Shinjuku store, its ridiculously huge, each floor is devoted to a different genre and there are about 8 levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I'll probably have time to hit one, is BIG LOVE the move? unless you love Big Love's releases .. if not the DiskUnion in Shinjuku is the jam. I walked in and found 4 LPs I have never seen before in the states in the first 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 If you see this for $30 or less and don't mind snagging it I would love you forever. Totally don't go out of your way, but it's something I have been hunting for a while with no luck and figured Japan was the most likely place to have one http://www.discogs.com/Lia-AIR-%E9%B3%A5%E3%81%AE%E8%A9%A9Farewell-Song-AIR-Analog-Collectors-Edition/release/1984832 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Ive been trying to score a Long Beach Dub All-stars LP, but they are all in Japan it seems. I always wanted to shop in Japan. Happy hunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Speaking of weebing. I wish there was more anime stuff on vinyl. There's quite a few series I'd buy an OP A side/ED B side for on a 7". That Hare Hare Yukai one I have has me wanting more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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