DJ NOTOYA — Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition (Limited Clear Purple Vinyl, Japan Import LP)

You missed it last time — and you know it. Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition sold out fast the first time around, leaving a whole wave of diggers empty-handed. Well, good news: it's back. This time pressed on limited clear purple color vinyl — and if history's any guide, it won't stick around long. This is your second shot at one of the hottest wamono compilations going — don't blow it! 💿

Here's why this one matters: DJ NOTOYA isn't just curating tracks, he's the guy who put Japanese boogie, funk, and modern soul on the global map. His mix CD Tokyo 1980s became an instant classic and turned heads worldwide, and this Victor Edition digs deep into Victor Records' 1980s vaults for the real deep cuts. We're talking Disco-tinged boogie, thick funk grooves, and silky modern soul — the kind of tracks that vanished decades ago and only lived on in the crates of serious collectors.

Why This Repress Belongs on Your Shelf

• Limited clear purple color vinyl → A stunning, collectible pressing that looks incredible under booth lights and on the shelf alike. It sold out once already — when this color run's gone, it's gone.
• Curated by a wamono pioneer → DJ NOTOYA, owner of the wamono specialist shop Tokyo Condition, hand-picked and sequenced these cuts. Deep genre knowledge, dialed-in flow, zero filler.
• A certified streaming phenomenon → The compilation racked up 40+ million Spotify plays — proof this sound connects way beyond the crate-digging niche.
• The holy-grail inclusion → Reiko Takahashi's "Sunset Road" finally on vinyl! The original 7" is notoriously hard to find, so this pressing is a genuine event for collectors who've been chasing it for years.
• Iconic Hiroshi Nagai artwork → Jacket art by 永井博 (Hiroshi Nagai), the artist whose sun-soaked, poolside imagery defines the city pop visual language. Frame-worthy on its own.
• Club-ready and living-room-ready → Dynamic enough to drop in a set, smooth enough to spin start-to-finish at home. This is a true crossover killer.

The Sound That Won't Quit

This is 1980s Tokyo at its most irresistible — glossy production, fat basslines, and grooves built to move a floor. From the shimmering boogie of Naomi Akimoto's "BEWITCHED (ARE YOU LEAVING SOON)" to the dancefloor pull of Yoko Oginome's "LAZY DANCE," every track earns its place. Whether you're cueing it up for a set that'll have people asking "what is this?" or just soaking it in on a lazy Sunday, the whole collection glides from front to back.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Naomi Akimoto / BEWITCHED (ARE YOU LEAVING SOON)
2. Reiko Takahashi / Sunset Road
3. Iyo Matsumoto / Private File wa Aketama de
4. Maiko Okamoto / Fascination

Side B

1. Hisako Manda / Koisuru Tsumori ni Nareba
2. Irene Foreign / Mystery Girl
3. Yoko Oginome / LAZY DANCE
4. Ichiro Nitta / Tokyo Jazz Club

About DJ NOTOYA

DJ NOTOYA runs Tokyo Condition, an online record shop devoted to Japanese wamono, and he's spent years reissuing rare Japanese records and curating compilations that get the deep cuts right. His Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition — spotlighting Victor's deepest 80s boogie, funk, and modern soul — became a worldwide talking point and crossed 40 million Spotify streams, an unreal number for a specialist comp. He's a driving force behind the global wamono and city pop movement, and DJs and listeners the world over keep an eye on whatever he touches.

Who It's For

• The wamono digger chasing rare Japanese boogie and modern soul who wants the definitive Victor-era collection in one spot
• The working DJ hunting fresh, floor-tested grooves that nobody else in the room will have
• The vinyl collector who knows limited pressings like this vanish fast and isn't about to find out the hard way
• The city pop lover ready to go deeper than the usual playlist favorites
• The newcomer who found the sound online and wants to own it on a gorgeous color pressing

Deep in the crates or just falling for the sound — this LP earns its spot in any collection.

Don't get left empty-handed twice — add the DJ NOTOYA Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition clear purple vinyl to your cart today and lock in a piece of wamono history before this repress sells out again!