Haruomi Hosono – Tropical Dandy (Ocean Blue Vinyl LP)

Indie Exclusive Ocean Blue vinyl

Marking 50 years since its original release, Stones Throw Records’ reissue of Haruomi Hosono’s 1975 album Tropical Dandy is the first edition of this record to be released outside of Japan. Tropical Dandy is the cult classic album that marked Hosono’s shift toward genre-blending, fusing exotica, jazz, and pop to lay the groundwork for Japanese City Pop.

Hosono is the founding member of folk-rock act Happy End and the pioneering electronic trio Yellow Magic Orchestra. He has also released several solo albums in his five-decade career, spanning many styles and effortlessly fusing exotica, funk, country, electronic, ambient, and everything in between.This marks the second collaboration between Stones Throw and Hosono, following the release of Hosono House Revisited, a compilation of songs from Hosono’s solo debut, reworked by artists including Mac DeMarco, Sam Gendel, and John Carroll Kirby.

Tracklist:
Side A:
チャタヌガ・チュー・チュー = Chattanooga Choo Choo
ハリケーン・ドロシー = Hurricane Dorothy
絹街道 = Kinukaido
熱帯夜 = Nettaiya
北京ダック = Peking Duck

Side B:
漂流記 = Hyoryuki
ハニー・ムーン = Honey Moon
三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta
三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta (Instrumental)
漂流記 = Hyoryuki (Instrumental)