Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition Vol.2 (The Vinyl Collection) Boogie, AOR & Fusion from Japan

DJ NOTOYA, whose mix "Tokyo 1980s" attracted attention from listeners around the world, follows up the previous work "Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition," which was compiled from carefully selected tracks from Victor's archives and became a major hit on streaming and analog formats, with the long-awaited second analog edition. As indicated by the subtitle, this release features a diverse lineup selected with DJ NOTOYA's distinctive aesthetic sense, ranging from Japanese boogie to AOR and slow mellow tracks. It contains a total of eight tracks, including the popular sway beat song with an unusually thick bassline for Japanese music "Koi wa Saiko (I'M IN LOVE)" by Aru Takamura, "YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE" by ONE LINE BAND, the predecessor band of SHOGUN led by Fujimaru Yoshino, and the refreshing mellow dancer "ADIOS" by Sadistics, which included Yukihiro Takahashi of YMO and Masayoshi Takanaka, who is achieving major success overseas. Jacket artwork is by Hiroshi Nagai.

ミックス『Tokyo 1980s』が世界中のリスナーから注目を集めたDJ NOTOYA。ビクターのアーカイヴから選りすぐってコンパイルした前作『Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition』はサブスク/アナログで大ヒットを記録!そして第2弾のアナログ版が待望のリリース。今作は副題にもあるように、和ブギーからAOR、スロウなメロウ曲までヴァラエティに富んだDJ NOTOYAならでは審美眼が光るラインナップ。和モノらしからぬ太いベースラインのスウェイビート人気曲、高村亜留「恋は最高 (I'M IN LOVE)」から、芳野藤丸率いるSHOGUNの前身のバンド、ONE LINE BAND「YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE」、YMOの高橋幸宏や海外で大ブレイク中の高中正義らが在籍したサディスティックスによる爽快メロウ・ダンサー「ADIOS」等、全8曲収録。ジャケットアートワークは永井博。