ETA OCTOBER 2025
This is a distribution title courtesy of WRWTFWW.
Description
WRWTFWW Records is very excited to announce the first release from its new City Pop Series with Japanese singer, actress, entertainer, scholar and all-around legend Momoko Kikuchi’s sun-drenched classic Ocean Side album, available now as a limited-edition transparent vinyl LP in a heavyweight sleeve with obi.
A cult classic among Japanese music collectors, Ocean Side was originally released in 1984 by mythical label VAP and features lush compositions and arrangements by J-Pop icon Tetsuji Hayashi (Mariya Takeuchi, Miki Matsubara, Omega Tribe, Junichi Inagaki, Urusei Yatsura anime, soundtrack…). Momoko Kikuchi’s city pop gem is a flawless mix of heartwarming beachside funk, breezy grooves, and silky-smooth vocals - the feel-good music we all need in our life right now.
The 9-track summer-is-forever adventure notably includes the ultra-funky megahit “Blind Curve”, the fan-favorite title song, and the insanely romantic ballad “Futari No Night Drive”. A vibrant reflection of summer in 1980s Japan, Ocean Side masterfully balances nostalgia and elegance, and provides part of the origin story for revered modern music genres such as chillwave, and future funk, and vaporwave.
The official reissue licensed from VAP, Inc. is sourced from the original masters with an audiophile-cut by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios.
WRWTFWW’s City Pop Series and its Lopetz/Büro Destruct-designed logo also includes jazz-fusion-AOR-mellow-funk treasure Safari (1984), a limited capsule collection of merch, and much more to come in the near future.
Points of interests
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For fans of city pop, J-pop, funk, soul, chillwave, future funk, vaporwave, the 80s, the summer, 80s summer movies, surfing, swimming, the beach, Mattfoley’s Beach Club™.
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Super limited edition transparent vinyl LP reissue of city pop mega classic Ocean Side by Momoko Kikuchi.
Track List
1 Momoko Kikuchi - Ocean Side
2 Momoko Kikuchi - Shadow Surfer
3 Momoko Kikuchi - Blind Curve
4 Momoko Kikuchi - Summer Eyes
5 Momoko Kikuchi - Futari No Night Dive
6 Momoko Kikuchi - Seishun No Ijiwaru
7 Momoko Kikuchi - Evening Break
8 Momoko Kikuchi - So Many Dreams
9 Momoko Kikuchi - I Will
Shipping Policy
ETAs are estimates and subject to change. They are kept up to date on product pages. We do not have more info beyond what's on the product page.
We use a variety of shipping carriers from Canada Post, USPS, UPS, PostNL and APC. A shipping carrier will be chosen based on the best available rate. Generally, the breakdown will look like this:
Canada: Stallion Express (Uniuni, ICS, Canada Post, others)
USA: 3rd party handed off to USPS
Rest of the World: PostNL / APC
All orders are shipped from Ontario, Canada.
Flat-rate shipping fees to Canada and the USA only cover up to 5 kg. Orders over 5 kg will be invoiced separately for shipping.
All orders are tracked unless otherwise noted in the shipping.
The insurance on our shipments does not cover parcels once marked delivered. We cannot refund or replace items delivered to the address on the order. Please ship your packages to a secure location.
Orders outside Canada and the U.S. are not returned to us if they cannot be delivered or picked up. These orders are destroyed so we are unable to offer refunds. Please make sure you are monitoring the tracking link.
We ship once a week, generally on Monday or Tuesday.
Orders that include pre-orders will ship once everything in the order is in stock.
Import fees/duties/customs/tariffs are the buyer's responsibility. Orders returned for non-payment of these fees are subject to a 15% restocking fee. The cost of the item, minus the restocking fee and excluding the shipping, will be refunded when the returned order is received. This applies to Canada and US orders only. Orders outside Canada and the US are not returned to us, see above.
We reserve the right to cancel any orders.
