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Great vid Michael! I love those old Classical jackets and labels.

Wonderful records. Thanks for bringing them to us. I’ll mention the video/channel/store on our livestream. Looks like they ship world wide. Thx again.

Are You a fan of fairport Convention an Richard Thompson?

The place we rented for our trip to Japan was right down the street from Daruma-ya. The shop owners were super nice, let me practice my rudimentary Japanese although they also spoke English and struck up a nice conversation. I ended up finding some rare stuff there. Would absolutely go back. The one thing that struck me about Japan is how much appreciation they have for artists that America and Europe have forgotten or just generally don't give any attention to.

4:12 $9 sounds good for classic redneck jazz👂👏

8:41 original, ' finger' cover. Was retouched out after first press- taste of the time found it obscene

This store is right up my alley. I'll be visiting Tokyo in a couple of weeks, and have used several of your videos to help plan my vinyl shopping travels.

Sorry to ignore the visuals but WHAT was that music playing in the background? Excellent groove!

Excellent work as always!

Holy shit I knew great White did it and knew it was a cover but I didn't know who had done it first and frankly it's pretty groovy

Another great vid Michael. I love the ambient sounds and the background music. The translation of the Japanese is the Cherry on Top! Keep them coming.

I just got back from Japan and hit up Hal's Records on your recommendation. While I didn't find my ultimate grail, I was floored to be able to pick up stuff from some pretty obscure artists at decent prices. Small but mighty. Thanks for the video!

Nice one!

Love it! Thank you for these vlogs.

Great tour!!! It amazes me how clean and tidy even the used stores are. Places like Ella are lovely (even down to the chair design), but seem stuffy to me. LOVE the murals and vibe of Flash. We watch lots of record store vids and Dave is often commenting that it would be awesome to have the community support for a tiny, specialized store here, but I think we are just too far from a major city to see that as a sustainable option where we live.

Caught your epic show on RG Jimmy made a fool of himself..truly embarrassing.. Wants to get away from drama but now spends him time at RG? Makes ZERO sense I wouldn’t waste another second on that Lastman nonsense You’re better than all that Michael We all get caught up in these disputes and trust me they are a total waste of energy Thanks Michael

I was in Jet Set when we visited Japan

Hi, sorry I missed this at the time - I just got a notification now, a year after the event! Have subbed.

This explains why Waxed hasn't been to Japan , besides being financially strapped, there's no estate sales for financial gain

I went to Flash Disc last year, not as a collector but to find some interesting 7 inch sleeves to put on my wall back home. I found some so was very happy. Thanks.

What a great tour of Shimokitazawa, we were there in August (braving the summer heat). Masa at Flash Disc Ranch is a wonderful human, I visit him every time we are in Japan. I did notice the trend of cafe/listening bars popping up in our last visit, it is interesting. I found a Combini-themed record store online, so I am keen to check it out. Again thanks for making the content for others to enjoy.

Thanks for a grand tour. Very interesting stuff.

A Dylan store! I need to go there and buy me a case or two of Dylans! I'm about all out of Dylans! They wear out after a while, doncha know. The aesthetic of Ella Vintage is fabulous. I love it. A whole section for Bonnie and Delaney? Heck, I know folks of our vintage who have no idea who they are!

A store selling Dylans? I need to go there and buy me a case or two of Dylans! I'm just about all out of Dylans! They wear out after a while, ya know. Great video, as always!

Haaaa lovely… makes me want to come back to Japan asap…

Beatnick Filmstars? What the heck! Nice channel.

Lovely chilled out crate dig Michael. Jetset self released albums look interesting.

Again with the unintentional ASMR! Love the dig footage. More, please :)

Wow, as other commented that store looks interesting. I saw Nu-Jazz sign is that still Popular in Japan? I remember back in 2000’s Shuya Okino, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Sleepwalker and others were all cross over dance with jazz elements.

I am envious!!

I really like the original Rolling Stones!

Great video! Man, that aesthetic is superb! I love it!

Hey! Jet Set was actually the very first store I went to in Tokyo. I’d previously bought a rare Japanese reggae single from them online so went there in the hope of finding similar stuff. Nice little store 👍

They need to correct "Shreikback" to "Shriekback" Great band!

Wow! Aztec Camera and Lotus Eaters!

Man thats a cool looking area

I have visited record shops over here with fewer interesting British records! A fascinating selection of discs across the board, Michael. Great stuff, thanks.

What a place it's like a child going into a sweet (candy) Shop

That was an impressive collection of UK Indie, some real UK Music Weekly stuff their like The Brilliant Corners. I'm sure on Thursday night someone will mention The Trumpton Riots Ep by Half Man Half Biscuit containng the classic 'All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away kit' I bet Nick can sing in word for word.

A MUST watch for record ASMR fans (those of us who get into the crackling plastic sleeves, crinkling bags, gentle thunk when records get put back on shelves, the gentle flip sounds when digging, watching people dig…) hits all the high points! Excellent.

I just got back from Japan. Fantastic record shops! I got the UK mono gold label Parlophone Please Please Me at a Disk Union. I found that Blind Faith CD shop was also fantastic. Thanks for the great videos. I can't wait to go back to Japan.

Great video Michael. I would have a (rice) field day in there 🙂 I applaud you for taking the time to make the chapters and list the contents. Great stuff!

What a brilliant record store. More UK (and US) classics than you can shake a stick at! I don't think I've ever seen quite so many Billy Childish albums in one place before. Great stuff

I could watch people dig records for hours! Great video :) Very unintentional ASMR ;)

Japan has certainly a unique approach to marketing and buying experience. Well done Michael.

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Man, I was surprised to see that Disk Union wants copies of Martin Denny's "Quiet Village." Unless you count Herb Alpert disks, "Quiet Village" is probably the most common exotica album that I see when digging through bins. Great video as always!

Hi Michael. Not the video I was expecting! Quite a few of the record stores seem to put their singles in with the albums!! Thankfully this doesn't happen in the UK as I'd find it inconvenient to have to go through their whole stock when I'm looking for singles. But that's a small criticism that probably only irritates me!

Nice video! Looks like some nice Disk Unions! Would love to visit someday :-)

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